BlogEngine.NET

While surf the NET, I found a blogger using the BlogEngine.NET. It catch my eye. This software is open source .NET blogging application.

On the Net:
http://www.dotnetblogengine.net/
http://www.asp.net/Downloads/starter-kits/blog-engine/
http://www.codeplex.com/blogengine
http://community.discountasp.net/default.aspx?f=25&m=19101

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Legacy 16-bit DOS Application on Windows Vista 64 bit

Quote from http://www.macvswindows.com/index.php?title=Legacy_Software_Support:

There is no support at all for 16-bit (windows 3.x and MSDOS) programs.

So, we have few options:

• Using Virtual PC 2007 to create virtual machine running DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 98, Windows XP,...
  
• Downgrade to Windows XP. Need more time to build new machine, install new OS and setup
  
• Convert to Windows application using Dot Net. More money to spend.

Another rogue software

Spyware Protect 2009 is a new rogue software. It try to sell you the fake anti-virus or anti-spyware program. If you see these fake windows diaglog box, don't panic. Don't click them. Don't buy this rogue software.

If you launch browser, you may see this screen with URL address: browser-security.microsoft.com. The iehelper.dll make your browser alway go to this URL when you type any URL on the address.

Manual remove:

1. Press ctrl alt del to bring the windows task manager
   
2. Locate any process named sysguard under process tab, and end it.
   
3. Using Windows Explorer or Command line to locate files: sysguard.exe (file size:266,240 bytes) and iehelper.dll (file size: 9,216 bytes). Note: Delete only these two files. Do not delete other.
   
4. Remove the entry 91.207.117.224 browser-security.microsoft.com (the last line) from HOSTS file.
   
5. Open RegEdit, locate and remove any entry related to sysguard.exe and iehelper.dll. Note: Be careful. Back up registry first and remove only bad entry add by fake ware: Spyware Protect 2009. Otherwise, you're screw up your computer. If you're not sure how to use RegEdit, ask someone to help
   

The Information is provided on an "as is" basis. I does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the Information in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.

Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack

Read this news from CNN. Make sure your computer has the latest Windows update and virus scan program.

Cloud Computing

One of the thing I will pay more attention this year is cloud computing:
Amazon web services
Microsoft Windows® Azure

Blue Screen of Death

For a long time, I did not get Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on my computer. I got one last week. As I recounted, I did not install any thing on my laptop. The last software installed on my laptop was Google Chrome about two weeks ago. Now, BSOD appeared twice yesterday and one this morning.

stop 0x0000008e (0xc0000005, 0xBF952937, 0xa854cc00, 0x00000000)

win32k.sys - address BF952937 base at BF800000 DateStamp 48ce513a

Hit F12 on restart to diagnostic. Nothing wrong. I guessed it could be the memory card. Time to shopping for a new memory DRAM.

Update 01/04/2009: After I uninstalled Google Chrome, BSOD went away.

Free Rice

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1. Provide education to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

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