Author Archives: Jeff Fitzsimons
WordPress Twentyten Theme Without Header Image
The latest version of the Twentyten theme seems to have introduced a bug in the header. If you opt for no header image, you’ll end up with a large space and a broken image icon in your header: The problem … Continue reading
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Install Windows 7 from USB Thumb Drive
The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool can copy a Windows .ISO file to a USB thumb/pen drive.
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Windows Vista/7 File System Virtualization
Along with User Account Control, Windows Vista and Windows 7 use file system and registry virtualization to improve compatibility with applications which break Windows development security guidelines. If an application attempts to write to a disallowed location (such as the … Continue reading
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Mounting a TrueCrypt Partition on Mac OS
When an entire volume has been encrypted by TrueCrypt, it looks like an uninitialized drive to Mac OS. A dialog box will pop up, asking if you want to initialize (format) the drive. Click ignore. Next, run TrueCrypt. If TrueCrypt … Continue reading
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Always Inspect Your Tires Closely!
REI had 26×1.8 Michelin City tires at 25% off $28. I was worried about my decade-old tires, particularly the fact that at only 1.4 inches, rim damage seemed fairly likely on a tour. I nabbed the last two tires. I … Continue reading
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Nashbar Waterproof Front Panniers
I needed a set of front bicycle panniers for my upcoming West Coast ride. Since it will be rare that I’ll need more storage capacity than my Ortlieb Backrollers offer, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Nashbar … Continue reading
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(Re-)Encoding Videos for iPod Classic
I only just discovered that my three year old iPod Classic (5th generation) can play video. However, reencoding my videos for it proved difficult. The Apple product support page for the iPod classic says that it supports h264 video. I … Continue reading
Bicycle Wheel Bearings
I’m looking for replacement bearings for a Shimano M760 XT rear hub. According to Shimano’s technical documents website, it uses 1/4″ bearings, nine per side. The lowest price I found for bicycle bearings was 25 for $4.80 at JensonUSA. However, … Continue reading
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Cygwin: No Output from Rsync
I experienced a very strange situation where rsync simply stopped working. It wouldn’t even output anything for rsync –help or even plain rsync. which showed it to be in /usr/bin/rsync as expected. A closer look revealed something odd: $ ls … Continue reading
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Steam Connection Error (“you must first connect to the Internet”)
I was able to download and install Valve’s Steam client on my Windows 7 64-bit machine, but when I tried to run the client I would instantly receive this error: Steam.exe (main exception): To run Steam, you must first connect … Continue reading
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