August 2007 - Posts

• Vista Wallpapers

  We can all agree that the wallpapers Vista ships with are jaw dropping. However, if you are starting to get bored and desperately seeking more, there are good news. Thanks to Hamad Darwish, the talented artist who had some of his photographs put on as Vista's wallpapers. You may download the photographs that didn't make it to RTM right from his page. http://www.hamaddarwish.com/content/index_2.html Also, here is a quick tip. I use ScrollWall, a free utility that allows me to rotate wallpapers based on time. http://www.vcsoftwares.com/sw.html Posted Aug 25 2007, 04:54 PM by caneja with no comments Filed under: misc

• Remote Desktop Connection: Do you want to connect anyway?

  Here is a simple regedit that will allow you to remove the annoying warning message remote desktop client version 6 displays. 1. Fire up regedit 2. Browse to the following hive key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client 3. create a DWORD key named AuthenticationLevelOverride and set the value to 0 That is all you need to do. NOTE: If you are a Vista 64 Bit user you must still create a  32 bit key. Posted Aug 24 2007, 08:14 PM by caneja with no comments Filed under: Windows 2003

• Do Research in Swahili with Tafiti

  "Tafiti"  means "do research" or "to search" in Swahili.  The Microsoft code-named  web based application is a presentation layer built on Silverlight technology and backed by Microsoft's LIVE search. In order to allow Tafiti to "light up" your browser you will need to download and install Silverlight. This is a unique way and a new approach when searching the web. Specially if you like "eye candy".  Be sure to play with the following features: -Search type Selection carousel (bottom left)- This allows to alternate between images, RSS feeds, news, and web results. -Search Shelf (right margin)- Keep your ducks lined up when researching a topic.  This feature allows you to easily track and go back to previous searches. -Tree View- This is probably one of most innovative features Tafiti offers. Select this option and your search query will be displayed in a tree shape visualization (TIP: use the slider located on the bottom of the screen to display more or less results.). Aside from all of the new innovative features Tafiti offers, it also gives us insight as to how powerful Silverlight can be. Take Tafiti for a test drive. More resources regarding Tafiti: Tafiti FAQ First Look on Tafiti (on10.net) More resources regarding Silverlight: Silverlight Homepage Silverlight Hosting Posted Aug 23 2007, 02:05 PM by caneja with no comments

• How to Change Remote Desktop Ports

  If you are a security oriented system administrator then you will probably want to change the port  Remote Desktop listens on. This needs to take place in 2 locations: I.  Server Side (Changing now the server listens). 1.    Fire up Registry Editor (START -> RUN -> Type in "REGEDIT" -> Click OK) 2.    Locate and then click the following registry subkey:        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber 3.    On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal. 4.    Type in the new port and lick OK. In this case we are going to use port 8888 5.    Quit Registry Editor II. Client Side (Changing how the client connects). 1.  Fire up Remote Desktop Connection (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Remote Desktop Connection). 2.  In the Computer box, type the computer name or the IP address of the computer that you want to connect to, followed by a colon (:) and  the port number that you want to use. For example, to connect to port 8888 on a computer that is named "carlos.caneja.com," type the following information: carlos.caneja.com:8888 3.  Click Connect Posted Aug 13 2007, 03:04 AM by caneja with no comments Filed under: Windows 2003