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ActiveSync Error 0x8503001c

phoeniix — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:33:16 +0000

I was getting 0x8503001c while trying to sync my att tilt running windows mobile 6.1 to Windows XP sp3. I finally determined that the problem was in contacts and that all the contacts where I was using the notes field were bad. I recreated those contacts manually without the notes and everything synced fine.

PS3 Game Comparison

phoeniix — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:47:49 +0000

Looks like someone has compiled a nice list of Playstation 3 games with side-by-side comparisons of each games technical features. It is sorted by resolution and release date for quick and easy access. There are also some links to buying or renting games. They also mention this is a work in progress so I hope theres more to come!

See the PS3 Game Comparison Table at ps3bio.com.

The land of the free Antivirus?

phoeniix — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:35:16 +0000

Nothing is free. Or is it? A new product to hit the open source repositories is a very popular antivirus program called Clam. Although still in beta stage this proves to a be a pretty powerful system cleaner. They have released versions for Linux and Windows. You can also view the linux project on SourceForge.

Getting Video Lan Client to run on my x86_64 Fedora Core 4 Server

phoeniix — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:51:35 +0000

I was having a problem of getting VLC to run on my 64 bit FC4 server. I installed vlc through yum and everything installed beautifully but when running, it kept saying:

[someuser@myserver ~]$ vlc
VLC media player 0.8.4a Janus
[00000025] main interface error: no interface module matched “hotkeys,none”
[00000025] main interface error: no suitable intf module
[00000001] main vlc error: interface “hotkeys,none” initialization failed
[00000026] main interface error: no interface module matched “screensaver”
[00000026] main interface error: no suitable intf module
[00000001] main vlc error: interface “screensaver” initialization failed
[00000027] main interface error: no interface module matched “any”
[00000027] main interface error: no suitable intf module
[00000001] main vlc error: interface “(null)” initialization failed

The solution was to run vlc with the 64 bit libraries:
vlc –plugin-path /usr/lib64

PIM functions for Thunderbird

phoeniix — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:55:28 +0000

Mozilla has done it again. Thunderbird now has PIM functions! Granted it’s still in super mega infant alpha stage 0.0.1 but I now can store my tasks and notes within Thunderbird. Check out Lightning, Thunderbirds latest addition that will put it on stage with Outlook and Evolution. Get the latest version here! Oh, and listen to their advice and use Mozilla Backup.

Thunderbird bringing back deleted emails and Inbox slow to load – Fix!

phoeniix — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:35:37 +0000

I was having problems with Mozilla Thunderbird where my inbox was slow to load and it kept bringing back deleted emails (the same group of emails kept returning everytime I restarted Thunderbird. After reading a post on the Mozilla forums I moved all emails that I wanted to keep and all folders that were in the Inbox into a new folder, then I quit Thunderbird, deleted Inbox.sbd, Inbox and Inbox.msf in the thunderbird root folder and restarted it again. Everything is working great now. I would guess that the inbox files/folders got corrupted.

Xbox 360

phoeniix — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:23:04 +0000

Last week I obtained two of the much Hyped Xbox 360′s. It started at 10pm in line at Frys in San Diego on November 21st. When I first got in line there were a good 70 some people in front of me. Throughout the night many people left realizing its rediculous to freeze your hind quarters off for a gaming console. I must say I didnt get any sleep that night but 9 hours sure went by fast. A guy in front of me took down names on a sheet and it was a good thing he did, because not only did Fry’s honor that list a few people tried to cut. Needless to say I walked away with a lighter wallet, two xboxes and 8 games. One of the consoles and one game sold on ebay two days later for 780 to some kid in Oklahoma who was unfortunate to get one; He was able to play Call of Duty 2 the next day. I only paid 460 for them. I would say though that it really wasnt worth freezing to get one of these cherished items. I probably should have stayed home.