Frozen Windows 8 Task Manager

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Windows 8 has been around us for quite a while. Yes, many people don’t like its new design and the loss of Start Menu, which disappoints most veteran Windows users out there. I myself don’t like the tile-centric Start Menu, at least until I learn to live with it. Heck, if it hadn’t been caused by its superb and light performance, I would have already got back to Windows 7. Then Windows 8.1 came along and it’s said to bring back the Start button that usually sits on the left-bottom corner of your display. It’s still in Beta, though; scheduled to arrive in October. Windows 8’s Task Manager is Pretty Neat and Powerful Anyway, I’m not here to discuss about Windows 8. As you can see from the title, I had a problem with my Task Manager. Starting a few weeks ago, I couldn’t get an up-to-date condition of my system in the “Performance” tab. At first I thought that there’s something wrong with my system; maybe my processor starts to ask for replacement, or my fans are causing all sorts of trouble. However, the solution to my problem turns out to be very simple… This is the culprit. Yes, …

How to Install Fonts into Your Mac

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FontBook. The Tool You Need to Install Fonts into Your Mac. In newer Windows (Vista and above), it’s easy to install fonts you download from the Internet. You just right-click on them, and click ‘Install’. For more than one fonts, you can just select all the fonts you want, right-click, and ‘Install’. Yes, it’s that simple. However, for Mac… Things aren’t as easy, I’m afraid. There’s a built-in tool in Mac OS X called ‘Font Book’. It’s basically a Font Manager, which shows all the fonts you have in your Mac. It’s the tool that you need in order to install external fonts. Head past the break and I’ll show you how to install them 🙂 Font Book Interface (Click to Zoom) There are three easy ways to access the Font Book: Double-click your font file. Press Command+Space from your Mac to open Spotlight and type ‘Font Book’. Press Enter to open the tool. Head to your Application folder (through Finder or Launchpad) -> Others -> Font Book Installing One Single Font This is probably the easiest way to install a font. To do it, you just click your font file, and it’ll pop up a window like below: The …

Which WinRAR Compression Do You Need? [GUIDE]

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Okay, this is finally the time when I write a serious (and perhaps useful) post. The last time I wrote a post was about the first anniversary for Steve Jobs’ passing. You can read it below this post. He was one of great people that mankind will miss. Anyway, the post before the anniversary was already weeks ago. Thanks to the busy routines and tons of assignments in my lecture, I almost abandoned by beloved blog. Today, though… marks the day for my return. Hit the break if you’re interested about the meaning behind ‘Store’, ‘Fast’, ‘Best’, etc. 😀 Alright, who doesn’t know WinRAR? This compression software has become almost an obligation to all PC users. Macs get some love, too… although it’s still using Command-Line Interface (or Terminal… something like Command Prompt in Windows, if you’d like to know). Totally different than the PC version. Yes, WinRAR is a shareware, costing $29 for a single-user, and starting from $21 for multi-user license, and as low as $6 for a massive multi-user option. The final stable version for WinRAR is currently 4.20 which brings support to multi-core CPU in certain compression methods, faster speed, and better compression, although it costs …

How to Claim Mountain Lion App Code

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Mountain Lion – equipped Mac Okay, I know it’s been 2 months since Apple decided to give away Mountain Lion to recent Macs, which somehow surprised me, since no one has ever, really, given away their latest OS, for free (it has $19.99 value. Don’t be disappointed if you’re pretty greedy like me; wanting something as expensive as possible to be free 😉 :p) So, although Apple is a company which now is getting worse in the public’s eye (due to its relentless fight against Samsung in court), there’s at least one catch: it indeed fulfills its promise, and not in a difficult way, too. Yesterday, I thought I might claim my copy of Mountain Lion, and I did… pretty easily. I’ll teach you guys how to claim it today. Here goes: Oh, and before attempting this guide, please make sure that you have an active and stable internet connection (broadband, please), alongside an Apple ID. I recommend you to log in to your Mac using your Apple ID first, accept the iLife apps, before attempting this guide. One more thing, get your receipt ready, since you’re going to need to input your purchase date. If you purchased your Mac …

Extend Your Volume [Tutorial]

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Okay, so I’ve been busy with my lectures; that’s why I can’t do anything about this blog. Besides, I’m already a university student… and as a freshman, there are lots of things to do… after I got my first Mac. Well, today I’ve just found out something interesting; something that might save you minutes, hours, or even days from formatting your slow PC thanks to the shortage of C: volume space. It’s proven… I’ve just done this trick, and I don’t think I need to format this old PC. In case you don’t know… we’re going to extend the volume of your C:. This trick doesn’t do magic by miraculously adding extra bytes into your internal storage. This is only applicable only if you have an unused partition. For example, the legacy from your deleted second OS. I’m making this guide based on Windows 7. There might be some similarities with Windows Vista, I don’t know… See the guide after the break 😀 The fastest way possible to access the feature is through the Start Menu’s Search feature. Type ‘Computer Management’ in the search box, and quickly press Enter. Right from the newly-popped window, you should see three sections in …

Buy from BB AppWorld with XL Axiata Credit

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Okay, some of you may have already know this… but a few telco operators in Indonesia have actually made a contract with RIM regarding to BlackBerry App World. Yes, if you’re using XL Axiata and Indosat, then you can purchase apps directly from BlackBerry AppWorld using your credit balance instead of credit card or PayPal. This is great for us Indonesians (at least for me), since I’m still afraid to give up a credit card’s information. For example, I bought my Steam games by borrowing my aunt’s credit card. She lives in United States, so she’s familiar with online shopping. Call me a conservative guy, but credit cards are easy to hack. Once it’s hacked, your bill will skyrocket, and that’s what I’m afraid of the most. So, it’s fairly easy to do this. Here are the steps you need to follow: From Handset (OS6 and above) Open BlackBerry AppWorld from your homescreen. Select ‘My Account’ from the menu just below the featured apps slider. Choose ‘Payment Options’. Wait and let the app download your account details. You may need to re-enter your password, just to make sure it’s really you messing with your own account. Choose your operator (mine’s …

AoA Audio Extractor Guide

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Today, I’m going to fulfill my promise about the guide for extracting audio out of your video using AoA Audio Extractor (see here for review). Different to other guides I’ve made, I’ll also put some actual shots of the window, to make things easier. Besides, I’ve been an ‘unemployed’ guy for these two months. It’ll be nice to do something to kill the time :p According to AoA’s website, this software supports the following video formats: AVI, MPEG, MPG, FLV (Flash Video), DAT, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP and can extract the audio into either MP3, WAV, or AC3 audio files.So, how do you use this program? Find out after the break!If the pictures below are too small for you to read, you can click it to enlarge the image. Here’s the first interface of the AoA Extractor. First thing’s first, you should add your video into the blank list. How to put that? Easy, just drag-and-drop your video, or use the “Add Files” button next to the list. They’re the same, so you can freely choose how you want to input your videos. The next step after you’ve inputted your files, you might want to tweak with the sound quality (such as …

Problem with Authorizing App in Safari

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I think I’ll have to apologize for breaking the promise about the guide for using AoA Audio Extractor. Yesterday, my friend came in and asked me to set up his new DOS laptop (installing Windows, setting up his Wi-Fi router, etc.). It had been planned before, and I thought I could complete the guide before he came in… but I was wrong. Don’t worry, the guide is almost done, just have to make a few adjustments here and there ;). To make up for that mistake, I guess I’ll post something which I’ve just found out a few minutes ago. Not everyone may find this post useful, but I’ll just post it. Maybe someday some of you can find it useful. Have you ever come across a Facebook App pop-up which asks for your authorization? Maybe a Facebook game, quiz, or something like that. Usually, the pop-up is *within* the same tab. But I’ve just found out today that some apps may also use a new pop-up window. This is, of course, troublesome for almost everyone, since almost every web browsers already have pop-up blocker feature active by default (say IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari). Fortunately this can be solved by …

Extracting Audio from Video

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Today, I’m going to post something which might help you all who tends to look for mp3 files and music. Have you guys ever felt kind of pissed… or annoyed when you can find the music video but not the mp3 to listen to from your iPods? If you have, then I guess we have something in common. You see, the other day, my little sister asked me to download a classical piano song for her practice. Well, I immediately hit Google and searched for the song by bluntly typing the long title. And then, yeah… not many people actually recorded their playing, but there are lots of talented pianists who gave learners/newbies video lessons. Most of their videos were uploaded to YouTube, so that students can see which fingers are used for which tuts and see how the song is actually played, rather than focusing on songbook and a metronome alone. So, I downloaded the video straight away… and you should know what I did next. The title should speak for itself, huh? Hehehehe. You can find out after the break. And so, I did a little Google search for an instruction about how I can rip the audio …

How to Restore A5 Device [Device]

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Okay, as what some jailbreakers have known, restoring is one part that is completely inseparable with any iDevice. Of course, it’s needed for downgrading as well, and return the purity of your gadget (in case you want your warranty back). Prior to A5 release, jailbreakers have known to restore and downgrade using SHSH. You can save them by using small-but-useful tool like TinyUmbrella. However, with the A5 device, downgrading only using TinyUmbrella won’t work. Fortunately, the ChronicDev Team has come up with new plan: by using redsn0w. I have only tested this on my iPad2 Wi-Fi only; should work with other iPads out there. However, the Dev Team warns to look more insights if you want to unlock your iPhone4S. So, how does this work? Find out after the break. Oh, before that… here’s the list of things that you need: SHSH blobs from your current device (use redsn0w or TinyUmbrella to do this). IPSW files from the firmware you want to restore to, and the latest version signed by Apple. You can get the IPSWs here. The redsn0w interface Download redsn0w tool from here. As usual, extract the compressed folder in the easiest directory of your thought. Open the redsn0w.exe file …