After you install SP1 in Vista and you’re happy that this service pack will work out well, you may want to delete the uninstall directories that are taking up a lot of space on your hard disk.
Simply run the command vsp1cln.exe.
This will allow you to easily remove the SP1 uninstall files. You mileage may vary depending on your Vista version.
Sometimes VQAdmin gives a blank page when viewing the domains it manages. Open up your trusty phpmyadmin and open up the dir_control table in the vpopmail database. Zero out the cells in cur_users that have something other than 0 and you should be good to go.
Have you ever installed an XP installation using a ‘Royal’ installation disk and then wondered what your activation status is? Start/Run this command ‘oobe/msoobe /a’. This will bring up the activation window and let you know.
Now say you just bought some new hardware and want to integrate it into your system. How do you know when you’ll trip the activation switch? Try XPInfo or a program like it.
Windows XP SP3 is available for everybody on Windows Update if you are ready for it or not.
Microsoft recently released Pro Photo Tools for XP and Vista as a free download.
MS Pro Photo Tools is an easy way to edit your photos meta-data information. You photos already have several items stamped on them from your camera but they probably do not have longitude and latitude in the photo.
“Why would I want that?”, you ask?
Latitude and Longitude is how we mark a spot on the map. Say you are looking at your photos and you can’t remember where they were taken then this, or a similar program, is for you.
You will need a GPS so you can download a track log to your computer. Many hand-held GPS units will allow you to do this. I have had great luck with Garmin hand-held units. You will need to take your GPS with you and have it on while you are taking your photos.
For best luck synchronize the time on your camera and gps before shooting.
After you do a test photo shoot you will need to get your data to your computer. Copy your photos to a working directory on your pc. Then you can use a program like EasyGPS to download your track log as a gpx file. The makers of EasyGPS are the same people who have pushed the gpx format and made it popular.
Open up Pro Photo Tools and open your images. Load up your track log and now you can attach latitude and longitude info to your photos.
If you don’t want automated location information you can even skip the GPS and add this information using the built-in Microsoft Virtual Earth to select your location.
When you are done save your work.
Now how do I view the locations?
Version 1 of MS Pro Photo Tool’s will let you view photos on a map but it doesn’t auto center on a selected photo which makes it difficult to use to view already tagged photos. I had to resort to a third party program to view geotagged photos. Google’s Picasa/Google Earth combination work nicely. You can also click through to a Google map using Apple’s Leopard operating system on geotagged photos.