Fixing Windows Updates in Windows 7

This may help anyone experiencing hanging Windows Update windows, or update progress bars stuck eternally at 0%. It may also apply to other versions of Windows.

Can’t watch FOX or My9 on Cablevision? Problem solved!

You can’t live on, or be anywhere near, Long Island these days without hearing about the ongoing, corporate-clashing saga between Cablevision and NewsCorp, and with the World Series looming on FOX, some Yankees zealots are somewhat concerned.  Not to worry: Newsday “tech” bloggers have come to the rescue!

Fixing VirtualBox Guest Additions in Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat (10.10)

I’ve read several posts on how to fix a broken VirtualBox Guest Additions installation after upgrading to Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat (version 10.10) from Lucid, but these didn’t work for me, as they were missing a simple step.

You’ve got mail? You’ve got to be kidding.

Just received a twelfth copy of an email entitled “Fw: Fw: Fw: Re:” from your Uncle Elmer full of pictures of kittens eating cheeseburgers? Tired of reading the same chain letter email from five family members? It’s time to put your foot down.