How to delete Google Web Search History

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You can delete Web History from your Google Account at any time. While signed in to your Google Account:
  1. Click the gear icongear icon in the top right of a Google page when you’re logged in.  (i.e. after signing in to Google.com)
  2. Click Account settings
  3. Next to “My Products” -> click Edit
  4. Click Remove Web History permanently.

Note: Since this process will delete ALL of your Google Web History, you may prefer to delete single items instead.  To delete individual items, use these steps:

  1. Click the Web History link from your My Account page.
  2. Click Remove items. This will put you into a sort of “edit mode”.
  3. Select any items you do not want -> click Remove.

How to edit Networks on Facebook

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Today, I added a new school to my education information and found that it didn’t automatically join me to the corresponding school’s “Network”.

To join/leave specific networks on Facebook, simply:

1. Click Account button in the top right of your profile.
2. Account Settings
3. Click the “Networks” tab.
4. Edit as desired.

And there you have it!

File transfer between Windows 7 and 2008R2 hangs

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Immediately after starting a file transfer, but generally after some small amount of data has been transferred, the file transfer seems to die. I experienced this on a Windows 7 Client and 2008R2 server while transferring a series of large files.

I attempted to stop active AV checking temporarily, which had no effect. I re-enabled AV and tried to use PowerShell to copy the file instead – no doubt still using the same underlying protocols. To no avail.

Next, I tried disabling SMB 2 on both the client and the server. This resolved the issue.

In order to disable SMB 2, and a DWORD of Smb2 with a value of 0 to the “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameter” key.

Cannot print from Internet Explorer 9 using some Canon printers – An error has occurred in the script on this page.

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If experiencing the vague error below when printing from Internet Explorer 9 to a Canon printer, try applying the following Microsoft Hotfix: KB2522422

Script Error

“An error has occurred in the script on this page.”

Error: Your file waiting to be printed was deleted.

Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?

How to deauthorize all computers linked to one iTunes account

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iTunes allows only 5 computers authorized to an account at a time.  If you’ve reached the limit, but have lost/upgraded/broken one of the previously-authorized one of the computers on your account, do not fear!  You can still deauthorize that computer.  Unfortunately, you’ll have to deauthorize ALL computers from your account in order to do it.  Never fear though, you’ll be able to authorize your current computers manually, afterward.

To deauthorize all computers from your iTunes account, use the following steps:

  1. Open iTunes
  2. Open the iTunes Store via the left side bar in iTunes
  3. Click the Account button and sign in
  4. Click the Account button again, where your ID appears
  5. Enter your password
  6. Click View Account
  7. In Account Information -> click Deauthorize All

Don’t forget to then manually authorize any computers you want attached to your account.

How to take screenshot on Mac OSX

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Here are some handy keyboard shortcuts for taking screenshots, and the like, on a Mac.

  • Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
  • Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
  • Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
  • Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard

In Leopard and later, the following keys can be held down while selecting an area (via Command-Shift-4 or Command-Control-Shift-4):

  • Space, to lock the size of the selected region and instead move it when the mouse moves
  • Shift, to resize only one edge of the selected region
  • Option, to resize the selected region with its center as the anchor point

Source: MacRumors

Where did Facebook videos go?

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With all the shuffling around of the Facebook interface that’s happened over the past months/years, for something which many of us don’t use that frequently (like videos, for example), it may be difficult to keep track of where everything is located.

Your videos on Facebook can now be reached from your Home / News Feed screen.  Simply click your Photos button (on the left side bar) -> then click My Uploads  (intuitive, right?  Oh wait)

How to burn .ISO disk image in Mac OSX

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On my PC, I used to be a pretty big fan of InfraRecorder for burning .ISO disk image files to CD/DVD.  But how does one accomplish this on a Mac?  Simple – just follow these steps:

  1. Insert blank disc.
  2. Launch Disk Utility from Applications -> Utilities.
  3. From the File menu, choose Open Disk Image then select the .ISO file you’d like to burn.
  4. In the list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, you’ll now see an object representing the .ISO file.  Click to select it.
  5. Click the Burn button and select any desired options.
  6. Enjoy.

Unable to browse web using Blackberry Browser or BMDS.exe high BES CPU usage

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Symptoms:

  • Inability to browse internet from Blackberry Browser application when set to “Blackberry Browser”, but able to browse when the browser options are set to “Internet Browser”
  • High CPU utilization on the BES, primarily due to BMDS.exe (Blackberry Mobile Data Service)

Solution:

Ensure there is sufficient free space on the hard disk on the BES.  Compressing/deleting some logs, and then restarting the server resolved the issue for me.

Automating Windows Password Changes in PowerShell

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Automating Windows Password Changes in PowerShell

Many organizations have a need for scheduled, automated windows local admin password rotations with reporting functions.

The following PowerShell script covers these requirements. It uses a CSV to input the computers which need a password change. This could easily be changed to pipe directly from AD, some database, or even a simple text file. It then sets the local administrator account to a random password (assuming that the password is over a certain age) and records that password in a CSV in a secure location. When the loop is completed it will send a report explaining what happened to an admin address.

Please feel free to comment with questions or suggestions.
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