HOWTO: Upgrade Windows 7 beta to RC1 directly

Follow these steps to perform a hack upgrade of your Windows 7 beta to RC1

1. Obtain the Windows 7 RC1 ISO file.
2. Extract the content of the ISO file to a folder using utility like IZArc
3. Inside that folder, open the sources directory.
4. Open cversion.ini in Notepad or similar text editor.
5. Change the 4-digit number after the word MinClient build number to a lower value, like from 7100 to 7000.
6. Save the file.
7. Start the Windows 7 installation…Viola!

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Drobo Apps are here

I recently purchased a Drobo (Firewire 800 model) a month ago.  I primarily use this for my backups of all of my files on my iMac 24″ but it works with Windows/Linux PCs equally well.  I backup all of my files to the Drobo, which includes: documents, photos, home movies, itunes mp3, and ripped shows/movies.

The folks over at Drobo now offer DroboApps.  In case you didn’t know Drobo is basically a fancy storage solution for your computer,  you can check it out here.  DroboApps let you extend the capabilities of the Drobo.  I just downloaded Time Tamer, which lets you control the size of Time Machine’s use of the storage space.  This is vital if you have ever used Time Machine.  Basically Time Machine will grow and grow until it sucks ever last bit of free space.  Now I really don’t need to go back 3 years in time, maybe just 6 months would be handy.

In my next post I will go over my two forms of backup (OS X Time Machine and ChronoSync) for use with my Drobo and what each option brings to the table.

How to take a screen shot of your iPhone screen

iPhone Screen shot

You can take a screen shot of your iPhone screen by pressing the home button at the bottom and the top power button at the same time.

Yes, surprisingly they are the same.  The big difference is how long you hold them both.  Hold the home button down first and then briefly press the top power button.  The iPhone screen should flash and viola!  Look in your photo library and you should see your iPhone screen shot you just shot.  Cool eh?

Twinkle iPhone app

I just found a new app on the iPhone app store called Twinkle.  Basically it lets you post twitter style tweets (messages) as well as has location based messaging for people near you.  You will need a twitter account to post on twitter.  Mine is here if you want to follow me: http://twitter.com/Soonlar

You will also need a Tapulous account to use this app, since all of the messages are sent through Twinkle and then Twitter.

For more info check it out here: http://tapulous.com/twinkle/

Or download it here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284967867&mt=8