http://e-volutiononline.com/blog Helping you keep up with the evolution of Information Technology Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:44:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are using the nightly builds of Lightning on Thunderbird you may occasionally hit an update for Lightning that causes an error when it tries to open your calendar file. When you go into Lightning (your calendar on TB) the calendar will not be there, so you can’t delete ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/removing-damaged-sunbird-lightning-calendar.html Here's a nice AJAX file manager. It's still pretty slim on features in my opinion. For instance, it does not support compressing files and directories in a zip/gzip file before downloading, which is particularly what I was looking for. Being able to decompress zip/gzip files on the server is also ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/nice-ajax-file-manager-relay.html “Failed to read firewall configuration” Getting this error when you run v3.x of NOD32 Antivirus? I was and it was tricky finding a solution. Here is what worked. The Cause I had installed NOD32 Security Suite by mistake. I uninstalled the Security Suite, restarted the computer, and ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/nod32-antivirus-v30-firewall-error.html Most avid computer users will have discovered the Windows has a very limited feature-set when it comes to renaming files. Basically you can manually rename one file at a time, and nothing more. Bulk file renaming is not an option. If you want to rename an entire album of MP3 ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/bulk-file-renaming.html Many people report that one or more computers can't connect to other computers on their Windows NT / XP / Vista based workgroup networks. Sometimes it's not possible to access another computer on the network -- it won't appear in the workgroup at all. Other times it appears but then ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/fixing-access-issues-on-windows-home-networking.html With the fast pace of computer and software development these days, it can be close to impossible to keep up with the latest versions of whatever applications you might be using. I use quite a few apps and most of them get behind in the updates because I don't want ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/automated-update-checking.html As I am travelling at the moment, this is a hot topic for me. Portability of my applications, and how to do it using free software. There is a great site called PortableFreeware.com that provides links many many free and portable applications and operating systems. Technorati Tags: freeware,portable http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/portable-freeware.html Wouldn't it be nice... I travel a fair bit. Right now I am in Germany. I take a laptop with me when I can. Yet relatively often I find myself not able to easily access the Internet from my laptop. Sometimes I am staying at houses without ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/portable-operating-systems.html Today whilst updating Windows Live Messenger, I also opted to install the latest version of what used to be called Windows Messenger. Since my last complete reinstall of my computer I had not got around to installed Messenger. When I install WLM tonight I instantly realised it was time to ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/windows-live-messenger-alternatives.html It's always a good idea to check the speed of your broadband connection just to make sure it's as good as what you are paying for. To test your speed it is most ideal to use a test server provided by the ISP you use. Ask them if they provide ... http://e-volutiononline.com/blog/broadband-speed-testing.html