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Slingbox Remote Files for Popbox 3D

Here are the files you will need to add a custom remote to your Slingbox/Slingplayer so that you can control your Popbox 3D remotely :)

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=9810

As discussed here:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=98070#98070

Install the files with these directions:

Here.

Cross posted from: http://forum.popbox.com/showthread.php?tid=1336

Instructions for PBXes.org, Google Voice, and Sipdroid with a Google Apps Account

This was driving me crazy!

ATTN GOOGLE APPS CUSTOMERS: You need to manually add a temporary gmail account to your android phone (This would be under settings -> “Accounts & sync”, “Add account” -> “Google” -> “Next” -> “Create” -> etc…). Once that happens, you will see the button on the home screen of sipdroid to configure your PBXes account.

Use your temporary gmail account username and password. You will ALSO need to select a username for PBXes.org.

Once this process completes, you will now be able to use outbound calling ONLY since your temp account will NOT have a Google voice number, but who cares, keep reading…

Log into PBXes.org with your username you selected on registration an the password from your temp gmail account, re-read that twice.

Once you are in, select “trunks” from the left menu and click on “GTALK/tempgamail@gmail.com. From there, change your username and password from the temp gmail account to your Google apps account. Click “Submit Changes”.

From there you may have to reload Sipdroid, but outgoing and incoming calls should work fine. Be certain that Google Chat (your google apps mail address) is selected/enabled as a forwarded phone (inside Google Voice web portal) in order for inbound calling to work on Sipdroid.

Feel free to delete your temporary gmail account from Google’s site AND remove the account from your android phone as a sync account. This would be under settings -> “Accounts & sync”, select the temp gmail account, and touch “Remove account”. Cheers.

Info from here:
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/252222-free-voip-calling-using-google-voice-sipdroid.html#post2152875 Thanks grimlock
and
http://code.google.com/p/sipdroid/issues/detail?id=753#c8
and
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/252222-free-voip-calling-using-google-voice-sipdroid-4.html#post2447641

Roku XDS Component Cable

Thanks to a Roku forum user for this one:

Part number CRE-ZVM-AV-STR sold from ITDirec ships for less than $4.00.

It’s a Creative Zen video cable, but the pin out is the same as the pricey component cable sold from Roku.

The original post is here.

You will need to plug the cables in according to this chart:

The RED RCA jack goes to Y or GREEN RCA input
The WHITE RCA jack goes to Pb or BLUE RCA input
The YELLOW RCA jack goes to Pr or RED RCA input

The above chart and cable are just for component video. You will also need to use either the RCA stereo audio cables that came with your XDS or connect to your TV or receiver with your own digital audio cable.

Pinout information here is:
1 = Ground, 2 = Red, 3 = Blue, 4 = Green. Also verified that it is the same as the component cable supplied with the WD TV Live and Live+ units. For reference, pin 1 being closest to the jacket and pin 4 being the tip of the jack.

See picture and more information on the pin out here:

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Slingplayer Blackberry Mobile OTA

Slingplayer Blackberry Mobile OTA:

Beta:
http://download.slingmedia.com/player/mobile/bbbeta503/US/SlingPlayer_def_EN_US.jad

Older Version:
http://download.slingmedia.com/player/mobile/bb1002/US/SlingPlayer_def_EN_US.jad

Latest:
http://download.slingmedia.com/player/mobile/bb1011/US/SlingPlayer_def_EN_US.jad

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Scheduled Scan Tips for Sleeping-Hibernated Computers

I kept noticing my wife’s laptop was not doing it’s scheduled scan at 2am on Sunday. I did a little more research and found that by default MSE does not attempt to wake a sleeping PC/laptop to do the scheduled scan.

To fix this you need to go into the control panel and open up the Task Scheduler. Then select “Advanced” from the pull down menu and then select “View Hidden Tasks”.

From there you should see a task named “MP Scheduled Scan”. If you select the properties you’ll see a settings tab. In the settings tab you’ll see a power management box. You should check:
“wake the computer to run the task”
and
“stop this task if battery mode begins”

This works for Windows XP. In my opinion it’s an oversight.

As far as Windows 7 and Vista. I know my main PC does not seem to wake at 2am on Sunday to scan the PC. I can not find the task, hidden or otherwise shown, for MSE. This could also be an oversight on Microsoft’s part.

So in the case of Windows & and Vista, you might have to manually add a scheduled task by using the MpCmdRun.exe command and setting it to wake the PC.

“MpCmdRun.exe -Scan” is the correct syntax.

Update: I did a bit more digging in Windows 7/Vista and found the hidden task for MSE!

It can be found by launching “taskschd.msc” from the start menu. You then expand “Task Scheduler Library” to find “Microsoft”. From there you will see “Microsoft Antimalware” and then “MP Scheduled Scan”.

Under the properties select the “Conditions” tab. Under the “Power” section check:

“Stop if the computer switches to battery power.”
and
“Wake the computer to run this task”

For the life of me, I do not know why these options are not default”

Lots of good info here:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/command-line-utility-for-microsoft-security-essentials

How to export passwords from Password Corral into KeePass

These instructions assume you generally know what you are doing and are somewhat familiar with Password Corral and KeePass.

1) Export all passwords in Password Corral using the F3 key, or “File” -> “Export Passwords…”
2) Make certain you use “Create a plain text export of all password data” option when exporting your passwords.

Download the script package “Convert To KeePass 1.x CSV”: http://keepass.info/extensions/base/convert_to_csv/ConvertTo1xCSV-05.zip
located here http://keepass.info/plugins.html

3) Run “ConvertPWC.vbs” from the ConvertTo1xCSV-05.zip file.

USE ONLY KEEPASS-1.17, also known as the Classic Edition.
http://keepass.info/download.html

4) Launch KeePass-1.17 (attn: you may have to create a database first if this is the first time you are using KeePass) and use the “File” -> “Import From” ->

“CSV File” and select the output file from the “ConvertPWC” script. The file will be called xxxxx.kp.csv

And that’s it! You’re done. From here you can export or import that database from 1.17 into later version of KeePass such as 2.10, also know as the Professional Edition.

I found good info here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1060602