How to delete and block friends in Facebook

Firstly go to this person's profile and at the very very bottom of their page just click Remove from friends.

This person never knows when existing friends had already removed from their Facebook friends list.

The numbers that represent your total friends will decrease but Facebook won’t reveal the name of the person who just removes you.

To be sure that this person is not being able to see your profile anymore put this person on your blocked list.

Click Settings on the main menu and select Privacy Settings, find the Block List and type the name on the Person text box and click Block to match the name. After you confirm the name, in the Block List will appear the person's name.

You can remove this block if you change your mind later on; it's really not a permanent blocking.

With this action the person won't be able to see any of our activities on Facebook just like you deleted your account to this person. Hope this tips can help.

Microsoft Office 2007 File Converters

Still stick to your current Microsoft Office 2003 and can not open the latest Office 2007 files? Do not waste your time by searching some freeware or utility to convert it. Microsoft already has that tool for you.

By installing this File Format Converters all the Office 2007 files can be directly open with Office 2000, Office XP or Office 2003 such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. But remember to save it again with your current Office version.

I'm already patching my Office 2003 with Service Pack 2 while installing this tool. It's written in Microsoft System Requirements. So, remember to download the latest Office Service Pack first before installing this tool.

You can download it here.

Easy Animated Banners with Easy GIF Animator

A few weeks ago I really need a small software that can create banner quickly and hustle free. After searching the internet, I decided to try Easy GIF Animator to a temporary solution in my urgent needs. This software let you try 20 times. So I give it a try.

Installment only takes a few minutes away and learning to use it was an easy task. In a short time I had already created my first animated banner. Looks great and nice!

I use a couple time after that for some quick modifications. And I realize that Easy GIF Animator is a powerful and really easy to use program for design and edit GIF files. And not only banner, it also can create animated pictures and buttons with great visual effects. Convert the animated banner to SWF file is a bonus!

I'm downloading Easy GIF Animator version 4 when trying it. Sorry guys, but this is not a free software. But it can help you while you're in a hurry.

You can visit their website on Bluementals Software for more information and screenshots.

> Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
> Additional Requirements: Windows Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
> Limitations: 20-use trial

Unable to save the resume file in uTorrent

I received this error on uTorrent a few days ago.

"Unable to save the resume file. some data may be lost.
Another program might have the file open, or the disk is full. please correct this and click retry. If you press cancel, the resume file will not be saved."

Really scare you out when you are still downloading a few gigabytes files and the status was 80-90%.

Advise from uTorret FAQs :

How do I fix Error: Unable to save the resume file?

Simply create two blank files named "settings.dat" and "resume.dat" (without the quotes) in the same folder utorrent.exe is saved in. Make sure Windows is not hiding the file extension when creating the file (in Explorer, Tools -> Folder Options -> View, uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types", hit OK)

But I didn't find all that files in uTorrent.exe folder. You can find it in :

c:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\Application Data\Resume.dat.old

WARNING!
If you ever try to tweak the uTorrent, please remember all the settings before you perform this fix.

Just delete resume.dat.old, resume.dat, settings.dat and settings.dat.old. After that create a blank files by opening notepad File>Save As and type in resume.dat.old, File>Save As and type in setting.dat.old, File>Save As resume.dat and File>Save As setting.dat

Please stop the uTorrent service when you do this!

If you find another error message that says :
"Cannot delete resume.dat: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

Try to run chkdsk. Start -> Run -> chkdsk /F C:
Click yes when it asks, then reboot.

Also, you may check out Bit Defender. Sometimes it can causing the problem to uTorrent.

Top 8 New Year Resolutions

Bill Vaughan

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

My resolutions :

1. Keep changing cell phone after a few months is really not helping me a better understanding of gadget technology.
2. Want to utilize current gadgets. Really don't need an iPod, iPhone and a palm at the same time.
3. Keeping your photos from digital cameras for over 2 years is bad for hard drive space. Back it up to a DVD is a good idea.
4. Microsoft must have good reasons and purposes for creating Chkdsk, Disk Clean Up, and Defrag in Win XP. Just lost my hard drive because not using it.
5. Play more games. Scientists say they're good for you and improve your visual skills. But you always knew that.
6. Always remember that these are not my computers, these are not my notebooks, this is not my personal internet connection, and I exist only to serve the needs of the company and its employees.
7. Bosses: You can't live with them, and you can't live without them. Career and salary are in their hands. Just try to get a long with them.
8. Try New Things. Spent all of last year bored out of your mind? Take the plunge this year and try something new. Make the most out of your year by resolving to try more new things.

My last resolution came from this dumbspot site. You can try your New Year Resolution from here.

Anonymous

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.

Happy New Year 2009!

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Quick Media Converter

Quick Media Converter is a powerful and completely free tool for audio and video conversion.

For me I call it all in one converter tool because Quick Media Converter can converts from different formats such as flv, avi, divx, xvid, mpeg4, ipod, iphone, psp, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, DIVX, XVID, TS, DVD, VCD, MPEG, MPEG2, MP3, WAV, amr, m4a, mp4, vob, mov, h264, h263, wmv, wma.

Also support multiple files (in different formats) with a single process and have the Easy and Expert mode options. In easy mode everything are using the standard conversions settings. You don't have to change everthing, just select the file and the conversion type. Everything is good to go. But if you are a skilled user just try expert mode to more enhanced conversions setting such as bitrates, aspect, sizes and many more codes that require more knowledge of video and audio conversion.

For bonus, Quick Media Converter includes CamStudio which can capture your desktop activity to video.

I try this Quick Media Converter for a few times by convert mp4 iPod and VOB files to avi. The results are great.

You can download it here.

Solving Error 1304

I've recently try to uninstall one of microsoft software and this error showed up.

Error 1304. Error writing to the file File name and location. Verify that you have access to that directory.

I've checked the permission issue, but everything was OK. I try to create and delete some files in that directory and there's no problem with that. Still received the same error after restarting the PC.

Next I try to Add/Repair the software and still displaying the same error.

After desperate for three hours, later on I try to replace the troubling file by downloading the same file from the internet (it's a dll file).

And it took me by surprised because I neither delete nor rename the file!
Now I really understand what the error message try to tell me. How stupid of me!

The way to solve this problem is by running the chkdsk utility from windows XP. You can find that menu by right click on your hard drive properties, select the Tools tab and click Check Now button. Check mark both option and click Start. It will display a message that chkdsk will be perform after restarting the windows XP. Just restart the windows and the system will perform the check disk procedure.

In my case, chkdsk will repair the trouble file that I'm having.

After chkdsk finish, I can continue uninstall the software smoothly. Whew ..