http://hireoliver.com Help has arrived! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://hireoliver.com http://hireoliver.com//wp-content/plugins/favicon.ico http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1136 http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:13:44 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1126 Plagued with Google Update Error 0×8004071c on a fresh Chrome installation? Last week I decided I would finally take the Google Chrome plunge, and ran into an error screen upon installation on my Windows 7 Ultimate system. If you are seeing Google Update Error 0×8004071c after you run the chrome installer, follow the steps below and [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/13/weather-geek/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/13/weather-geek/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:26:59 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1120 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/13/weather-geek/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:40:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1104 OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven’t heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. If you are interested in downloading OpenOffice.org for yourself, you [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/11/pre7-aero-peek/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/11/pre7-aero-peek/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:24:10 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1098 Are you running Windows XP or Vista, and in need of the AeroPeek feature in Windows 7? Yes, you could download one of many AeroPeek clones for Vista or XP and be a happy camper, but what if you don’t want any more software on your speedy PC? It turns out Windows XP and Vista have [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/11/pre7-aero-peek/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/enable-scrobbling-in-qmmp/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/enable-scrobbling-in-qmmp/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:15:59 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1082 Do you have a Last.fm account? If you are running Ubuntu (or another linux distro) and want to enable the scrobble function so your tracks will be logged, follow the step by step guide below, and you can enjoy your tunes on Karmic Koala just like me. Open up Qmmp Right click and select Settings, or just [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/enable-scrobbling-in-qmmp/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:53:45 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1076 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:52:48 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1036 As you all know Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was released today. I upgraded my beta release to the latest and greatest and really wanted to install the Flock Web Browser. I have used Flock before on Windows and really liked it, and figured if I want to lose Microsoft all together I need to figure [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/feed/ 8 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:17:42 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1015 I have been using Google Picasa off and on for some time now; Having just recently upgraded my version to 3.5… I was surprised to find a new addition. New in Picasa 3.5 is name tags, where picasa scans all your photos, identifies the ones with faces and groups similar faces together. In my testing this [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/feed/ 3 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:16:16 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=995 Are you stuck with a legacy USB Drive? Whether or not you have an extra flash drive lying around, you could be putting it to better use. If you use your USB flash drive daily then why not make it automatically lock and unlock your PC? You can do it for free and rather simply using [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/feed/ 0