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New Google Reader is like SHIT

With the new Google Reader interface becomes like shit, all my notes in Reader gone.

After some googling, then I manage to find back my note in Reader.

To access the notes:

• http://www.google.com/reader/view/user/-/state/com.google/created

To access the RSS feed of the notes:

• http://www.google.com/reader/atom/user/-/state/com.google/created

To limit to 100 notes to display:

• http://www.google.com/reader/atom/user/-/state/com.google/created?n=100

P/s: the new Google Reader is damn slow in performance.

Not Salesforce's Fault

It is not my fault ;-(

Installation/Uninstallation of VMware Player Hangs

If you are like me, where the installation or uninstallation of VMware Player keeps hang/fail, then you are lucky here.

I used to install VMware Player and then I upgrade to VMware Workstation 7.1 (trial). After the trial expire, and I'm planning to uninstall VMware Workstation and keeps only VMware Player (which is free).

I tried multiple times, the uninstallation process keeps hang (forever). Then I try to download the latest copy of VMware Player, and wish I could install to override it. It doesn't work.


Then I tried to be a "good-boy" and follow the installation instruction (manual way) provided by VMware at the following URL:

• http://faq.sanbarrow.com/index.php?solution_id=1113

Same thing happens. I even tried install the new copy using command line as below:

VMware-player-4.0.0-471780.exe /z "action"="install"

Still fails. :-(

Then I also tried extract the installation EXE to a temporary folder:

VMware-player-4.0.0-471780.exe /e tempdir

And then double click the MSI to install it. End up the same shit happens.


Finally, when I about to give up on VMware, I found 1 last thing to do before switching to VirtualBox.

1. start regedit.exe
2. Browse to the following sub-key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\
3. You should see keys named 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. In my case I had a folder named "L" before the 0.
4. Remove the key with "L" (actually it is  "└", unicode #2514)

It works like a charm now.

P/s: This is due to Microsoft screws up the registry Internet Zone settings in the registry. With the "└" key, it cause Javascript not to be called from an application. 

iPhone still sucks

There are 2 groups of iPhone users: those who love it so much and hate it. This is the post for those who hate it.

OK, we all know iPhone sucks, partly it is due to iTune (another crap). And the number 1 reason I say "iPhone sucks" is because it has no easy way for your iPhone to connect to a new laptop. It will wipe off everything on your phone if you try to do it. Having a new laptop or re-install your laptop nowadays in common. It may due to virus or loss of your laptop. (Don't tell me to use MacBook, your MacBook can be stolen or affected by virus too).

Today, I found a way to overcome this issue when you bang into a similar situation next time.

Here's the step:

1. Authorize your new laptop with the same iTunes account.
2. Plug in your iPhone to the new laptop, and select File > Transfer Purchases [ This cause iTunes to transfer apps from iPhone to new laptop]
3. Sync your iPhone with iTunes by click the Apps tab, ticking the sync apps link, and applying.  
4. Now, right-click your device in the iTunes sidebar and select backup. 
5. Now, just apply any update like iOS 5 like you normally would by click the Update button. 

All your apps and settings should remain in tact. Now should I say iPhone is not suck anymore?

No, iPhone still sucks because this method only transfer apps you've grabbed through the iTunes Store, which means, for example, the MP3s you'd synced to your device that you didn't buy from Apple probably gone (forever).