Monthly Archives: November 2009

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System Cannot Open the Device of File Specified – Windows Installer Error

Published on: November 25, 2009 in Software, Windows and has 2 Comments

Windows Installer

I had been having a problem when installing software that consisted of a single MSI file and displayed the error “System cannot open the device of file specified.” Whenever I ran a MSI file I continuously received an error on the screen that prevented the application from being installed. I tried it on several installs, and they all produced the same error.

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Finding Your D-Link DI-524 Revision

Published on: November 20, 2009 in Hardware, Networking and has 1 Comment

D-Link DI-524 Wireless-G Router

I recently had an issue with one of my tutorial posts that outlines how to secure a D-Link DI-524 wireless G router. The issue was that the steps I provided didn’t exactly match the options that were available on some DI-524 routers. After a few readers reported this issue, I decided I should look into [...]

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Why are Some Files Coloured in Windows Explorer?

Published on: November 18, 2009 in Windows and has 3 Comments

Windows-Explorer-256x256

Someone recently as me a question as to why some files appear in either a blue or green colour when they viewed their files in Window Explorer. They were wondering if there was a problem with those files and what should they do about it. I assured them that there was no problem with their [...]

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How to Reset the Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Router

Published on: November 6, 2009 in Networking and has 18 Comments

Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Router

Learning to reset the Linksys WRT160N wireless-N router is important if you currently change the settings within the administrative pages. The reason it is important is because one wrong setting change could make it difficult to access the Internet or the administrative pages of of the router. If you need to start over with your [...]

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Display a Blog List as a Static Page in Blogger

Published on: November 4, 2009 in Blogger, Blogging and has 21 Comments

Blogger Logo

Blogger was created to provide an easy way for anyone to create a blog within a matter of minutes. You don’t need to know HTML or CSS to write and publish posts on a Blogger blog, since the user inteface, and templates, do it all for you. While you can edit the code, if you wish, for most people it is easier to simply add gadgets and move them around.

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