Computers

I was getting the dreaded Limited or No Connectivity Error Message recently when setting up a computer for a friend. Using a wired Ethernet connection to the wireless router worked fine, but I could not connected properly to the wifi connection I had set up.

It turned out that the problem was that the key number was not set correctly. This defaults to 1, but I had used 3 because for some reason the D-link wireless router would not let me changed the WEP key on the first key, so I ended up using key 3.

"The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible"... not the kind of message that brings a smile to one's face.

I had used Ubuntu loaded off a CD to resize my Windows 7 RC installation and shrink my Windows XP partition. When I rebooted I was greeted by this nasty message.

My Windows 7 partition would not boot at all and I had to go through a chkdsk boot check twice before I could get back into XP.

Experts-Exchange actually do show the answers if you scroll down to the bottom of the page.

They put a lot of uninteresting information in between in the hopes that people will not find the answer and will think they have to sign up for the Experts-Exchange service to receive the answers.

Picasa was bought by Google as well as providing you with an online web gallery, it features software you can freely download to help keep track of images and photos on your computer.

Picasa has the following features:
- Searches for images and photos on your computer that you may not know you had.
- Move and rename image and photos on your computer.
- Picasa provides editing features to turn a photo in that perfect image.
- Make labels for easy grouping and creation of image slideshows.
- Rate your images so you can easily find the best ones to show your friends.