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Xml Notepad new Version

Its now 2007 edition and has some minor enhancements, like F3 shortcut for search. Link is still the old one:

Xml Notepad 2007

Search in files with unknown extensions

By default windows explorer does not search in files with unknown extensions. To change this and make im search every file fire up regedit navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

and set

FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions = 1

Thats it.

Thanks Scott

iPod and Audiobooks

This blog describes exelent how to name and prepare your audio files so that an iPod recognizes them as audiobooks (Hörbücher)

http://www.moryson.net/eintrag.cfm?eid=57
(german)

Disable CapsLock Key

Annoyed by your Capslock key? Tired of accidantially SHAUTING?? Here comes the salvation! Copy the following into a file called somename.reg, save it and execute it. Reboot it. done.

More on this Topic can be found at John Haller's site


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

Cool Tool: Xml Notepad 2006

Just discovered this free and very easy to use XmlEditor.

Xml Notebook 2006

Very easy to use and very efficient. It also has the ability to transform Xmls via Xsl files. Check it Out

Miranda Im - Most useful Instant Messaging Client

Since Version 0.5 it got really usefull, especially if you need a multiprotocoll client.

Get it here:
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Nice Icon set:
nova

Recommended Addons:
History++

Simply extract the icons into the Icons subfolder of Miranda (including the nova folder) and pick the new icons in Miranda via Options -> Contact List -> Icons

Pearl Jam in Concert

Two days ago I saw Pearl Jam live in concert in Bern/Switzerland. For me it was the 8th time seeing them and as allways it was a blast. I only can recomment to go an see them.

Here is a short video of the concert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjZewBds7E&NR

My hands are somewhere in the lower right corner.