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><channel><title>Bay Area Tech Pros<title>&#187; howto</title></title> <atom:link href="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/tag/howto/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bayareatechpros.com</link> <description>Website Design, Computer Repair, IT Consultation, Technology News</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:53:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://www.bayareatechpros.com/?pushpress=hub'/> <item><title>Howto: Facebook Chat XMPP settings</title><link>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/02/howto-facebook-chat-xmpp-settings/</link> <comments>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/02/howto-facebook-chat-xmpp-settings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:04:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aleksandr Oreshkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Networks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[miranda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pidgin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PSI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xmpp]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareatechpros.com/?p=1291</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here are XMPP settings to connect to facebook chat with your favorite client. We recommend Pidgin, PSI, or Miranda IM. Protocol: XMPP Username: Your Facebook Vanity Name Domain: chat.facebook.com Jabber ID: vanityname@chat.facebook.com Password: &#60;Facebook password&#62; Connect port: 5222 Connect server: chat.facebook.com Use SSL/TLS: no Allow Plaintext Authentication: no So if you are setting it up [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are XMPP settings to connect to facebook chat with your favorite client. We recommend <a
href="http://www.pidgin.im/download/">Pidgin</a>, <a
href="http://psi-im.org/">PSI</a>, or <a
href="http://www.miranda-im.org/">Miranda IM</a>.</p><blockquote><p>Protocol: XMPP</p><p>Username: Your Facebook <a
title="Facebook Username" href="https://www.facebook.com/username/" target="_blank">Vanity Name</a><br
/> Domain: chat.facebook.com<br
/> Jabber ID: vanityname@chat.facebook.com<br
/> Password: &lt;Facebook password&gt;</p><p>Connect port: 5222<br
/> Connect server: chat.facebook.com<br
/> Use SSL/TLS: no<br
/> Allow Plaintext Authentication: no</p></blockquote><p>So if you are setting it up for <a
title="Pidgin Instant Messenger" href="http://www.pidgin.im/" target="_blank">Pidgin</a>, your settings should look something like this:</p><a
href='http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/02/howto-facebook-chat-xmpp-settings/attachment/1/' title='Facebook Pidgin Settings'><img
width="150" height="150" src="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Facebook Pidgin Settings" title="Facebook Pidgin Settings" /></a> <a
href='http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/02/howto-facebook-chat-xmpp-settings/attachment/2/' title='Facebook XMPP Settings'><img
width="150" height="150" src="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Facebook XMPP Settings" title="Facebook XMPP Settings" /></a><p>If you are still having trouble, check out the <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php">official support page</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/02/howto-facebook-chat-xmpp-settings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saboteur ATI Freeze Fix</title><link>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2009/12/saboteur-freeze-fix/</link> <comments>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2009/12/saboteur-freeze-fix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:09:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aleksandr Oreshkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ATI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dual core]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freeze]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[howto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[processor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quad core]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saboteur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single core]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bayareatechpros.com/?p=1052</guid> <description><![CDATA[Saboteur game is suffering from a freezing issue affecting most ATI users. This guide outlines workaround to fix Saboteur freezing problem.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><span>Saboteur game is suffering a <a
href="http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/346070.page;jsessionid=A7C770BB9731006D570F19C665B09373#3307427" target="_new">freezing issue</a> which affects most ATI users when opening menus and the quest journal, and transitioning between areas. Some ATI gamers are able to play using Windows XP, but even then there are often problems. Pandemic is investigating the problems in conjunction with ATI. Here&#8217;s a intermittently-working workaround: </span></span></p><p><strong>UPDATE</strong><em>: </em></p><ul><li><h2><strong>12/18/09)</strong>: Patch Released:</h2></li></ul><p><span
id="more-1052"></span></p><p>Apparently missing the point, or facing an improbable time frame, pandemic has released the patch which still requires it to run under a single core&#8230;</p><p>If you are using <a
href="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/category/microsoft/windows7/" target="_self">Windows 7</a> you have to do this:<br
/> <code><br
/> 1.) Boot the game.<br
/> 2.) Wait for the main menu to load, then press Ctrl-Alt-Delete.<br
/> 3.) Select Start Task Manager.<br
/> 4.) If the game is visible, press Alt-Tab, otherwise continue to the next step.<br
/> 5.) Inside the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab.<br
/> 6.) Find Saboteur.exe, right-click it, and select Set Affinity…<br
/> 7.) De-select CPU 2 and CPU 3.<br
/> 8.) Click OK.<br
/> </code><br
/> In any case, grab the patch <a
href="http://www.pandemicstudios.com/thesaboteur/patch-redirect" target="_blank">here</a>, be sure to get the latest latest <a
href="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/category/ati/">ATI </a>drivers <a
href="http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATICatalyst912Hotfix.aspx">here</a>,</p><ul><li><span
style="text-decoration: line-through;"><em>(12/11/09)</em>:</span> <a
href="http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/350030.page" target="_blank">Real patch is now in internal testing.</a></li></ul><blockquote><p><em>We are currently digging into the issue at hand &amp; are working as fast as possible to find a solution. In some of our tests we have found one workaround that seems to allow users to run the game. Some have posted adjusting the affinity process via “Task Manager” but our fix truly puts the system in a 1 core mode and will allow you to run the game. Overall this is not a final fix, nor a perfectly stable fix, but it will allow you to run the game. This work around is entirely base upon CPU processing power &amp; will possibly only work for certain systems.</em></p></blockquote><p><strong>Steps to turn off cores: (For <a
href="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/category/microsoft/windows7/">Windows 7</a>)</strong><span><span><img
class="alignright size-full wp-image-1053" title="Saboteur Freeze fix" src="http://www.bayareatechpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/saboteur.jpg" alt="Saboteur Freeze fix" width="204" height="307" /></span></span><br
/> <code>1.) Open MSCONFIG (You can open it by entering MSCONFIG in the search bar)<br
/> 2.) Select the “Boot” tab<br
/> 3.) Click on “Advanced Options”<br
/> 4.) Check “Number of Processors”<br
/> 5.) Select “1” from dropdown menu<br
/> 6.) Click “Apply”<br
/> 7.) Restart machine</code></p><p><strong>Steps to turn off cores: (For Windows Vista)</strong><br
/> <code>1.) Open MSCONFIG – Start&gt; Run &gt; Type MSCONFIG<br
/> 2.) Select the “BOOT.INI” tab<br
/> 3.) Click on “Advanced Options…”<br
/> 4.) Select the check box for /NUMPROC= set it to 1 &amp; click “OK”<br
/> 5.) Click “Apply”<br
/> 6.) Restart machine</code></p><p><em>Thanks, <a
href="http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28222" target="_blank">GameGuru</a></em></p><p>Opinion: EA&#8217;s business strategy seems to depend on pushing release dates. Game developers don&#8217;t have the time they need to smooth out bugs and finish testing, and consumers are paying for it by buying an incomplete product.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2009/12/saboteur-freeze-fix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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