How to Fix PDF Previews in Outlook or Explorer on 64-bit Windows
Dec/090
Having issues with your PDF previews working with Microsoft Outlook or Windows Explorer on a 64-bit version of Windows? Turns out the problem is that Adobe sucks, but a quick registry hack can save the day.
For example, when I try to preview a PDF in Outlook, I get the message “This file cannot be previewed because of an error with the following previewer: PDF Preview Handler for Vista”.
Fix PDF Previews the Easy Way
Just download the Adobe Reader preview handler x64 fixer by Leo Davidson, click the Apply Fix button…
And you can immediately begin previewing PDF files again. Yay!
Download the Adobe PDF Preview Fixer from pretentiousname.com
Fixing the Problem the Manual Way
If you’d rather not use some application to make these changes, you can make a manual fix by opening up regedit.exe and browsing down to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeClasses
CLSID{DC6EFB56-9CFA-464D-8880-44885D7DC193}
Then change the AppID to the following (make sure you’re on the right key, as indicated in the screenshot).
{534A1E02-D58F-44f0-B58B-36CBED287C7C}
That should be it. All done!
Credits
Unlike most of the registry hacks on this site, we didn’t come up with this one! In fact, it was Leo Davidson who figured it out and wrote the easy fixer utility, and Ed Bott, author of the excellent Windows 7 Inside Out book who pointed us towards the fix. You should subscribe to their sites, and buy Ed’s book! (seriously, it’s an excellent book)
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Bleached Birds: Illegal Traffickers Painting Parrots for Cash
Aug/090
Illegal wildlife traffickers in Argentina are dyeing common parrots and passing them off as more valuable breeds, for money.
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Capcom delays Dark Void into 2010, avoids ‘crowded fall game season’ – that’s it, we quit
Jul/090
You know, when you’re stuck in traffic and you think about changing lanes, but decide not to, reasoning with yourself that everyone else will and you’re better off staying put? The lane to the left keeps moving and yet you stand still. So you go left and, what happens? Yup, you’re stuck, while the right lane starts moving. Briskly.
Capcom finds itself in just such a position today, as it announces the delay of Dark Void into 2010 “in order to get the game out of the crowded fall game season,” the company’s Chris Kramer tells Joystiq. The Airtight Games-developed jetpack-’em-up will find a new home in Capcom’s fiscal fourth quarter … which is the increasingly crowded Q1 2010 calendar period, which ends in March.
Precisely what competition could Capcom be so afraid of? GameStop (of course, never an accurate reflection of actual release dates) listed Dark Void as touching down on September 22 … the same September 22 in which Halo 3 ODST finally stops preparing, and just drops. When asked about the delay, Kramer said, “The move will be great for the game and for gamers: less competition in the market (curse you, Halo!), more time for polish.”
So, just to make sure we’ve got this right: Capcom avoided releasing Dark Void in the relatively open September ‘09 period to avoid a “crowded” gaming season, opting instead for 2010 … the same 2010 that now houses release dates for the similarly delayed Splinter Cell: Conviction, Bioshock 2, Singularity, Bayonetta, Red Steel 2, and probably Mafia II and Red Dead Redemption. Oh, as well as the already planned God of War 3, Heavy Rain, MAG, Darksiders, Aliens vs. Predator, Alan Wake, Dante’s Inferno, Mass Effect 2, Sin & Punishment 2, White Knight Chronicles, Split/Second, and Capcom’s own Dead Rising 2 and Lost Planet 2.
… boy, that right lane is looking awfully appealing again.
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Baby Tiger Carcass Discovered in Taxi Headed for Hanoi
Jul/090
In yet another shocking example of the large-scale illegal wildlife trade throughout Asia, the frozen carcass of a baby tiger was found in the trunk of a taxi cab on its way to a buyer in Hanoi.
It was reported that two men were arrested for attempting to transport the baby tiger carcass - along with the bones of at least two tigers – and that the “case showed the possibility of larger-scale tiger trafficking in the country.” The baby tiger was between four and five months old.
Driven by the demand in long-standing illegal wildlife markets throughout Asia, the tiger population in Vietnam is nearly gone. It is estimated that fewer than 200 tigers remain in the Truong Son Mountain Range.
Tigers are often hunted by locals living in poverty in Truong Son areas. In major cities, where illegal wildlife trade is active, tiger parts, meat, skin, and bones command high prices.
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Encrypt Your Personal Information with Steganos LockNote
Jul/090
Do you need a quick and easy way to store your personal information? With Steganos LockNote, you can encrypt your information and take it with you wherever you go.
Getting Started
Double click the LockNote exe file to get things started. Here is what you will see the first time you open the file…a nice little intro with some quick tips to help get you started.
A Quick Look at the Menu Toolbar & Right Click Menu
The File Menu.
The Edit Menu.
Note: LockNote does not allow editing of Font Type or Size.
The Help Menu.
The Right Click Menu
Unicode Control Character types that can be inserted into your encrypted document.
Saving Your Encrypted Document File
Time to save and encrypt the document. Please notice the original file name at the top of the window “lock-note-(1.0.4)”.
When you go to save your document (for our example we will name the document “angelic-secrets”, you will be prompted for a password with the following window. The file name noted above will remain (even after saving the document) until you close the window.
Here you can see the original file that we started with and the one that we have just saved. Double clicking the original file will open the same beginning window as shown above ready to be turned into a whole new encrypted document (unless you saved the file under the original name).
Double clicking the newly saved document will immediately bring up the prompt window for the password you chose.
Our example document opened very quickly and is ready to edit and/or use. Notice that the new file name is displaying at the top of the window now that it has been reopened.
Changing the Password
If for some reason you need or decide to change your password, go to the “File Menu” and select “Change Password…”. You will be asked for your current password to begin the process.
Now you are ready to enter and confirm your new password.
Once you have entered and confirmed your new password, you will see the following message window.
That is all there is to it!
Features
- Works with Windows 2000 and above
- Small and portable exe file format (no installation required)
- AES 256 bit Encryption
- Store your personal information in encrypted easy to open LockNote files (just double click and enter your password)
- Automatically encrypt existing text files by dragging and dropping them into a LockNote window
Links
Download Steganos LockNote (version 1.0.4)
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