Category Archives: Geek

Starcraft 2

Posted on by Lou

For anyone who loves RTS games and was a fan of the original Starcraft, Blizzard now has a release date for it.  Check it out. Starcraft Homepage

Quick, get your security back. Opt-out of Facebook’s new features

Posted on by ch

At Facebook’s recent f8 conference, they announced some new features that get turned on by default.   One of the most concerning is the “Instant personalization” feature.   EFF has a good summary. “Yesterday, Facebook announced Instant Personalization, whereby select websites would “personalize your experience using your public Facebook information.” The initial sites are Pandora, Yelp and [...]

Blue Screen Troubleshooring – XP Stop Error 51

Posted on by ch

Issue Windows XP service Pack3 boots “Applying computer settings” splash screen and then Blue Screens (BSOD) with Registry_Error message.    (Stop Error 0×00000051) Troubleshooting Performed System restore to prevous day, week, month – FAIL Swapped Powersupply, Harddrive in 2nd system – FAIL Ran chkdsk /F and antivirus scan – FAIL Attemped to backup/fix registry – recieved [...]