http://www.avinesh.com/blog Life. Technology. Cars. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:31:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've helped a couple of people set up Plesk POP accounts on their iPhone. These instructions are confirmed working with iPhone firmware 2.1. This is what you need to do: 1. Select the Settings icon on the Home screen, then select Mail, Contacts, Calendars. 2. Select Add Account. 3. Select Other. 4. Enter your ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/29/setting-up-a-plesk-pop3-account-on-the-iphone/ I've been running the Western Digital 640 GB AAKS (SE16 series) drive in my main system for quite some time now. I was happy with it until I noticed Western Digital had begun showcasing their new Caviar Black series hard drives as the 'fastest 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drive on the ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/24/wd-640-gb-blue-vs-640-gb-black-edition/ Since the Apple iPhone 3G made its debut in Canada approximately two months ago, it has become one of the best selling smartphones of all time. I was initially wary of purchasing the iPhone due to the exorbitant data fees being charged, but I managed to get a 6 GB promotional ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/12/my-essential-iphone-app-list/ I corrected an issue with the above products on my friend's server today. Supposedly, the payment processor changed the SSL certificate used by their payment server and broke cURL payment processing for clients. The server in question was running Plesk 8.1.1 and CentOS. Since the fix isn't published online, ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/23/php-curl-ca-bundle-plesk-ssl-payment-issue/ Our office received a fake invoice from Stock Quotes Professional Inc. last Friday. We had no recollection of asking for a "rotating top banner with hyperlink" to our web site. The exact description on the invoice was: "Bi-annual online investor communications sponsorship", followed by the hyperlink (spelled as hperlink) text ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/26/fake-invoice-scam-stock-quotes-professional-inc/ The architects from Dynamic Architecture Group have devised a rotating skyscraper to be built amongst the Dubai landscape. The concept is interesting, to say the least. Strong wind gusts will rotate the skyscraper's floors for an ever-changing design. Owners of apartments will likely awaken to a new view each ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/29/new-dubai-skyscraper/ I'm going to discuss a type of e-mail scam I've encountered lately. Actually, I find my spam box littered with dozens of these so-called "job offers". I bet we've all seen spam e-mails promising $4K to $10K per month (or $200 to $300 per day) in residual income for processing ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/23/e-mail-scams-job-offers/ Microsoft released the last major update to its Windows XP operating system on Tuesday. Since several people have already asked me, you can download it by clicking here (32-bit version). It weighs in at about 316 MB, so it may take awhile to download depending on your Internet connection. Some users ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/10/windows-xp-service-pack-3-released/ I received an envelope from Imperial Majesty Cruise Line Vacations (aka Ramada Plaza Resort) today. Inside the envelope, there was a travel voucher worth $1300. I was promised 4 days & 3 nights at a Ramada Plaza Resort in Florida, another 3 days & 2 nights at another Ramada Plaza ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/28/another-day-another-scam/ I finally managed to get my hands on the highly sought Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU. I've been waiting weeks for my reseller to receive stock on the CPU. I kicked myself for not purchasing it earlier from another reseller, as it fell to a low of $199, and ... http://www.avinesh.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/intel-core-2-duo-e8400-vs-e6400/