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July 29th, 2010
FeedReader, in my opinion, is the best RSS reader available (and it’s free). I have used it for many years without any problems at all … until recently; I encrypted my hard-drives and everything worked as expected except FeedReader. I was getting an error like ‘internal gds software consistency check (can`t continue after bugcheck)’.
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I uninstalled and then reinstalled FeedReader however I still received the error messages/popups.
Why the GDS FeedReader Error Occurs
FeedReader uses the Firebird database to house the various settings and information. The most likely cause of the ‘GDS’ error is that the database is corrupt. The solution to the FeedReader error is to repair or replace the SQL database (i.e. the Firebird database).
How to repair FeedReader after the GDS Error
The two options for resolving the FeedReader error are to repair the database or to completely uninstall FeedReader and then reinstall:
Fix the FeedReader Database
FeedReader includes a Backup Utility which, besides backing up and restoring the database, assists with database repair and optimization. The database holds such information as which articles in feeds have been read as well as other settings (it’s therefore preferable to repair the database rather than reinstall the application).
To run the FeedReader Backup Utility:
- Close FeedReader (you may need to go to Task Manager to do this).
- Click the Start button on your taskbar.
- Select All Programs.
- Click the FeedReader folder and select ‘FeedReader Backup Utility’.
- At the least ensure that ‘Fix possible database errors’ is checked however it is thoroughly recommended to ensure that ‘Tidy up database’ and ‘Make backup’ are also selected.
- Click the Details tab and make a note of the ‘Backup file location’.
- Click Start.
If a database repair doesn’t work then it will be necessary to completely uninstall and then reinstall FeedReader.
How to (completely) uninstall and reinstall FeedReader
Unfortunately, the database and/or reference information isn’t removed when FeedReader is uninstalled using the application uninstaller. If wanting to completely uninstall or reinstall FeedReader then all referenced to the database and the database itself need to be deleted.
Follow these steps to have a ‘clean’ install of FeedReader:
- From the Windows control panel, uninstall FeedReader via ‘Program and Features’ or however else you usually uninstall software.
- In Windows Explorer go ‘c:\users\YourLoginName\roaming’ (this location may be different depending on your Windows setup) and delete the FeedReader folder.
- In Windows Explorer go ‘c:\Program Files’ (this location may be different depending on your Windows setup) and delete the FeedReader30 folder.
- Install the latest version of FeedReader.
I certainly hope that this article on how to deal with the Feedreader gds error has helped!
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July 23rd, 2010
I have tried Telstra and Optus 3G USB sticks and have had problems with both. I therefore recently purchased a Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Stick (model K3765 and made by Huawei). I followed the instructions about installing the software however I kept getting an error when inserting the 3G modem:
Mobile connection not possible.
-Set your current mobile device as the default device in the ‘Manage Devices’ view
-Ensure that no other programs are using your mobile device and try again in a short while
-Delete the device in the ‘Manage Devices@ view, add it back again, and then try connecting.
If this error persists, please contact Support at your mobile network operator.
Support information RAS error code 680
Here is how I managed to (finally) get the USB stick to work (instructions for Windows Vista):
- Go to ‘Control Panel’
- Double-click ‘Device Manager’
- Expand ‘Network adapters’
- Alternate-click ‘Vodafone Mobile Broadband Network Adapter (Huawei)’.
- Click ‘Uninstall’ then ‘Ok’.
- Remove the USB 3G stick and reinsert.
There are apparently multiple things that may cause these USB sticks not to work but the procedure as above got mine working.
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July 8th, 2010
Contact Form 7 is one of the most popular WordPress plugins. Is it very simple to create forms with this plugin however many people battle to get the forms to fit into narrow columns such as widgets. This brief tutorial shows just how simple it is to reduce the width of forms created with Contact Form 7:
- Whilst logged in as an Admin user, click ‘Contact’ then ‘Edit’ then ‘Generate Tag’.
- In the ‘size’ field enter a value (for my WordPress theme 30 is a good fit to include the form as a Widget).
- Follow the rest of the instructions given by Contact Form 7 i.e. when it says ‘Copy this code and paste it into the form left’ then do just that.
Note that some tags don’t have the ‘size’ field so it is necessary to make similar adjustments. The ‘Text area’ tag for example requires that the ‘cols’ field be populated to reduce it’s size.
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July 2nd, 2010
Occasionally, pages of arbitrary text are required. For example, you may require seeing what a Blog post of 5000 words looks like or you may be designing a pamphlet and need text to see what the design with text looks like. Fortunately, Microsoft Word has an inbuilt function (Microsoft claim that it isn’t an ‘Easter Egg’) where a simple command creates this random text. Just input =rand(n) into a document (where n is the number of paragraphs you require) and hit enter.
See the video for an example …
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May 11th, 2010
Microsoft Word Page Breaks have caused much anxiety in this world. Many of us have experienced the anguish of an unwanted break separating text. Attempting to identify the reason for the break and removing the cause can be a very frustrating experience. Without further ado, here is how to get rid of an unwanted Page Break in Word 2007:
1. Enable ‘Show/Hide’ by clicking the ‘Show/Hide’ icon in the Home ribbon.
2. Locate the Page Break in your document.
3. Place the cursor over the Page Break and mouse-click.
4. Press delete on your keyboard
Simple as pie really except when Page Break cannot be deleted even when following the instructions above. Often the solution is to turn-off ‘Track Changes’ before following the four steps above (Page Breaks cannot be deleted when Track Changes is enabled)
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