Google server error

google-server-error

Today it happened to me!

I have never seen before Google Server having troubles. Have you?

While I was updaring my site settings, received this message: “Google Server Error”

Google Presents the Virtual World ‘Lively’

Google  yesterday launched a new virtual world called ‘Lively’ .

You can check it at www.lively.com

Their idea is to make social Webs more dynamic.
“The Lively team wants to help people experience another dimension of the Web,” said Google engineering manager Niniane Wang in a blog post. “We hope you will use the product to express yourself with and without words, and to do this in the places you already visit on the Web.”

Using the Lively environment requires Windows ,  Internet Explorer or Firefox, and the Lively browser plug-in which is downloaded at first visit the site.

Lively is a Google Labs project that is still in Beta version.

Google lively

Monitor flickering problem – change refresh rate

A flickering monitor is not only unpleasant to work with but it is dangerous for your health. It may causes headache, eye problems, even can provoke migraines.

Monitor flicker may affects users in the autism spectrum, including people with Asperger ’s Syndrome. 

The problem with monitor flickering is caused of low refresh rate. It is measured in Mhz. Refresh rate has to be >75Hz.

Refresh rate depends also of screen resolution – the bigger screen resolution is – the higher refresh rate is neeed.

 

To change refreshrate, rightckick on empty point on your Desktop.

Then select the last menu option – Properties.

The ‘Display Properties’ window is opened:

display settings advanced

Select Settings tab and click on Advanced button.

A new window pops up:

plug-and-play refresh-rate

Here choose Monitor tab and from dropdown menu select the biggest refresh rate.

Click OK. Your refresh rate is changed.

 

And one more thing to try to improve performance:

Repeat steps above but instead of ‘Monitor’ tab, select Troubleshoot tab.

plug-and-play troubleshoot

Move Hardware acceleration slider to the left and click OK.

IE message ‘Done, but with errors on page’

You may see the ‘Done, but with errors on page’ message often while browsing web pages.

It is in bottom left corner of the statusbar and has an Yellow exlamation sign.

Do not be afraid to view the site.

Actually, the message ‘Done, but with errors on page’ means that there is some javascript errors on this page. This is because of webdesigners’ errors, not your browser error.

May be some animations or some funcionallities will not work proper but site is still visible.

This is not yours problem so do not panic.

The message ‘done, but with errors on page’ will not harm your computer in no means.

The webmasters have to check their sites often and if such a message appears, it is better for them to repair javascript code.

Dangerous Trojan horses detected in your system – malware message

I think everyone has received such messages. They insist to download and install a trojan cleaning software. Instead of this, they will install other trojans, spyware and other malware on your computer.

So, NEVER click no OK neither Cancel buttons. Better fire this window from Task Manager /ALT+CTRL+DEL./

The fact you received that message is a sign you already have some kind of malicious software.

To clean it in early stage download MalwareBytes program /it is FREE/, update and make full scan.

Hope this will fix your problem.

Internet Explorer Not Responding problem resolved

If you receive that message, you may try the following 2 things.

1. You may be have too many IE windows opened – close them and try to load a page.

Also may clean the IE cache.

2. Go to registry editor: Start button –> Run –> Regedit

find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\BrowserHelper Objects

and delete all the keys /like folders/ here.

Press F5 to refresh registries.

Then try to load a webpage in IE.

Internet Explorer takes too long to load pages

If you have to wait too long until a web page is loaded in your IE browser, it may be caused of wrong LAN settings. Solution:

 Click on Start button –> Control Panel Doubleclick ‘Internet Options.’ A dialog window is opened. Click on Connections tab. Then click on LANsettings button.

 

In the new window UNCHECK the Automatically detect settings check box.

Click OK and restart computer. So your browser will not attempt to detect proxy setting anymore and will load the webpages normal.

IE javascript problem No Such Interface Supported

If sometimes happened to receive this annoying message No Such Interface Supported /NSIS/ don’t panic.

It is caused by javascript libraries /dll/ not registered.

To register them click on Start button –> RUN

In Run window type RegSvr32 actxprxy.dll

regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

Then Press OK.

The success message appears:

 

dll-register-succeeded

Then do the same with registering the second dll: RegSvr32 shdocvw.dll

This will solve your IE error message problem.

Favicons disappear problem

When you open some web pages from Favorites, you may notice their unique icons, different from the Internet Explorer generic blue ‘E’ sign.

Look for example at Google and Yahoo icons in IE addressbar:

google yahoo favicon

Those kind of icons are called ‘favicons’ and are used as trademark to tell one website from anothers. Also they make site look special.

Google have changed their favicon a month ago with this new purple ‘g’

You can make own favicon for your website. Use any icon creation software like Microangelo .

Create your site’s icon.

Remember! Favicons always are 16×16 pixels sized and 16 colors.

Then save it as favicon.ico and put in your root site folder on the web server.

When you have marked a website as Favorite and opened from favorites folder, its icon is changed.

Sometimes there are problems with that icon.

It may disappear and change back to IE blue symbol if the site cookie has expired. It is because favicon is stored in Temporaly Internet folder.

Favicons may disappear also if you have cleaned your browser casche and deleted tis .ico file.

The solution is to store favicon in separate folder and with right mouse button to favorites properties, to tell the path to that folder.

How to check IE version

If you want to know what youir Internet Explorer version is  - click on Help menu then choose ‘About Internet Explorer’

A window is opened with full information about your browser.

about Internet Explorer

 

Every program, even the famous MS Calculator or MineSweeper, has its Help Menu. And there is ‘About’ submenu where you can check the version of certain program. Also can see its autors, copyrights and other information.

IE restrictions – how to open URL

In many schools, computer clubs and offices admins have set restrictions about using Internet explorer so people cannot browse the Internet.

Here is a simple method to open any URL:

Open any Windows program, for example calculator.exe.

Click F1 on keyboard to open the help menu.

Now click with right mouse button on titlebar.

jump to url

Click ‘Jump to URL…’ submenu.

In the new dialog window type your web address and the webpage is opened in the right part of the help.

How to view your TCP/IP settings with netsh

I want to introduce to you a very usefull but rare used DOS command: netsh /net shell./

It is used to view your TCP/IP settings or Configure interfaces.

Go to DOS command prompt window: Start button –> Run –> type ‘cmd‘ and press OK.

In DOS, type the following: netsh interface ip show config and press Enter.

You wil see info about your network interface /Local area connection/ and your IP.

netsh shell

Netsh command can be used to configure your network adapter /NIC/ automatically obtain IP address from DHCP server:

netsh interface ip set address “Local Area Connection” dhcp

Also you can set the NIC dynamically obtain DNS settings:

netsh interface ip set dns “Local Area Connection” dhcp

netsh is used to change many other computer settings like routing, nat, igmp, firewall .

Outlook new message system tray icon not showing

Recently I had problem with my Outlook new message icon on taskbar.

The little envelope did not appear anymore when a new email arrived.

I had to check often Outlook for new emails.

The solution of the problem is easy:

Go to menu Tools.

Click on Options.

outlook-tools-options

In new popup window Preferences tab /first/, click on E-mail options button.

A new dialog window is opened. Click on Advanced e-mail options… button.

 

outlook advanced e-mail options

Third dialog window is opened.

Find and check the checkbox ‘Show an envelope icon on system tray.’

outlook show envelope

 

Click OK.

Now everything is OK – the envelope appears as expected.

Internet Explorer 7 mouse wheel opens new tab

I use IE7 so much but never knew that little trick to open links in new tab.

Usualy when you want to open a link in new tab you click with right mouse button, then select ‘Open in new tab’ submenu.

This makes two mouse clicks and one mouse move.

I found a better way to open link in new tab. You maybe know it but it is new for me:

Point the link and click mouse wheel!

It is so simple! It saves me hundreds of clicks!

This little trick works for all kinds of mouses.

Hope to like it.