Tim Beam

The attached file is a research paper I wrote on the chemical formaldehyde and the effects and dangers.

Formaldehyde Research Paper

I had trouble auto updating WordPress and once figured it out and did it successfully but I couldn’t remember how I did it the last time. Well I’m happy to have it figured out and want to document it here. I was having trouble when auto updating, when I initiated the update I received an error message indicating that WordPress couldn’t update or create files and folders. I rediscovered that if I deactivate the plugins “AskApache Password Protect” and “WP Security Scan” the auto update went flawlessly and after that I simply reactivated the plugins and all was good. Here’s to hoping this helps someone and reminds me for the next time.

I’d just like to take a moment and say goodbye to Billy Mays and the other celebs we have lost in this past week. Billy Mays, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Ed McMahon goodbye. You all will be remembered for your contribution to our lives.

FIRST TAKE CARE WHEN CHANGING THE WINDOWS REGISTRY. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS UNUSABLE.

For whatever reason you may have, you might want to change the Registered to: name or the organization that appears under System Properties in Windows XP. It is very simple, just follow these steps.

1. Click Start, Run, and type regedit in the open box.
2. In the left pane of regedit navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion.
3. Look in the right pane for RegisteredOwner to change the “Registered to: name” or RegisteredOrganization to change the Organization name under the registered owner.
4. Highlight the one you want to change by left clicking on it. Then right click modify and in the Value Set box simply type in what you want to appear in System Properties.
5. Open System Properties and your new settings will appear.

You can log into the administrator account in Windows XP without disabling fast user switching and without booting into safe mode. To do this you will have to log out of any logged in users. After this you will be at the user welcome screen. Simply push Ctrl + Alt + Del twice and you will be able to enter the administrator account.

If your like me and bought a Sandisk usb drive that came with U3 software and you want to get rid of it for whatever reason look here for the removal tool. My reasons for wanting rid of this garbage was; one less useless piece of software using up my computers memory and not being able to copy files to the drive.

Have you ever tried to update the time in Windows XP and received an error? Try resetting your time service

1. Start->Run cmd.exe

2. net stop w32time

3. w32tm /unregister [ignore error message]

4. w32tm /unregister

5. w32tm /register

6. net start w32time

7. try updating your time now, all should be good.

Increase the icon speed in Windows Explorer
Make icons in windows explorer appear quicker

In Windows XP every time you open My Computer or Windows Explorer to browse folders and files XP automatically searches for network files and printers. This causes a delay in displaying your icons. You probably see the “default” windows icon and as you scroll it changes to the correct icon. This is how to stop that…

1. Open My Computer
2. Click on the Tools menu and select Folder Options…
3. Under Folder Options select the view tab.
4. Uncheck the very first box that reads “Automatically search for network folders and printers”.
5. Click “Apply” or “OK”

Here is a useless fact for you. If you have ever watched Star Trek, you know the original with William Shatner, chances are you’ve heard Deforest Kelly (Dr. McCoy) say “I’m a doctor, not a Coal Miner”. Or instead of Coal Miner he may say a “Brick Layer”. So here is my compilation as I remember them or I am reminded after watching one of the many reruns of the cult fan favorite science fiction show.

I’m a doctor, not a…

Bricklayer (TOS – Devil In The Dark)
Coal Miner (TOS – The Empath)
Database (Voyager – Episode ?)
Engineer (TOS – Mirror,Mirror)
Escalator (TOS – Friday’s Child)
Mechanic (TOS – The Doomsday Machine)
Peeping Tom (Voyager  – Drone)
Performer (Voyager – Investigations)
Voyeur (Voyager – Parturition)
Watchmaker (Star Trek:New Voyages – To Serve All My Days)
Zookeeper (Voyager – Life Line)

If you know of a episode that Bones has one of his famous quotes let me know and I’ll add it.

From information in episode 195 “The Drumhead” Admiral Norah Satie made the comment that during the battle at Wolf 359, where the Borg were making their way to Earth, 39 ships with the loss of life at around 11,000 would make an average of 282 persons aboard each ship.