tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237976286728114602023-11-15T11:33:29.061-05:00Lui's Blog...my thoughts, ideas, and discoveries on various topics.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682823630202864263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423797628672811460.post-1882037916544199502014-02-22T14:08:00.001-05:002014-02-22T14:08:53.819-05:00Bird Necklace - Foxy Originals | G&D Gems BlogLadies checkout some really cool jewelry from Foxy Originals. Their jewelry is made in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of quality materials -- peweter with 14k gold plated or sterling silver. None of the cheap far east stuff.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A couple months ago my niece, Bianca, was telling me about the <a href="http://nonninaskitchen.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">blog</a> she created for a school project. When I visited the <a href="http://nonninaskitchen.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">blog</a>, I was pleasantly surprised how professionally done it was. I don't know why I was surprised. Bianca is a lovely, smart, and talented young lady. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">But that wasn't the only surprise. The content of the site was cooking, and yes, you guessed it, starring my 72 years young mother -- my niece and all my mother's grandchildren lovingly call her "</span></span><a href="http://nonninaskitchen.blogspot.ca/p/about.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">Nonnina</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">".</span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The site is very well written with beautiful pictures of all the food. The recipes are all traditional Italian family favorites ranging from main courses to deserts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">My favorite so far are the </span></span><a href="http://nonninaskitchen.blogspot.ca/2013/09/bocconotti.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bocconotti</span></a> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">cookies. A delicious concoction of almonds, chocolate, and sugar, that have become my mom's signature cookie. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">When you have a chance, stop by at <a href="http://nonninaskitchen.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nonnina's Kitchen</a> and try some of the mouth watering recipes that we have enjoyed for years.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bon appetite</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> Lui....</span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682823630202864263noreply@blogger.com0Maple, ON, Canada43.853840626242778 -79.51492309570312543.808053626242781 -79.595604095703123 43.899627626242776 -79.434242095703127tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423797628672811460.post-19277873097918827362013-10-29T12:47:00.006-04:002013-10-29T13:17:12.057-04:00Windows Update Failing for Silverlight Security Update<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recently Microsoft issued a security update for Silverlight -- KB2890788. On my computer the update was failing every time the automatic update feature of Windows 7 tried to install it. Every time the computer was shutdown at the end of the day it would try to install this security update for Microsoft Silverlight component. The update would fail with Error Code 670 with the following details:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Security Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB2890788)<br />Installation date: 2013-10-29 10:08 AM<br />Installation status: Failed<br />Error details: Code 670<br />Update type: Important<br />This security update to Silverlight includes fixes outlined in KB 2890788. This update is backward compatible with web applications built using previous versions of Silverlight.<br />More information:<br />http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=324580<br />Help and Support:<br />http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105787</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I tried various ways to try to resolve this issue including uninstall Silverlight -- system was not able to uninstall because of invalid update sequence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally I found this link from the Microsoft Support Website that resolved the problem for me. <b><u>How to Clean a Corrupted Silverlight installation and reinstall Silverlight:</u></b> Follow the link and scroll down to the resolution section:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1) Click on the "Fix it" button as shown below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This will check your Silverlight installation for issues and un-install and reinstall.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2) Once you have completed the above, check to see if Windows Update is still</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Press the Start button on your Windows Desktop and type "Windows Update" in the search box at the bottom as shown and click on Window Update link under Programs:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3) Click on the link "Check for Updates" as shown:</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tzuHDClJLVc/Um_i4zkPruI/AAAAAAAAXmo/qzTdaPUpbfw/s1600/2013-10-29+12-30-30+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tzuHDClJLVc/Um_i4zkPruI/AAAAAAAAXmo/qzTdaPUpbfw/s1600/2013-10-29+12-30-30+PM.jpg" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4) What you should get is "Windows is up to date" and not a prompt to install the security update for </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Silverlight as shown below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you have any questions please leave a comment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lui....</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682823630202864263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423797628672811460.post-76257443795544496742012-02-06T23:44:00.000-05:002013-10-29T11:17:24.067-04:00iTunes prompting for password on every startupI noticed some time ago -- probable last November -- every time I connect my iPod Touch to my computer, iTunes wants me to enter my password. Finally I was so annoyed with this I decided to try to get to the bottom of it.<br />
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After reading some posts from around the web, I tried to the following:</div>
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<li>Log out of your iTunes Store account.</li>
<li>Exit iTunes.</li>
<li>Find the iTunes icon on your desktop or Start menu or type iTunes in the search box in your Start menu.</li>
<li>Right Click on the iTunes icon.</li>
<li>Choose "Run as Administrator".</li>
<li>Go to the iTunes Store and log-on to your account.</li>
<li>Voila -- it should fix the problem. Try it by exiting and re-starting iTunes -- you should not be prompted for your password.</li>
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** Note this is for iTunes 10 Windows 7 version.</div>
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