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Connect to VPN on Vista: "This connection requires an active Internet connection"
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Pretty much every day, I get the following stupid dialog from Vista when I'm trying to connect to a VPN:
Note that even when I've an active wireless connection shown in the dialog, the dialog still doesn't allow me to connect to a VPN supposedly because I don't have such a connection :S.
The workaround is to click on the Open Network and Sharing Center, from there click on the Manage Network Connections link at the left:...
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How to talk to your baby before she can talk
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About half a year ago, Scott Hanselman got me into baby signing. He was so enthusiastic about it that he succeeded in infusing the same excitement in me. I have a 15 months-old daughter Aylen (and a 3 year-old one too, Agustina), which was about 11 months back then. Make sure you read his initial post on baby signing...
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Open source implementation of Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) is available now!
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SSE is an XML micro-format and corresponding sync algorithm that can be embedded in RSS or Atom feeds to allow for two-way synchronization among peers. More important: the algorithm allows for mesh-style synchronization between nodes, with no concept of a "master" copy. This can be game-changing for data-exchange and app-level data interop. But only the future will tell....
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