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I use OpenVPN to be able to connect to the company’s network when I am away.
If you ever worked with this tool, you know that it is not so easy to install it on a 64 bit Windows and it is even harder to do this on Windows 7.
So, it seems normal that in the end this was addressed and implemented properly.

The first version which works out of the box is “OpenVPN 2.2-beta5 — released on 2010.12.03″.
It can be downloaded from here: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html

WARNING: this is a beta version which I use and I know it works.

If you don’t feel comfortable using a beta product, try to use the official release from here.
I haven’t tested this version, so i don’t know if it works.

You have most probably 4 GB RAM and you want to use them all
The only choice for you is to install Ubuntu 64 bits.
But, a lot of software goodies out there are still compiled on 32 bits.
Of course, they won’t start on your brand new 64 bits operating system that can do everything (well, a little bit exaggerated)

Here is how to install the 32 bits libs on your Ubuntu 64 bits:

#sudo apt-get -V install ia32-libs

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-2.6.31-14 (2.6.31-14.48)
linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic (2.6.31-14.48)
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
lib32asound2 (1.0.20-3ubuntu6.1)
lib32bz2-1.0 (1.0.5-3)
lib32gcc1 (4.4.1-4ubuntu9)
lib32ncurses5 (5.7+20090803-2ubuntu2)
lib32stdc++6 (4.4.1-4ubuntu9)
lib32v4l-0 (0.6.0-1)
lib32z1 (1.2.3.3.dfsg-13ubuntu3)
libc6-i386 (2.10.1-0ubuntu16)
Suggested packages:
lib32asound2-plugins ()
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ia32-libs (2.7ubuntu17)
lib32asound2 (1.0.20-3ubuntu6.1)
lib32bz2-1.0 (1.0.5-3)
lib32gcc1 (4.4.1-4ubuntu9)
lib32ncurses5 (5.7+20090803-2ubuntu2)
lib32stdc++6 (4.4.1-4ubuntu9)
lib32v4l-0 (0.6.0-1)
lib32z1 (1.2.3.3.dfsg-13ubuntu3)
libc6-i386 (2.10.1-0ubuntu16)
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 34.0MB of archives.
After this operation, 144MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main libc6-i386 2.10.1-0ubuntu16 [3,671kB]
Get:2 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main lib32gcc1 1:4.4.1-4ubuntu9 [55.1kB]
Get:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main lib32z1 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13ubuntu3 [77.4kB]
Get:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main lib32stdc++6 4.4.1-4ubuntu9 [347kB]
Get:5 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main lib32asound2 1.0.20-3ubuntu6.1 [330kB]
Get:6 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main lib32bz2-1.0 1.0.5-3 [40.0kB]
Get:7 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main lib32ncurses5 5.7+20090803-2ubuntu2 [186kB]
Get:8 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main lib32v4l-0 0.6.0-1 [73.7kB]
Get:9 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe ia32-libs 2.7ubuntu17 [29.2MB]
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Selecting previously deselected package libc6-i386.
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Selecting previously deselected package lib32gcc1.
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Selecting previously deselected package lib32z1.
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Selecting previously deselected package lib32stdc++6.
Unpacking lib32stdc++6 (from .../lib32stdc++6_4.4.1-4ubuntu9_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package lib32asound2.
Unpacking lib32asound2 (from .../lib32asound2_1.0.20-3ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up libc6-i386 (2.10.1-0ubuntu16) ...

Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

That’s it…
Now go ahead and install Picasa, Skype and whatever you wish to have and is not available on 64 bits natively.

Immediately after I started my laptop today, I got a popup announcing me that I have to install a Java update.
Well, knowing that it has vulnerabilities, I said… OK, do it.

And then I continued to work …
After a couple of seconds, I see the following popup :

So, now the legitimate question: Why am I offered to get that damn toolbar ( I HATE toolbars !!!!) only because I wanted to update Java.
What has Java (or Sun ) to do with Yahoo ?
I think that nothing else than … money. I guess Yahoo pays a lot of money to Java to bundle their sh** toolbar.

And what makes me really mad is the fact that it is by default installed. A user who does nothing else than click Next -> Next… will automatically install it.
I consider this practice as bad as Adware and Spyware.

Bad boys… Yahoo and even worse Sun !!!
Shame on you !!!

Hurrrrayyyyyy…. because 1111mb.com is again alive, I managed to import everything here.

Here is how :

1. Install on your hosted WordPress.org blog the plugin http://www.technosailor.com/wordpress-to-wordpress-import/

2. Export everything locally

3. Import into wordpress.com (Manager->Import->Wordpress WXR)

Done !

Or better to say … MICO against VSTUDIO 2005.

We have so many headaches with this new compiler.

Our code keeps crashing … the same code that used to work.

I will have to install this VS to test it myself… beah …

Now I am working on the VCPROJ files for VS2003.