Oh where, oh where, has my Bluetooth gone?

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Matt

So Vista… I think I like you. But give me back my Bluetooth!

So to preface this story, I will say that CompUSA is closing a large number of its stores and the merchendise if not being sent back to warehouses, it is all being sold at discount (no warranty, no refunds, all sales final). So because I was in the market for a Bluetooth headset for my Q1b and my phone I picked up one. (Jabra BT 125) I saved roughly $10 on it.

So now i’m home and trying to get my Q1b to pair with the headset. I’d paired my phone with the Q1b no problem under XP. I know the drivers must be there somewhere. So no, don’t see any. So I head to the Samsung website and try to download the driver. I get halfway through the install and get the following message:

Driver Hangup

Yes, I’ve clicked “Install this driver software anyway. No, It wont stop popping up. No, the progress bar will not go any further than that. I’ve had this happen to me on 4 seperate trys. Anyone had this happen to them, or happen to know how I can get Bluetooth working again?

Thanks!

Sidenote: I’ve made it to the final round of Derrich’s Bloggers Final Four. Please go and vote for me!

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Blogging March Madness

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Matt

Derrich from Derrich.com decided to put a little mayhem into the flurry of pools which is normally March Madness. Derrich has decided to create his own blogging March Madness and yours truly was included!

Here’s where I need your help. I’m seeded 8th against the number 1 seed Shoemoney. Now in order to pull a monumental upset against this blogging powerhouse, I need as many votes as possible. In order for a vote to be valid, a reader needs to leave a comment in that post at Derrich’s blog, and you must include 4 votes.

Blogging March Madness Bracket

Oh and other fan favorites such as NetBusinessBlog, and John Chow make their appearances as well…

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Samsung Q2 Sighted!

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Matt

Engadget has some pictures of the Samsung Q2!
I’m interested in seeing how this develops. Cebit is just around the corner!

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Help! I’m trapped in Vista!

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Matt

Why is it that it seems that once you go Vista you can’t go back?

Trapped In Vista

Ok so after fighting with Vista on my Q1b after its release my Q1b sat on my desk for a few weeks (hint: no updates). But now after spending 3 to 4 hours last night trying to revert back to XP and failing miserably (Note: Samsung you sent me CDROMS to restore a device with no optical drive!) I decided to embrace the new offering from Microsoft.

Call my crazy but at about 3am I began tweaking the Vista install into something that was usable. Heck, realistically I’d be putting Vista back on in 6 months to a year anyways.

Now everyone will get to find out how I manage. I’ll be keeping Vista and starting a little project right now i’ll refer to as Q1b-MDU. More info on that shortly. Back to the tweaks!

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