It may be anachronistic to think about a new desktop when the world seems to be going mobile, but there are still those of us who depend on our monster box at the work station or home office. Mark Kaelin at Tech republic runs through a list of things that you might want to check and adjust when you first turn on your new PC or Mac. The article is a little dated (2005) and is based on Windows XP, but as a Windows 7 user I can attest that most of the information is timeless. The first point Kaelin makes is to get your ‘puter internet ready with anti-malware apps and firewall settings. This makes me wonder what anti-malware comes on most smartphones….
Tag: Windows Xp
Pandora Chrome Extension
In a previous post I talked about the Windows Pandora Gadget; I wanted to find a similar way to play Pandora on OSX and came across a solution for cross platform compatibility (using Chrome).
I found a Chrome extension called Anesidora that plays Pandora without the need to have a tab open for Pandora.com and it never plays ads. Anasidora was previously hosted in the Chrome extension store but has been taken down. Once i found a download site i was able to install the extension however, it would not let me log in! The hosted download is a later version that has a simple bug and here is how to fix it:
Edit: I have found a site that hosts a working version thanks to a Facebook friend:
http://chromeunderground.b
1. Go here and download the extension (using Chrome) http://pandora-extension.googlecode.com/files/Anesidora-1.3.2.crx
2. You’ll get the issue where it won’t let you login. This is because of a bug in version 1.3.2. The Web Store version was up to 1.3.7 I believe and had fixed this issue, but in the 1.3.2 version the bug still exists.
3. To fix it you have to hunt for the file “anesidora.js”
On OSX extensions are located at: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions
On Linux, extensions are located at: ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/
On Windows XP, extensions are located at: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
And on Windows Vista/7, extensions are located at: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
For Windows, you may have to ‘Show All Hidden Files’ to see the AppData directory in Vista/7, or Local Settings directory in XP.
This is worth it stick with me!
4. You’ll know you’ve found the right folder when you see the a folder “1.3.2.0”.
5. When you’ve found that folder, open it, and then open the “js” folder, and you’ll see the file “anesidora.js”. Open that with your favorite text editor, and do a search for “v3” (use ctrl+f). There should only be one occurrence. It will say v30 or v31 to start with, but it needs to say v32.
6. Change it to v32, save it, and restart Chrome. You should now be able to login and enjoy the wonderful experience that is Anesidora.
Please comment below if you run into any issues so i can modify my post with more clarity if need be.
