Error: “Operation could not be completed (error 0×000006d1)” when adding a Samba based network printer to Vista

If you are getting the following error while adding a Samba based network printer to Vista:
Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0×000006d1).
And you have a Samba server (version 3.0 and above) consider using the following technique to add the printer:

Add a local printer (not a network one!)
Select “create a [...]

posted in Tips n' Tricks by Eran Sandler

“Unable to retrieve MSN Address Book” on Pidgin on Ubuntu / Debian?

Today I got the following error on Pidgin (I’m running version 2.5.2 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex) while it tried to connect to MSN:
“Unable to retrieve MSN Address Book”
After searching a bit I found this post by Gijs Nelissen which said to use a different MSN plugin for Pidgin called msn-pecan.
I’ll reiterate the instructions for [...]

posted in Linux, Pidgin, Tips n' Tricks, Ubuntu by Eran Sandler