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I found the drivers for this usb stick. The device has the same hardware of the WideView WT-200U or WT220U distribuited by various vendors (Freecom, Yakumo, Hama, Typhoon, Yuan)
Using the drivers from Freecom the MCFTec USB Stick works. I tested it on Windows Vista 32 bit and Windows 7 64 bit.
http://www.freecom.com/files/Productinformation/EOL/DVBT/Driver/25451-rev3-XP32-Vista3264.zip [<<<<<<< this worked for me on Windows Vista 32bit and on Windows 7 64bit]
Other drivers from Freecom:
http://www.freecom.com/files/Productinformation/EOL/DVBT/Driver/25452-XP-32-Vista-3264.zip
http://www.freecom.com/files/Productinformation/EOL/DVBT/Driver/27442-XP-3264-Vista-32.zip
http://www.freecom.com/files/Productinformation/EOL/DVBT/Driver/25451-XP-Vista.zip
[2019-10-08 UPDATE: files are not available anymore at these links, use this below on dropbox]
I uploaded on dropbox an archive with all those drivers, the driver for the MCFTec on the photo is 25451-rev3-XP32-Vista3264:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gx737g00k2efcg8/MCFTEC.zip?dl=0
After installing the drivers you can use any software to watch the tv. I tested the MCFTec with SichboPVR and MediaPortal v1.
You can also search the channels with SmartDVB and you can view the channels with VLC using this .m3u playlist for example [i found program=3401 from SmartDVB (Channel properties, PID as <DEC>)]:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,RAIUNO
#EXTVLCOPT:program=3401
dvb-t://frequency=205625000:bandwidth=7
#EXTINF:0,RAIDUE
#EXTVLCOPT:program=3402
dvb-t://frequency=205625000:bandwidth=7
#EXTINF:0,RAITRE
#EXTVLCOPT:program=3403
dvb-t://frequency=205625000:bandwidth=7
#EXTINF:0,RAINEWS24
#EXTVLCOPT:program=3411
dvb-t://frequency=205625000:bandwidth=7
#EXTINF:0,RAI2HD
#EXTVLCOPT:program=8597
dvb-t://frequency=219625000:bandwidth=7
#EXTINF:0,RAI3HD
#EXTVLCOPT:program=8598
dvb-t://frequency=219625000:bandwidth=7

Remote Control

The remote control act as a keyboard. This is the key map:

• Power: F12
• MUTE: F8
• VOL+: F10
• VOL-: F9
• CH+: plus sign
• CH-: minus sign
• 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0: the same
• ZOOM: Enter
• JUMP: ¶

Remote control on MediaPortal

On MediaPortal you can change default keyboard shortcuts to map the keys on the remote control:

1. MediaPortal Configuration > Remotes and Input Devices > HID: uncheck all checkboxes
2. MediaPortal Configuration > General > Keys and Sounds
   1. Global Actions: Volume Up, Volume Down, Mute
   2. Windows > Fullscreen TVs: Next tv channel, Previous tv channel

Remote control on SichboPVR

On SichboPVR you cannot change the keyboard shortcuts, the default shortcuts are (visible using F1):

• + increase volume
• -: decrease volume
• Numbers: insert channel number
• Enter: change channel after inserting channel number

So you can use CH+ to increase the volume, CH- to decrease the volume, the numbers to select the channel and ZOOM to change to the selected channel.

In response to Fray Quinones for this discussion:
http://discussions.citrix.com/topic/351074-run-time-error-28-out-of-stack-space/
[I was unable to register as citrix user so I write here]
This is the problem:
Hi,
I’m trying to deploy an application from our Citrix presentation server, but every time the application loads it gives the user a message that says: Run-time Error ’28’: Out of Stack Space.
It was working fine until last week.
Thanks,
Fray
The problem was generated by a window update, the KB2922229 update. Uninstalling this update the problem is solved.
Bye.

[CHIUSURA ALTERNATIVA PER GODEX EZ-DT-2 E EZ-DT-4]
Replaces spare parts number 700-057200-011 (right hook) and 700-057300-011 (left hook)
Sostituzione ricambi 700-057200-011 (leva destra) e 700-057300-011 (leva sinistra)

In this post i will write a checklist of common operations i do after clean installation of Windows Vista or Windows 7 (the most are not recommeded by Bill):
1. disable UAC (User Account Control)
2. disable System Protection on all disks
3. delete all Tasks except Registry Backup Task

Delete all folders contained in:
C:\Windows\system32\Tasks [for 32 and 64 bit systems] (do not delete the folder Microsoft\Windows\Registry it’s the registry backup, it’s important to recover a corrupted registry)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks [for 64 bit only]

4. [OPTIONAL] disable Task Scheduler Service (doing this genarates an error when installing Office 2016)

It cannot be disabled with services.msc, but only via registry: locate HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule and change the Start value from 2 to 4

5. disable Windows Search / Indexing

Control Panel >> Programs and Features >> Turn Windows features on and off and uncheck Windows Search

6. disable Automatic Defragmentation Service

Run services.msc and disable “Disk Defragmenter” service

7. cleanup msconfig
8. enable telnet client

Control Panel >> Programs and Features >> Turn Windows features on and off and check telnet client

Today i solved a two year problem with Windows 7 and my hp notebook. After leaving the computer idle for a while 10 or 20 minutes or more, the computer become unresponsive and the hard disk keeps working forever. To restore to normal operation i had to reset the pc.
To solve the problem i followed these steps:
1. Disable Windows Search from Control Panel >> Programs and Features >> Turn Windows features on and off and uncheck Windows Search
2. Remove all Windows Tasks, deleting all files and folders in these folders:
C:\Windows\system32\Tasks [for 32 and 64 bit systems]
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks [for 64 bit only]
3. Disable Windows Task Scheduler from registry: locate HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule and change the Start value from 2 to 4
4. Disable Disk Defragmenter service from services.msc, set as DISABLED
5. reboot

This is a simple code to hide fields in scaffolding views. In the controller add the method beforeRender in this way:

    public function beforeRender() {
        $action = $this->request->params['action'];
        
        if ($action == 'index') {
            $fields =  array('id', 'username', 'role', 'created', 'email'); //'password','modified'
            $this->set('scaffoldFields', $fields);
        } else if ($action == 'view') {
            $fields =  array('id', 'username', 'role', 'created', 'modified', 'email'); //'password'
            $this->set('scaffoldFields', $fields);
        }
        
        return parent::beforeRender();
    }

in this example the fields were changed in the index and view actions, but in the other actions the fields are displayed all.
 

I have a tablet (allwinner a13 mid tablet 7″). Contacts application Contacts.apk is installed, but the icon is missing in the application list.
It can be started from terminal emulator. My android version is 4.0.4, i run on the terminal this command:

am start -n com.android.contacts/com.android.contacts.activities.PeopleActivity

or

am start -n com.android.contacts/.activities.PeopleActivity

[see: http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android-apps/4.0.4_r2.1/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivity.java?av=f]