Make Team Fortress 2 Dedicated Server Work

Many a times I have noticed that people can’t get the default dedicated server for TF2 available on steam to work. They can start the server but people cant join the game. Even I could not get the server to work initially. But then after reading through some posts of other games at steam I figured out how to get it work. So here it is:

1. Go to folder X:/…/steamapps/YOUR_ACCOUNT/source 2007 dedicated server/tf/
2. Create a new .txt file
3. Give it the name: steam_appid.txt
4. Open it and write: 440
5. Save changes

After this people would be able to connect to your server.

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How to use AllShare on Samsung Galaxy S

Finally got time to find, how to view media content from my home computer on my phone. After testing a few softwares I have zeroed in on TVMOBiLi server. Its free and awesome. It does what it says.

What and Why I Liked it:

1. Is Cross Platform (Windows / Mac / Linux)....So I am not bound to a platform
2. Its NOT Java...Now I know how it is so fast and light!!!
3. Web Interface
4. External Access
5. Share with Friends
6. Very fast transfers and lag-less buffering.

What I dont like:

1. No ability to remove the default folders
2. The web interface design is not very appealing (Too many bright colors and hues...looks 90's)
3. On Galaxy S only the first 6 items show up in the contents....However the Dev Forum at TVMOBiLi reports that it has fixed this problem in a developer build and is soon going to publish it. Would update when I get it

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Force update Galaxy S India 2.2 to 2.2.1

WARNING !!! : Proceeding with these steps (incorrectly) may damage your phone and void its warranty. Do at own risk. I cannot be held responsible if anything goes wrong.  

After nearly a month and a half after the Froyo update in India, I was really irritated by the reduced performance of my SGS. I waited for Samsung India to publish a fix but none came. Finally I decide to go the hard way and force update the firmware to 2.2.1 that was available in UK. I can confirm it has way better (superb) performance. Animations are smooth, the email application doesn’t lag, the phone book letter scroller shows and does not skip letters. Overall everything is smoother. On my device, consumed RAM memory is usually below 200 earlier it used to be 260+ with the same set of apps. Quadrant score is 1090. 

Documented steps for future reference, for my friends and me. The original steps at XDA-DEV where too lengthy and the file was not available for download without an account.

[WARNING!] Remember to disable lagfix application before the update if you use it. This will avoid filesystem errors that may occur at the boot of the new flashed firmware. 

1.Download latest Kies Registry Patcher. Note: It require Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or later version. 

2.Update Kies to 1.5.3.10103.102. Later versions might not work

3.Launch Kies Registry Patcher; If you patched the dll in the past with an older version of the patcher then be sure to launch new release as administrator since it have to revert the dll to the original version as the patch isn't needed anymore (Right click on application > Run as Administrator). 

4.Launch Kies and connect your phone; Wait for Kies to recognize it properly.

5.From the Kies Registry Patcher application choose "XEU" under the "Spoof Product Code as" select box. It pertains to the UK region.

6.Write to registry by clicking the button.

7.From Kies you can now update as normal. It would find the XXJPY (Froyo 2.2.1) update.

Note #1: Remeber that this patch will remain ACTIVE until you set "Enable Spoof" field to False! It's not a problem but after you update the phone it's suggested to put that value to false so the patch become inactive.

Note #2: Don’t mess with the advanced settings

 PS:

1. This process does not work with Kies 2. Also don't update Kies if not necessary
2. I verified that i can roll back to the original Indian edition if need be. (To claim warranty or if the official India edition is launched)
3.  The Google News and Weather update doesn't work on this. I'll try again with my backed up application.