Archive for November, 2006

HOW TO: Build Your Own Media Center PC, Part 1

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is an enhanced version of Windows XP that turns your ordinary PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. By using the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, you can watch and record TV programs, play DVDs, listen to music, share your digital photos, and more. Best of all, you […]

HOW TO: Crack Mac OS X passwords

As we are all aware, Mac OS X is based on BSD. Mac OS X is an UNIX-like operating system (much like Linux and the various other BSD variants FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD).
So what does that mean?
It means that your Mac is a multi user operating system. While at the present time, only one user can […]

HOW TO: Install VMware Server On Ubuntu

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install the free VMware Server (version 1.0) on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake).
VMware has just released version 1.0 of its free VMware Server. With VMware Server you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc. under a host operating system.

HOW TO: Optimize Your Bittorrent Download Speed

Bittorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current speeds? These suggestions might help to optimize your download pleasure.
If you’re on XP sp2, your TCP connections are limited to a maximum of 10. This might hurt your downloading speed because it wont let you connect to as much […]

HOW TO: Bypass BIOS Passwords

BIOS passwords can be add extra layer of security for desktop and laptop computers, and are used to either prevent a user from changing the BIOS settings or to prevent the PC from booting without a password. BIOS passwords can also be a liability if a user forgot their passwords, or if a malicious user […]