Archive for September, 2007

HOW TO: Secure your Mac

Although viruses pose much less of a threat to the Mac platform, individuals and organisations shouldn’t forego protecting Mac systems with a quality antivirus application. In this article we show you the right tips to make sure your Mac is adequately protected.

HOW TO: Map a FTP to a Drive in Windows

What was going on this week at CyberNet News and Learn Firefox? Here’s your chance to catch-up if you missed something! I periodically receive inquiries from friends asking for the easiest way to access files and folders on a FTP server. They normally have their own FTP server setup at home, and they want to […]

HOW TO: Restore the RUN command in Vista

One of my major hangups with vista is the ‘Search Bar’. When I first started using Vista I felt that Microsoft had done a great thing They made it so I could launch my favorite program with one click instead of two. I was quickly disappointed to find that when you type a word into […]

HOW TO: change boot order of Ubuntu and Windows

This is for people who have a dual boot installation of Ubuntu and Window (XP or Vista). When booting you will see that Ubuntu has created a boot menu that allows you to select an OS to start. It will usually look somewhat like this. After 10 seconds, or when you press enter, the selected […]

HOW TO: 10 Smart Hacks for Google Reader

If you’re like me, then you probably have a serious case of information overload. In today’s web of information, it’s easy to get caught up in the constant news stream. In fact, I have over 50 RSS feeds in my feed reader. Talk about a mental meltdown.

HOW TO: Run Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 6, 5.5, 5.1 in Linux

Are you a developer or QA engineer, in an all Linux workplace, always looking for scarce Windows machines to run Microsoft Internet Explorer for testing your product and services? You could also be the manager who is eager to switch to Linux but cannot do so because of strong requirement for testing on Internet Explorer.

How TO: Install Ubuntu on a MacBook

1. First, update MacOS X to the latest version using [WWW] Software Update and upgrade the [WWW] firmware to the latest version.
2. Use the [WWW] Boot Camp to partition the drive in two. When asked whether to create a driver disk, answer "no" and click on "reboot" at the […]

HOW TO: Boot up your Mac from your iPod

Playlist Magazine suggests using an old (or current) iPod as a backup bootable disk for your Mac. To get it going you’ll need to set your iPod to run in disk mode, and then install OS X on it using the original installation disks. If you’re willing to lay out some cash for extra bootable […]