You may have created normal hidden folders in windows Xp and vista to store your private files , but these normal type of hidden folders in vista and windows Xp is quite old technique. As even if you create a hidden folder using this old technique almost every one or a normal windows user would […]
One of the new things in Ubuntu 7.10 is the ability to read and write to NTFS formatted drives, which is great for Windows XP and Vista users. What that means is that you can create a Firefox profile in Windows and set it up so that Ubuntu uses the exact same profile.
It’s been a while since anyone’s had to slipstream a Windows XP service pack, but seeing as how SP3 is now available to play with, we thought we’d do a refresher course.
Are you geek enough for Linux? Though it first earned a reputation as a platform for hobbyists and hackers, Linux -1 come a long way since Linus Torvalds cobbled together the first kernel as a student project. A modern Linux desktop is a sophisticated, user-friendly GUI environment, with features and applications to rival any proprietary […]
The new WordPress 2.3 release supports keyword tagging without requiring external plug-ins like Ultimate Tag Warrior or Simple Tagging. With the new Windows Live Writer 2008, you can easily add keyword tags to WordPress blog posts (see screen capture) though this feature is not enabled by default.
An anonymous reader sent us a few hacks today for the Samsung SGH-i600 phone - Link. This is basically the US Blackjack, except that it’s released in the UK with Orange’s branding and a bit of crippleware. One of the hacks that’s mentioned is using GMail with the device, and it’s a cool hack that […]
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 […]
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 […]
We’ve covered it before, but it’s worth taking another look at the little-known version of Windows that is used to run the Windows Vista installation process: Windows PE 2.0. It’s available as a standalone, streamlined operating system which is incredibly helpful for all sorts of other things, like system recovery and imaging.
In computer repair, data backup is obligatory. You may ask a customer if there is data to be backed up and they will say no, not knowing what they are saying exactly. To them, data isn’t the Word documents or speadsheets in their My Docs. Those are “objects” of a sort. Any competent computer tech […]
This Recipe will tell you how to install and optimize VMware Server, a software virtual machine emulator that lets you run Linux and one or more other operating systems at the same time, each in a separate window. In most cases this means Windows, though other OSes can be run as well. Why do it? […]
Want to give your IT security or administrator staff access to Windows applications right in their preferred Linux desktop environment? Follow this tip and you can easily do this without needing to set up an expensive and complex Citrix environment. Also, did I mention that the following solution can be set up using free software?
One of the most frustrating experiences working with computers is when they won’t start. This frustration is usually compounded by cryptic error messages that don’t provide you with enough information to determine what’s wrong, let alone fix the problem. An advanced user might recognize that the files the messages refer to are registry hives, binary […]