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Feb/10NFS Server
Overview Network File Share (NFS) is a protocol for sharing storage. It is quite common in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices and is a standard compared to Samba which is Microsoft specific but has been ported to Linux. Install NFS … Continue reading
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Feb/10Change MAC Address In Windows
It is possible to spoof the MAC address in Windows without going into the registry. The network will go down during this process so it’s best to stop or wait till all downloads or any other network related activity has … Continue reading
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Jan/10Windows 7 Monitor Power Test
There is a report generator in Microsoft Windows 7 which can help you track down what is being used in terms of power. The report tells you what is stopping the computer going into sleep mode (if sleep mode is … Continue reading
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Nov/09Windows 7 Monitor Calibration
Windows 7 has a built in monitor calibration tool which isn’t too bad. Sadly it only calibrates one monitor in a dual monitor set up. To start the utility go to Start Menu and type dccw and walk through the … Continue reading
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Nov/09Valve’s Steam And Windows 7 Integration
Valve has done a great work integration Steam with Windows 7. The icon in the taskbar shows the download status of all the currently downloading items. This was demos in my case. I have the Steam icon in my start … Continue reading
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Aug/09Windows 7 Sleep & Wakes Up Unexpectedly / Instantly
I had a problem with my system where I put it to sleep and it would wake up for no reason. I found an article where if you turn off the option “Allow this device to wake the computer” for … Continue reading
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Jul/09Windows 7 64 bit Distorted Sound With Creative X-Fi Card
Since I’ve upgraded to 4GB RAM I was unable to use my sound card because it had static / distorted noise coming from the speakers. No matter how many times I un-installed and re-installed the drivers. I gave up and … Continue reading
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Jul/09My Alternative Free Software On Windows
Overview Here are my picks for free software on Windows (currently Windows 7). Free and open source (two different licenses applied to software) have come a long way and have come to replace my ageing proprietary and non-free applications. I … Continue reading