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Installing VLC on Aspire One Linux
The below is instructions on how to install VLC on an Acer AA1 running Linpus, these deatails and credit were found at http://macles.blogspot.com/ Acer…
Read more →Unread mail folder in Outlook 2003
Outlook 2003 – Lost Unread Mail Folder In Outlook 2003, on the left-hand side at the top there is ‘Mail, Favourite Folders’. It contains…
Read more →VMware Server on Centos
VMware server installation on CentOS: 1. Log in the server as ‘root’. It’s not best practice but for now it’s easier. 2. Run all…
Read more →Install Webmin on Centos
1. Go to the Webmin Download page and note the download link for Centos. Currently its http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.450-1.noarch.rpm 2 .Login via SSH to your server.…
Read more →Changing your hosts file in Vista
hosts file By default, if you try to modify your hosts file in Vista, it will not let you save it. It tells you that you…
Read more →Anti-Virus scanning exclusions should be considered for systems and servers
Will’s Note: I am not the orginal author. I have updated some of the info:file scanning exceptions for your Anti-Virus software where applicable: Consider the…
Read more →Windows XP File Association fixes
I have found a great site if you are having trouble with file extensions. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm The files listed here are all ZIP files, which…
Read more →Smoothwall Static routes
I eventually solved this problem. Edit /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall.up After the section on “# Allow packets that we know about through …” Add: # Allow packets…
Read more →Time Keeping in Linux
Setting System Time To set the system clock under Linux, use the date command. As an example, to set the current time and date…
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