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Delete Open With Entries in Windows 7 | 5 Jul 2019 | |
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This article gives instructions on how to delete specific Open With entries in Windows 7 | |
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DOS Batch Commmands | 7 Jun 2019 | |
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Tips on commands in DOS batch files | |
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nmap - security checking | 22 May 2019 | |
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NMAP is a common tool available on most UNIX system for checking network security | |
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Connect XP to Windows 7 or 10 SMB Shares | 7 Mar 2019 | |
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Windows XP uses a lower level of SMB authentication than Windows 7 or 10. This article explains how to have them connect. | |
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Disable AutoPlay on Windows 7 | 1 Feb 2019 | |
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Disable AutoPlay on Windows 7 | |
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Remove Audio Tracks from MKV using mkvmerge | 12 Jan 2019 | |
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Remove Audio Tracks from MKV using mkvmerge | |
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RCedit | 31 Dec 2018 | |
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This tip shows how to change the description of an executable using rcedit.exe | |
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Using FFmpeg to concat files | 22 Nov 2018 | |
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Some tips on using ffmpeg to join video files without re-encoding | |
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Remote Desktop Shortcut | 24 Oct 2018 | |
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This article explains how to create a shortcut for a particular IP for Remote Desktop | |
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Disable Web Notifications in Firefox | 23 Sep 2018 | |
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Many websites currently will want to push notifications at you. You can disable this in Firefox | |
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Thunderbird Download Issues | 8 Sep 2018 | |
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Thunderbird can have problems with POP protocol download issues of large emails | |
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Google - Should you allow "less secure" apps | 1 Sep 2018 | |
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Google is sending messages about whether they should allow less secure apps. This is what it means. | |
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FFMpeg - converting HDR to SDR | 13 Aug 2018 | |
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FFmpeg - crop and rescale to 16:9 1080p | 13 Aug 2018 | |
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Windows 10 Startup Folder | 23 Jul 2018 | |
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This brief tip shows how to open the Windows 10 Startup Folder | |
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Convert Webpage to PDF | 14 Jul 2018 | |
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This article briefly mentions how to convert a URL of a webpage into a PDF | |
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Deep Learning Starting Points | 6 Jun 2018 | |
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This article has some tips on where to start for reading up on deep learning using convolutional neural networks. | |
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FFMpeg notes - start time to end time | 6 May 2018 | |
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A small tip on specifying start and end time to ffmpeg | |
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Batch file on Subfolders | 17 Jan 2018 | |
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This tip shows how to make a batch file process all files in all subfolders. | |
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Firefox: disable the leave page dialog box | 20 Jul 2017 | |
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Many malware websites continually throw the dialog box: Are you sure you want to leave this webpage? They do this to prevent you from closing the window. This article explains how to turn off the dialog box in Firefox. | |
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Firefox: turning off video autoplay | 30 Jun 2017 | |
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This article tells how to turn off autoplay in Firefox | |
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WinXP and 10: Multiple File Drag/Drop Batch Files | 27 Jun 2017 | |
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This example shows how to setup a batch file so that you can drag and drop multiple selected files so that an executable will process each one. | |
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Download Windows OS ISO and USB drive images | 20 Jun 2017 | |
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This article mentions how to get the ISO or USB drive images for different Windows OS | |
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Adjust Startup Programs on Windows 7 | 27 Feb 2017 | |
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This article gives some tips on how to view and adjust whether a program automatically starts on Windows 7 | |
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Firefox download error: source file could not be read | 19 Feb 2017 | |
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Firefox is giving a download error ...source file could not be read | |
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mailto link problems - million IE browsers starting | 16 Feb 2017 | |
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You click on a mailto link in Firefox and a million IE browsers are started. | |
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Disk Information | 10 Jan 2017 | |
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This article shows how to find information on hard drives using the diskpart command | |
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Backup using Xcopy | 21 Dec 2016 | |
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Using xcopy for backup | |
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Disable Firefox Refresh Message/Prompt | 16 Aug 2016 | |
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Disable Firefox Refresh Message/Prompt | |
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FFMpeg and Deinterlacing | 16 Aug 2016 | |
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Tips on using FFMpeg for deinterlacing video | |
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PHP - Command line, Getting Webpages, Sleep | 2 Aug 2016 | |
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Some notes on PHP | |
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Display the Motherboard Infomation on Windows XP, 7 | 20 Jul 2016 | |
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This gives a tip on how to display the motherboard information on a computer running Windows XP or 7 | |
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Firefox: Using multiple search engines | 10 Jul 2015 | |
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This article explains how to use multiple search engines from the location bar in Firefox. | |
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Linux Memory Usage - Why does Linux use so much memory? | 10 Jul 2015 | |
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This article briefly explains how Linux is using and reporting RAM memory usage | |
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Offline Android Voice Recognition | 3 Jul 2015 | |
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This article explains how to get offline voice recognition working in Android | |
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Remote Desktop Icon | 26 Jun 2015 | |
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This article gives an example of setting up an icon on your Desktop which immediately creates a remote desktop connection to a machine. | |
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LaTex for Unix | 11 Jun 2015 | |
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A few tips on using LaTex in Unix | |
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Using TAR in Unix | 2 Jun 2015 | |
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This article gives some examples of using the Unix tar command | |
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Backing Up Windows 8.1 | 21 May 2015 | |
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A few tips on making a system image of Windows 8.1 | |
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Chrome Browser Colors Problems | 4 May 2015 | |
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If colors for some images are appearing incorrectly, it could be because Chrome is using GPU functions which are not compatible. This article explains how to solve it. | |
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Remote Access to LIACS | 29 Apr 2015 | |
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Some tips on remote access to LIACS computers | |
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Network Problems and Diagnosis | 2 Apr 2015 | |
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This article gives some tips on checking what is using your ports and which services started them. | |
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Remove DVD drive from Dell E4300 | 19 Mar 2015 | |
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This article describes how to remove the DVD drive from Dell E4300 | |
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Using htpasswd.exe | 24 Oct 2014 | |
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Tips on changing user passwords via the htpasswd.exe provided by Apache | |
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Menus (dropdown) in HTML5/CSS3 | 4 Aug 2014 | |
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This article gives an example of creating dropdown menus using HTML5 | |
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Allow Specific IP Addresses to Remote Desktop Windows 7 | 29 Jul 2014 | |
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This article explains how to limit which IPs can connect using Remote Desktop to a Windows 7 computer | |
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Disable AutoPlay in Windows 7 | 28 Jul 2014 | |
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This article explains how to disable autoplay in Windows 7 | |
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MySQL and PHP Examples | 9 Jul 2014 | |
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Some examples using MySQL with PHP | |
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MySQL - Fast indexing | 3 Jul 2014 | |
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Some examples of setting up indices in MySQL are given | |
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Full Install of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on USB Stick | 25 Jun 2014 | |
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This article gives notes on how to perform a full installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS onto a USB stick | |
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IPv6 on Windows XP | 17 May 2014 | |
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This article explains how to install IPv6 on Windows XP | |
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MySQL basics | 29 Apr 2014 | |
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A brief tutorial on using MYSQL | |
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Turn off Windows XP Auto-Run | 27 Apr 2014 | |
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One of the most important things to switch off for better security is the windows XP auto-run feature. This article explains how to do it. | |
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Linux: CPU and RAM info | 23 Apr 2014 | |
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These commands under Linux tell you information about the CPU and RAM | |
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Viewing Drive Shares in Windows 7 | 16 Apr 2014 | |
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This article explains how to make the drive shares visible on Windows 7 | |
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Thunderbird/Gmail Authentication Problems | 9 Apr 2014 | |
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Gmail can be flaky sometimes and can introduce bugs into their authentication routines. This article explains one approach to crowbar a fix for Thunderbird using POP3 | |
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Windows XP and ZoneAlarm and Generic Host Process | 18 Mar 2014 | |
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Notes on what to allow through ZoneAlarm | |
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ICC Color Management Modes | 5 Mar 2014 | |
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This article explains how to change the ICC color management mode in Firefox and SeaMonkey | |
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Firefox password DB editor | 28 Feb 2014 | |
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This Firefox extension allows you to edit saved passwords or create new ones. | |
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TrueImage 11 User Notes | 28 Feb 2014 | |
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Overview on TrueImage 11 | |
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Extracting tracks from video files (batch) | 3 Jan 2014 | |
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This article gives an example of extracting (lossless) tracks using ffmpeg | |
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HTML Tables: colspan | 2 Sep 2013 | |
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In some cases you want to have unusual table setups with differing numbers of columns per row. This article gives a few tips. | |
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HTML Images: Rounded Corners, Shadows, and Gradients | 1 Sep 2013 | |
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Gives tips on displaying images in HTML with rounded corners and shadows and gradients | |
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HTML Images: Keep Aspect Ratio and Limit Dimensions | 30 Aug 2013 | |
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A tip on using the img tag in HTML to keep the aspect ratio and also put a maximum limit on the width and height | |
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Linux Hardware Info | 22 Aug 2013 | |
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Some tips on finding out the hardware and OS version | |
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|||
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Google Proxy Server | 16 Jul 2013 | |
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An example of using a google proxy server to get a page behind a paywall | |
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Scheduled Restart of Windows Services | 1 Jul 2013 | |
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This article tells you how to restart a windows service on a schedule automatically | |
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Google Cache of Webpages | 24 Jun 2013 | |
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This shows how to view Google's cache of webpages | |
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Installing Apache or MySQL as Windows Services | 27 May 2013 | |
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This article explains how to install Apache or MySQL as windows services. | |
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How to Delete a Windows Service | 12 May 2013 | |
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How to delete a windows service | |
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|||
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Backup and Restore MySQL | 9 May 2013 | |
|
This article gives a quick overview of backing up and restoring a mysql database or installation | |
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Reset MySQL Root Password | 8 May 2013 | |
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GLUT, OpenGL, Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010 | 1 Apr 2013 | |
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Some tips on setting up GLUT with OpenGL on Windows 7 | |
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Disable Firefox Plugin Check | 21 Mar 2013 | |
|
This article explains how to disable the firefox plugin check | |
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Mongoose and PHP | 5 Mar 2013 | |
|
This article explains how to get Mongoose working with PHP | |
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Windows 7 License Information | 18 Feb 2013 | |
|
This article shows how you can display the license information for your machine regarding Windows 7 | |
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Windows 7 Installation Notes | 11 Feb 2013 | |
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Notes on installing Windows 7 | |
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Windows 7 Professional File Sharing | 1 Feb 2013 | |
|
This articles gives a few tips on file sharing using Windows 7 Professional | |
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Optimizing Gigabit Ethernet Speed | 31 Jan 2013 | |
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This articles gives tips on how to improve Windows XP Ethernet speed. | |
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FFMpeg and MKVmerge for Video Encoding | 30 Dec 2012 | |
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Two high quality tools for encoding video into h264 are FFMpeg and MKVmerge. We give an example of their usage in batch files. | |
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Script to Add Users and Passwords | 19 Dec 2012 | |
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This articles explains how to add users and passwords from a command line script | |
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MySQL select on multiple tables (join) | 16 Nov 2012 | |
|
An example of doing a SELECT on multiple tables | |
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Using FFMPEG to extract a specific audio track from movie | 14 Oct 2012 | |
|
This article explains how to use FFMPEG to extract a specific audio track from movie | |
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|||
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Mongoose: A Simple and Portable Web Server | 1 Oct 2012 | |
|
This article briefly describes the Mongoose web server | |
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Calling PHP from Custom Web Server | 22 Sep 2012 | |
|
Suppose you wrote your own web server and want to use PHP. This article gives some tips on what you need to do. | |
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Change Remote Desktop Server Port | 20 Sep 2012 | |
|
This article shows how to change the listening port for the Remote Desktop Server | |
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|||
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Turn off Firefox download scan | 13 Aug 2012 | |
|
This articles explains the steps to turn off scanning of downloads by Firefox | |
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|||
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Manual installation of Android Apps | 9 Aug 2012 | |
|
Explains how to install apps on Android 4 manually | |
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Move Putty Settings To Another Computer | 3 Aug 2012 | |
|
This article shows how to move Putty settings to another computer | |
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|||
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Convert Video to h.264/mkv | 9 Jul 2012 | |
|
This article shows how to use VLC to convert video to mkv format | |
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|||
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Convert avi to mkv or add new tracks | 3 Jun 2012 | |
|
This article shows how to losslessly convert from avi to mkv format | |
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|||
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AR Drone and Windows 7 | 18 May 2012 | |
|
Using the Parrot AR Drone from Windows 7 | |
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|||
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Group Policy Notes in Win XP | 25 Mar 2012 | |
|
This page has some useful notes on how to look at and set the group security policy in Windows XP | |
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How to Remote Desktop to the Actual Server Console on Windows 2003 | 21 Mar 2012 | |
|
Using the Remote Desktop client usually lands you in a seperate session on the windows server. There are times, however, when you might want to be able to connect to the console directly instead of being in a seperate session. | |
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Windows Updates: Tips and Problem Solving | 20 Mar 2012 | |
|
Windows updates are necessary in some cases to install security patches. However, there are problems with there system. | |
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Proxy with Putty and Firefox | 15 Aug 2011 | |
|
Some notes on using web proxy with Putty and Firefox | |
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|||
|
HTML Notes: Positioning Text and Images | 14 Jul 2011 | |
|
Some examples of using layers and div elements to position images and text on a webpage | |
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|||
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Copy mySQL table from one database to another | 10 Mar 2011 | |
|
This article gives a very short example how to copy a table from one database to another. | |
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Disabling ADOBE ARM | 2 Feb 2011 | |
|
Adobe ARM refers to their updating programs. On some computers, ARM can cause network outages. This article explains how to disable ARM | |
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|||
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phpBB (version 3) Using SQLite | 24 Jan 2011 | |
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Explains how to install phpBB version 3 with SQLite | |
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Hard Linking in XP | 17 Jan 2011 | |
|
As opposed to the soft linking from creating a shortcut in XP, you can also do a real hard link which will treat the file as if it is there. | |
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|||
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Excel-like Formulas in MS Word Tables | 3 Jan 2011 | |
|
Some notes on using Excel-like formulas in MS Word Tables | |
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Excel Notes | 2 Jan 2011 | |
|
Notes on using Excel for computing grades | |
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|
Skype in High Resolution | 8 Dec 2010 | |
|
This article describes how to get high resolution video from Skype assuming your webcam supports high res capture. | |
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|||
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Windows Security vs Malware: Important Tips | 29 Nov 2010 | |
|
This article will focus on the most important tips to improve fundamental security on MS Windows and many others. | |
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|||
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Disable Google Chrome Auto-Update | 30 Jun 2010 | |
|
This article explains how to turn off the auto update in Google Chrome | |
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|||
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Acer 4810 Battery Life Problem | 17 Jun 2010 | |
|
The Acer timeline 4810 should have an 8 hour battery life when surfing the Web. However, due to driver problems with the switchable graphics, users may only be seeing 4 hours battery life. | |
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Smbclient | 12 Jun 2010 | |
|
Notes on using the smbclient program from Linux to access Windows shares | |
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|||
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Configuring Apache for Perl | 12 May 2010 | |
|
A short note on configuring Apache for Perl | |
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Improving Apache Download Speeds | 29 Apr 2010 | |
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View All Network Connections on XP | 10 Mar 2010 | |
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View All Network Connections on XP | |
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|||
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Intel Modular Server and Windows 2003 Server | 1 Feb 2010 | |
|
The Intel Modular Server is not immediately compatible with most Windows Operating Systems. This article shows how to create a slipstreamed installation CD with the storage drivers | |
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Disable Recent Documents List Under Start Menu | 11 Nov 2009 | |
|
For privacy reasons, one might want to disable the recent documents list under the start menu. This article explains how to disable it under Windows XP | |
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|||
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Compatibility between Office 2000 and Office 2007 | 10 Nov 2009 | |
|
MS Office 2000 is able to read and write documents in the docx format used in Office 2007 by using the compatibility pack. | |
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Firefox Settings | 23 Sep 2009 | |
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Changing the variable settings within Firefox | |
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|||
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Video Encoding Using Mencoder | 23 Sep 2009 | |
|
An example of using mencoder for video encoding | |
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|||
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DeShaker - Stabilization for VirtualDub | 12 Aug 2009 | |
|
This article describes how to use the DeShaker plugin for VirtualDub | |
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|||
|
Disable Adobe Bonjour Service | 7 Jun 2009 | |
|
This article describes how to disable Adobe Bonjour Service | |
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|||
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Apache: Changing default number of columns in automatic directory listing | 23 Mar 2009 | |
|
This article describes how to change the default number of columns in the Apache automatic directory listing | |
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|||
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Downloading a Webpage | 18 Jan 2009 | |
|
This describes how to use wget to download a complete webpage | |
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|||
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Text2Image | 10 Dec 2008 | |
|
This article describes how to convert a text file into an image. | |
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|||
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Howto Manually Register/Un-Register Filters & Codecs | 18 Nov 2008 | |
|
This article explains how to manually add or remove filters and codecs from your XP system. | |
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|||
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Mencoder Tips | 14 Aug 2008 | |
|
Converting difficult files using Mencoder | |
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|||
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Warning: Problems when updating with XP SP2 | 9 Aug 2008 | |
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Warning: Problems when updating with XP SP2 | |
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|||
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Format USB Stick as NTFS | 4 Aug 2008 | |
|
How to format a USB Stick as NTFS instead of FAT32 | |
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|||
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Encoding Difficult Files with Mencoder | 3 Aug 2008 | |
|
Some video files are difficult to transcode such as from VC1 to MPEG4, not because of the video codecs but because the file contains a poorly standardized codec like OGG Vorbis. This document gives some tips on how to make the transcoded files. | |
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|||
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Writing Excel sheets from PHP | 21 Jul 2008 | |
|
This article gives a few pointers on writing excel sheets from PHP. | |
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|||
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Reboot a remote XP machine | 7 Jun 2008 | |
|
How to reboot a remote machine running XP. | |
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|||
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Set XP File/Dir Permissions from Command Line | 30 May 2008 | |
|
Sometimes one needs to set the file and directory permissions of XP from a command line program. This gives a hint how to do so. | |
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Remote console | 14 May 2008 | |
|
When all connections on remote desktop are used up, in many cases you can still use remote console as described here. | |
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Windows XP Registry Backup | 2 Apr 2008 | |
|
Windows XP Registry Backup | |
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|||
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Antec Fusion Notes | 17 Feb 2008 | |
|
Antec Fusion | |
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|||
|
Hack (1985) - version 103, the original | 15 Feb 2008 | |
|
This has a download of the original game and notes on getting Hack103 working with ansi.sys. Here is the quick and easy solution for Windows XP. | |
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Problem: Win XP System Properties Not Appearing | 31 Jan 2008 | |
|
There are some programs which can interfere with the core functionality of Windows XP. This article describes one problem having to do with rundll32 and restore.exe | |
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|||
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Windows XP Auto Login | 30 Jan 2008 | |
|
How to setup auto login for Windows XP | |
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|
|||
|
Change Computername or Workgroup | 30 Jan 2008 | |
|
This article shows you how to use the XP support tool, NETDOM.exe to change a computer name. | |
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|
|||
|
Ubuntu Notes | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Some notes on installing Ubuntu 7 | |
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|
|||
|
X Server - Cygwin on Win32 | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
X Server - Cygwin on Win32 - This article explains what you need to know to get it working | |
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|||
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Using Xcopy to backup a drive or directory | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Using Xcopy to backup a drive or directory | |
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|
|||
|
Intelligent computers in movies, television, and books | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
A brief summary of intelligent computers in movies, television, and books. | |
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|||
|
ActiveSync and Outlook | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Notes on getting MS ActiveSync to work smoothly with MS Outlook | |
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|||
|
Batch File Looping | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
An example of how to use for loops for batch files | |
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|
|||
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Net Commands in Win2000 and XP | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
This page gives a brief summary of the net commands available in Windows 2000 and XP | |
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|||
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Create a Safely Remove Hardware shortcut | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
This article shows how to create a desktop shortcut which activates the Safely Remove Hardware function - especially useful when disconnecting USB drives | |
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|||
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Extending Basic Disk Partitions | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
This article shows how to use DiskPart in WinXP to extend a Basic disk partition | |
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PHP5 Encryption Techniques | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
A fast programmers tutorial on encryption techniques in PHP5 | |
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|||
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Password Lock for Windows XP | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Two ways of locking Windows XP | |
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|||
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Reducing Apache Server Public Information | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
For security reasons, it can be beneficial to reduce the amount of information Apache gives out to any user | |
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|||
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Reducing SVCHOST Memory Usage | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Some things to adjust when the svchost service becomes large | |
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|||
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Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP on Linux | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP on Linux | |
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|
|||
|
Changing Default Logon Screesaver | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
Before a user logs in, XP has a default screensaver which in some cases might be annoying. This note explains how to change it. | |
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|
|||
|
Firefox Optimization | 26 Nov 2007 | |
|
This article shows how to greatly enhance the speed of the Firefox 2 internet browser | |
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|||
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Installing Windows 2000 with Ultra160 SCSI | 20 Jun 2001 | |
|
Howto setup Windows 2000 on a PC with an Ultra160 SCSI system | |
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| Media Lab Overview |
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| LIACS Homepage |
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| MM Conf |
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| ACM Multimedia |
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| ACM ICMR |
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| IAPR ICPR |
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| Science Direct |
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| IEEE Library |
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| LIACS Publications |
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| ACM Digital Library |
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