Adding new startup services on Debain based distributions, i.e. Ubuntu or Xandros, is somewhat different than Red Hat based distro users are used to. The main differences are in the commands used to add/remove new services and enabling services to run at specific runlevels. This article will provide a reference to managing services on a Debian based distro with some background about the differnet Linux run levels and their purpose. [...]
This is a guide to installing Office 2007 using the /admin option so that you do not have to have the physical CD to install the application. You can put the install set on a network share and deploy the application remotely. [...]
Beginning way back with the release of Windows 1.0, Microsoft has been all about the GUI interface (more or less effectively). But sometimes you just want to run a program without having to navigate the GUI maze of menus and folders. Windows Vista, by default, does not include the Run command on the Start Menu. This was a common and favorite feature of Windows XP. To add the Run command back to the Vista Start Menu, follow these steps: [...]
Getting error messages telling you that you are unable to image Dell Optiplex 745 with ZENworks 4 or ZENworks 4.01 IR7. "Error unable to locate network card." or you are just unable to image Dell Optiplex 745 with ZENworks with “freezing” or “hanging” of imaging program. Here are the answers. [...]
One of the most powerful but under-reported Vista features gives parents tremendous control and monitoring capabilities over any accounts on the system. Just type "parental" in the Start search box to bring that program to the top, and click into it. Or you can access it from the User Accounts applet in Control Panel. Choose the account you want to control, and the next window lets you turn on parental controls and set limits on Web traveling, program access, and even the games played and time spent on the system. [...]
Dreaming of building your own super-high-capacity flash drive? Addonics has created a cool little adapter that lets you sandwich two flash drives together and then replace the 2.5” hard drive in a notebook. They also have models that will fit a SATA controller as well as IDE. [...]
Instead of manually scanning your hard drive to see if you need to defrag it, or dropping a bundle of money on a Defragging Program such as DiskKeeper, you can use the builtin Windows features to keep your disks optimized and never have to intervene manually or launch anything. [...]
Ubuntu Linux has an option for font smoothing that isn’t turned on by default for some strange reason. This makes fonts significantly smoother, enough to be very noticable. To enable this option, you need to edit the .fonts.conf file in your home directory. [...]
Your MAC Address (Media Access Control address) is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. If you want to change your network card MAC address there are a few simple steps that you need to take…and here they are. [...]
OCS Inventory NG Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation is an application designed to help a network or system administrator keep track of computer configuration and software installed on the network. It also allows deploying software, commands or files on Windows and Linux client computers. [...]
