If you forget your Linux root password, you can maybe reset it if you have physical access to the machine. Go to the Linux server machine. You will see the login prompt Press Ctrl-Alt-Del (three keys at the same time) The machine will reboot. If Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn’t work, try Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.…
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There is a way for your laptop to quickly start up. Just put it into hibernate mode instead of shutting it down. When you go to menu Start->Turn Off Computer, you will get a popup with Standby, Turnoff, and Restart options. Hold down the Shift key and the popup will…
Leave a CommentBy default, iTunes will re-organize the music files that you have purchased into folder hierarchies based on artist directories containing album directories containing the music files. The default music folder is located at “C:\Documents and Settings\personal\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music”. You can disable this function by doing the following: Run iTunes.…
Leave a CommentIf you use Microsoft Word to generate your table of contents, you may be annoyed to find that the table of contents will not have subsections that are more than three levels deep. To fix this, do the following: Open your document in Word. Go to the Insert menu, Reference,…
Leave a CommentBefore you connect to the Internet, you should have anti-virus and anti-spyware protection enabled. You don’t need to pay for these software because they are free. Get the free Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus. If you are using Windows XP, get the free Microsoft anti-spyware Windows Defender. (Windows Defender is included with…
Leave a CommentThe later Volkswagen Jettas come with headlights always on by default; this feature is called daylight running lights (DRL). Unfortunately, DRL lowers the lifetime of the headlights and lowers the gas mileage (just a wee bit). This hack will disable the DRL only and leave the rest of the headlight…
5 CommentsIf your palm is acting weird, did you try hard-resetting it? It’s like rebooting your computer. Just sync the palm to your machine so your desktop will have the latest info. Do a hard-reset on the palm (hold the power button down, press the reset button in the back, let…
Leave a CommentIn safe mode, you will see the words safe in all four corners of the screen. If this is the case, then shutdown and restart your computer. If it still comes back up in safe mode after the reboot, then there is a problem with one of your devices. Did…
Leave a CommentExtraneous programs that run at startup will slow down your system. These programs are not necessary and can be removed safely. Some are even harmful virus or spyware programs that should be removed. First, run your anti-virus and anti-spyware scanners to clean any malicious programs from your system. If you…
1 CommentIn Windows XP Home Edition, there is no way to add a password to a shared folder, which means you can’t restrict individual access to the folder. But there is a way to prevent outsiders (those without a valid username and password) from accessing the shared folder. Outsiders without valid…
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