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yum update Red Hat Linux / Fedora

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Yum (Yellowdog Updater Modified) is a powerful automatic updater and package installer/remover on RPM-based Linux distributions like Red Hat / Fedora. Yum automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to … Continue reading →

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How to determine / find CUPS version

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

Simply execute the following command in your Unix machine to determine what version of CUPS running on your system. # cups-config –version cups-config is the CUPS program configuration utility. Some of the option available for this utility include: –api-version: current … Continue reading →

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How to delete printer port in windows

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

In order to delete TCP/IP printer port in windows systems, follow the following steps: Open the printers folder – Start, Setting, Printers Remove the related printers using the printer port Select “Server Properties” from “File” menu Select the Ports tab … Continue reading →

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SkyDrive

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Found this new service from Microsoft the other day. This is really what I search for so far. Like Google toolbar that save my bookmark which I can use whenever access to the Internet, SkyDrive offer free diskspace for me … Continue reading →

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What laptop to buy

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Actually nowaday, majority of new laptops marketed are having sufficient performance to run latest OSs. But basically i will check: How much memory it has: nowaday, at least 4GB is needed if you are installing windows 7, for XP, 1GB … Continue reading →

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How to disable beep sound in Dell Latitude

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Open “Device Manager” Click on “View”-Menu Select “Show hidden Devices”. Click on “Non-Plug and Play Drivers”. Right-click on “Beep” and choose “disable”. Reboot your notebook.

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Do I need to buy antivirus software for my PC?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

It depends. If you have budget constraint, you may like to try anti virus free software. I have been using AVG Free Anti-Virus software for years. It works really fine so far. Updates are always available. AVG Free Anti-Virus can … Continue reading →

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How to download more than 2 files at a time in Firefox

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

In Firefox, when you try to download a couple of files at the same time, you might have noticed everything adding up in the download manager but only two files get downloaded from a server at any moment. The process … Continue reading →

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Joomla error: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

One of the reason for Joomla to generate message of “Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded …” is with the max_execution_time settings in php.ini of web server’s root folder. This setting can be confirmed using the following … Continue reading →

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How to remove friends from MSN profile but keep them as Messenger friend

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Just search the Internet and found the following steps to hide your friends from your profile page in MSN 1. Sign in to profiles with your Windows Live ID. 2. Click on Privacy settings, then Advanced. 3. Under Profiles and … Continue reading →

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