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3 March 2010 View Comments

Windows Command Line Top Secret

Copy and paste from/to the command line
Click on the icon in the title bar and choose Edit > Mark. Now, drag over the area you want to copy, hit Enter and the text is copied to the clipboard. Similarly, you can click on the icon in the title bar and choose Paste to paste the [...]


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28 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Keep YouTube Fullscreen

I’ve always hated the fact that in order to watch a video on YouTube in full screen you couldn’t use your 2nd monitor. This drove me nuts, and recently I started looking for a solution, which I figured had to be out there.
Step 1
Go to a video on YouTube, in this example I am going [...]


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28 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Use Multiple Computers On One Mouse & Keyboard

This article talks about how to control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. It is designed for folks who have two (or more) computers set up at home and find themselves regularly sliding from one system to the other (and wearing out the carpet in the process!). Simply put, you will [...]


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28 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Use Nested Commands in Linux (Beginner)

This tutorial will show you how to use nested commands in linux so that you can use the output of one command to finish another.


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9 February 2010 View Comments

Install Snow Leopard OSX 10.6 in VMWARE Workstation 7

Here is the story how to Using Mac OSX in the latest Windows 7 – install Snow Leopard in VMWARE 7. Virtualization of Snow Leopard (Client) is not officially supported/allowed by any virtualization solution. However a few modifications to the .vmx file and use a modified install disk as this will save a lot of [...]


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4 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Seamlessly Run Linux OS in Windows

Windows only: Free application Portable Ubuntu for Windows runs an entire Linux operating system as a Windows application. As if that weren’t cool enough, it’s portable, so you can carry it on your thumb drive.
Built from the same guts as the andLinux system that lets you seamlessly run Linux apps on your Windows desktop, Portable [...]


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4 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Mastering Windows 7

Get Quick Launch back
I liked the new Windows 7 taskbar a lot — but something was missing. Yes, you can pin programs to the Start menu now, and I do. But I also liked the Quick Launch bar, where I could put icons for programs I use a little less frequently but often enough that [...]


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2 February 2010 View Comments

Howto Write Maths Equations in OneNote 2007

Onenote is a superb companion for me, I can use it to gather all my information in one place, find what I need fast, and share your notes and information.  I have just put together a few screenshots for you – hopefully, these will inspire you to create your own master piece. OneNote’s sections break [...]


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