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openSUSE 13.1 and Useful Apps
openSUSE 13.1 has been released. I just installed it on an old HP 6530b laptop without issue. Screen resolution, volume, wireless internet, and USB device recognition all seem to work without any additional mucking around. Of course things may not … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, openSUSE, Operating Systems, Technology
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OUYA: The ‘Open’ Video Game Console for Users and Developers
Amazingly, OUYA, the open video game console platform raised $8,596,474 in funds on KickStarter. OUYA is based on the Android 4.0 operating system. The idea is to create a low cost console (currently $99) available for consumers that also allows … Continue reading →
Posted in Android, APIs/SDKs, Business, Games, NVIDIA, Operating Systems, OUYA, OUYA, Processors/CPUs, Technology, Technology
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Tagged console, game console, kickstarter, Muffi Ghadiali, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Tegra 3, NVIDIA Tegra3, open game console, open source, OUYA, ouya sdk, Tegra 3, Tegra3, Tegra3 quad-core processor, video game, Video Game Console
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Configuring a Syslog Server on CentOS 6.3 for Dell Force10 Switches
In this lab I’m going to demonstrate how to configure a syslog server to use with Dell Force10 switches. A syslog server can be used to store log files remotely on an external server. Syslog servers can be invaluable when … Continue reading →
Posted in CentOS, Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Linux, Network Architecture, Networking, Operating Systems, Troubleshooting
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Deploying a Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis with Dell Blade Servers and Dell MXL Blade Switches
In this blog I demonstrate how to setup a Dell M1000e chassis with a Dell PowerEdge M620 server and two Dell MXL blade switches [FTOS 8.3.16.2]. The Dell M1000e chassis is part of a larger network composed of three Dell … Continue reading →
Posted in Dell, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Updating Windows XP/Vista/7 Graphic Card Drivers
If you are running Windows XP/Vista/7, you can find more info on the exact model of the graphic card by doing the following:
Posted in Graphic/Video Cards, Technology, Utilities, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista
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Tagged DirectX, DirectX Diagnostic Tool, DxDiag, GeForce, graphic card, NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce, NVIDIA GeForce graphic card, Update driver, Update graphic driver, Update video driver, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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How to Transfer Your Putty Settings Between PCs Running Windows
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had people ask me how they can export their Putty settings. For those of you who have been completely in the dark for the last decade, Putty is a Telnet and SSH … Continue reading →
Posted in Applications, Hacks, Networking, Operating Systems, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Tagged export putty, export putty settings, export windows putty, export windows putty settings, hack, putty, putty hack, putty hack to export settings, putty windows registry hack, regedit, registry hack, Simon Tathamm, ssh client, telnet client, transfer putty settings, transfer putty settings between computers, transfer putty settings between pcs, windows, Windows 7, windows 7 registry hack, windows regedit, windows registry, windows registry hack
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Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows 7
The Microsoft Loopback Adapter is a logical dummy network card. It can be very useful for testing purposes with a virtual network environment where network access is not available. You can also bind network clients and other network configuration items … Continue reading →
Posted in Networking, Operating Systems, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 7
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Tagged dummy network card, gns, Graphical Network Simulator, Hardware Wizard, Install Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows 7, Installing Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows 7, loopback, loopback adapter, Microsoft Loopback Adapter, Network adapter, Network adapters, pc loopback adapter, windows, Windows 7, Windows 7 Microsoft Loopback Adapter, windows loopback adapter
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Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology) enables each processing core to run multiple tasks or “threads” at the same time. Intel HT Technology also improves overall performance on threaded software by increasing processor throughput. For each physical processor core, the operating … Continue reading →
Posted in Intel, Operating Systems, Processors/CPUs, Technology, Windows
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Tagged CPU, HT Technology, Intel, Intel Core, Intel Core i7-2630QM, Intel Core i7-2630QM processor, Intel Core processors, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel Xeon, Intel Xeon processors, multitasking, thread, threads
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Linux – tar command
The linux ‘tar’ program (name derived from tape archive) is a useful utility for archiving/transmitting files. A ‘.tar’ file does not represent compressed files; it is a collection of files within a single uncompressed file. If the file is a … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, Operating Systems
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Tagged .tar.gz, .tgz, compress, compress files, decompress, extract, files, linux, tar, tar commands, tar options, tarball, unzip, zip
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Unix shell script – convert Mac ASCII file to Unix ASCII file
With some applications like Microsoft Word you can save a file in ASCII format. However, for new lines Macs use a carriage return (ASCII character 015) while Unix uses a linefeed (ASCII character 012). If you save the file as … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Shell Scripts
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Tagged ASCII, carriage return, linefeed, MAC, Mac to Unix, Microsoft Windows, new line, shell script, Unix, windows
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