Vista Elevated Command Prompt
When you first use Vista’s command prompt as an administrator, you might be surprised to know that you don’t get any admin priviledges. On Vista, […]
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Vista Keyboard Shortcuts
I was going to compile a list of keyboard shortcuts under Vista. However, I found that the list provided by Vista is quite comprehensive. There […]
Safari Browser Hijack
One user took his iBook with him when he travelled overseas. He used a service called DataValet. It worked well and he was able to […]
VLC Media Player Problem under Vista
[Update] I tried the latest version of VLC player (0.8.6d) and it played OK without modification. 12/27/2007 VLC is my favorite media player. It plays […]
HTA: Check Process Example
Microsoft has a less known technology called HTA (HTML Application). Basically, it gives scripts a GUI front end using HTML notation. I have known HTA […]
How to Prepare Intel RAID Disk for Multi-boot
I often help my users set up their machines for multi-boot. For older computers without RAID, it’s quite easy. There is a nice GUI application […]
How to Restore Solaris Tapes under Linux
We retired our Solaris server several years ago. I thought I am done with it forever. I was wrong. One user asked me to restore […]
How to Add User to Admin Group Using nicl under Mac OS X
Under most flavors of Unix, it’s quite easy to add a user to a group. You just edit the /etc/group file and it’s done. You […]
Carbon Copy Cloner Trouble: Cannot Login after Cloning
I finally decided to upgrade my MacBook’s hard drive from 60 GB to 120 GB. In preparation, I first cloned the old hard drive to […]
How to Restore Grub on a Multi-boot Computer
I have made my Ferrari 3400 a triple-boot machine. I have Windows XP, Vista RC2 and FC6. The proper way to set it up is […]