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As I evaluate Windows 7 (which looks pretty good overall), I missed terribly the "Quick Launch" feature that I rely upon heavily in XP... So I found this very well done lesson on how to get the Quick Launch back in V7... http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/add-the-quick-launch-bar-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/ The Key thing you need to know is: Right-Click on the Taskbar, select "Too...

Note: This article is published HERE: www.sitepoint.com/article/configuring-web-logs-apache (although it is not loading right now) Configure Web Logs in Apache Author's Note: While most of this piece discusses configuration options for any operating system Apache supports, some of the content will be Unix/Linux (*nix) specific, which now includes Macintosh OS X and its underlying Unix kerne...

I just used this tool to reset a Vista password - it is a Linux boot CD very simple and effective. So if you've forgotten your Windows XP or VISTA password, don't despair - this tool will get you back in business FAST. See: http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html A very good walk-through is provided here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/ontpre-screenshot-guide...

Here is the solution to this one: Open the Control Panel Click System Click the Advanced tab Click Settings in the Performance section Check the “Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop” checkbox Click OK until you close the windows Then, right click somewhere on the desktop. Select "Arrange Icons By" and disable "Lock Web Items on Desktop" ...

Created a quick powershell to backup a server disk to disk as follows: http://winterdom.com/2008/02/havescriptwillbackup/ http://atakan.titiz.net/2008/01/schedule-powershell-script.html http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/manual/run.mspx Thanks to all who contributed. Uses ROBOCOPY - very fast, flexible, and efficient. Scheduled, backup is a done deal. Now I ju...

It's worth enabling SSH in nearly every case for normal day to day remote access. This is mainly due to the inherently insecure nature of its little brother - TELNET, which is completely un-encrypted and therefore sniffable on any network. Here's how: R2(config)#ip domain name cisco.com R2(config)#crypto key generate rsa The name for the keys will be: R2.cisco.com Choose the size of t...

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All of this is using the Web Developer Server Suite http://www.devside.net/ using their database password and installed to c://www/ 1. Database: phpMyAdmin > Create a database for each local site you want to create. 2. Drupal: sites/default > Paste a copy of this folder for each site you want to create > edit the settings.php for each site. 3. Apache: Add a virtual host for each ...

From: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Troubleshooting-Startup-Problems.html Troubleshooting is merely the methodical application of common sense and technical knowledge to the inevitable problems that crop up in a fallen world. If common sense can be codified (and perhaps it can with AI) then it starts with answers to simple questions like: Why? How? What? In this article I'...