I was trying to delete some archived files from our file server today but kept running into a “Can not delete this file” error. It didn’t give me any more details than that when I tried to delete the archived files.
I tried to change the permissions and change the ownership on the files so that [...]

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Installing a network printer can sometimes seem like a big task but in reality it is not too difficult.
 What you need to do is go to control panel and then choose the printers option. Then select add printers.
 This is the part that can get a little tricky… Now choose a local printer and NOT a [...]

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With the ability to create your own blogsite using Wordpress being so easy these days, the rise of the plugin quickly interests those who want to add that certain amount of ‘polish’ to their site.
The little picture you see on your web browser or next to your list of favourites is, not surprisingly, called the [...]

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For those of us that from time to time need to work at the command prompt, it can really useful to open a command prompt window from exactly where we are in the normal Windows Explorer.
In XP, you could install a powertoy that allowed you to right mouse click the folder and then click on [...]

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I often get asked how to change the language of a keyboard on a laptop. We have many people who work in our organisation from the US and so they come here with their computers and are unable to put a £ sign on their laptop, and others want an entirely different language setup.
If you [...]

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For the first time in a while today I have been impressed by the use of technology for a positive purpose. Amazon together with google earth have come together to search for the Steve Fosset – the pilot that crashed in the Nevada desert several days ago. Using Amazon’s ‘Mechanical Turk’ people can sign up [...]

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