I installed Ubuntu on several Dell Latitude C510/C610 that had been properly wiped and were used but empty. Once I figured out an installation CD that worked the installation went smoothly. After rebooting the computer and typing in the user name and password nothing loaded except a message saying ‘you do not have rights to [...]

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Having just starting using Ubuntu I have been needing to do some basic setup options to put my laptop on the network at the office. We use Mac Address based security and so I needed to find mine for the ethernet card. Looking through all the administration options to find it was unsuccessful and it [...]

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I was trying to install Ubuntu 7.10 on a selection of Dell Latitude C510/C610′s yesterday. When I loaded the standard desktop install CD it kept coming up with the error Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0, then it would not be able to finish the install. This was frustrating – but the [...]

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It’s always been a help to be able to click yes to all when copying files in Windows XP. But what if you want to say No to all. For most of us we just have to click No repeatedly. Quite an annoyance if there are a lot of files. However there is a way [...]

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Microsoft claims this Vista update will improve stability, security and performance. It also warns that the Update could cause some software to malfunction, including some security software like the anti-virus from BitDefender and Trend Micro. The other programmes that may be affected by this update are: BitDefender AV Fujitsu Shock Sensor Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10 [...]

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Untangle has been advertised as a reliable Open Source replacement for the rock solid Sonicwall. Untangle has all a small network needs to cope with today’s demands, it can work as a Gateway/Router, DHCP server, SPAM Filtre, Virus Filtre, VPN server, Web Content Filtre and more. Untangle is based on the Debian Linux and comes [...]

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