As you know, upgrading Tape Drive firmware can be a big pain. Fortunately, Quantum has a quick and easy way to do it using a Windows application. The only thing you need is a Windows host that is on the same SAN as the tape drive you want to upgrade! So here’s how to upgrade [...]
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March 25th, 2010 | Posted in Hardware | No Comments
This article will show you what settings are needed in order to make a serial port connection from your PC to a IP Power 9258. I spent a couple hours trying to figure this out, so hopefully this will save you some time!
Connect the appropriate RS232 serial cable from your PC to the IP Power [...]
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March 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Hardware | No Comments
This article will show you how to use the head command in Linux. head is used to print out the beginning of a file. For example, this is useful when you have a giant text file and you want to preview the contents without attempting to open the entire file. Here are some common examples [...]
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January 21st, 2010 | Posted in Linux/Unix | No Comments
Meritline is selling a 3-Pack of 6 FT HDMI cables for $6.99 with FREE Shipping! Here is how to get the deal!
Go here to view the HDMI cables
Find the 3-Pack for $10.99 option click on the Add to Cart button
In the Coupon section, enter MLC1933503120733N and click Apply
Continue with the checkout process and place the [...]
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December 7th, 2009 | Posted in Deals & Bargains | No Comments
In case you missed out on the Black Friday madness, don’t sweat it. Cyber Monday is here! Overall, this holiday season there were not that many great computer/electronics deals out there but if you are looking for some holiday presents, now is a good time to buy! Below are some shopping website suggestions:
Amazon.com Cyber Monday [...]
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November 30th, 2009 | Posted in Deals & Bargains | No Comments
.docx is the Office Open XML file format that was introduced in Microsoft Office 2007. Microsoft uses this XML-based format to store all text, formulas, graphics, etc for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The ultimate goal for this switchover is to facilitate extensibility and interoperability by allowing third-party vendors to read these files. So how to [...]
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November 24th, 2009 | Posted in Software - General | 1 Comment
If you recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, you may be wondering where the Run… option in the Start menu went. I use this option in XP regularly to quickly launch programs like Notepad and the Command Prompt, so it was annoying when I tried doing this in Windows 7 only to find [...]
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November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Windows 7 | 1 Comment
Microsoft has released a publically downloadable beta version Office 2010 – Professional Plus edition. This version lets you use this product completely free of charge until October 2010! Included are: Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, and communicator.
Available for download are both 32- and 64-bit versions compatable with XP w/ [...]
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November 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Free Software | 3 Comments
This article will show you how to add a network printer on a Ubuntu 9.10 system. Let’s go ahead and get started…
Navigate to System –> Administration –> Printing
Then choose Server –> New –> Printer from the Printer configuration window
The New Printer wizard will be displayed. Here you can add either local or network printers. For [...]
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November 20th, 2009 | Posted in Linux/Unix | 3 Comments
This article will show you how to add the “Show Desktop” icon that is present in Windows XP and Vista, to the Windows 7 taskbar. Windows 7 got rid of this icon and replaced it with a Aero Peek/Show Desktop button on the bottom right corner of the screen, near the System Tray. Many users, [...]
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November 19th, 2009 | Posted in Windows 7 | No Comments