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Where to get USB Modem Drivers for Ubuntu
I don't have any specific model name, but was just wondering how people actually collect the drivers for Ubuntu. Do third parties provide them or they are available from Ubuntu App Store.
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General Windows Vista check-up
Being very new to windows can anyone recommend a tool/app that does a general clean-up health-check for a windows vista system. Coming from a mac world I would use onyx or main menu and fsck - etc
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Best way to have video conferencing? [closed]
What is the best way to do video conferencing? I want to have a video conferencing with multiple people sitting in the same place here and opposite remote place? What is the best way to do it? Is ...
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What are ways to figure out how old my computer is?
What are ways to figure out how old my computer is?
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.ʇuǝpıɔɔɐ uɐ pɐɥ ʎ1qɐqoɹd noʎ'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟı. How to write upside down like this? [closed]
How one can write text that appears upside down like this:
.ʇuǝpıɔɔɐ uɐ pɐɥ ʎ1qɐqoɹd noʎ'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟı
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Booting speed factors
I am not a computer specialist, but i have a keen interest in knowing things. And one the questions which piques my curiosity is:
What factors come into play for a computer to boot up fast?
I have ...
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Which are the sites that keeps you busy, entertained and increase your knowledge? [closed]
Before I ask my question, I want to let you know that, all the sites from stack exchange are awesome, I learn a lot, its entertaining at the same time, and I get valuable information all the time. So ...
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Safety precautions to take while shifting your computer
What are the different safety precautions to be taken when shifting your assembled or disassembled computer. Do I need safety precautions if the computer is to be shifted over a small distance ?
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Will Looking at the monitor for a long time affect eye sight
I sit at the computer for more than 20 hours per day. when I work on my computer for longer hours I get tears in my eyes also headache and dizziness. I was just wondering if it will affect my eye ...
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Why can't we start our computer just like a normal television? [closed]
With modern technologies and computing, why do we still need to boot our computer first. Is it possible to directly continue your work from the last session. Why do we lose our non-saved data when we ...
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How to protect your Computer and Resources from Monsoon season
Well How do I protect my Computer from Monsoon Season. I just found out that in Monsoon season RAM and Motherboard gets slow and wet due to Moisture. Also my Keyboard becomes full of Fungus. How do I ...
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perforce client connection
this is a real basic question but I was struggling at it from 30 mins. I am using perforce and I want to access my colleagues workspace for accessing data report which we are working on together. How ...
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Named ports in windows!
I wonder how stuff like this works in windows (xp and other that have telnet):
Start-> Run -> cmd -> telnet <xyz.com> http
Start-> Run -> cmd -> telnet <xyz.com> pop3
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Next generation of command shells?
I am curious about if there is any project about a replacement for the current unix-shells (like bash, ash, rsh ...), at least adding some new ideas or paradigm in this area. I was searching but i ...
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problems with enviroment variables
Since the last time I updated my computer my enviromental variables got screwed for some reason(the PATH variable didn't exist), and I set them back for java and maven .. the tools that I currently ...
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How to create a dzi file for seadragon?
I am using deep zoom composer and on the documentation, they said that we could create dzi files. I was following the steps, but unfortunately, i was not able to create any dzi file...
Here's the ...
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Can i use 2 internet connection onto 1 pc using switch?
I dont know that this question should be asked over here or not, but i m very curious to know about this.
Suppose i have 2 ISP(Broadband) with 2 routers(DSL).
Now i have 1 switch of say 4 ports.
So ...
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Toolbar scanning my viewing history?
I just downloaded this toolbar here. There's an option that allows you to contribute X% to a charity of your choosing from the list of merchants they are working with.
One of the features on this ...
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How to keep track of time
This is just a general question. I started working from home a few months ago and i find the hardest part is trying to keep track of what I'm working on and how much time was spent. I do both ...
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What are usenet groups? How do I open them? [closed]
I want to know about usenet groups. How do I open them? some links are like comp.something.something.
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Batch edit (not rename) file properties in windows
I have a large directory of downloaded shareware. I keep track of what i have
by individually editing the properties of each program. However, some of the
programs are multipart .rar types. And i have ...
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Need software to recover files from harddrive
My DELL Vista laptop is bust and I need a utility cd to boot from that can copy from my file system to an external harddrive that i plug into the laptop
I tried KNOPPIX and BartPE and although i can ...
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Yahoo Pipes - What runs the technology?
Always wondered what runs the show behind the slick technology that allows one to create a yahoo pipe. Is it YUI? A platform built on YUI? There are other sites (lovelycharts.com etc) which seem to ...
