XTerm and Gnome (Ubuntu)

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 08:38

Q. I'm having some problems configuring XTerm under gnome. How can I make the font bigger?

A. There are several things that you can try

Method 1

Try creating an alias in ~/.bashrc

alias xtrem='xterm -fg white -bg black -fa "mono-10" '

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Share Excel Workbook

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:02

Excel 2007 allows to share workbooks between users and update them at the same time (Feature long overdue). You have to do a few steps to enable it first:

1. Open your Excel workbook.

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Mount disks with UUID or LABEL

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 08:28

Q: I have a new disk and I would like to mount it on my existing linux install. I can't use the device name (eg. /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb3, etc) because every time I reboot the partitions shuffle around.

A: There are various ways to mount. You can use LABEL or UUID to mount your disks.

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Printing a logo (Raster to Vector conversion)

Friday, 13 November 2009 10:48

Q. I'm trying to print our logo (that I got from a <whatever - our website, my outlook signature, etc >) and it comes out blurred. Is there a way to fix that?

A. Yes. First of all, your logo is blurred because of the type of image used. The image that you are using is a raster graphic, what you need is a vector graphic. (See the links for a detailed description of the formats). In short, raster is not suitable for printing sharp images - you need a vector graphic.

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Install Telnet Client

Saturday, 07 November 2009 21:49

Q. I used to have Telnet client on Windows XP and I can't find it on Vista (or 2008 server). Where would I find it?
A.
Telnet client is not installed by default on Windows Vista and Server 2008 Editions. There are 2 methods to install it:

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Changing Drive Letter in Windows XP

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:45

Q: I've put a USB disk in my computer and it keeps changing the drive letters. How do I change it back?

A: When you plug in new drives windows automatically assigns a letter to it, but sometimes its not the one that you want. Here are the steps to change the drive letter:

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Convert DVD to FLV

Tuesday, 22 September 2009 06:50

Q. I would like to play this DVD online - how do I do that?

A. Websites nowadays are using swf and flv file formats to play videos hosted on their site or sites, it's advantage is clear in that the file itself is often in comparison to regular video format files, smaller and easier to upload so the site is able to hold and run more video content with much less bandwidth than would normally be required. There are various methods to do the conversion.

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Logging the SMTP on Windows Server

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 10:01

SMTP logging helps troubleshoot various things, such as server communication with various sources, helps find lost emails and answer questions "Where's my email?". To enable the service, do the following:

  1. Open System Manager. Go to "Administrative Groups" -> "first administrative group" (on small business server) -> "Servers" -> "<SERVER NAME>" -> "Protocols" -> "SMTP"

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Constant disk access (Vista)

Friday, 04 September 2009 13:53

Problem: My hard disk is constantly spinning, even when the system is idle. (I've tested for trojans, viruses, etc). What should I do?

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