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Remove “Test Mode” from Vista
Posted On: March 2, 2010
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Remove “Test Mode” from Vista

How to force Vista to not display “Test Mode” in the four corners of the screen.

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Rudamentary WiX Orphan Prevention
Posted On: January 20, 2010
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Rudamentary WiX Orphan Prevention

WiX can’t automatically detect when programmers add assemblies to an application.

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Fixing Windows 7 Network on VMware
Posted On: January 19, 2010
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Fixing Windows 7 Network on VMware

Windows 7 couldn’t recognize the VMware NIC.

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Running Scripts in PowerShell
Posted On: October 21, 2009
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Running Scripts in PowerShell

These are the steps that I had to take in order to create and run scripts in PowerShell.

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Venting On PowerShell
Posted On: October 20, 2009
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Venting On PowerShell

PowerShell intends to follow in the tradition of the Unix-style shells, but it will not be simple for Un*x users to pick up.

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One-Stroke GUIDs in Visual Studio
Posted On: October 20, 2009
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One-Stroke GUIDs in Visual Studio

How to get a new GUID in Visual Studio with a single key combination.

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How to Burn an ISO in Vista
Posted On: October 16, 2009
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How to Burn an ISO in Vista

How to Burn an ISO to disk in Vista.

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Linux HP Printer Support
Posted On: October 5, 2009
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Linux HP Printer Support

How I got an HP inkjet to work on Centos 5.4 and Fedora 11.

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Required Packages to Run VMware Workstation on Fedora 11
Posted On: October 2, 2009
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Required Packages to Run VMware Workstation on Fedora 11

A list of packages that must be installed before VMware Workstation 6.5 will run on Fedora 11.

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How to Install Octave on CentOS 5 Using Yum
Posted On: September 9, 2009
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How to Install Octave on CentOS 5 Using Yum

Octave doesn’t appear to be part of RHEL anymore, so it’s not included in CentOS 5. This article explains how to install Octave on CentOS using yum.

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