Category Archives: Computer

Rudamentary WiX Orphan Prevention

Posted on January 20, 2010 by James Reuben Knowles

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

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Fixing Windows 7 Network on VMware

Posted on January 19, 2010 by James Reuben Knowles

Windows 7 couldn’t recognize the VMware NIC. Continue reading →

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Running Scripts in PowerShell

Posted on October 21, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

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

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Venting On PowerShell

Posted on October 20, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

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. Continue reading →

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One-Stroke GUIDs in Visual Studio

Posted on October 20, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

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

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How to Burn an ISO in Vista

Posted on October 16, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

How to Burn an ISO to disk in Vista. Continue reading →

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Linux HP Printer Support

Posted on October 5, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

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

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Required Packages to Run VMware Workstation on Fedora 11

Posted on October 2, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

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 by James Reuben Knowles

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. Continue reading →

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Getting NeoOffice to Work on Snow Leopard

Posted on September 5, 2009 by James Reuben Knowles

You may find that NeoOffice does not launch after installing Snow Leopard. There is a fix. Continue reading →

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