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Installed Chromium just to give another web browser a try. Been using Firefox for so long I wanted to see what all the fuss was about over Chrome/Chromium. Seems to be a blue million apps for it. Looks easy enough to get around on. Also seems very fast. Did some research on how to set it up to not cache anything but it seems that it's not that easy to do like Firefox where you just set the cache size to 0MB. Guess I'll figure it out though. Anyway, how many of ya'll are using Chromium vs Firefox or even both? Just wonder which you like and why? Continue reading...

Hello, I've a 2TB HDD with 3 primary partitions, 100MB reserved, 200GB C-Drive, 1.8TB D-Drive. Now, when I put in live cd of Ubuntu 13.01, the installer reads the disk as "free space" while the "Disks" app in the Ubuntu applicaitons, reads the partitions correctly. How do I go about installing Ubuntu? I'd like to keep it as a a dual boot. My bios as I've seen is legacy as in, no uefi. Please help. Thanks, sun Continue reading...

I wanted to know if there is a command to view the details/contents of the file at the sector/block level? Meaning ,I want the following details: I have 2 files.I needed to know whether the contents stored at the block/sector level are same for the two files?Is there a command or tool to check it?If so,can you please direct me in the right way? I know both the files I am comparing are running linux operating systems Extra Info: Here is my situation.I have two image files.I want to see if the contents of the two image files at block/sector level are the same (first few mb's where the kernel code would reside).Assuming both the image files contain linux os,I know that fi…

Wish I had know of this on my last gig, we had to go live with our website before we were done building the whole infrastructure. So at times we had to change out DNS and guess how long it would take to propagate out. Hope this helps other in the propagation guessing game. How to check DNS propagation on Linux - Linux FAQ Continue reading...

I've just been playing about with Grep and Less / more in the shell. I've only recently been using Linux so there have been a fair few 'why can't I just xyz' moments, and I'm sure there're more to come... But using these commands together with a few C files that I'm working on has been nice this afternoon... Just thought I'd say thank's to the help I've received here so far... looking forward to learning more.:D Continue reading...

Do you want to see Gaming on the next Apple TV? Amazon dropped a bomb this week with the introduction of its Fire TV set-top box and included gaming capabilities. It's a similar yet different product to our own Apple TV, but it does give us plenty to look at when thinking about what we'd like to see next from Apple. So, would you like to see integrated gaming included on the next version of the Apple TV? We do have AirPlay already, of course, that can give us a rudimentary gaming experience using our iPhone or iPad with the Apple TV. There are even specialist games which 'project' a gaming screen to the TV while turning the device in your hand into a controller. But…

The ultimate tip and trick guide to Boom Beach: All you need to know to defeat the Blackguards without spending tons of real cash! In Boom Beach you're tasked with fighting off the Blackguards who keep attacking local islanders. In order to do so you'll need to build up a might defense before traveling off to neighboring islands and helping the locals reclaim what is rightfully theirs. With resources scarce and troops at a minimum, you'll need to spend your in-game coins and diamonds wisely. Making good decisions early on will set up for victory or defeat early on in the game. That's where iMore comes in! Here are some tips and tricks to keep you on track while playing…

The U.K's EE network is set to increase prices by 2.7% — yes, two-point-seven-percent — on May 28, 2014. EE's new terms and conditions allow them to raise prices by the RPI (retail price index — i.e. the rate of inflation) once a year with 30 days notice. Here's the relevant bit from EE: You will see a 2.7% increase to your monthly plan charge on any bills you receive from the 28th May, if you joined or upgraded to a 12, 18 or 24 month Pay Monthly or Small Business contract before the 23rd January 2014. This increase is in line with the Retail Price Index (a measure of inflation) published by the Office for National Statistics on the 25th March 2014. If you joine…

With its latest iWork update, Apple has made most AppleScript users happy. Hopefully it'll take remaining complaints as seriously As Apple released OS X 10.9 Mavericks last fall they also introduced new versions of their iWork applications — Keynote, Pages and Numbers. The new release created major disruptions for long-time iWork users who depended on automation workflows that were no longer available in the new releases. Out with the old, in with the new iWork was long in the tooth: The last significant revisions to the apps were made four years before in 2009. But the underlying code that made the applications run was much older than that. Much had changed in…

HBO's Game of Thrones is back tonight with season 4 and that means the carnage and carnality factor of your TV viewing is about to shoot, dragon-like, through the stratosphere. Based on the second half of George R. R. Martin's A Storm of Swords it promises more violence, intrigue, sex, betrayal, nudity, and brutality than ever. But, no spoilers! You have to watch it yourself! If you haven't caught on Game of Thrones yet, that's easy to fix. iTunes has them all! Game of Thrones: Season 1 Game of Thrones: Season 2 Game of Thrones: Season 3 And, once you've seen it, jump into the iMore TV forums to chat away! Continue reading...

T. S. Elliot once said, “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” So as we put one season to bed, let’s start another by looking at the April security updates. Today, we release four bulletins to address 11 CVEs in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office.

Command (.cmd) and batch (.bat) files can be directly provided as input to the CreateProcess as if it is an executable. CreateProcess uses the cmd.exe automatically to run the input .cmd or .bat. Today, with the bulletin MS14-019 we are fixing a vulnerability, where in particular scenario it is possible to hijack the cmd.

Today we released four security bulletins addressing 11 unique CVE’s. Two bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical while the other two have a maximum severity rating of Important. We hope that the table below helps you prioritize the deployment of the updates appropriately for your environment. Bulletin Most likely attack vector Max Bulletin Severity Max exploitability Likely first 30 days impact Platform mitigations and key notes MS14-017(Word) Victim opens a malicious RTF or DOC/DOCX file.

On the right-bottom corner, it shows the LAN status, which is 10 Mbps （10baseT full Duplex ) or （10baseT half Duplex）at once, after I disconnect the network and reconnect it, it would back to 100 Mbps. （100baseTX full Duplex）or（100baseTX half Duplex） Would it be a sign of hardware failure? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions :> Continue reading...

Problem? My WindowsXP PRO is not listed in control panel. (System came with new computer). I want to uninstall,& replace it with Windows 8.1 pro (disk). Is this done in safe mode? Also how is a clean uninstall accomplished? MS Assistant says an upgrade is not possible (since "23 programs,etc. need attention"). Any advice appreciated. Regards,Doug Continue reading...

I want to upgrade my dell precision 390 from 32 bit OS to 64 bit OS Continue reading...

I will be installing Windows 8 Pro here shortly. My question involves problems that may arise later on. If I ever have to re-install Windows 8 I’ll need, I assume, to reinstall Windows XP first because I don’t have a ‘stand alone version’ of Windows 8. (I think ‘stand alone version’ phrase is correct. I’m referring to software that doesn’t need a previously installed approved OS on the disk to install W8.) It may be, that I’ll get asked for my XP product key and I won’t actually need XP installed but I doubt it. So my question is how many of the XP updates will I need for this Windows 8 upgrade disk to install W8? Is just the basic XP install disk, which I got prei…

I can't open messages sent by Microsoft Technical Support. I called the Help line and they didn't know what to do and said to send another message to Technical Support which I did. Tech Support sent a reply which I also could not open. I called the Help line again and they gave me an address for Hotmail message help and they responded telling to go and search the community forums which again I did. All I found was to clear cookies but this didn't do anything. I tired reading on a second computer both on Firefox and IE but just got the same answer that I can't view the incident. I also tried resetting my passwords but again this did nothing. Does anyone kno…

IO have a sony vaio vgn-nw240f laptop. I have windows 8 64-bit currently installed . What I would like to do is make it a dual boot system. W5nd6ws 7 32 bit home premium oem the software that I would like to install. Am I going to have to do a clean install? I have 2 vaio recovery media disks for this computer. Continue reading...

I have a custom built desktop running Windows 7. In December of 2012, I upgraded it to Windows 8, before reverting back to Win7 in October of 2013 due to graphics tablet issues. Now that I use my Surface Pro for all my art needs, I'd like to upgrade my desktop back to 8 using the same DVD I used before. Since it's the same system with the same hardware, will I be able to do this or will I need a new key? Continue reading...

I just bought a new computer and am using Windows 8 for first time. I migrated old accounts over, and did not like the way that some user account names showed up or the way that the folder names of them showed up in windows explorer. I made the mistake of renaming a user folder name for one limited account from an account with administrative rights. Now the limited account is useless. It has lost its association with all information about it. Is there some way that I can restore the association? The trouble is that I am not sure what name the folder had before. It already did not match the user account name. I changed the folder name back to what I thought it was …

I am having trouble with file sharing! I use two computers in "running" a track and field meet. One computer holds the meet files/events. The second uses a program to time the running events. I can move files from the event computer and use them in the timing computer. When I try to send them files back to the event computer for scoring and recording I have trouble. I get a notice I don't have permission to save to this file. I am the administrator for both computers and have full permission on both. I have now tried for several days to find the permission error and correct it withno luck. What am I doing wrong? I didn't have this problem when using XP. …

im the admin on my windows 8 laptop. i cant remove uninstall or do anything cause it promts that user account settings are set to notify when changes on this device. i cant restore reset or recover anything . Any help to get my pc back to normal will be helpful Continue reading...

I would like to be able to track my own usage of my computer including the programs I use and the files I open. I am a CPA and I often have to look at files for multiple companies and individuals and I just don't have the time to write down every thing I do. I used to use Track4Win. It worked well but seemed unnecessarily complex. I am monitoring myself so the software doesn't have to be hidden. Internet usage is not my primary concern. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, Ed Continue reading...

I ran the System File Checker and found 3 corrupted files, namely:- AuxiliaryDisplayApi.dll System.Data.Entity.Design.dll accessibilitycpl.dll.mui I managed to take ownership of the 1st corrupted file, but could not take ownership of nos. 2 & 3, getting the following error message:- Command:- C:\Windows\system32>takeown /f C:\Windows\system32\System.Data.Entity.Design.dll ERROR The system cannot find the file specified Can anyone advise why this command doesn't work for file nos. 2 & 3? Also, can I download replacements for the 3 corrupted files? and where from? Continue reading...