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i3 workstation upgrade running Windows 7 So another year gone and our workstations running Windows 7 are somewhat lagging when opening too many apps. The recent release of Windows 8 has led to a review of our developer's equipment and the verdict is that our workstations need upgrading (it always is). So on a budget (i...
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Not a useful note and more of a personal opinion then factual, but beyond the inventors of the Internet or any hardware has to be the following notion from IBM: a 1976 research report by Lance A. Miller and John C. Thomas of IBM, noted that "It would be quite useful to permit users to 'take back' at least the immediate...
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Get business cards made. Pass them out where ever you go. Don’t rent a storefront yet. Go to people’s businesses/homes and do the repairs there. Ask local businesses if you can post a flyer in their window or on their cash wrap. Initially, charge a nominal fee…maybe something like $30/hour just to build up a client bas...
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Equipment List: Car Notebook Mini-USB mouse (wired) Norton Ghost USB Drive for storage (backing up clients pc) USB Drive with drivers/software/portable apps USB Dongle connecting to an Internet Provider OS disks Document Templates: Service Agreement Template Computer Repair Invoice Template Documents: Service Agreement...
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The following is a list of items I use to include on password checker pages: A program called LC4 (formerly L0phtCrack) used by governments and the military boasts being able to crack 90% of user passwords in under 48 hours on a Pentium II/300. Additionally, it claims that it can crack 18% of the passwords in under 10...
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This list used to be on Gumtree's website but I can't find it anymore. This is quite a thorough list though it still needs some work.
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Well we're all happy that the iPlayer from the BBC has come to PS3 in Europe but I'm less impressed about the multi-audio output. My setup is that the sound goes from the Playstation to the Sound System via Optical Out. I found that if you do enable the multi-audio output then you can play music again. What a bummer yo...
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