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The joy of editing the Mac OS X hosts file

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I have a G4 iMac on my desk. You know, one of the ones that looks like a desk lamp. It competes for space with my two XP boxes. I do my development under XP,...

Jon Galloway Has Quick Consise Post On

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Jon Galloway has a quick, consise post on how to restore a SQL Server 2000 database from a backup. I have all of this encoded, plus a something things, in To...

I I Started Out With Linksys Usb

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I’m in the market for a new 802.11g adapter for my wife’s PC.  I started out with a Linksys USB adapter, but it gets horrible reception. I ended up taking on...

Adding "Install as…" to context menu

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This comes from Michael Willers, by way of Dana Epp. This makes it easier to install .msi packages when logged in as a non-admin use. Too many home PC’s are ...

Disabling the VMWare network adapters

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When you are not running a VMWare session, you may want to disable the VMware virtual network adapters. I have found that they can slow down network operatio...