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Entries from November 2009

How to: Copying Files from Windows to Linux via SSH (vice-versa)

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve got an e-mail lately from a reader which reads,
“Hey dude, I’ve been looking for a solution to copy files from a remote Windows PC to a Linux PC without installing any free programs. My company only has PuTTY on Windows XP and I can’t seem to use scp like how we usually use it […]

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How-to: Restrict User’s Program Access on Windows 7

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Windows 7 comes with an option that allows an Administrator to easily allow/prevent other users (with no admin rights) to run executable programs. This works well especially if you share your PC with guests and you would not want them to run unnecessary programs. Or it could be just to prevent your less tech-savvy Dad […]

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How to: Work-around for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Huawei Modem Problem

November 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.10 - Karmic Koala, there have been posts on problems getting the Huawei USB dongles to work. After doing a simple search, it seems that this problem lies with a bug in the kernel and bug fixes are on the way. For the meantime, here are two ways to […]

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