by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Using an external drive between Mac and Windows computers can be a hassle, since you constantly have to reformat it to fit which computer you’re using it on. Instead of reformatting it all the time, just use the much more platform-independent exFAT and never...
by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Microsoft Windows
On April 8, Windows XP’s life is coming to an end. On that day, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates to the 12-year-old operating system, and it will end nearly all technical support as well. You wouldn’t think that killing off an operating system...
by ray | Mar 21, 2015 | Microsoft Windows
Some apps are essential, and you use them every day. Everyone knows their names: Firefox, VLC, 7-Zip, and so on. However, there’s another class of app that gets less attention: the apps that are insanely useful to have in your back pocket on the rare occasions...
by ray | Mar 21, 2015 | Linux / Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
When URLs are just not resolving the way you want it, to time to clear or flush the dns nameserver local cache – How to clear the local DNS cache…. OSX 10.10 sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches OSX 10.9 dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX...
by ray | Oct 28, 2014 | Microsoft Windows
METHOD 1 – automatic Download and run UnHide Note 1. If the first run doesn’t fix the issue, try to re-run UnHide. Note 2. If any temporary file cleaner has been run after the infection, the above method will NOT work. (credit goes to Grinler at...
by ray | Jan 10, 2014 | Microsoft Windows
Why would anyone want to launch the Add Printer Wizard from the command line? Wouldn’t it be easier to just click Start –> Control Panel –> Printers and Faxes –> Add a printer? Well, not if you’re logged in as a user without administrative privileges, and you can’t...
