Plug the S-Video cable from the computer to the TV. Turn on the TV before turning on the computer. Minimize all programs (or close them). Right-click on the background desktop image and select Properties. Select the Settings tab. You should see two monitors displayed with numbers 1 and 2. Monitor…
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There appears to be a lot of free one stop shop for tools to convert a movie DVD into an MPEG4 file. The way I did the conversion was the following: Install Xvid which comes with encoder. (Or DivX Pro, which is not free.) Install Fhg Radium MP3 codec for…
Leave a CommentInstalling Apache and PHP Install Apache HTTP Server If you don’t install it as a windows service, you can control it using the command line: Start Apache: Run httpd.exe to start the server Stop Apache: Hit CTRL-C in the httpd.exe console window to stop it Install PHP add php install…
Leave a CommentAdjust the power settings on your laptop to conserve energy: Right click on the empty desktop background and select Properties. Select the Screen Saver tab and hit the Power button. Under Power Schemes, you should see two columns, one for Battery and one for Plugged in. You can change Turn…
Leave a CommentIf you forget your Linux root password, you can maybe reset it if you have physical access to the machine. Go to the Linux server machine. You will see the login prompt Press Ctrl-Alt-Del (three keys at the same time) The machine will reboot. If Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn’t work, try Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.…
1 CommentThere is a way for your laptop to quickly start up. Just put it into hibernate mode instead of shutting it down. When you go to menu Start->Turn Off Computer, you will get a popup with Standby, Turnoff, and Restart options. Hold down the Shift key and the popup will…
Leave a CommentBy default, iTunes will re-organize the music files that you have purchased into folder hierarchies based on artist directories containing album directories containing the music files. The default music folder is located at “C:\Documents and Settings\personal\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music”. You can disable this function by doing the following: Run iTunes.…
Leave a CommentIf you use Microsoft Word to generate your table of contents, you may be annoyed to find that the table of contents will not have subsections that are more than three levels deep. To fix this, do the following: Open your document in Word. Go to the Insert menu, Reference,…
Leave a CommentBefore you connect to the Internet, you should have anti-virus and anti-spyware protection enabled. You don’t need to pay for these software because they are free. Get the free Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus. If you are using Windows XP, get the free Microsoft anti-spyware Windows Defender. (Windows Defender is included with…
Leave a CommentThe later Volkswagen Jettas come with headlights always on by default; this feature is called daylight running lights (DRL). Unfortunately, DRL lowers the lifetime of the headlights and lowers the gas mileage (just a wee bit). This hack will disable the DRL only and leave the rest of the headlight…
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