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- Feisty Fawn Herd 5 (Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 5)
- First Time EverThis is the first time I've actually ever seen a Ubuntu system menu.I find it most intriguing and very interesting.Thank you very much for the pics and info.RegardsAaron
- Tags: Aaron Baker, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2007-03-21
- Seagate ships hard drives with encryption
- I consider this a good thingI cary a thumb drive that is encrypted. When I had a thumb drive that didn't come with encryption, I went out and bought software so I could encrypt everything. Anytime your dealing with a portable electronic storage, it should always be encrypted.Look...
- Tags: SECURITY, Aaron Baker, encryption, Seagate Technology LLC, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Restoring functionality (Restoring Vista functionality once in reduced functionality mode)
- Excellent ArticleVery well put together.Succinct and to the point, just the way I like it.Thanks for the info and the great shots.I'm quite sure that some of us are going to be needing this down the line.AgainThank YouRegardsAaron
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Aaron Baker, programming, vista, restoration
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
- Vista, What Ever Happened to XP Pro ??????
- Dear Friends;At the risk of seeming ungracious, I must ask.What ever happened to XPPro and Home?All we hear about now from you people is Vista, Vista, Vista this and Vista That.Vista is the new kid on the block and as a Beta tester I'm not at all impressed.I'm even Less...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Aaron Baker, visa auld nauseum, feedback, windows, software, programming, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- (Screenshots: Shield to thwart Yahoo phishing)
- YEAH RIGHT !!It forgets to mention that this is a great way to lock you in to using "Nothing" but YAHOO and makes it much easier for them to know where to send the Garbage adverts.Did you forget what Yahoo was all about?If not legalized spamming then what?Now they...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, mail, phishing, ScreenShot, security, spam yahoo, Yahoo phishing, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- Google says it won't pull an AOL
- Still Nothing Wrong with IE MSN SearchI still don't see anything wrong with using the built in Search program for Internet Explorer, MSN Search.It's designed to wok within the program, there are no extra curricular bars no fancy nonsense, now views from the Moon or Mars. Just straight Searches with...
- Tags: Google Inc., MSN, security, privacy, search, results, Aaron Baker, networking, America Online Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Regards Aaron
- Discussion threads 2006-08-11
- Logging on to Windows XP (Transforming Windows XP into Windows Vista)
- Beautiful but ContriteWhat I've come to hate the most,Is the use of the UAC every time I want to make a move.I am the ONLY Admin on this computer and it's NOT a part of a network.AS a matter of fact, I'm the Only Anything!!There should be a method where...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, admin rights, hardware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, single use, transposition, UAC
- Discussion threads 2006-07-29
- Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista
- Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vistaarticle rootWhat really infuriates meIs that I AM one of those who uses Symantec Product.I run the Norton Anti Virus 2005 on my XPPro with no problems at all and it's never let me down.Right now I'm Beta Testing Vista and no matter how...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, self serviance, locking out, greed, Aaron Baker, security, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- Being Hacked need help to lock down :)
- Dear FriendsI need advice and I must say, Badly.I'm also going to put this up as a blog, but I thought I would ask you first.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in AdvanceDenisAs you know, from my profile, I am a tech who keeps computers in shape for charitable organizations...
- Tags: computer, Aaron Baker, programming, floppy disk, hacker, password
- Q&A 2006-07-14
- A New Start (Transforming Windows XP into Windows Vista)
- Not at all impressed So FarI'm beta testing Vista right now and I must admit that I'm not all that impressed with the technicalities. I love the graphics, no doubt, but I really y do not like the way that you can't look at your entire hard drive and/or system...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, This IT, Transforming Windows XP, technicalites, admin rights ease of folder view, UAC popup, Aaron Baker, hardware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, beta, UAC, Vista Experience
- Discussion threads 2006-06-16
- Photos: 1,000 miles per gallon or bust
- Cars that runn on water? Got them!!!The artical about cars running up to 1000 miles on a single gallon is an interesting idea but the oil companies do not want that to happen. It is known by a few selected groups (Hidden and or not as hidden as...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, car, future, hidden, gas, enviorment, networking, hydrogen, photograph
- Discussion threads 2006-06-03
- Photos: Defrag Dolls
- It's good to seeGood to see the lovely Ladies that make up Tech Republic. Brilliant and Beautiful !!, it doesn't get any better than that.These are candid shots and it looks as though all are having a good time.It also put's us in a better position to put a face...
- Tags: PHOTOS, Defrag Dolls, Ladies, ids, faces, ladies of tr, Defrag, Aaron Baker, networking, photograph
- Discussion threads 2006-05-21
- How do I Stop XP Reset to Default
- There is nothing more infuriating to me that when I get the system set up and operating just the way I want and it defaults to another setting.I have setup the menus to work as I want,set the fonts, changed the colors to suite me and then all is well....
- Tags: Aaron Baker, windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2006-05-17
- Geek Trivia: A syncing feeling
- Geek Trivia: A syncing feelingarticle rootA Little off topic maybe but I gotta say it !!I just had to come by and say this. I have no idea where you get your inspiration.It's often been said that a good article or book is 10%Genius and 90% hard work and research.That's...
- Tags: satellite, originality, resourceful, scientific acumen, Aaron Baker, career, Doppler
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- Congress may consider mandatory ISP snooping
- Why Not ???A wonderful idea;Google does it all the time and still does.Yahoo is the same, CompuServe, shall I go on? Now you have t beat them off with a stick, or if you don't notice, they get installed automatically with "Certain" Programs. This is honesty?, half way though and...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, gov justice google yahoo, Internal Revenue Service, it management, JUDGE, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- Redundant Patches and Updates
- Advice Please;I have a laptop with 112 MS-Updates & Patches indicated in the C: Windows folder.When I go to the Ad-Remove Program in Control Panel, only 4 are in fact registered.Theoretically they should all be showing up here but for some reason they are not.I am therefore interpreting this to...
- Tags: uninstaller, HDD, Redundant Patches, Updates, Aaron Baker, windows, patch management, MS-Updates & Patches, hard drive
- Q&A 2006-05-01
- Judge: Worker can't be fired for Web surfing
- Michael Bloomberg's Total AbsurdetyIt's four in the morning, you've been pushing all night and finally things get a little quiet. Being human, we don't calm down as quickly as turning off a machine. We need a little wind down time. If no other calls are waiting and the slate is...
- Tags: Bloomberg L.P., bloomberg, firing is egotism, Aaron Baker, it management, Web, worker
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- To Page or Not to Page...Swap File
- To Page or Not to Page...Swap FileIt may seem silly to some, but it leaves me questioning.No chuckling allowed please. ;)System is as follows;Motherboard, ASUS A7V880 Dual Channel CPU: AMD Sempron 2.800 GbRAM ...
- Tags: pagefile, C:\ Drive, Aaron Baker, programming, cm5400
- Q&A 2006-04-20
- Photos: Dinosaur Sightings - SPARCstation Collection
- Organized ChoasYou get the impression that, although you certainly would not know what to find or where, the person in charge probably knows exactly where everything is and would notice immediately if anything was moved. My kind of Person.This is Organized Chaos at it's best. Well done John and thanks...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, windows, sun, chaos, sparc station, hardware, photograph
- Discussion threads 2006-04-11
- Ad Aware and GOOGLE ???
- Ad Aware and GOOGLE ???I am not a fan of Google. Having said that, it seems to me that every second program seems to be trying " for some reason" to get on the Google Bandwagon.I feel that if a person actually want's Google, Fine. Then they are free to...
- Tags: Aaron Baker, Ad-aware, adware, Google Inc., Google Pack, Lavasoft, spyware and invasion of privacy
- Discussion threads 2006-01-22
Harnessing the power of waves
Planting solar gardens
Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?