You finally checked your console log, and you don’t know what to make about these entries? Â Never fear… I’ll help explain it… Â Then you can be afraid of the big bad internet… The following is a sample of the console log of someone attempting to connect to “Power-mac-g5” via SSH, without having the proper username […]
Using Startup Repair to repair a boot failure due to a missing file In this post, we describe how to use Startup Repair to repair a missing file that is preventing Windows Vista from booting. The goal is to familiarize yourself with Startup Repair so that you can use it when you or your customers […]
Well, I always have to look this up, since I do it so rarely… But I had a few questions come in regarding converting a FAT32 disk to NTFS, on a Windows XP system… Well, please remember, your mileage may vary, and you assume complete responsibility for this… But the easy answer is to use […]
Windows XP Stop Messages by Marc Liron – Microsoft MVP (Windows) Stop Messages When Windows XP detects a problem from which it cannot recover, it displays Stop messages. These are text-mode error messages that report information about the condition. Stop messages, sometimes referred to as blue screens (BSoD), contain specific information that can help you […]
An Online, .htaccess editor, that will walk you through Q&A style, to create the .htaccess file that you need for your web server… It includes Basic Authentication, Error Pages, Default Pages, WWW configuration, Redirects, and standard Access restrictions… Click to start on your .htaccess File.
A relatively easy way to get a Mac address… On an unknown device without having physical access to the computer or device. The only caveat is that the device must be on the local network, if it is not on the same subnet, you will not be able to get the MAC address of the […]
Do you really need to defragment your hard drive with modern versions of Mac OS X (eg. 10.4 / 10.5)? The answer really, in most cases, is no.  A simple reboot or logout / login may solve the problem with very little effort. Apple has even written a tech note, specifically on this topic, see […]
I just realized that I have not yet mention Winclone, one of the most useful software packages for backing up Windows computers, on the macintosh… WinClone, quite simply, allows you to image / clone your XP or Vista based hard drive, and restore it to another drive or partition later…. It is quite similar to […]