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Here   you will find some pages that I wrote to document things for myself but you may find some of the information helpful also.

 

 

Table of Contents

Obscuring an email contact address Processing Video Files using ffmpeg Finding and correcting fatal error in gdm3 configuration How to find files modified between specified dates and times How to recover a large download without downloading it all over again Windows XP Hard drive to a Virtual Machine and running it under Linux Upgrading Laptop to Linux My Web Sites GRUB Partition Notation Booting an ISO file from GRUB2 Using LVM Setting TimeZones in Windows XP Removing Malware from an Infected Computer Never Re-install Windows Again Setting up a WiFi network What's Wrong with the AGW model? Managing a list of log-in IDs and Passwords Home networking Managing a number of shared partitions in MS Windows XP and Linux Saving partitions as image and reading or restoring the image, using CloneZilla LiveCD Zsync, rsync, jigdo, aria2c, metalinks and efficient downloads/updates Setting up VoIP Auckland Time and Weather What is my IP address? Upgrading ArtistX 0.7 to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS BartPE_and_DriveImage Boot LiveCD/DVD to RAM How to keep your system clean while working with GRUBby hands! Introduction to using Hugin panorama tool Using Text to Speech in ArtistX refracta-e17-all-5.1.0 Files for zsync downloads posted here PhoenixOS How to get PhoenixOS with aria2 and metalinks How to get PhoenixOS with zsync PhoenixOS FlameHawk Review Recovering from a bad up-load of an ISO file Metalinks and aria2 Secure Shell Log-in Find Hardware Specs (Details) on your Computer New Test-bed System. LiveCD Sessions Security on HTTPS web sites. BootChart Net Backup Systems Refracta hardinfo Remote Desktop Sharing NetSurf Compiled from Source debfoster how-to The cdrtools project. Create a bootable CD to boot from pendrive on computer without BIOS-supported USB booting. Get PCLinuxOS with zsync Get ArtistX with zsync Get Crunchbang Linux with zsync Get Dreamlinux using zsync Get Dreamlinux using jigdo-lite Method for upgrading gracefully. Preserving your Personal Data and Settings when re-installing Linux Installing Applications not in the repositories of your distribution. Web-based links that Install Applications Install-now Reinstalling Linspire Applications Restoring a hard drive after partitioning errors Upload & Download 1 MB sized file for testing purposes My to-do list Mostly added to the list of How-to's below.  List of How-to's. Acer_Inspire_5741G Frank A's Computer Clive_H's_Computer Clive S's Computer ASUS_Computer' BruceF Computer Ben's Page Fonts in MS Windows 98 cf in Linux Forums I have seen ...  Interesting_Finds Digital Darkroom Techniques Links to other sites My Computer-Geek score

Obscuring an email contact address

 

Processing Video Files using ffmpeg

 

Finding and correcting fatal error in gdm3 configuration

 

How to find files modified between specified dates and times

 

How to recover a large download without downloading it all over again

 

Windows XP Hard drive to a Virtual Machine and running it under Linux

 

Upgrading Laptop to Linux

 

My Web Sites

 

GRUB Partition Notation

 

Booting an ISO file from GRUB2

 

Using LVM

Logical Volume Management, instead of traditional partitioning of hard drives.

 

Setting TimeZones in Windows XP

 

Removing Malware from an Infected Computer

 

Never Re-install Windows Again

 

Setting up a WiFi network

 

What's Wrong with the AGW model?

 

Managing a list of log-in IDs and Passwords

 

Home networking

 

Managing a number of shared partitions in MS Windows XP and Linux

 

Saving partitions as image and reading or restoring the image, using CloneZilla LiveCD

 

Zsync, rsync, jigdo, aria2c, metalinks and efficient downloads/updates

 

Setting up VoIP

 

Auckland Time and Weather

 

What is my IP address?

 

Upgrading ArtistX 0.7 to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

 

BartPE_and_DriveImage

 

Boot LiveCD/DVD to RAM

 

How to keep your system clean while working with GRUBby hands!

 

Introduction to using Hugin panorama tool

 

Using Text to Speech in ArtistX

 

refracta-e17-all-5.1.0

Download the latest release with zsync, aria2 or torrent

 

Files for zsync downloads posted here

Format to use

Name of Distro and release name :  

Link to the ISO                            :  ftp site :  

Uploaded zsync file                     :  

MD5SUM                                    :  MD5SUM:

 

How to use zsync

e.g  http://pgtips91.pbworks.com/Get+Dreamlinux+using+zsync

 

 

 

PhoenixOS

How to get PhoenixOS with aria2 and metalinks

How to get PhoenixOS with zsync

PhoenixOS FlameHawk Review

 

Recovering from a bad up-load of an ISO file

 

Metalinks and aria2

 

Secure Shell Log-in

 

Find Hardware Specs (Details) on your Computer

 

New Test-bed System.

 

LiveCD Sessions

 

Security on HTTPS web sites.

 

BootChart

 

Bootchart is a CLI tool that will profile your system at bootup. It can also be run at other times to profile your system or a specific application. Here's how to use it.

 

Net Backup Systems

 

Refracta

 

hardinfo

 

Remote Desktop Sharing

OpenDNS

 

NetSurf Compiled from Source

 

debfoster how-to

 

The cdrtools project.

 

Create a bootable CD to boot from pendrive on computer without BIOS-supported USB booting.

 

Get PCLinuxOS with zsync

 

Get ArtistX with zsync

 

Get Crunchbang Linux with zsync

 

Get Dreamlinux using zsync

 

Get Dreamlinux using jigdo-lite

 

Method for upgrading gracefully.

 

Preserving your Personal Data and Settings when re-installing Linux

 

Installing Applications not in the repositories of your distribution.

 

 

Web-based links that Install Applications

 

Install-now

 

 

 

Reinstalling Linspire Applications

 

Restoring a hard drive after partitioning errors

 

Upload & Download 1 MB sized file for testing purposes

 

My to-do list Mostly added to the list of How-to's below. 

 

List of How-to's.

 

• Up-date an ISO file using zsync     - save time, bandwidth and ensure a perfect result every time.
• Update a Debian ISO file using jigdo-lite  - very similar tool to zsync but sources origingal files direct from repositories.
• Verify the CD or DVD once burned from ISO file.     Quickly and easily verify the CD/DVD from the command line.
• How to use md5sum recursively over an complete file system
• Install a new Linux version from the ISO file without needing to burn it to CD or DVD
• Customise a CD ISO - add or remove applications, etc
• Basic introduction to the Linux Command Line Interface - CLI . From Mepislovers.
• List of useful Linux Resources.
• Partitioning for a multiboot system.
• Making a GRUB floppy. Great insurance as well as a learning exercise.
• Using the GRUB bootloader to multi-boot.
• Restore GRUB to a non-booting system.
• How to run your Windows OS in a virtual machine.
• Reinstalling Linspire 4.5 and 5.0 Applications
• How to install the latest OpenOffice.
• Script to assemble information about your computer.
• Turn number-lock on at startup
• Embed Picasaweb photos in Forums
• Update a file with rsync
• Set up SAMBA shares on network

 

Acer_Inspire_5741G

 

Frank A's Computer

 

Clive_H's_Computer

 

 

Clive S's Computer

 

ASUS_Computer'

 

BruceF Computer

 

Ben's Page

 

Fonts in MS Windows 98 cf in Linux

 

 

Forums I have seen ... 

 

 

My Public Albums, at Picasaweb

Lion resting.

 

 

Interesting_Finds

 

Digital Darkroom Techniques

 

Links to other sites

 

My Computer-Geek score

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