How to open the Initial Configuration Tasks window in Windows Server 2008
The Initial Configuration Tasks window doesn't appear as an option on the Start menu or within the Control Panel (not even as part of the Administrative Tools folder).
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Remove the “bad password” wait period in Ubuntu
Whenever you mistype a password Ubuntu will pause for two seconds before letting you try again. This is for a good reason, because hackers often try brute force techniques to guess the password.
Search for files using the Command line in Ubuntu
There are essentially two methods used to search for files at the commandline: locate and find. The difference is that locate relies upon a database of files and locations, while find literally searches the file system each time you use it.
Adding Hyperlinks to a Worksheet in Excel 2007
Hyperlinks automate Excel worksheets by making the opening of other Office documents and Excel workbooks and worksheets just a mouse click away. It doesn't matter whether these documents are located on your hard drive, a server on your LAN (Local Area Network), or Web pages on the Internet or a company's intranet.
Find the Ubuntu version and code-name
If you're sitting in front of somebody else's Ubuntu computer and want to quickly identify which version of Ubuntu it running (not always easy to do from the look and feel if it's heavily customized).
How to use a older digital cameras with Ubuntu
Have you got a vintage camera that won't work under Ubuntu because it's not a removable storage device (which is to say, its contents don't appear in a file browsing window when you attach the camera)?
Make Calculator round-up (or down) to two digits in Ubuntu
If you use Ubuntu's Calculator application to work out nothing but trivial financial transactions in dollars and cents (or Euros/cents, pounds/pennies etc), then you can force it to always round its results to two decimal places, depending on which side of half a cent/penny the result is.
Adding the Form button to the Quick Access toolbar in Excel 2007
Instead of entering the records of a data list directly in the table, you can use Excel's data form to make the entries. The only problem with using the data form is that the command to display the form in a worksheet with a data list is not part of the Ribbon commands.
How to Prepare an Active Directory Domain Controller for installation of Windows Server 2008
A domain controller is a single computer set up for client server operation rather than for the workgroup operation that smaller networks use. The domain controller can appear as a single server in a smaller network or as part of a forest on a larger network.
How to Prepare an Active Directory Forest for installation of Windows Server 2008
An Active Directory forest is a group of domain controllers that are working together to service user needs. All the members of the forest share data and update each other so that the loss of a single domain controller doesn't cause a complete failure of Active Directory or result in lost settings.
How to create outbound rules in Ubuntu Firewall with Firestarter
When it comes to blocking data emanating from your computer, Firestarter can enact two different modes: whitelist, and blacklist.
Disable signed driver checking using group policy in Windows Server 2008
Users of the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 also have a documented and Microsoft-approved method of bypassing the signing requirement. (This technique will never work on the 64-bit version of the product.)
How to disable signed driver checking using BCDEdit in Windows Server 2008
An undocumented method of disabling the signed driver requirement for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 is to use the BCDEdit utility to make a change to the boot configuration. Because this feature isn't documented, Microsoft could remove it at any time. This procedure isn't something that a novice administrator should attempt to do, but it's doable.
Using Directory Services Restore mode in Windows Server 2008
Active Directory is a special kind of hierarchical database that stores system settings, computer information, user information, application configuration, and a wealth of other information and statistics about your network.
How to install ClamTK Virus Scanner in Ubuntu
Start Synaptic and search for clamtk. Put a check alongside the clamtk entry in the results, and click Mark for Installation in the menu that appears. Agree to install the list of dependencies, that includes ClamAVitself, and then click the APPLY button on the toolbar.