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Find the Mac Address in Windows XP

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 05 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: How To

There are 2 ways to find the Mac address in a Windows XP computer. The easiest way is to use the command shell and another option is available through the control panel.

Command Line Mac Address

Open the command shell (click on Start, select Run, type cmd and press OK).
When the command shell opens, type
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How To Restart VNC on OS X

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 12 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: How To

When the VNC server on a Mac crashes, you can restart it by rebooting the computer or possibly by restarting it from the Sharing menu in System Preferences by clicking the checkbox on and off. To restart it remotely, you need to have the Remote Login enabled (see below).

After you login by SSH to [...]

Downloading the Standalone Version of SQL Server 2008 Express

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 18 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: How To

The default options for downloading Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 Express at www.microsoft.com/express/Database/ will have you downloading the application through the Web Platform Installer. This is suitable for installing on a local computer, but if you want to install it on multiple machines, especially those that do not have an Internet connection, its best to do [...]

Fixing Errors with Attaching Transmittals to DFS

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 13 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: How To

If transmittals can’t be attached to an Adenium DFS order, you need to give the aspnet account in IIS full control over the GlobalCache folder in the theme. In Windows 2000, full control is given to the ASP.NET account (see below).

Each theme needs these permissions on the GlobalCache folder. Transmittals can then be attached [...]

Find the URL of a Joomla Article

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 11 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: How To

When building a Joomla web site, you may need add a link to an article to a page. The easiest way to do this is open the article through a menu option, and cut and paste the URL in the other page. The problem is that you need to have the article in an existing [...]

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