A couple of useful network commands in Visual BASIC .NET (2005). These are the equivalents of doing ping and nslookup from the command prompt. The variable sIPAddress in these examples is a string containing the IP to test, i.e. "127.0.0.1"
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The rsync tool in Linux is very useful for backing up files from one machine to another, and coupled with the Cron scheduling tool it can be used to make a simple yet efficient automated backup. This post outlines how. Authenticating with the remote system It is necessary to save your credentials on the remote system, …

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I recently had a need to install Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition on a number of machines using a batch file script and a silent -unattended - installation process. Given the age of the application I thought this would be quite straightforward and well documented, but there were a number of hurdles to clear on the …
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The Print Screen key, usually located above the number pad to the right of the keyboard, is an invaluable tool when working with images in Windows. Pressing it will copy a picture of the entire screen to the Windows clipboard,
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Users of Facebook may have noticed that they’re missing some updates from their friends on their homepage (News Feed). This is a feature designed to show you only the most relevant info- posts from the users and applications you have interacted with most recently. If you want to change it so that all updates are …

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When installing Microsoft Expression Studio 4 on Windows XP Professional, double clicking on the setup application brought up the following error:

Your computer is scheduled to restart. Restart your computer and run Setup to continue installing this Expression program.

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“Spot’s triangle is a triangle shape.”

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“When science gets icky, it’s alright to be sicky” Professor Bunsen Jude

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