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How to enable/disable Windows hibernate with a single command
Here is a one-line command to enable and disable hibernation in Windows 7, for all you command-line users. By default, hibernation should be enabled in Windows. To Disable Hibernate Open an elevated...
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Fix computer not connecting to any internet connection
For the last few weeks, I noticed that only my laptop does not connect to any internet connection – home Wifi router, ADSL modem via ethernet cable, USB data card and mobile 3G internet. The laptop...
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Virus that infects thumb drives and renames folders with .exe extension
USB flash drives are a common way of spreading malware among computers. Users typically plug in USB drives into public computers and 3rd party workstations at office, college, libraries or labs without...
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“Could not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock’ error on Ubuntu
In Ubuntu, you can install programs and packages in three ways – terminal commands (sudo apt-get install), Synaptic package manager (which does not come installed by default anymore) and Ubuntu...
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WindowsBackend object has no attribute iso_path error in Wubi Ubuntu...
After almost a year of not using Ubuntu, I tried out Ubuntu 11.10, codenamed Oneiric Ocelot (what’s up with the harder-to-spell names?). Since this was a trial run, to see how things had changed, I...
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Force Firefox to update after newer version is downloaded
For the last two major versions of Mozilla Firefox on Windows 7, I have been getting a “Software Update Failed. The update could not be installed. Please make sure there are no other copies of Firefox...
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How to fix Internet Download Manager integration for Chrome
A downloader has three key functions: aggregate all downloads in a single program and allow for easy categorizing and management, provide pause / resume functionality (if supported by the browser), and...
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Fix Steam crashes and hanging during updates/sync
Valve Corp’s Steam game (and now app) distribution client is an easy way to get the latest games, both free and paid. The online community around Steam has grown substantially in the past few years,...
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Map any key to any other key on Ubuntu
The spacebar key on my keyboard is broken(long story), so I remapped it on Windows using KeyTweak app. Here’s how I achieved the same on Ubuntu. The instructions are generalized so that you can remap...
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Clean up Ubuntu to increase free hard drive space
After a 2 year hiatus, I started using Ubuntu recently. Of course, being on a laptop means that disk space was limited, so I started with a 25 GB partition. Soon after installing Ubuntu, I regretted...
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