I ran into this interesting conundrum today running CHKDSK on Windows 7 x64. C:\>CHKDSK X: …snip… Windows found problems with the file system. Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these. C:\>CHKDSK X: /F …snip… Windows has checked the file system and found no problems. So… there ARE or ARE NOT […]
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Install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
June 21st, 2012 
etdot I attempted to open a reference manual in PDF format today on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precie Pangolin) and was sorely disappointed to find that the default application, Evince Document Viewer, had no search or find feature. Unforgivable. Here is how you can install Adobe Reader and make it your default PDF viewer – just enter […]
Make Notepad++ editor for AstroGrep
March 14th, 2012 etdot For anyone still using AstroGrep, a great GUI GREP Utility for Windows, here is how you set Notepad++ as the default editor. If you are still using AstroGrep you may be too lazy to look up the command line switches for Notepad++, so here you are: copy and paste:
Raspberry Pi – A credit card sized Linux box for $25
March 6th, 2012 etdot The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video.
How can I tell if my MP3 audio files are DRM protected?
March 1st, 2012 etdot For those Windows users that have asked, this is probably the simplest method to determine if your MP3 or other audio files are DRM protected: