by jtpratt | Jul 14, 2011 | computers, diy, tutorial, ubuntu linux
I’m using Ubuntu 11.04 (upgrading from 10.04), so it’s time to setup Windows XP in Virtual Box. Virtual box is a piece of software originally created by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) that allows you to install an operating system “inside a box”...
by jtpratt | Nov 7, 2008 | computers, linux, ubuntu linux, windows
I’ve had a Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista Home on it for the last two years. It’s my main work machine, the one I do all my blogging and web site work on. In that time I’ve had to reformat it back to it’s original “storebought”...
by jtpratt | May 20, 2008 | computers, gadgets, hardware, windows
A short while ago I reviewed the Asus Eee PC, which is an incredible sub-compact laptop that runs on Linux and you can buy brand new for only $300-$500. Some say it was inspired by the OLPC or One Laptop Per Child initiative. In a way the things that have derailed and...
by jtpratt | Dec 13, 2007 | diy, gadgets, liveCD, resources and tips, software, windows
If you like this tutorial guide – please digg it! This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series! With all the people downgrading from Windows Vista to XP, I felt this was a pretty timely post. You can’t boot Windows XP from a floppy disc, but...
by jtpratt | Aug 31, 2007 | computers, linux, liveCD, resources and tips, windows
Staying on the topic of Linux LiveCD’s, OPHCrack is a tool that you can use to break, crack, or retrieve any Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista password quickly and effectively. Here’s the background….in our house friends and...