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Creating Relative Shortcuts in Windows

December 12, 2009

As a professional techie, I tend to carry a flashdrive around with various tools and applications pre-loaded on it. One of the most useful programs I have on my current drive is a portable version of Google Chrome.
However, due to the way that Chrome Portable installs itself on a flashdrive, the executable winds up buried [...]

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Urban Terror and ALSA in Ubuntu 9.10

November 5, 2009

If you've been playing Urban Terror on Ubuntu 9.10, you may have noticed some sound problems. After a while, the game slows way down and the sound gets choppy, making it impossible to keep playing. When you try to exit the game, it will most likely freeze up on you. Here's how to fix it.
First, [...]

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Stopping Conficker

October 7, 2009

Conficker is a notorious computer worm that has been infecting Windows computers since early November 2008. Simply put, it uses flaws in Windows to co-opt your computer and link it to a giant collection of other computers (called a "botnet") that can be remotely commanded by the worm's authors.
FYI: Conficker only affects Windows computers, so [...]

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