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Notepad ++ Unix Shell Scripts and the ‘No such file or directory’ error on...
I first encountered this issue a long time ago and forgot to document it – so now I had to resolve it again. I’m running Notepad ++ on Windows and using WinSCP to transfer bash scripts to Ubuntu...
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Windows – CD DVD Drive – Windows cannot load the device driver for this...
Today the driver for my DVD drive got corrupted, rendering the device inoperable. Uninstalling the driver, scanning for hardware changes in Device Manager and rebooting did not resolve the issue....
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Windows 8 – Uninstall Multiple Windows Store Apps at Once Using Powershell
In Windows 8 we can right click individual Windows Store apps on the start screen and then uninstall them – but we cannot uninstall multiple apps at once using this method. To uninstall multiple...
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Windows 8 – Could not find SDK Microsoft.WinJS.1.0.RC, Version=1.0 Error In...
Tonight I was looking for code to enhance the grid app template in Visual Studio 2012 but ran into the following error when I tried to build the sample: Could not find SDK “Microsoft.WinJS.1.0.RC,...
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Windows – Convert YouTube Videos for the PSP using Handbrake
I recently dusted off my old Play Station Portable (PSP) because I wanted to watch some YouTube videos on it. On my PC I used the Download Flash and Video Firefox extension to download 360p .mp4 videos...
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Display Driver Stopped Responding and has Recovered – Dell Vostro 3750 –...
Since updating to Windows 8.1 x64 I have encountered the following problem when my laptop wakes from sleep – my screen would be black for a couple of seconds – then I would get this notification:...
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Quick Tip: Turn Off Facebook Chat (Windows Store App)
The Windows Store Facebook app was recently updated and now there is an option to turn off Facebook chat. Simply click or tap the gear icon at the bottom right of the screen and then select Turn Off...
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Windows 8.x – List Installed Software
It is often useful to generate a list of installed software on a system and here is a quick and easy way to do it. Open an Administrator Command Prompt using one of these methods: Press Windows + x on...
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials – How to Skip Domain Join to Install the...
The Essentials Experience Role on Server 2012 provides (amongst other things) full client backup and restore capabilities – much like the now discontinued Windows Home Server. However, on Server 2012...
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Quick Tip – Stop Firefox from prompting to install Flash Player
To stop Firefox from prompting you to install Flash Player type about:config in the address bar and then press Enter. Confirm the exception: Search for plugins.notifyMissingFlash and set it to false by...
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