http://techtalkwiki.net/ 2010-07-21T02:28:05-07:00 http://techtalkwiki.net/ http://techtalkwiki.net/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-07-21T02:27:45-07:00 M. Quinquenervia http://techtalkwiki.net/favourite_software?rev=1279704465&do=diff All software is free or has a freely available version unless otherwise noted. Windows Internet Browsers * Mozilla Firefox * NoScript - NoScript's unique whitelist based pre-emptive script blocking approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even not known yet!) with no loss of functionality. * Linkification extension for Firefox. Generates links from plain-text URLs. Great for TT in its non-HTML state. * Adblock extension stops those pesky pop-anywhere w… text/html 2010-06-10T04:41:08-07:00 M. Quinquenervia http://techtalkwiki.net/spyware_malware/hijackthis?rev=1276170068&do=diff by ilago HijackThis is a utility originally developed by Merijn Bellekom but sold to TrendMicro as of Monday 12/03/07. Information on any changes to HijackThis use or download sites will be entered here as they come to hand. It does a scan of your computer and lists all of the processes that are running and shows where they are starting from in the operating system. It's major use is for tracking down virus, trojan and spyware infections. But it can be used for assessing what is running a compu… text/html 2010-05-05T19:31:55-07:00 holto http://techtalkwiki.net/oziexplorer_on_linux?rev=1273113115&do=diff install the needed bluetooth files: sudo apt-get install bluez-pin sudo apt-get install bluez-utils Then edit the main bluetooth config file: (This part not required in 7.04 feisty fawn) sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf delete everything in the file and replace it with: text/html 2010-04-21T04:45:21-07:00 M. Quinquenervia http://techtalkwiki.net/how_to_install_java_runtime_environment_jre?rev=1271850321&do=diff If you already have Java Runtime Environment version 1.6.10 and up, you can update from the Java applet in Control Panel and it will “patch in place” not leaving old versions behind. If you have an older version, you need to remove all older versions as detailed below. If you didn't disable the java update check, it will let you know when the update is ready for you. If the update has been disabled, then you need to update manually using the Control Panel applet. text/html 2010-03-05T01:06:42-07:00 starling_bird http://techtalkwiki.net/user_scripts?rev=1267780002&do=diff FIXME Do you miss HTML and other cool stuff in the forums? DD32 has written a few pieces of JavaScript that can be used to enhance your experience if you use Firefox or Opera. Currently there is no support for IE. However it may be added in the future. text/html 2010-02-07T21:02:42-07:00 Richard Allan Bourke http://techtalkwiki.net/regulars/bourkie?rev=1265605362&do=diff User Names: Bourkie, Captain Subtext Location - Current: Melbourne, Australia Location - Residential: Melbourne, Australia Visiting since: 2002 Posting since: September 2002 Claims to ABC Forum fame: * Member of the English Language Police Force (ELPF) specialising in apostrophes, contractions, abbreviations and, most importantly, correct usage of the suffix 'ize'. text/html 2010-01-10T02:35:23-07:00 Paul http://techtalkwiki.net/wireless_networking_setup?rev=1263119723&do=diff Due to the popularity of Broadband connections, combined with the low cost of Wireless networking, it is a good idea to combine both when you think of a new Broadband connection. Most ADSL modems can be purchased with Wireless built in. This will save you some dollars. text/html 2007-12-28T02:45:25-07:00 http://techtalkwiki.net/website_guide?rev=1198838725&do=diff First of all you need a host A host is where the files that make up your web site reside - see Website below. I want my own domain (e.g. www.techtalkwiki.net) There are many domains you can use, but the basic one is .com, which is also the cheapest. If you want a .com.au domain, it will cost two to five times as much, depending on your registrar. You can also have .org, .net, .biz etc. text/html 2009-03-13T20:04:21-07:00 http://techtalkwiki.net/how_to_backup_your_computer?rev=1236999861&do=diff OK, you have decided to backup your computer, but what do you backup and how? What Do I Backup? The easy answer is everything, but that means taking a copy of Windows whilst it is running and that can be tricky, not to mention the size of your collection of goodies. To make backups easy you need to be organised so that you can backup the important files that you use everyday (mail, accounts, shopping lists, etc) independantly of the things that don't change very much (MP3s, downloads, program… text/html 2009-12-25T02:16:01-07:00 Paul http://techtalkwiki.net/faq_defrag?rev=1261736161&do=diff Let's look at what files Windoze uses in its day to day operation. OS specific files in the Windows directory These files are usually installed on a clean disk and are therefore contiguous. Patches will be installed and some of these files will become fragmented. text/html 2009-12-06T20:07:10-07:00 cb88 http://techtalkwiki.net/regulars/cb88?rev=1260158830&do=diff Nickname(s): cb88, computerboy88 Visiting since: Late 2001 Posting since: Early 2002 Claims to ABC Forum fame: * Holiday Forum Main Interests: * Computers * Programming * Open source software and Linux * Gaming * Electronics * Cycling text/html 2009-11-24T23:39:29-07:00 Tom http://techtalkwiki.net/regulars/tommy?rev=1259134769&do=diff Nickname: Tommy! Member since: SSSF since 2000 or so? Interests: * Electronics (PIC Micros, LEDs and solar panels) * All things computers * Sciences Computer: * Desktop: AMD 4400+ X2, 3GB Ram, 1 x 1TB, 1 x 200GB, 1 x 80GB HDDs, Windows 7. * Laptop: MSI U100 Netbook, Atom N280, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows 7. text/html 2009-10-18T19:18:37-07:00 cb88 http://techtalkwiki.net/wiki/syntax?rev=1255918717&do=diff doku>DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing the Edit this page button at the top or bottom of the page. If you want to try something, just use the playground page. The simpler markup is easily accessible via quickbuttons, too. text/html 2009-10-14T20:19:17-07:00 Karloskar Hall http://techtalkwiki.net/giveaways?rev=1255576757&do=diff Most of the forum regulars probably have a large pile of stuff that's no longer being used. Use this page to list the things you'd be happy to give away. Make contact with the regulars either via the forum or by an e-mail address left here if you want any of it. Postage will have to be sorted out somehow. I don't think we should sell things here...