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Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 ComTech Weekly Update Every week I will be updating this page to bring you all the news from the world of ComTech – any new software I have tested, what … Continue reading

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Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Comments Below are some comments from existing clients over the last 12 months. Miss Stephanie Wallace, Stirling “Thank you so much for the brilliant work you undertook on my laptop. … Continue reading

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How to install .run files

Today I will show you how to install .run files.  I had to do this yesterday when I downloaded the updated hp linux drivers for my Linux Mint 13 system.  This is how I installed it. Open up a terminal … Continue reading

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How to check the status of your hard drive using SeaTools

Today I will show you how to check the status of your hard drive.  There are tools built into Windows which will accomplish such tasks (eg chkdsk) however they are useless if you can’t boot into the system to use … Continue reading

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Going Mobile

With the onslaught of mobile computing I thought it was time to take ComTech into the fold.  The website was designed for desktop viewing and didn’t cater for smaller mobile screens.  So it was time to have a look at … Continue reading

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Setting up a VPN Server using Untangle Gateway

Today I will show you how to set up a VPN Server using Untangle Gateway.  Untangle Gateway is a dedicated hardware firewall which can be configured in a multitude of ways one of those being as a VPN server. For … Continue reading

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How to test your Broadband speed

Today I will show you how to test your broadband speed.  BT, Virgin and the other ISP’s will sell you packages of upto 20, 30, 40 Mb but they never tell you exactly how fast your connection will be.  For … Continue reading

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How to schedule a backup in Linux Mint 12

Today I will show you how to schedule a backup in Linux Mint 12 so that your precious data is safe. Linux Mint 12 comes with the Backup Tool shown below which allows you to backup your data and software … Continue reading

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How to speed up your Blackberry Bold 9780

I had this issue last night.  My Blackberry Bold 9780 was slow, unresponsive and generally a pain to use.  So today I will show you how I managed to speed up the phone. For the basis of this tutorial I … Continue reading

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Clam Antivirus

I usually use either BitDefender or Avast Linux edition as the antivirus software of choice on a Linux system but recently decided to give ClamAV a go to see what it was like.  I have been put off this software … Continue reading

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