Tag Archives: configure

How to configure Startup Applications in Linux Mint 12 running Cinnamon

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to configure startup applications in Linux Mint 12 running the Cinnamon desktop. Go to Menu – Preferences – Startup Applications You will be shown a list of all the programs that are configured to … Continue reading →

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How to configure Startup Applications in Ubuntu 12.04

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to configure startup applications in Ubuntu 12.04. On your desktop go to settings (cog in the top right of the screen) and click on Startup Applications. You will be shown a list of all … Continue reading →

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How to configure a Cisco switch with an ip address

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Chris

Today I will continue the Cisco theme and show you how to configure a Cisco switch with an ip address.  For this tutorial you will have to connect to the switch using a console session. Lets start. Comtech1#configure terminal Comtech1(config)#interface … Continue reading →

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How to configure basic passwords and a hostname on a Cisco switch

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to configure basic passwords and a hostname on a Cisco switch.  For this tutorial you are going to have to open up a console session to your switch. First we need to set an … Continue reading →

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How to configure services in Linux

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Chris

Today we will have a look at configuring services in Linux.  For the purpose of this tutorial I will use Linux Mint 12 but the majority of the commands can be run on any Linux Distribution. Seeing what services are … Continue reading →

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How to configure Windows startup programs

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Chris

Does this sound familiar? You want to stop a particular program starting during the system boot but don’t know how.  Today we shall have a look at msconfig and see how you configure the start up items so only programs … Continue reading →

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