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Business IT
Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Along with desktop and laptop repairs (hardware and software) I offer the following services to my business clients in and around the Stirling area. 1. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server … Continue reading
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Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Welcome to ComTech ComTech has been helping to solve IT issues for both small businesses and home clients throughout the Stirling area since April 2010. I … Continue reading
How to start programs at login in Debian LXDE
Today I will show you how to start programs at login in Debian LXDE. Even though I am using Debian LXDE these steps will work on any distribution using LXDE. LXDE uses the ./config/autostart file to load programs at startup … Continue reading
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Tagged computer repairs, debian, IT Support, laptop repairs, lxde, startup programs, stirling
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How to set up a DNS Server on Debian 6.0 “Squeeze”
Today we are going to set up and configure a DNS Server on Debian 6.0 “Squeeze”. We will be using the bind9 package which does not come by default so we will need to install it. Open up a terminal … Continue reading
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Tagged computer repairs, debian 6.0, DNS, how to set up, IT Support, laptop repairs, server, stirling
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OS British Grid Reference Blackberry App
I do a lot of walking and climbing in the mountains and regularly use my map and compass to navigate when the weather gets bad and apart from some slight mishaps over the years have never got lost. I will … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberry, computer repairs, IT Support, laptop repairs, OS Grid Reference, stirling
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How to replace Lilo with Grub
I have been having some ‘issues’ with Lilo recently on a Debian LXDE system and thought it was about time I replaced it with Grub instead. This is how you do it. Open up a terminal and type: sudo apt-get … Continue reading
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Tagged computer repair, debian, grub, IT Support, laptop repairs, lilo, replace, stirling
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Home Users
Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Below is a list of some of the services I can offer you: Maintenance and repairs (PC and laptop). This can be anything from replacement laptop screens to resetting your Windows … Continue reading
Microsoft’s certification has been changed
I was browsing the internet last night when I came across the new certifications for Windows Server 2012. They are: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Basically Microsoft is going for more cloud integration with its new line … Continue reading
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Tagged certification, changed, computer repair, IT Support, laptop repairs, mcitp, mcsa, mcse, microsoft, stirling, windows server 2008, windows server 2012
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How to configure Startup Applications in Linux Mint 12 running Cinnamon
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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Tagged cinnamon, computer repair, configure, how to, IT Support, laptop repairs, Linux Mint 12, startup applications, stirling
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An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument
An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument. I had the pleasure of meeting up with this error earlier this afternoon while trying to run Avast on a Linux Mint 12 system. To fix it I did the following: 1. … Continue reading