For those of us who use Windows N Editions, it can sometimes be a struggle to view certain types of Media content. This can also prevent some games from running correctly. I purchased Red Dead Redemption II yesterday at EPIC Games and installed it. I got a cryptic series of Error messages from the RockStar… Continue reading Windows 11 N Issues with a variety of Media related elements including games. Potential Fix
Category: Software
Primary System Specifications
Affiliate disclosure CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital 88.89 CFM CPU Cooler GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC MB: Gigabyte x870e Aorus Pro Ice Case: Lian Li Lancool 216RW RGB PSU: MSI MEG Ai1300P 1300W 80+ Platinum RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000… Continue reading Primary System Specifications
Install Windows and lose your GRUB menu?
Try this from an ADMIN command prompt bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi Note: This is from Windows, and this will work with any flavor of Ubuntu and with Mint, it may not work with other distributions.
Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.
Creating a local Fedora repository is a great way to conserve bandwidth. You can update all of the computers on your local network from one repository. 1) Install a web server. I use apache. su -c yum install httpd -y 2) Create the directories that become the local repository. su -c mkdir -p /var/www/html/yum/F15/releases su… Continue reading Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.
Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13
Much of the documentation I read on the World Wide Web suggests using revisor to create a custom Spin of Fedora. I find that revisor is not well suited to my needs. I use LiveCD Creator. To install it: yum install livecd-tools -y I suggest you install the fedora-kickstarts and spin-kickstarts packages as well. yum… Continue reading Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13
Howto: Fedora® LiveUSB
What is a LiveUSB? It is a condensed (Live image) version of Fedora® you can install to a flash drive. You can then boot to Fedora from the flash drive on any computer. You can also install Fedora to any system from the LiveUSB. There is an easy to implement option. This may be a… Continue reading Howto: Fedora® LiveUSB
Howto: Secure passwords
An article published in the New York Times January 22, 2010, written by Ashlee Vance, indicates that far too many people use simple passwords. There is an easy solution for this issue. Roboform2GO can be installed on a USB flash drive. It can store the URL and passwords for 10 websites for free, and unlimited websites… Continue reading Howto: Secure passwords