Alvin Poh

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  • How To Make Open Office Start Faster – A Speed Boosting Tip!

    Open Office is a great piece of software – and at its price, it’s pretty hard to beat! The default settings for Open Office might cause it to have a slow start-up speed though, but no problems! This tip will help you speed up Open Office’s start-up time instantly! Start either Write or Calc From […]

    Alvin Poh

    August 14, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Technology, Tips, Windows
  • Windows Password Recovery / Reset

    These are the things needed to edit the passwords on most systems. Fits on a single CD or floppy! Tested on: NT 3.51, NT 4 (all versions and SPs), Windows 2000 (all versions & SPs), Windows XP (all versions, also SP2), Windows Server 2003 (all SPs), Vindows Vista 32 and 64 bit. Note: If used […]

    Alvin Poh

    July 29, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Technology, Tips, Windows
  • The Dangers of Using Public Computers, Internet Cafes and Kiosks

    I don’t think it can be stressed enough. Public computers (these are computers on which anyone other than yourself can access) are DANGEROUS. You should never use these computers to access any private information. This means you shouldn’t type in any passwords or sensitive information using these computers. This is simply because you don’t know […]

    Alvin Poh

    July 12, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Operating Systems, Technology, Tips
  • Chinese Input in Microsoft Windows and Word

    Microsoft Windows comes with an East-Asian language option that allows users to input Chinese and Japanese text without additional software. I discovered about this Chinese IME when I was trying to figure out a way to input Chinese characters. Here’s how to do it: Windows Vista To install the Chinese IME in Windows Vista, go […]

    Alvin Poh

    July 10, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Windows
  • What is a proper backup?

    Simply storing duplicate copies of your critical data on the same device is not a proper backup. The true definition of “BACK UP” is storing TWO or more copies of critical data on TWO separate storage devices!

    Alvin Poh

    June 1, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Technology, Tips
  • Example FTP Session in UNIX

    UNIX has a very powerful command line interface, and one of the things that you can do is remotely access a UNIX server. FTP is one such remote protocol that allows for the transfer of files easily. This FTP example shows how to copy, rename, and delete files. ftp alvinpoh.com This just means you want […]

    Alvin Poh

    May 20, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Tips, Unix
  • Common Useful UNIX Commands

    If you’re new to UNIX-based systems (e.g. Linux), the interface can be daunting, especially since there’s no GUI, and you might need to use the shell command line interface to remotely access a computer. There are a few basic UNIX commands for performing common tasks that you should know of, which allows you to navigate […]

    Alvin Poh

    May 20, 2007
    Miscellaneous
    Tips, Unix
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