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Build Your Own Server. Why pay somebody to do it for you when you can build it yourself! [global] panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d workgroup = "Name" netbios name = "Server name" invalid users = root security = user wins support = no log file = /var/log/samba.log log level = 3 max log size = 1000 syslog = 1 encrypt passwords = true passdb backend = smbpasswd socket options = TCP_NODELAY dns proxy = no passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat =*Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . obey pam restrictions = yes pam password change = no null passwords = no #Share Definitions [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = yes writable = yes security mask = 0700 create mask = 0700 #!

/bin/sh x11vnc -nap -bg -many -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd -desktop "VNC ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}" \ |grep -Eo "[0-9]{4}">~/.vnc/port. 5 Sites To Learn How To Repair Your Own Computer. Here on MakeUseOf, we’ve shared DIY stuff before (5 awesome DIY sites, ThomasNet ““ An Awesome Repository Of Technical Information for DIY Men, 3 Cool Science Experiments You Can Do At Home).

5 Sites To Learn How To Repair Your Own Computer

The purpose of this article is to share 5 pages that help more specifically with how to learn computer repair. Have you ever had a problem with your computer and gotten a quote from one of those box stores? Holy cow! I know this guy who got a virus, took his tower to a store and paid several hundred dollars to have them install an anti-virus program and “save the day.” I am serious, several hundred dollars! If there was any possibility to do some of those PC repairs on your own, and therefore save a few buck, is that something you’d learn how to do?

(1) Fixing My Computer… 100% free step-by-step guide If you can get by the pink, blue, and green pastel colors, this site can be a real great resource in you journey to DIY computer repair proficiency. . (2) Yahoo Answers Community – Computers & Internet. Give an Old Laptop New Life with Cheap (or Free) Projects. SExpand Click to viewLike a famed race horse or a classic book, you don't just throw away a laptop because it's banged up a little.

Give an Old Laptop New Life with Cheap (or Free) Projects

Even if it seems outdated and underpowered, most any laptop is still small, quiet, and relatively low on power consumption, making it a seriously valuable spare to keep handy—even without a working screen. With some free software, a little know-how, and some creative thinking about your home network, nearly any old laptop can find its second wind, and today I'll run through some of the best ways to get it there.Photo by daveynin.P Create a no-monitor, low-power spare systemP So everything on your laptop runs just fine—except the screen, the most important (and expensive) part. Convert it to a home serverP The idea of a "server" usually conjures images of rack-mounted, temperature-controlled boxes, or at least a desktop system, but a laptop's power-scaling abilities, small size, and built-in screen can actually make for a quietly-great unit. Top 10 Uses for Wi-Fi (That Aren't Just Connecting to the Internet)

Set Up a Fully Automated Media Center. How to Hide Files in JPEG Pictures. If you’re looking to hide files on your PC hard drive, you may have read about ways to encrypt folders or change the attributes on a file so that they cannot be accessed by prying eyes.

How to Hide Files in JPEG Pictures

However, a lot of times hiding files or folders in that way requires that you install some sort of software on your computer, which could then be spotted by someone else. I’ve actually written quite a few articles on how you can hide files and folders in Windows XP and Vista before, but here I’m going to show you a new way to hide files that is very counter-intuitive and therefore pretty safe! Using a simple trick in Windows, you can actually hide a file inside of the JPG picture file! You can actually hide any type of file inside of an image file, including txt, exe, mp3, avi, or whatever else. Not only that, you can actually store many files inside of single JPG file, not just one!

Hide File in Picture Create a folder on your hard drive, i.e. Now here’s the fun part! And that’s it! That’s it!