Posted on September 29, 2008 by PakNik
Computer Vendor
Keyboard Commands
Acer®
F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC
ARI®
CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
AST®
CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
Compaq® 8700
F10
CompUSA®
DEL
Cybermax®
ESC
Dell BIOS web site search links
For models not listed below.
Dell® 400
F3, F1
Dell 4400
F12
Dell Dimension®
F2 or DEL
Dell Inspiron®
F2
Dell Latitude
Fn+F1 (while booted)
Dell Latitude
F2 (on boot)
Dell Optiplex
DEL
Dell Optiplex
F2
Dell Precision™
F2
eMachine®
DEL , F 2
Fujutsu Manuals & BIOS
Manuals & BIOS Download
Gateway® 2000 1440
F1
Gateway 2000 Solo™
F2
HP® (Hewlett-Packard)
F1, F2 (Laptop, ESC)
IBM®
F1
E-pro Laptop
F2
IBM PS/2®
CTRL+ALT+INS [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2008 by PakNik
According to The Register, “In a survey of more than 3,000 computers, performance testing software developer Devil Mountain Software estimated that more than one in three new machines had either been downgraded by vendors such as Dell, or by customers once they bought the PC.
The results were garnered by the research firm’s CTO Craig Barth [...]
Filed under: Hardware, Miscellaneous | Tagged: Vista downgrade, Windows 7, xp | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 24, 2008 by PakNik
Want to try out a Linux distro but don’t feel like switching from Windows, rebooting your computer, or installing a virtualization application like VirtualBox? MobaLiveCD is a Windows utility that lets you run any LiveCD in Windows without installing a thing. Just download and run MobaLiveCD.exe (which is a 1.4MB file), and select the ISO [...]
Filed under: Linux, Open Source, Windows | Tagged: distro, iso, Linux, MoboLiveCD, qemu | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 24, 2008 by PakNik
What to build your own PC? Read what GamesRadar have to say and decide for yourself…..
The site guides you in choosing the appropriate mainboard, cpu, ram, harddrive and even casing.
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Tips & Tricks, Windows | Tagged: Built PC, DIY | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 20, 2008 by PakNik
OOsah is offering 1TB of free media storage. Just register for a free account and you are ready to upload.
Filed under: Freewares | Tagged: 1TB, online storage | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2008 by PakNik
Thousands of web sites are currently inaccessible to Internet Explorer 5.5, 6, and 7 users thanks to a new Sitemeter bug. Sitemeter is a free web analytics service used by many popular blogs and web sites including Lifehacker, Gizmodo, and Consumerist. They all appear to be affected as of this morning. It’s [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2008 by PakNik
You can measure your upload and download using a few methods.
1. If you’re using Streamyx, you can try using TM Net Speedometer.
2. I have been using SpeedTest for quite a while now.
3. You can also use Speed.io ( via LifeHacker )
Filed under: Tips & Tricks | Tagged: Bandwidth, broadband, download, streamyx, upload | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 14, 2008 by PakNik
Elite By Design is offering a three part online course to master Photoshop. Starting from the basics, you will also learn about typography, Web Components, Photo Manipulations and etc.
Enjoy.
Filed under: Tips & Tricks | Tagged: Photoshop, Self Learning, tutorials | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 12, 2008 by PakNik
Some screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows….
For more pix and review, please visit CrunchGear
Filed under: Windows | Tagged: Windows, Windows7 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 9, 2008 by PakNik
As most users know, it’s common to reinstall your OS once in a while. Maybe it’s due to adding new hardwares such as a bigger harddrive or it could also be due to various software issues, like being hit by viruses and spywares.
So a clean install is the best answer. It maybe annoying to some [...]
Filed under: Tips & Tricks | Tagged: activation, Tips, Windows, wpa.dbl, xp | 1 Comment »
