Technical Info

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Computer Systems Android Getting Started with Android Android_App_Recommendations Connect Android to Computer Apple iPad_App_Recommendations iPhone_App_Recommendations Linux Linux at PCUG Centre Additional HDD Dual-Booting Emergency_Boot - Including for Dual-Boot GPT Partitioning KDE 4 Desktop Environment Linux_Distribution_64-bit_v_32-bit Linux_Distribution_Recommendations Netbook_Linux_Installation PC_21C & Secure_Boot Printing Scanning Smart devices QR codes Windows File sharing between Win7 and XP File sharing between Windows and other OS Two Page Display Win7 Snipping Tool Win7 Hardware Recommendations Windows 8 Do I need Windows 8? Editing Windows 8 - Usefuls Safe mode Install a Start button Confirmation of file delete File history Storage Spaces MRU CD/DVD player Computer icon on desktop

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Peripherals DVDs and Bootable USBs Booting from Removable Media Using dotISO Files Creating Bootable DOS USB Memory Stick External Drives External_Drives Monitors & Projectors Using an External Display or Projector with a Notebook Printers Cleaning Printheads Parallel Port Printers Sharing Printers via CUPS Scanners Scanning Slides using CanoScan Scanning via Network

Software Backup Interesting_Techniques Firewall Firewall_Software General Interesting_Programs Image and Photo Editing GIMP Office OpenOffice Vector Drawing OpenOffice Draw Inkscape Hardware Disks Advanced Format (AF) Drives Solid State Drives (SSD) Floppy Disk Conversion Gateway_Router Choice of Type Commercial DIY Programmable Controllers Arduino Sub-Compact Computers Android MK802 Pocket PC Raspberry Pi Telephone NBN TransACT VoiP