Our university LAN is pretty restricted. You can only access the most basic ports like http (80), ftp (21), ssh (22), pop3, imap and so on. But what if you need another port like a port to manage a webserver? After some tuning and searching we came up with the almost perfect solution. And it […]
Continue ReadingDell Latitude D600/505 Startup Problem
If you have a Dell Latitude D600 laptop that has problems starting up and only blinks some LEDs (power LED, caps lock LED) press down the F7 and F8 key and press the power button at the same time. The reason this might work is because a soldering point to the BIOS lies below the […]
Continue ReadingGerman Users Tested on their Computer Knowledge
German Technology magazine heise reports about a study from DLGI about the general computer knowledge of German users. 56 percent said they have “satisfactory” or “good” knowledge. The other 44 said they never used a computer (sic!). The funny part is, most of the questioned people understand under “computer knowledge” the “use of a browser”. […]
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