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		<title>Another Easy Way to Triple Boot &#8211; Using a Virtual Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Create a Triple Boot Windows 7, Mac OSX, Ubuntu System Using a Virtual Machine Hey all. Since a lot of people have been coming to the site for the guide on how to install a Triple Boot Hackintosh I wanted to follow-up with another guide that offers an easy solution on how to have 3 [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Create a Triple Boot Windows 7, Mac OSX, Ubuntu System Using a Virtual Machine</h3>
<p>Hey all. Since a lot of people have been coming to the site for the guide on <a title="Install a Truple Boot Mac OSX, Ubuntu, Windows" href="http://liveinformant.com/software/triple-boot-osx-hackintosh-guide/">how to install a Triple Boot Hackintosh</a> I wanted to follow-up with another guide that offers an easy solution on how to have 3 OS’s installed on your PC without needing to reformat everything.</p>
<p>This guide will offer an easy alternative to having to format &amp; reinstall your system which is nice because not everyone is sure they want to reinstall everything just to try out an OS they may not end up using.</p>
<p>To do this you will be setting up a &#8220;<strong>Virtual Machine</strong>&#8221; using free VM software from Oracle called “<strong>Virtual Box</strong>”.</p>
<p><a title="Virtual Box VM Software from Oracle" href="http://www.virtualbox.org/" target="_blank">http://www.virtualbox.org/</a></p>
<p>Virtual Box is available for Windows, Linux or Mac OSX so this would work for each OS depending on what you are running.</p>
<p>Once you have downloaded Virtual Box, install the program on your system and you are ready to get started.</p>
<p>(I recommend going with all the default options as this will give you everything you need to easily get the most out of each VM install you add to your system.)</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/triple-boot-virtual-box.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-126" title="Triple Boot OS with Virtual Box" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/triple-boot-virtual-box.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="135" /></a></p>
<h3>Installing Mac OSX, Ubuntu or Windows on a Virtual Machine</h3>
<p>Using Virtual Box is pretty straight forward. I will outline the basic steps you need to perform to setup your own virtual machine for installing Max OSX, Windows or Ubuntu.</p>
<p>When you first launch Virtual Box you will be taken to a screen that says “<strong>Welcome to Virtual Box.</strong>” From here you can setup a new Virtual Machine for each OS you would like to install.</p>
<p>First you need to make sure you have the disk or ISO for whichever OS you would like to install. For simplicity sake I recommend burning your ISO so that you can work off a disk for your installation which requires one or two fewer steps.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-box-welcome.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-128" title="Virtual Box - Virtual Machine Wizard" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-box-welcome.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="275" /></a></p>
<p>So once you have your disk hit the “<strong>New</strong>” button in Virtual Box. A window will come up that says “<strong>Welcome to the New Virtual machine Wizard!</strong>”. Click “<strong>Next</strong>”.</p>
<p>On the next page you will be asked to fill in a “<strong>Name</strong>” for your installation. This name can be anything that makes sense to you as the user. For example “BackTrack Hack Install” or “Ghetto Windows Install”.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/create-virtual-machine.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-129" title="Create a New Virtual Machine" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/create-virtual-machine.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="273" /></a></p>
<p>Once you choose a name you will want to select to “Operating System” and “Version” from the drop down menus. There’s a pretty decent selection but in the case of some Linux installations you can always select the OS and for the version type select “<strong>Other</strong>”. These selections influence the recommended system settings for the VM on the following pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-machine-memory.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-130" title="Virtual Machine System Memory" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-machine-memory.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="273" /></a></p>
<p>Select the amount of system memory you would like to allocate to the VM. In most cases the default suggested by Virtual Box is fine. If you have 2-4gbs of memory in your system you should be fine. If you have less you may receive a warning on this page about your memory being limited.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/create-virtual-hard-disk.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-132" title="Create a Virtual Hard Disk" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/create-virtual-hard-disk.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="274" /></a></p>
<p>On the next page you will create a <strong>Virtual Hard Disk</strong>. If you are using my guide to learn Virtual Box simply go with the default “<strong>Boot Hard Disk</strong>” option and “<strong>Create new hard disk</strong>”. The “Use existing hard disk” option is more important once you are familiar with Virtual Box if you are loading a hard disk image like the Chrome OS image that was floating around the net.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-hard-disk.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-133" title="Virtual Hard Disk Wizard" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-hard-disk.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="265" /></a></p>
<p>For the “<strong>Create New Virtual Disk Wizard</strong>” click “<strong>Nex</strong>t” and choose the “<strong>Dynamically expanding storage</strong>” option if you are test driving an OS. If you know you will be using the OS long term and have extra space on your hard drive you may want to choose the “<strong>Fixed-size storage</strong>” option and specify a size for your Virtual Disk.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-disk-wizard.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134" title="Virtual Disk Wizard" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/virtual-disk-wizard.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="266" /></a></p>
<p>Based on the OS and Version selections you made earlier Virtual Box will recommend a Virtual Disk size. The default it usually fine. Feel free to add on a few gigs for overhead. Click “<strong>Next</strong>”.</p>
<p>This will take you to the “<strong>Summary</strong>” page. Click “<strong>Finish</strong>” and you are done.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/new-virtual-machine.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135" title="New Virtual Machine - Virtual Box" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/new-virtual-machine.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="334" /></a></p>
<p>You should now see a new Virtual Machine in left hand side of Virtual Box. Highlight the new VM and click the green “<strong>Start</strong>” arrow at the top.</p>
<p>You will probably get a “<strong>First Run Wizard</strong>” window. This will allow you to select where your installation media is located. As I mentioned at the start, having your ISO burned to disk will simplify things here as you can just point the Wizard to your ROM drive.</p>
<p><a href="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/host-disk-drive.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136" title="Install ISO onto Virtual Machine" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/host-disk-drive.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="269" /></a></p>
<p>Once you click “<strong>Finish</strong>” the Virtual Machine will attempt to boot off your install CD/DVD. The Virtual Machine you have created will basically act as a PC that is POSTing with no OS, so as long as your ISO is in your ROM drive and was burned properly you should now be taken into the installation.</p>
<p>For additional information on using Virtual Box, LifeHacker has a great article called: <a title="LifeHacker VirtualBox Guide" href="http://lifehacker.com/5204434/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox" target="_blank">The Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox</a> (although it’s an older version of Virtual Box, but all the settings are pretty much the same.)</p>
<p>LifeHacker also recently published another good guide entitled “<a title="LifeHacker Mac OSX VirtualBox Guide" href="http://lifehacker.com/5583650/run-mac-os-x-in-virtualbox-on-windows" target="_blank">How to Run Mac OS X in VirtualBox on Windows</a>” for those who are looking for information on how to setup Mac OSX.</p>
<p>That’s all for now, check back for additional guides on installing and setting up Windows 7, Ubuntu, and Mac OSX within Virtual Box and common road blocks and fixes for each.</p>
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		<title>ATI Eyefinity Triple Monitor Setup Not Working</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Error: You Must Disable One Monitor to Enable Another Ok, so I can’t recall if that is the exact error message but that is the gist of it. I ran across this issue the other day while helping a customer and had trouble finding a straight answer right away so I wanted to post this [...]]]></description>
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<h3><span style="color: #006699;">Error:  You Must Disable One Monitor to Enable Another</span></h3>
<p>Ok, so I can’t recall if that is the exact error message but that is the gist of it. I ran across this issue the other day while helping a customer and had trouble finding a straight answer right away so I wanted to post this for anyone else who is running into this issue.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #006699;">The Issue: ATI Eyefinity does not enable all three monitors</span></h3>
<p>The issue the customer was running into was that they had 3 displays and wanted to setup a <strong>triple monitor system</strong>. Our sales reps had sold the customer the <strong>Sapphire ATI 5770</strong> which featured <a title="Three Monitors on 1 Video Card" href="http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/products/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity.aspx" target="_blank">ATI “Eyefinity”</a> to support up to three monitors on one video card.</p>
<p>ATI’s spec sheet details that this can be done by connecting 2 monitors via DVI with the third monitor connected via the “<strong>Display Port</strong>” connection.</p>
<p>(For those unfamiliar with “Display Port” a relatively new standard, check this link on <a title="What is a Display Port " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort" target="_blank">Wikipedia: Display Port</a>. It is basically a royalty free version of HDMI.)</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><img title="ATI Eyefinity Triple Monitor Setup with Display Port" src="http://www.liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/02-ati-eyefinity-dvi-display-port.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="283" /></h3>
<h3><span style="color: #006699;">The Configuration: ATI Eyefinity with DVI &amp; Display Port Adapter</span></h3>
<p>Our customer was connecting everything just like it was outlined on ATI’s website. They were using two DVI connections along with a third DVI cable with a <strong>Display Port adapter</strong> connected to it. This should have worked according to what ATI had listed on their site.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #006699;">The Problem: ATI Eyefinity requires an “ACTIVE” display Port Adapter</span></h3>
<p>After about a half hour researching the problem, it turns out that to utilize Eyefinity through the dual DVI, single “display port” configuration listed on ATI’s site you need to have one of two things.</p>
<ol>
<li>A monitor that is equipped with a display port. (Most people are using older monitors, and only new LCDs are coming equipped with this.)</li>
<li>An “<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ACTIVE</span></strong>” display port adapter that costs anywhere from $100 &#8211; $200 dollars.</li>
</ol>
<p>Since most people have no reason to replace older LCDs that are working fine, they are probably going to go the <strong>Display Port to DVI adapter</strong> route. That being the case ATI needs to make a proactive effort to let their customers know Eyefinity <span style="text-decoration: underline;">WILL NOT WORK WITH A PASSIVE DISPLAY PORT ADAPTER</span>.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><img title="ATI Eyefinity Triple Monitor Setup with Display Port" src="http://www.liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/03-ati-eyefinity-triple-monitor.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="245" /></h3>
<h3><span style="color: #006699;">How can I tell if my Display Port Adapter is ACTIVE or PASSIVE?</span></h3>
<p>An active display port adapter actually has a USB cable that runs into it because it requires power from the system to do a real time video signal conversion. The passive adapter does not have the additional USB cable connected to it. A lot of the time the active adapters also look like a box, with cables running out of it, where the passive adapters just look similar to a HDMI to DVI adapter.</p>
<p>Price is also an easy identifier with passive adapters running about $15 &#8211; $25 bucks, while the Active display port adapters tend to run about $100 &#8211; $200 dollars and are in short supply with most distributers.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #006699;">Conclusion:</span></h3>
<p>Eyefinity is being sold under the assumption that if you are buying a new system or video card that offers this feature you are also buying monitors that come with a “Display Port” built in. In this case you could just connect the LCD to your video card via a display port cable and avoid this whole issue.</p>
<p>For those needing to use a display port adapter, (Which I am guessing is pretty much anyone reading this article.) ATI assumes you are either planning to buy 3 new LCD monitors with display ports. (Since most people buy their triple monitors at the same time for matching specs, color balance, color temp, etc.) or that you are willing to spend an additional $150 dollars for the proper adapter.</p>
<p>Although in that case you could have always just gone with a second video card for the additional monitor connections, up to 4 (quad) monitor support and for better GPU performance.</p>
<p>In any event this article is not about what brand, configuration, or multi display technology is the best. It is simple a reference for people who are running into this issue, and have not been able to find any relevant information online since many people are still unaware of this issue.</p>
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		<title>How to Install YLMF Linux in English Instead of Chinese</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Change YLMF Linux from Chinese to English So you probably heard there is a new version of Ubuntu called YLMF that looks almost identical to Windows XP. A lot of people are excited about this because it creates an approachable version of Linux for Windows users who have wanted to switch but were [...]]]></description>
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<h2>How to Change YLMF Linux from Chinese to English</h2>
<p>So you probably heard there is a new version of Ubuntu called YLMF that looks almost identical to Windows XP. A lot of people are excited about this because it creates an approachable version of Linux for Windows users who have wanted to switch but were apprehensive about a new OS interface.</p>
<blockquote><p>I don’t want to split hairs about Linux vs. Windows and the who, what or why.</p></blockquote>
<p>Needless to say this creates an opportunity for non-Linux people to start making a more comfortable transition, and in the end isn’t that what most Linux users think people should do? (Switch to Linux) So all critiques aside let’s look at <strong>YLMF</strong>.</p>
<p>I have read a lot of comments on news articles about YLMF asking</p>
<blockquote><p>“Is there going to be an English version of YLMF?”.</p></blockquote>
<p>The answer is “<strong>YES</strong>” and it is already out. The ability to change YLMF from Chinese over to English is built right in, all you need to do is follow 3 easy steps.</p>
<p>First you need to download and install YLMF. If you are reading this article I’m sure you have already been to the YLMF website and downloaded the ISO. Once you have burned the ISO you need to install it. If you are familiar with Ubuntu you should have no problem with the installation even though it is all in Chinese. To start the installation select the second option down on the setup menu for YLMF.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91" title="YLMF Installation Screen" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/02-ylmf-install.jpg" alt="YLMF Installation Screen" width="500" height="392" /></p>
<p>For those who are not 100% familiar with the Ubuntu installation menus (Like me) here is a link to the graphical guide that will help you decipher what is being asked on each screen:</p>
<p><a title="Ubuntu Graphical Install Guide" href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall</a></p>
<p>Once you have YLMF completely installed log in for the first time. At the login screen the Chinese prompt is asking for your username followed by your password. (If you have any issues entering your username try entering it in all lower case.)</p>
<p>On your desktop you should see an icon for the terminal, click on this. (It looks like the Linux terminal icon or the Windows Command Prompt icon)<br />
In the terminal type the following command:</p>
<h2>sudo locale-gen en</h2>
<p>It will ask you for your password, enter it now. You have now generated English locales for the system.</p>
<p>Next we need to change the “Language Support” options to English.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-92" title="YLMF Language Support" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/03-ylmf-language-support.jpg" alt="YLMF Language Support" width="500" height="359" /></p>
<p>To do this, click on the “Start” menu and click on the fourth option from the bottom. Then in the next menu click on the second option from the top. In the following menu, click on the option at the very bottom of the menu. (Should be a blue flag icon)</p>
<p>(If you are having trouble navigating to this location the icon you are looking for an icon that looks like a blue flag.)</p>
<p>Once you have found the language support options you will notice the first option is set to English but the second option is set to Chinese. Set the second option to “English (United States)”. (Or whatever language you are shooting for.)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-93 aligncenter" title="Change YLMF from Chinese to English" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/04-language-support-menu.jpg" alt="Change YLMF from Chinese to English" width="500" height="352" /></p>
<p>Once you have done this you will need to reboot the system. You can do this by click the start menu, selecting the first option from the bottom and clicking on the icon that looks like 2 arrows circling one another that looks like a recycle symbol.</p>
<p>Once the system reboots you should notice the login screen is now in English. Log back in.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-94 aligncenter" title="YLMF English Login Screen" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/05-ylmf-english-login.jpg" alt="YLMF English Login Screen" width="500" height="371" /></p>
<p>Now all your menus should be in English with the exception of the desktops icons and “Start” menu icon. You can simply right click on any of the icons on the desktop and select rename if you would like to go with the traditional “My Computer”, “My Documents”, etc naming convention.</p>
<p>You can also go back into the “Language Support” menu and remove Chinese by selecting the option at the bottom. (You don’t need to do this.)</p>
<p>You are now all set with an English version of YLMF. Have fun!</p>
<h3><span style="color: #336699;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Update: January 3, 2010:</span></span></h3>
<p>Since some users are reaching this article trying to install other languages than English I wanted to add a quick update. Here is information I found on another site for generating all the locales available on the system:</p>
<h3 style="background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #336699;">Ubuntu based</span></h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;">The default installation contains only limited number of locales. You can generate all locales on server from command line:</p>
<pre style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 1em; border: 1px dashed #ffb53a;">    sudo ln -s /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED /var/lib/locales/supported.d/all
    sudo locale-gen</pre>
<p><a name="Debian_based"></a></p>
<p>This may work for you if you are trying to install a language other than english.</p>
<p>Also, I have been unable to find any specific lists with all the various locales, but two references I found that were close are the following:</p>
<p><a href="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Table_of_locales">http://docs.moodle.org/en/Table_of_locales</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-126473.html">http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-126473.html</a></p>
<p>In my install I just used &#8220;sudo locale-gen en&#8221; instead of &#8220;en_US&#8221;. So with the reference links above you could always try the first part for your language. So for example:</p>
<p>Hungarian:   sudo locale-gen hu</p>
<p>French:   sudo locale-gen fr</p>
<p>etc. Just mess around with it and I&#8217;m sure you can get the appropriate language packs installed for your region.</p>
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		<title>How to Install a Triple Boot Windows, Mac OS X, Unbuntu System &#8211; Hackintosh Made Easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Setup a Triple-Boot Hackintosh With Windows, Mac OS X &#38; Ubuntu the Easy Way Hey all. Lately I have been messing around with a Triple-Boot system running Windows XP, Mac OS X and Ubuntu. I have seen a lot of guides that make this sound like it is very hard to do. So [...]]]></description>
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<h3>How to Setup a Triple-Boot Hackintosh With Windows, Mac OS X &amp; Ubuntu the Easy Way</h3>
<p>Hey all. Lately I have been messing around with a <strong>Triple-Boot</strong> system running <strong>Windows XP</strong>, <strong>Mac OS X</strong> and <strong>Ubuntu</strong>.</p>
<p>I have seen a lot of guides that make this sound like it is very hard to do. So I am writing this guide for all the lazy or unmotivated techies (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">like myself</span>) that just want to do it the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">easy way</span></strong>.</p>
<p>This guide is going to assume you know the basics of installing OS software since you are trying to setup a triple boot installation in the first place.</p>
<h3>Installing a Triple Boot System Running Windows, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu</h3>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="OS Discs for Setting up a Triple Boot System" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/025-triple-boot-os-discs.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="140" /></p>
<p>First you need to make sure you have your discs for each OS you plan to install. I’ll assume that you do since you are attempting this in the first place.</p>
<p>01. To start put your Windows disc into the system and start the installation.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Windows XP and Windows Vista Setup Partition Manager" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/026-partition-triple-boot-d.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="171" /></p>
<p>02. Use the partition tool to setup “3” partitions since we are creating a triple boot system</p>
<p>(On my system I allotted 100gb for Windows, 25gb for Mac OS X and 25gb for Ubuntu.)</p>
<p>03. Proceed with the Windows installation.</p>
<p>04. Once the Windows installation is complete shut down the PC. (Setup drivers and updates after all your OS have been installed, incase something goes wrong.)</p>
<p>05. Next pop in your Mac OS (Hackintosh) disc and start the installation.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone" title="Mac OS X Disk Utility for Setting a Partition" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/027-mac-os-disk-utility.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="385" /></p>
<p>06. Once the setup has started go into “utilities” and select “disk utility”.</p>
<p>07. You should see the partitions you created. Your first partition will be Windows. Select your next free partition and set it to “Mac OS Extended (journaled)”.</p>
<p>08. Once the second partition is setup exit the disk utility and continue the Max OS installation.</p>
<blockquote><p>(Mac OS “hackintosh” versions are very picky about your hardware. The easiest way to resolve an issue with the installation failing is to just download a different version of the installer. As I said, this is the lazy man’s route. We are not going to troubleshoot all the possible issues with hackintosh installs in this guide)</p>
<p>Recommend hackintosh installations for Intel are:</p>
<p>01. iATKOS<br />
02. Kalyway<br />
03. iPC</p>
<p>If you are using AMD, good luck. Check on the insanelymac forums for assistance.</p>
<p>I originally tried to install iATKOS on my Intel system and had a lot of problems. I then used Kalyway (10.5.2) and it worked like a charm the first time through.</p>
<p>I recommend having both of these installations for a lazy man’s trick to get this all setup.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Doing a Windows Rapair with Windows Vista or Windows 7" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/028-windows-vista-repair.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="265" /></p>
<p>09. Once your Mac OS installation is complete the system should reboot and go into Mac OS. If you are running Vista or Windows 7 you may need to boot back into your Windows installation disk and select the “startup repair” option, which will note a problem with the boot record and should give you the option to automatically repair it.</p>
<ul>
<li>(On Windows XP this step was unneeded.)</li>
</ul>
<p>10. Now that you have Windows and Mac OS installed on your system, use the iATKOS install CD to install the Bootloader (Regardless of what disc you used to install Mac OS.)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="iATKOS Hackintosh Installation Disk" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/029-iatkos-hackintosh-boot.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="287" /></p>
<p>11. Boot into iATKOS and select the “customize” option prior to the standard installation. This will allow you to uncheck components to be installed. Uncheck EVERYTHING except “Bootloader”.</p>
<p>12. Go into Bootloader and make sure it is set to “Chameleon 2.0” only.</p>
<p>13. Double check that nothing else is selected and proceed with the install. The install should take roughly 10 seconds. You will get an error that Mac OS was not installed. Right, it wasn’t, the Bootloader was.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Chameleon Bootloader for a Triple Boot PC" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/030-chameleon-bootloader.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="350" /></p>
<p>14. Reboot your PC. When you see the Apple logo, hit enter. You will now be taken to a screen with a funky looking lizard. You should also see an option for Windows or Mac OS on this screen.</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img class="aligncenter" title="Ubuntu Linux Installation and Live CD Options" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/031-ubuntu-installation.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="299" /></p>
<p>15. Now reboot the system and insert your Ubuntu installation disc and choose the Ubuntu install option (Not the Live CD option)</p>
<p>16. Fill out the information that is required for the installation. Make a note of any user names or passwords that you setup.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone" title="Ubuntu Partition Manager - Use Largest Continuous Free Space" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/032-ubuntu-partition-setup.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="391" /></p>
<p>17. Once the Ubuntu partition screen comes up choose the bottom option of “Guided &#8211; use the largest continues free space”. This should utilize the last partition you created in Step #3 of this guide..</p>
<p>18. Right before the installation starts you should see an “options” button. This allows you to install the Ubuntu bootloader. You “DO” want to do this, BUT make sure it does not get installed to the MBR of the hard drive, which it is set to by default.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Install GRUB Bootloader to Root not the MBR (Default)" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/033-ubuntu-bootloader.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="284" /></p>
<p>19. The drop down menu will allow you to choose to install it somewhere else on the disk. You should see your Windows partition, Mac partition and then a blank partition. Install the bootloader to this blank partition. (On my system this was sd4)</p>
<blockquote><p>Ubuntu Install Note:</p>
<p>The first Master IDE hard disk is called hda.</p>
<p>SCSI, SATA and USB are referred to as sd.</p>
<p>Each primary partition is numbered 1 to 4.</p>
<p>Each logical partition is numbered from 5 upwards.</p></blockquote>
<p>20. Now let the installation finish and once it is complete and the system reboots you should now see Windows, Mac OS X and Ubuntu in the Chameleon bootloader.</p>
<p><strong>Congratulations.</strong> You have now setup your triple boot system without the need for any fancy terminal commands, binding patches into your hackintosh installation disk, or using third party partition programs to prepare your disk.</p>
<p>If this didn’t work for you there are plenty of in-depth guides with tedious information on various parts of this type of installation but I found my method to be the most straight forward, with the least amount of hassle.</p>
<p>Contrary to various forums on the internet you shouldn’t need to be an expert to get these OS setup so you can learn them and become an expert. We weren’t born knowing how to run.</p>
<p>Good luck, I will try my best to answer any questions people may have about this.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unextracting WinRAR Archive Error &#8211; Invalid or corrupt authenticity information QUESTION: Help! I am getting an error message when I try to un-extract a RAR archive: “Invalid or corrupt authenticity information” What does the error “Invalid or corrupt authenticity information” mean? ANSWER: It means the person who compressed the WinRAR archive you are unextracting used [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Unextracting WinRAR Archive Error &#8211; Invalid or corrupt authenticity information</h3>
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<p><strong>QUESTION:</strong></p>
<p>Help! I am getting an error message when I try to un-extract a RAR archive:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Invalid or corrupt authenticity information”</p></blockquote>
<p>What does the error “Invalid or corrupt authenticity information” mean?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="WinRAR Archive Error Message - Invalid or corrupt authenticity information " src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/022-winrar-authenticity-erro.jpg" alt="" width="417" height="229" /></p>
<p><strong>ANSWER:</strong></p>
<p>It means the person who compressed the WinRAR archive you are unextracting used an old version of the WinRAR software. (Or archived the files a while back, and you are using a new version of the software.)</p>
<p>This error message will NOT affect the contents of the archive you are extracting.</p>
<p>For example, if you are unextracting a video and get this error message, ignore it and allow the unarchiving process to finish. Once it is complete play you video to ensure it works properly. As you can see the contents of the WinRAR archive should be unaffected by the error.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Invalid or corrupt authenticity information”</p></blockquote>
<p>If you do have a problem with the contents of the archive it is probably unrelated to the error itself, and has something to do with corruption that occurred when downloading the RAR archive.</p>
<p>If this is the case you may want to try doing a “Repair” on the archive through WinRAR.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Repair a Damaged RAR Archive with WinRAR" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/023-winrar-archive-error.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="197" /></p>
<p><strong>SOLUTION:</strong></p>
<p>Ignore the error message, plain and simple. It will not affect the contents of the Archive. It cannot be fixed by using a newer version of WinRAR as the issue is a result of older software to begin with.</p>
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		<title>How to Wake Your PC with Wake-On-LAN (WOL)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Wake On LAN to Turn on Your PC Ok, so last time we covered how to setup a PC for Wake-On-LAN but now we need to talk about how to actually Wake your PC using WOL. This is relatively easy to do using free software that can be found online. My preference is for a [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Using Wake On LAN to Turn on Your PC</h3>
<p>Ok, so last time we covered <a title="Configure Your Hardware for Wake On LAN" href="http://liveinformant.com/pc/wake-on-lan-network-setup/">how to setup a PC for Wake-On-LAN</a> but now we need to talk about how to actually <strong>Wake your PC using WOL</strong>.</p>
<p>This is relatively easy to do using free software that can be found online. My preference is for a program called “<strong>mc-wol.exe</strong>” because it’s small, free and easy to use.</p>
<p>First download mc-wol.exe to your PC. You can download the program here:</p>
<p><a title="Download MC-WOL.exe for Wake On LAN (WOL)" href="http://www.matcode.com/wol.htm" target="_blank">http://www.matcode.com/wol.htm</a></p>
<p>Once you have downloaded it I recommend placing it somewhere easy to access on your PC. I recommend the C:\ directory because you won’t need to type a long command for the program. (But any location is fine.)</p>
<p>Now that you have the program, you need to determine the <strong>MAC address</strong> of the PC you want to use <strong>Wake On LAN</strong> with.</p>
<p>As I discussed in my previous article, you need to know the MAC address of the PC because the computer does not retain an IP when it is powered off.</p>
<h3>To find your MAC address you need to do the following.</h3>
<p>Run the command window. <strong>START &gt; RUN &gt; CMD.EXE</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="How to Determine Your MAC Address for Wake On LAN" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/016-wake-on-lan-mac-address.jpg" alt="" width="441" height="128" /></p>
<p>Once the command window is open, type the following command:</p>
<blockquote><p>IPCONFIG /ALL</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <img class="aligncenter" title="Wake On LAN MAC Address - Physical Address" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/018-mac-address-wol.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="126" /></p>
<p>This will list all of your network information for the PC. Look for the section that says “<strong>Physical Address</strong>”. You should see something like this listed:</p>
<blockquote><p>01-2C-21-E3-D8-5F</p></blockquote>
<p>This is your PCs <strong>MAC address</strong>. Copy this information.</p>
<p>Now test your PC and make sure WOL is working properly. Open the command window again and type the following:</p>
<blockquote><p>C:\mc-wol.exe 01:2C:21:E3:D8:5F</p></blockquote>
<p>Make sure you use the correct location of <strong>mc-wol.exe</strong>, which in my case is located in my C:\ directory.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Wake on LAN Command Using MC-WOL.exe" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/019-wake-on-lan-command.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="130" /></p>
<p>Also note that when typing the command the hyphens in the MAC address need to be replaced with colons. (example: 01:2C:21:E3:D8:5F)</p>
<p>If you have done everything correctly your remote PC should now turn itself on. If it does not turn on re-read the previous guide and make sure you have setup your hardware correctly for <strong>Wake On LAN</strong> and then recheck the steps outlined in this guide.</p>
<p>Once you have verified everything is working correctly, and your computer <strong>Powers On</strong> when you test your <strong>WOL setup</strong> I like to setup a quick shortcut to simplify the whole process.</p>
<p>To do this, simply take the command you used to Wake your PC and copy it into notepad.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Example:</strong>     C:\mc-wol.exe 01:2C:21:E3:D8:5F</p></blockquote>
<p>Now save the text document somewhere on your PC.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Make a Wake On LAN Button with a Simple Batch File" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/020-wake-on-lan-batch-file.jpg" alt="" width="366" height="232" /></p>
<p>Rename the file from <strong>.TXT</strong> to <strong>.BAT</strong>. You have now created a simple batch file to execute your <strong>Wake On LAN command</strong> so that you do not need to retype it each time, or remember your <strong>MAC address</strong>.</p>
<p>(I save this file into my C: directory along with the mc-wol.exe program for convenience.)</p>
<p>You can now double click this file to run the Wake On LAN request for your remote PC. To make it even more convenient I recommend creating a shortcut to this file on the taskbar of your PC.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Wake On LAN Batch File - Wake Up PC Button" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/017-wol-batch-wake-on-lan.jpg" alt="" width="233" height="59" /></p>
<p>If you “<strong>right click</strong>” on the shortcut and select &#8220;<strong>Properties</strong>&#8221; you can use the “<strong>Change Icon</strong>” button to make the shortcut easy to identify as your WOL button.</p>
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		<title>How to Setup Your PC for Wake on LAN (WOL) on Your Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Configure Your PC for Wake On LAN Magic Packet Commands Wake On LAN functions are extremely handy to have as they allow you to turn on a remote computer that has been powered off. This is especially useful if you use Remote Admin Software like LogMeIn or other common RDP services. Wake On LAN is [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Configure Your PC for Wake On LAN Magic Packet Commands</h3>
<p><strong>Wake On LAN</strong> functions are extremely handy to have as they allow you to turn on a remote computer that has been powered off.</p>
<p>This is especially useful if you use Remote Admin Software like LogMeIn or other common RDP services.</p>
<p>Wake On LAN is pretty simple to configure but it does require that you make some changes to your computer. It will usually not work directly out of the box.</p>
<p>So the first thing you need to do is setup your hardware to accept <strong>WakeOnLAN</strong> signals also known as “<strong>Magic Packets</strong>”.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="WakeOnLAN Using Magic Packets" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/011-magic-packet-wake-on-la.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="220" /></p>
<p>For the simplicity sake let’s just say a Magic Packet is a signal that is sent out over the LAN to all your computers and the system that is setup to accept the Magic Packet will respond by turning on once it receives this signal.</p>
<p>The Magic Packet does this by transmitting the <strong>MAC address</strong> of the PC it is looking for. This way other PCs on the network that are setup for <strong>WOL</strong> won’t turn on by accident.</p>
<p>Magic Packets rely on the MAC address of the system because this is hard coded into your hardware, so it will never change. Unlike an IP address which can change every time a PC is booted up. (Also a PC does not have an IP address when it is in the off state.)</p>
<p>So there is the brief explanation of how Wake On LAN works, now let’s look at setting up your system for WOL.</p>
<blockquote><p>(This configuration is specifically for using WakeOnLAN over your local area network. If you are trying to configure Wake on WAN (WOW) so you can power on your home computer over the internet I will cover this is a future article as it requires router configuration settings.)</p></blockquote>
<h3>How to Configure Your PC for Wake On LAN (WOL) Functions</h3>
<p>First you need to configure your network card to accept Wake On LAN signals. To do this go to your network card properties.</p>
<ul>
<li>START &gt; SETTINGS &gt; NETWORK CONNECTIONS</li>
</ul>
<p>Right Click on “<strong>Local Area Connection</strong>” and select “<strong>Properties</strong>”</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img class="aligncenter" title="Configure Your Network Card for Wake On LAN" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/012-setup-wake-on-lan.jpg" alt="" width="366" height="168" /></p>
<p>In the “<strong>Connect Using</strong>” box at the top click on “<strong>Configure</strong>”.</p>
<p>In the new window click the “<strong>Advanced</strong>” tab at the top.</p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img class="aligncenter" title="WakeOnLAN Options in Your Network Card Configuration" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/013-network-wake-on-lan.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="285" /></p>
<p>Look for the “<strong>Wake On</strong>” settings in the Advanced Menu. For example on my PC I have options for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Wake on Magic Packet</li>
<li>Wake on Pattern</li>
<li>WakeOnLan from PowerOff</li>
</ul>
<p>I have set all these to “<strong>Enable</strong>” to make sure my <strong>NIC</strong> is receptive to a <strong>WakeOnLAN</strong> signal on my network.</p>
<p>Once those options have been setup you need to configure your NIC settings in the <strong>BIOS</strong> to make sure the system is set to receive the Wake On LAN signal.</p>
<p>In the BIOS the option is usually under the <strong>Power Management</strong> settings.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="BIOS Wake On LAN Setup - Configure Your BIOS for WOL" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/014-wake-on-lan-bios-setup.jpg" alt="" width="415" height="238" /></p>
<p>Two examples of what it may be called are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Power On By PCI Devices</li>
<li>Resume by MAC LAN</li>
</ul>
<p>This can vary from board to board, so if you are unable to find the appropriate option check in your motherboard manual.</p>
<p>Once you find the correct setting make sure you set it to “<strong>Enabled</strong>”. Once this is done click <strong>F10</strong> to exit your BIOS and say Yes (Y) to saving changes.</p>
<p>Your PC is not configured for <strong>Wake On LAN (WOL)</strong> commands on your network.</p>
<p>In my next article I will cover how to Wake the PC using free software you can download from the internet.</p>
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		<title>Easy Remote Administration for Your PC with LogMeIn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remote Control Your Computer Anywhere with Free, Easy to Use Software I have always been one of those people who feel “uneasy” when I am away from my PCs. I’m sure a lot of your know the feeling. For the average person it must be like forgetting your cell phone at home. Because of all the things [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Remote Control Your Computer Anywhere with Free, Easy to Use Software</h3>
<p>I have always been one of those people who feel “<em>uneasy</em>” when I am away from my PCs. I’m sure a lot of your know the feeling. For the average person it must be like forgetting your cell phone at home.</p>
<p>Because of all the things I do with my computers I have always wanted an easy way to stay connected so that I have access to my systems at all times. That is when I discovered <strong>LogMeIn</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Let me say now… <span style="text-decoration: underline;">THIS IS NOT A PAID ARTICLE</span>. I do not get paid to blog, and I am not running PPC ads on this site. Take what I am writing at face value. If I recommend something on <a title="Live Informant" href="http://liveinformant.com/">Live Informant</a>, it is because it is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">GOOD</span> not because I am being paid to do so.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>With that out of the way, let me tell you why I think LogMeIn is such a good service.</p>
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<li>First of all it’s <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">FREE</span></strong>. When you sign up there is a trial period that lasts several hours but once that’s gone you can do everything you need to do without the “additional” features that are available if you pay for the service.</li>
<li>Second, it’s extremely easy to use. While I am all about technology, and computer tricks I don’t want to read a damn book every time I start a new project. <strong>LogMeIn</strong> is so simple a monkey could figure it out which is why I recommend it to my friends and family.</li>
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<h3>So How Do I Setup LogMeIn and Remote Admin my Computer?</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Setup a FREE Account with LogMeIn to Remote Admind your PC" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/003-logmein-remote-control-.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="155" /></p>
<p>The first thing you need to do is sign up on the LogMeIn website. Go to <a title="LogMeIn - PC Remote Administration Software" href="http://www.logmein.com" target="_blank">http://www.logmein.com</a> and click the “<strong>Create an Account</strong>” link under the sign-in box.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Remote PC Administration with Log Me In Software" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/004-free-logmein-remote-pc.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="174" /></p>
<p>Look for the option “<strong>LogMeIn Free</strong>” on the list. This only gives you remote control access to your PC but for most of us that is all we need. This service is <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">FREE</span></strong> to use with no substantial lacking features or time limits.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="PC Remote Administration with Easy to Use Software" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/005-signup-logmein-remote-p.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="221" /></p>
<p>Fill out the required information and create your account. Make sure your email is valid as you will need to validate your account to use it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="PC Remote Administration Software from LogMeIn" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/006-remote-admin-computer.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="175" /></p>
<p>Once you have signed up you will see a link to “<strong>Add a Computer</strong>” with a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">big orange arrow</span></span> pointing at it. Click on this link and it will allow you to install the Remote Administration Software on the PC you are currently working on.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone" title="Add a Computer to LogMeIn Remote Administration" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/008-add-a-pc-remote-admin.jpg" alt="" width="403" height="155" /></p>
<p>At some point during the install you will be asked to assign a password for the PC. (Unless you already have a login on that PC) Create the password you will use when logging into the Remote System. If you already have a system or domain login this will be required to log into the PC.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Download the LogMeIn Software to Remote Admin Your PC" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/007-add-a-pc-remote-admin.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="261" /></p>
<p>Once you have installed the software you will see the LogMeIn icon appear in the TaskBar. As long as this program is running you can now connect to the <strong>Remote PC</strong>. It even works through a router without any additional configuration or setup.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Remote PC Administration Software with Log Me In" src="http://liveinformant.com/wp-includes/images/articles/009-logmein-remote-admin.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="170" /></p>
<p>You have now successfully setup a computer for <strong>Remote Administration</strong>. Now just go to the system you will use to Remote Control the PC (laptops work great for this) login to your account and install the ActiveX control that will allow you to access your Remote PC directly through your web browser.</p>
<p>You now have complete access to your Remote PC that you can admin from anywhere you can connect to the internet. This is a great setup for multiple reasons, and I’m sure you will find many useful applications for this.</p>
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		<title>Why I Hate the “About Me” Page on a Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What You DO and DO NOT Need to Know About Me Let me start by saying “I am NOT an interesting person.” Let’s just cut to the chase. Why pretend to be something we’re not. The internet it great like that, with everyone trying to create some sort of online identity that “defines” them as [...]]]></description>
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<h3>What You DO and DO NOT Need to Know About Me</h3>
<p>Let me start by saying “I am <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NOT</span></strong> an interesting person.”</p>
<p>Let’s just cut to the chase. Why pretend to be something we’re not. The internet it great like that, with everyone trying to create some sort of online identity that “defines” them as a person. We get it…</p>
<blockquote><p>You are a unique snowflake… Just like everyone else&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>Want to show the world how completely original you are? Sign up for MySpace, or Facebook, or Twitter just like the millions of other people who have profiles pasted all over those sites. Woo-hoo, Now you can show everyone what a free thinker you are.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong. Do I have a MySpace page?&#8230; <em>Yes</em>. Have I tweeted about irrelevant drivel?&#8230; <em>Guilty</em>.</p>
<p>But let’s face it, we have all done things we liked one moment and came to hate and loath the next. (Yes, whatever just popped into your head… that is my example.)</p>
<p>And now as I setup my Blog I am given the chance to define myself yet again with an “<strong>About Me</strong>” page. Well where do I begin?</p>
<p>Should I start by bragging about my eclectic tastes in music, and all the useless trivia I have memorized about my favorite bands? Should I list all the edgy cult films I collect regardless of what pieces of crap they are? Or do I simply tally up the number of friends I have collected on my Facebook page.</p>
<p>I have spent so much time crafting how unique I was when I was younger that I have simply run out of energy to be anyone interesting these days.</p>
<p>Let’s just say that this is my Blog&#8230; and it is what it is… (Don’t you hate that?)</p>
<p>As for me, I would like to think I am that part of your brain that dictates the inner monolog when you deal with stupid people each day. The comments may seem off the wall but they keep you grounded for some odd reason.</p>
<p>So welcome to my Blog. Tell me you love it, tell me you hate, tell me whatever you like. Define yourself… We are all ears!</p>
<p>- <em>Informant</em></p>
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