Sometimes going backwards, is the way to move forward, as I discovered with a graphics card issue. On a Microsoft Vista desktop the Nvidia graphic drivers had been upgraded to the latest version, but then when using the computer, such as playing a Microsoft game called Spider Solitaire the error message ‘Failed to create DirectX [...]
Need to know how to install Apache, MySQL and PHP on linux for an in-house development requirement? This support page is ideal for those using Ubuntu or Xubuntu, as the guide was written with those development systems in mind. However we are not providing security advice below, so please bare that in mind. Note: This [...]
Migrating Mozilla Thunderbird email between computer systems isn’t as hard as you would think. Often people are restoring their email from a backup to a new computer. Other times migrating between computer systems, after an upgrade. Sometimes users are changing between Ubuntu and Xubuntu. These instructions for migrating email apply to both Ubuntu and Xubuntu [...]
Microsoft Windows 7 doesn’t just come on shiny new computer systems, but also is brought for older systems. However regardless of whether you are running Microsoft Windows 7 on a new or old computer system, performance can be an issue. Now before we get started with our tips, we will say that in most situations [...]
Ubuntu is a fantastic linux distribution, but on occasion you might be presented with an error you have to overcome. This article focuses on Ubuntu update error messages, and resolving those problems. Before we provide a few solutions for issues that people encounter, it must be noted you should make sure you have a backup [...]