Since I mainly use Debian-based Linux flavours, I have had to get used to the apt package manager which Debian uses. I find it a bit unintuitive to use, as there seem to be several different programs to do basic things.
Note: many of the apt commands shown below need to run as root, so you should prefix each command with ‘sudo’ if running as a normal user.
# apt update - this downloads package …
M.2 SSDs come in several different physical sizes :
‘2230’ : 22mm wide, 30mm long ‘2242’ : 22mm wide, 42mm long ‘2280’ : 22mm wide, 80mm long An M.2 SSD’s connector has one of two shapes : ‘M key’ or ‘B+M key’ :
M k e y M B B + M k e y M M-key are normally NVMe SSDs, which use PCIe x2 or PCIe x4 .
B+M are normally older/slower SATA devices(600 MB/sec) , but you occasionally see NVMe SSDs (usually …
Handy reminders of some of the many useful things you can do with keyboard combinations on a Mac.
Note: if you’re using a PC keyboard, ‘Option’ is the Alt key , and ‘Command’ is the Windows key Key combination what it does Command-Shift-4 Take a screen capture (selected area) Command-Shift-3 Take a screen capture (whole screen, saved straight to your desktop) Option-# print the £ sign (if you have …
Locked out of your PC ? If you forget the password of the account on your Windows 10/11 PC/laptop, and you’re not able to log into it, here’s how you can reset your password.
Note: this method probably won’t work if you have BitLocker encryption set up on your PC/laptop.
find a USB stick or CD/DVD which can be used to boot your PC. This could be a USB stick or DVD which was used to install …
When a Dell laptop encounters a hardware problem, it may blink its LEDs in a certain pattern, which indicates where the fault lies.
Dell Latitude 2017-2023 The battery charge LED will blink X times in amber (orange) colour, then Y times in white.
X , Y FAULT 2 , 1 CPU 2 , 2 Motherboard BIOS/ROM error 2 , 3 No RAM detected 2 , 4 RAM failure 2 , 5 invalid RAM 2 , 6 motherboard Chipset error 2 , 7 …
