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How to Download and Use Putty and PuTTYgen

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Putty and Puttygen installation and usage

Puttygen is a tool to generate public and private SSH Keys in server applications. The SSH keys are created in the pkk format by putty but they can also be converted into other formats as used by OpenSSL. PuttyGen is available for Windows, Linux & Macintosh computers (MacOS). Putty comes with a GUI for Windows, ... Read more

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PrtScr key on a Mac keyboard on a Windows computer

by CSch

PrtScr is the key that is used on Windows keyboard to make screenshots - this key however is specific to Windows keyboards and does not exist on Mac keyboards. So if you attach one of those to a PC you will face a problem whenever you want to make screen shots. Now a possible solution ... Read more

Categories Mac OS X, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, XP Tags keyboard, prtscr, screenshot, Windows Leave a comment

Unpack Compressed Files with WinRar

by CSch

When working with your computer, you have probably come across files in .zip or .rar format. These are so-called packed or compressed files. Their function is to store multiple files and/or folders in a single file and compress them so that they are easier to send and waste less space. Windows has a built-in function ... Read more

Categories Linux & Unix, Mac OS X, Vista, Windows, Windows 7, XP Tags compress, pack, unpack, winrar, zip Leave a comment

How to eject a CD on a MAC mini with PC keyboard and mouse

by admin

There are several options to eject a CD or DVD when the mac mini fails to boot, but most of them dont work if you do not have a mac keayboard at hand. The following options work with a PC keayboard and mouse: Press the left mouse key while you restart the mac or as ... Read more

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