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How to reset file and folder permissions on an NTFS drive

This was the problem: I had a hard drive that I took out of a Windows XP laptop and put into an external case. (The laptop's AC system failed; an adapter could no longer power the system or charge the battery.) The drive was formatted for NTFS, so files had...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 7, 2016 12:48 PM

Limited or no connectivity

Wireless networking and DHCP aren't complicated. They ought to work every time, but they don't. I recently spent a couple of weeks in what was built as a Residence Inn (separate buildings, with eight suites in each) and is now affiliated with a different national chain. Nice place, good price,...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 18, 2010 12:39 AM