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Hi, Can anyone point out some free Barcode generating softwares?-- Joseph 05:29, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
Can a facebook user send a message directly to the inbox of a person who is not his friend,is not being followed by him nor is the senders follower and with whom he shares no mutual friend under any circumstances and if such messages can be sent what does it mean and imply for the sender.Because i can send message to a few such persons that is not going to their other folder but going to their inbox.Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.194.225.143 ( talk) 07:30, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
I have now installed the new hard drive into my new computer and installed Fedora 20 on it, being explicit about not changing anything on the existing Windows 8 drive.
Now both Linux and Windows work, in a way. To be able to install Fedora at all, I had to go to the boot menu and set the optical drive to override Windows EFI in the boot priority. Then I could install Fedora as normal.
When I restarted the computer, Fedora gave me a dual-boot menu asking if I wanted to boot Linux or Windows. Booting Linux worked and Fedora 20 ran all OK. But when I selected to boot Windows, I got this message:
When I went to the boot menu again, and set Windows EFI to take priority over Fedora, I could boot into Windows and Windows 8 worked all OK, but the computer acted as if the entire second drive and Linux wasn't even there. Then when I went to the boot menu again and switched the priorities, I was back at the situation when only Linux worked.
Now I can sort-of boot both Linux and Windows, but I have to switch boot priorities every time. What can I do about this?
And lastly, the first thing I did in Fedora 20 was to install Cinnamon because I hate the new GNOME Panel. Cinnamon works, but I have to select it explicitly every time in the log-in screen, otherwise the session defaults into GNOME Panel. How can I make Cinnamon the default? JIP | Talk 13:41, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
I've heard good things about password managers (such as LastPass), but I'm curious as to how secure they are. Doesn't this create a single point of failure? Also, to a lesser extent, aren't these solutions incomplete? For example, I don't think that a password manager would work for Windows since I would need to be logged in first. Also, what about game systems such as my PS3, PS4, Vita and Wii U? I don't think there are apps for these systems. A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 20:31, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, Can anyone point out some free Barcode generating softwares?-- Joseph 05:29, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
Can a facebook user send a message directly to the inbox of a person who is not his friend,is not being followed by him nor is the senders follower and with whom he shares no mutual friend under any circumstances and if such messages can be sent what does it mean and imply for the sender.Because i can send message to a few such persons that is not going to their other folder but going to their inbox.Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.194.225.143 ( talk) 07:30, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
I have now installed the new hard drive into my new computer and installed Fedora 20 on it, being explicit about not changing anything on the existing Windows 8 drive.
Now both Linux and Windows work, in a way. To be able to install Fedora at all, I had to go to the boot menu and set the optical drive to override Windows EFI in the boot priority. Then I could install Fedora as normal.
When I restarted the computer, Fedora gave me a dual-boot menu asking if I wanted to boot Linux or Windows. Booting Linux worked and Fedora 20 ran all OK. But when I selected to boot Windows, I got this message:
When I went to the boot menu again, and set Windows EFI to take priority over Fedora, I could boot into Windows and Windows 8 worked all OK, but the computer acted as if the entire second drive and Linux wasn't even there. Then when I went to the boot menu again and switched the priorities, I was back at the situation when only Linux worked.
Now I can sort-of boot both Linux and Windows, but I have to switch boot priorities every time. What can I do about this?
And lastly, the first thing I did in Fedora 20 was to install Cinnamon because I hate the new GNOME Panel. Cinnamon works, but I have to select it explicitly every time in the log-in screen, otherwise the session defaults into GNOME Panel. How can I make Cinnamon the default? JIP | Talk 13:41, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
I've heard good things about password managers (such as LastPass), but I'm curious as to how secure they are. Doesn't this create a single point of failure? Also, to a lesser extent, aren't these solutions incomplete? For example, I don't think that a password manager would work for Windows since I would need to be logged in first. Also, what about game systems such as my PS3, PS4, Vita and Wii U? I don't think there are apps for these systems. A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 20:31, 4 May 2014 (UTC)