Ubuntu – Change the Logon Screen Keyboard Layout and language
KB ID 0000405 Problem I’m in the United Kingdom, and even when I set the UK Keyboard layout, Ubuntu wants to use a US keyboard layout for the logon/login screen. For most people this won’t be a problem, but if you log into a domain you need the @ symbol. A US Keyboard has that in a different place, it’s only a small niggle because I know where it is, but if it annoys me, it will be annoying someone else. Solution 1....
Windows – Using the Same Keyboard and Mouse Across Multiple Machines
KB ID 0000621 Problem Here’s the setup I have on my desk at home, When I’m working from home and my laptop is docked (as shown). I wanted to use my main keyboard, (Logitech G15) and mouse (Cyborg R.A.T. 9), to control both the main PC and my work laptop. As it turned out when I finished I could also use the laptop keyboard and touch pad to control the main PC as well, and I could drag and drop files between desktops....
WDS Deploying Windows Part 3: Carry Out an Unattended Deployment
KB ID 0000738 Problem In part two we built our reference machine and took an image of it using WDS. Now to automate the deployments we need to create some unattended answer files, these will answer all the questions that the Windows 8 machines will ask while they are building. We will take those files and import them into the WDS server we configured in part one. Finally to make sure everything is working we will deploy Windows 8....
Windows Key Has Stopped Working (Logitech G15)
KB ID 0000749 Problem I jumped on my main PC at home to do something the other day, being Windows 8 I tend to use the Windows key a LOT (Windows Key+R and +E, and +X for example). Windows 8 Shortcut Keys But the windows key did nothing? I tried CTRL+Esc, and that worked? I was starting to think that I had a faulty keyboard. Solution Turns out there’s nothing wrong with my keyboard at all, as its primarily designed for the gaming...