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other:index [2021/02/09 13:07]
jypeter [PC low level technical notes]
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-====== ​Miscellaneous,​ non PMIP-related notes ======+====== ​Technical and other useful information for LSCE users ======
  
 <note warning>​If you are looking for PMIP3 related information,​ you should go now to\\ [[pmip3:​index|The real PMIP3 section of this wiki]]!\\ \\ Sorry for the inconvenience</​note>​ <note warning>​If you are looking for PMIP3 related information,​ you should go now to\\ [[pmip3:​index|The real PMIP3 section of this wiki]]!\\ \\ Sorry for the inconvenience</​note>​
 +
 +
 +===== Information for newcomers =====
 +
 +  * [[other:​newppl:​starting|Getting started]]
 +  * [[other:​newppl:​pub_transport|LSCE-related public transport]]
 +  * [[other:​newppl:​riealgo|Using the RIE Algorithmes web site]] (adding money to your restaurant account, ...)
 +
 +===== Windows 10 notes =====
 +
 +  * [[other:​win10crash|Recovering from a Major Windows 10 Crash]]\\ <wrap em>​Trying to recover from a //Black Screen// a //BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)// and other frightening Windows stuff</​wrap>​
 +
 +  * [[other:​win10misc|Misc Win10 notes]]
 +  * [[other:​win7towin10|Upgrading a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10]] (for a computer bought with a Win10 license downgraded to Win7)
 +  * [[other:​win10reinstall|Re-installing Windows 10 after a major crash]]
 +  * [[other:​win7migrate|Migrating to a new computer]]
 +  * [[other:​Win10config|Configuring Windows 10 (useful Windows 10 settings to work more efficiently)]]
 +  * [[other:​win10apps|Adding extra applications]]
 +  * [[other:​win10maintain#​updating_windows_10|Keeping your Win10 machine clean and up-to-date]]
 +  * [[other:​win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]]
 +
 +
 +===== Python notes =====
 +
 +  * [[other:​python:​starting|Working with Python]]
 +  * [[other:​python:​jyp_steps|JYP'​s recommended steps for learning python]]
 +    * [[other:​python:​matplotlib_by_jyp|Working with matplotlib (JYP version)]]
 +      * [[other:​python:​maps_by_jyp|JYP'​s map room]]
 +  * [[other:​python:​python:​grid_proj|Grids,​ projections,​ ...]]
 +
 +
 +===== UV-CDAT notes =====
 +
 +==== conda based versions of UV-CDAT ====
 +
 +  * [[other:​uvcdat:​cdat_conda:​index|Installed versions of UV-CDAT]] (versions >= 2.8.0)
 +  * [[other:​uvcdat:​notes|Misc. notes]]
 +
 +==== Older versions ====
 +
 +  * [[other:​uvcdat:​installed|Older versions]] (versions %%<=%% 2.1.0) **Very old stuff**, that most probably nobody will need
 +    * [[other:​uvcdat:​extra|Extra packages installed in UV-CDAT]]
 +    * [[other:​uvcdat:​install_unsorted|Installation,​ unsorted bits and pieces]]
 +
 +
 +===== Thunderbird and Firefox notes =====
 +
 +<WRAP center round tip 60%>
 +TB and FF may start behaving strangely if their settings or extensions are corrupted. In that case: 
 +
 +  * Exit and then restart in //Safe Mode//: hold the ''​Shift''​ key while double-clicking on the TB/FF icon
 +    * [[http://​kb.mozillazine.org/​Safe_Mode|More about Safe Mode]]
 +  * More debugging information is available in the TB page below
 +</​WRAP>​
 +
 +
 +  * [[other:​thunderbird|Thunderbird]] (TB)
 +  * [[other:​firefox|Firefox]] (FF)
 + 
 +  * [[other:​linux:​tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]]
 +
 +
 +===== PC low level technical notes =====
 +
 +  * [[other:​bios|BIOS,​ diagnostics and other start-up notes]]
 +  * [[other:​msata|mSATA Low level administration]]
 +  * [[https://​support.microsoft.com/​en-us/​help/​10164/​fix-windows-update-errors|Fix Windows Update issues]] (Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 7)===== Misc technical info =====
 +
 +  * [[https://​support.microsoft.com/​en-us/​topic/​keyboard-mappings-using-a-pc-keyboard-on-a-macintosh-d4fd87ca-8762-30ee-fcde-08ffe95faea3|Using a PC keyboard on a Macintosh]]
 +
 +
 +===== Clonezilla notes =====
 +
 +  * [[other:​clonezilla|Creating a full image of a disk]]
 +
 +
 +===== Old and possibly obsolete sections =====
 +
 +We keep this information here, just in case. And some recent pages may still have links to older sections...
 +
 +==== VirtualBox notes ====
 +
 +<WRAP center round important 60%>
 +VirtualBox is still an excellent product! But if your goal is to have a tight integration between Windows and Linux on the same machine, officially supported by Microsoft, you should have a look at the [[other:​win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]] section
 +</​WRAP>​
 +
 +
 +VB //host//: the machine and operating system where the VB program is running.
 +
 +VB //guest//: the operating system running **inside** VB.
 +
 +  * [[other:​vb:​install|Installing VirtualBox]]
 +  * [[other:​vb:​use|Using VirtualBox]]
 +  * [[other:​vb:​linuxguest|Using the Linux guest]]
 +  * [[other:​vb:​update|Updating VirtualBox]]
 +
 +
 +==== Windows 7 notes ====
 +
 +<WRAP center round important 60%>
 +Microsoft has stopped the Windows 7 support in January 2020. You should now be using Windows 10 and reading the [[other:​index#​windows_10_notes|Windows 10 notes]]
 +</​WRAP>​
 +
 +
 +  * [[other:​win7install|Installing Windows 7]] (basic standard LSCE installation)
 +  * [[other:​win7config|Configuring Windows 7]] (useful Windows 7 settings to work more efficiently)
 +  * [[other:​win7apps|Adding extra applications]]
 +  * [[other:​win7maintain|Keeping your Windows 7 computer clean and up-to-date]]
 +  * [[other:​win7migrate|Migrating to a new computer]]
 +  * [[other:​win7misc|Miscellaneous notes]]
 +
  
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