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jypeter [Windows 7 notes] Added link to misc section
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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>​
  
-===== BIOS related notes ===== 
  
-  * [[other:​bios|Entering the BIOS]]+===== Information for newcomers =====
  
-===== mSATA related ​notes =====+  * [[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, ...)
  
-  * [[other:​msata|Low level administration]]+===== Windows 10 notes =====
  
-===== Clonezilla 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:clonezilla|Creating ​full image of disk]]+  * [[other:win10misc|Misc Win10 notes]] 
 +  * [[other:​win7towin10|Upgrading ​HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10]] (for 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]]
  
-===== Windows 7 notes ===== 
  
-  * [[other:​win7install|Installing Windows 7]] (basic standard LSCE installation) +===== Python ​notes =====
-  * [[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]]+
  
-===== Mozilla 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,​ ...]] 
 +  * [[other:​python:​misc_by_jyp|Useful Python stuff]] (unsorted tips and tricks)
  
-  * [[other:​thunderbird|Thunderbird]] 
-  * [[other:​firefox|Firefox]] 
  
 ===== UV-CDAT notes ===== ===== UV-CDAT notes =====
  
-  * [[other:​uvcdat:​install_unsorted|Installation,​ unsorted bits and pieces]] +==== conda based versions of UV-CDAT ​==== 
-  * [[other:​uvcdat:​installed|Installed ​versions of UV-CDAT]] + 
-  * [[other:​uvcdat:​extra|Extra packages installed in UV-CDAT]]+  * [[other:​uvcdat:​cdat_conda:​index|Installed versions of UV-CDAT]] ​(versions >= 2.8.0)
   * [[other:​uvcdat:​notes|Misc. notes]]   * [[other:​uvcdat:​notes|Misc. notes]]
  
-===== VirtualBox ​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 //host//: the machine and operating system where the VB program is running.
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   * [[other:​vb:​update|Updating VirtualBox]]   * [[other:​vb:​update|Updating VirtualBox]]
  
-===== New arrivals in CLIM & ESTIMR groups ===== 
  
-  ​* [[other:newppl:starting|Getting started]]+==== 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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other/index.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/11 08:10 by jypeter