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--- other:index [2019/05/20 11:12] – [Windows 10 notes] jypeter
+++ other:index [2020/03/30 14:48] – [Thunderbird and Firefox notes] Starting in Safe Mode jypeter
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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>
-===== PC low level technical notes =====
-  * [[other:bios|BIOS and other start-up notes]]
+===== New arrivals in CLIM & ESTIMR groups =====
-  * [[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)
+  * [[other:newppl:starting|Getting started]]
-===== Clonezilla notes =====
+  * [[other:newppl:pub_transport|LSCE-related public transport]]
+  * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Adding money to your restaurant account (online)]]
-  * [[other:clonezilla|Creating a full image of a disk]]
-===== Windows 7 notes =====
-  * [[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]]
 ===== 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:win7reinstall|Re-installing Windows 10 after a major crash]]
+  * [[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 and Ubuntu]]
+  * [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]]
-===== Mozilla notes =====
-  * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]]
-  * [[other:firefox|Firefox]]
-  * [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]]
 ===== Python notes =====
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   * [[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 =====
-  * [[other:uvcdat:install_unsorted|Installation, unsorted bits and pieces]]
+==== conda based versions of UV-CDAT ====
   * [[other:uvcdat:cdat_conda:index|Installed versions of UV-CDAT]] (versions >= 2.8.0)
-    * [[other:uvcdat:installed|Older versions]] (versions %%<=%% 2.1.0)
-  * [[other:uvcdat:extra|Extra packages installed in UV-CDAT]]
   * [[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)
+===== 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.
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   * [[other:vb:update|Updating VirtualBox]]
-===== New arrivals in CLIM & ESTIMR groups =====
-  * [[other:newppl:starting|Getting started]]
+==== Windows 7 notes ====
-  * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Adding money online to your restaurant account]]
+<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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