HOWTOs by Phil Jones Computers

Hello everyone. My name is Phil Jones. I am a freelance computer engineer based in Slough, UK. This page contains how-to information on a selection of computer-related topics. I hope you find it useful.

For Windows

Printing

Clearing the print queue on Windows XP

ISPs

Talktalk Broadband Howto

Mozilla Web Browser / Mozilla Mail

Avoiding Windows email viruses with Mozilla Mail
How to fix the Mozilla 'shell protocol' bug

Ram Bo USB Flash Disk

How to install the Ram Bo Crystal Disk USB Flash Disk in Windows 98 / Windows 98SE

For GNU/Linux

Package management

Debian APT Quick Reference

Music and video

Playing The Sunday Times "The Month" CD

Connecting to the Internet

How to solve the error 'pppd: No response to 4 echo-requests'
Connecting to Freeserve No Ties using wvdial on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0

Printing

Installing the Epson Stylus C62 colour printer on Red Hat Linux 7.2

Publishing

Making booklets with psbook and psnup
Getting started with Docbook on Red Hat Linux 7.0

Scanning

Installing the Epson Perfection 1650 USB scanner on Red Hat Linux 7.2

Using external drives

Installing the Iomega Zip 100 USB drive on Red Hat Linux 7.2
Installing the Adaptec AHA-1542C ISA SCSI card on Red Hat Linux 7.2

Email filtering

Enabling Procmail on Red Hat Linux 7.0

Web programming

Installing the Perl module DBI on Red Hat Linux 6.0
Enabling Server Side Includes on Apache 1.3.6 / Red Hat Linux 6.0
Enabling user authentication on Apache 1.3.6 / Red Hat Linux 6.0