Linux - Elementary OS

#Download Elementary OS from here: 
#http://sourceforge.net/projects/elementaryos/files/stable/

Linux - Proxy Settings

• Use terminal to open /etc/environment using a text edit app assuperuser - e.g. in terminal type sudo gedit /etc/environment     (enter password when asked)
• Add the following lines to the text document that appears, replacing myproxy.server.com with your proxy address

http_proxy=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
https_proxy=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
ftp_proxy=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
no_proxy="localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com"
HTTP_PROXY=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
HTTPS_PROXY=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
FTP_PROXY=http://myproxy.server.com:8080/
NO_PROXY="localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com"

Add a user or group to local administrator group

<#
    .Synopsis
        Adds a user or group to local administrator group

    .Description
        This scripts adds the given user or group to local administrators group on given list of servers.

    .Parameter ComputerName
        Computer Name(s) on which you want to add user/group to local administrators

 .Parameter ObjectType
 This parameter takes either of two values, User or Group. This parameter indicates the type of object
 you want to add to local administrators