Windows
The 46 Best-Ever Freeware Utilities
Freeware is a beautiful thing. If you’re currently using a freeware application that you can’t live without, please thank the developer by either sending them an e-mail or a donation. Trust me, they’ll appreciate it. The life of a freeware developer obviously isn’t filled with caviar and champagne. They mostly rely on donations (if at [...]
Spyware: A Federal Case?
Why do these things happen? I’m sitting at my desk with a client’s laptop. When they called me to their house with a problem, I quickly discovered that it was boogered up with a bunch of stuff they didn’t want. However, since they insist on not upgrading their dialup-AOL connection, fixing it would have taken [...]
XP Service Pack 2 Installation Problems
Some people have reported problems when they install Windows XP Service Pack 2. One such problem is ending up with a dead machine that you are unable to recover. The system can not be recovered using the Recovery Console and Safe Mode is unsuccessful as well. The likely cause of this problem is your BIOS [...]
Use Custom Consoles in Windows Server 2003
One of the nice things about the Microsoft Management Consoles is that it provides a common interface for performing a variety of administrative tasks. If you are a network administrator, you can create custom consoles for the tasks that you are responsible for performing. For example, if manage DNS and DHCP on your network, you [...]
Are My Instant Messaging Conversations Private?
One of the extremely common questions I get is how to hack into someone else’s instant messaging history, or how to recover an IM chat that may, or may not, have been archived. Those answers vary based on the instant messaging client that you are using. But there’s something else recently discovered that’s much more [...]
Chris Pirillo Is Coming To Portland
We’re headed down to Portland tonight (Friday) – just for grins. After all, the Pacific Northwest has much more to offer than just Seattle and Vancouver. The idea was originally brought up in a podcast a few weeks ago with Alex Williams. I asked the boss if we could spend a few hours down south [...]
ContentSpring v1.1
ContentSpring enables you to create and manage a Web site directly from MS Word. It can convert selected Word documents, add them to your site structure, and automatically upload them to your FTP account. The software includes a plug-in for MS Word that allows you to convert and publish any document with just a click. [...]
visit4info
While it can be annoying sometimes, TV advertising does work for companies. When we see an ad that is funny or just plain cool, don’t we tend to talk about it with other people that we come in contact with? You know, even when ads are horribly stupid, we still talk about them, so the [...]
Change The Default Group Policy Refresh Rate
The default Group Policy refresh rate for users and computers is 90 minutes (five minutes for domain controllers). You can be assured then that any changes you make to policy settings will eventually be applied. However, you may want settings refreshed more or less often than 90 minutes. If this is the case, you can [...]
Install The Backup Utility In Windows XP Home Edition
If you have ever lost data due to computer problems, you can probably appreciate the value of performing a regular backup. Windows XP Professional includes a backup utility that you can use to back up and restore your system. However, this utility is not included with the default installation of Windows XP Home and you [...]
