2007 August

Jason Dunn is a great friend:
Saw your blog post. Yup, 2 GB limit. Solution? Archive PST, just like you’ve probably always had for keeping your PST file size down. If there’s really 2 GB of data that you absolutely need on the server at all times, then yeah, I guess hosted Exchange isn’t for you [...]

Freebie Notes is a great little program for users who just want sticky notes with an alarm timer. With Freebie Notes you can create notes and display them on your desktop. Your notes can be displayed immediately after creation or at certain times. You can create notes of custom sizes and colors and set different [...]

Definitively erase and destroy any Windows folder or file using low level overwrite and standard procedures:

US Department of Defense DOD 5220.22-M (5 overwrites )

Guttmann (32 overwrites)

Complex (3 overwrites)

Simple (1 overwrite)

With NShred you can eliminate confidential information and data from PC drives. Name, size, and contents of erased files or folders can never be recovered by [...]

I used to read a lot of fictional books when I was a kid, but as I grew up and gained more responsibilities in life, my reading habits began to slow down. I still loved to read, but other matters took priority, and I never seemed to be able to find the time to sit [...]

First of all: Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi…
Next: If you’ve ever wanted an Alienware PC (and who hasn’t?) but couldn’t afford the bazillion bucks and firstborn kid, you can at least alienate your Windows XP desktop. (Sorry, no Vista. Alienware sticks with reliable operating systems.)
For only your second-born (joking, it’s free) you can download [...]

There are a few different ways that you can open the Event Viewer in Vista. You can find it in the Administrative Tools in the Control Panel or off the Start Menu. If you frequently access the console you may want to create a shortcut to the Event Viewer on your desktop, making it a [...]

Overstock - 15% off Jewelry & Watches Weekend Sale
(Posted on 8/31/07 and Expires on 9/3/07)
Avon - ANEW Mix or Match Sale: Buy 1, Get 1 for $5
(Posted on 8/31/07 and Expires on 9/13/07)
Blair - Labor Day Sale: 20% off Everything
(Posted on 8/31/07 and Expires on 9/3/07)
Eddie Bauer - Eddie Bauer Outlet Labor Day Sale: Up [...]

Getting 32-bit Windows to recognize anything beyond 2GB of installed RAM is a seemingly futile effort. Even if your hardware supports the possibility, the software may hold you back — and performance gains are questionable:
The reduction in available system memory depends on the devices that are installed in the computer. However, to avoid potential [...]

Startup Doctor is an efficient and simple software to control and manage the applications that start with Windows.
There are lot of applications that start with Windows and keep running in background. Many of these applications are not required and they utilize the resources of your computer. Through Startup Doctor, you can remove or disable these [...]

PeaZip is an Open Source portable file archiver, released under LGPL for Windows and Linux. Full support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, BZip2, GZip/TGZ, PAQ8F/JD/L, PEA, QUAD, split (.001), TAR, ZIP. Read: ACE, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, ISO, JAR/EAR/WAR, Linux installers (DEB, PET/PUP, RPM, SLP), LHA, LZH, OpenOffice file types, PAK/PK3/PK4, RAR, Windows installers (NSIS, some MSI), WIM, [...]