With the release of Windows 7 right around the corner Microsoft has released a free ebook called “Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine”. The contents of the ebook are divided into chapters that have been taken from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and from Technet articles. The [...]
The Best Nettops Around Right Now
Nettops are all the rage right now, and with good reason too! For around $330-$400 you can get desktops that will do all the basic things you want to do and they will playback HD videos for you. Here’s news of the latest in nettops plus a roundup of the best nettops that you can [...]
Note Taking Program AllMyNotes Organizer
AllMyNotes Organizer is an intuitive note taking program for the Windows operating system. It allows users to quickly take notes in a virtual folder structure in the application’s interface. It supports multiple files that consist of folders and notes located in those folders which makes it interesting for users who want to carry some of [...]
Troubleshoot networking problems with GNOME’s Nettools
How many times have you had networking issues and not known exactly where to start? With Linux there are so many tools you can choose from. Add to that the choice between console and GUI and you have the making for a rather confusing start. Most new Linux users (and many of those who have [...]
Facebook Status Update Notifier
Facebook users who want to check their Facebook account for new messages, pokes, friend requests or invites usually have to go to the Facebook website and login there to see the Facebook status updates. This does mean that they sometimes visit Facebook to find out that nothing has been updated. A Facebook status update notifier [...]
How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox
Yesterday’s incident (read Microsoft Silently Installing Windows Presentation Foundation Plugin For Firefox for pointers) brought up a question on how the plugin that caused the problems was installed it first place. Mozilla Firefox users with the Microsoft net. Framework 3.5 SP1 had the plugin installed without them accepting the installation of the plugin. This can [...]
How To Uninstall Windows Presentation Foundation Plugin In Firefox
Firefox users with the latest Microsoft .net Framework 3.5 SP1 installed might have noticed a message yesterday on browser startup that was telling them that the Windows Presentation Foundation plugin and the Microsoft .net Framework Assistant add-on. Quite a few things puzzled many users about this: Most were pretty sure that they did not install [...]
Five handy secure shell tips and tricks
I use secure shell a LOT, every day. So much so that I often take for granted how important this tool is. Not only does it allow me to log into remote machines to handle management of said machine, it can do other things as well – X tunneling being one of the most useful features. But [...]
Microsoft Silently Installing Windows Presentation Foundation Plugin For Firefox
If you have recently opened your Firefox web browser you might have noticed a notification from the web browser that the Windows Presentation Foundation plugin was disabled to protect the user and the web browser. Many users who received the message were a bit puzzled as they did not install the plugin in first place. [...]