Having to connect to several networks with one computer can be time consuming in some instances, especially if the networks have specific connection requirements that need to be applied to the local computer whenever the network connection needs to be switched. An automated solution can be beneficial to the user, as it offers to change [...]
iTunes 10 Download, New Features
Apple has just released a new version of their music organization software iTunes, bringing the version to 10. Probably the biggest new feature is Apple’s new social network Ping, which is designed to provide iTunes users with options to connect with friends, and receive updates about music and concerts. Ping allows them to follow friends [...]
Adding LDAP entries from the command line
Okay, so we’ve been dealing with LDAP a bit here on Ghacks, but mostly we’ve look at GUI tools (check out LDAP content on Ghacks). All of the GUI tools are good, but nothing beats the command line for pure control and power. And what’s best, once you have LDAP installed, you have all the [...]
Make A Bootable USB Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10
Many antivirus companies are offering free rescue disks to provide their customers with an option to disinfect a system from the “outside”. That’s especially helpful in scenarios where a virus has damaged the operating system critically, so that it won’t boot anymore on its own. Most antivirus rescue disks are supplied in the disk ISO [...]
How To Move The Steam Folder To Another Drive
Valve’s Steam platform offers a very comfortable gaming platform. It is probably one of the best examples how an online distribution system can be successful. Not everyone likes Steam on the other hand, which is understandable as it has its quirks and problems, just like any other kind of gaming platform. One of the most [...]
Windows 7 Family Pack Returns For Windows 7 1-Year Anniversary
The Windows 7 Family Pack was a limited offer by Microsoft that basically offered three Windows 7 Home Premium licenses for the price of one. It had a few limitations, but was considered to offer the best bang for the buck for all customers except students, who were able to get a deal of their [...]
Secunia PSI 2 Beta Released
Secunia has released a beta of the upcoming Secunia Personal Software Inspector 2, a software update scanner that scans the computer system for insecure programs. The beta version comes with improvements over the last stable release of the security scanner, namely the ability to automatically update insecure or unpatched programs, a new user interface and [...]
Smart Compress, Scan Drives For NTFS Compressable Files
Yesterday we ran a guide on how to make use of the NTFS compression feature of the NTFS file system to save disk space on hard drives. We have established that it may make sense to use the compression on uncompressed files, but not on files that already make use of compression, or are required [...]
How To Backup And Restore The MBR In Windows
A question recently came up in the comments on how to backup the master boot record (see How To Detect A 64-bit Alureon Rootkit Infection for that). This article is going to review a few free applications for Windows that can backup and restore the MBR, with no deeper technical knowledge required. The master boot [...]