If you’re a network administrator, chances are at some point you may need to set up a number of different networks on your IP range. In order to do this, you will need to know how to create different subnets. There are two main things to remember when trying to calculate subnets. The first is [...]
Set Program Access And Computer Defaults In Windows 7
Default programs are used by the Windows operating system to determine the program that needs to be opened when a user wants to perform a specific action on the operating system. This can be a click on a link in an email program, a click on an email address or a click on a playlist [...]
Windows Explorer Folder History
Here is a short Windows Explorer tip that I would like to share with everyone. When you are working with the default file management tool Windows Explorer you are likely to open some or even many different folders on your computer. If you work with one Explorer window only, you may sometimes need to go [...]
Alertbox, Track Web Page Changes In Firefox
I often make the decision to buy a certain product, a PC game for instance, when it drops below a certain price that I’m willing to pay for it. While I could check for price changes manually on a regular basis, I prefer to use a program for the tracking and monitoring. This has several [...]
Use My Computer Manager To Add Folders To My Computer
Your My Computer window may have lots of whitespace if you only have a few hard drives and optical drives connected to your PC. The idea to use this space to display links to favorite folders or programs is not new, but it has never been added natively by Microsoft. Third party programs like Computer [...]
Use Dapper To Create RSS Feeds From Any Page, Including Google Plus Posts
Lorelle just informed me that the public Google Plus RSS Feeds service Plusfeed has shut down because of an increase in pricing over at Appspot (which is run by Google apparently). It feels rather strange that Google has not added RSS feeds to their social networking site Google Plus yet, and with PlusFeed gone, there [...]
TrueCrypt 7.1 Encryption Software Released
I have been using the encryption software TrueCrypt for a long, long time. Cannot really remember when I first started using it but it must have been around the time when Windows XP was the operating system of choice. The developers have improved the software considerably over time. They added features like the ability to [...]
How to Add Apps to Explorer Favorites List in Windows 7
If you regularly use Windows Explorer, it is advantageous to be able to start any application from the Explorer Window. Most users are familiar with how to add folders to Windows Explorer, but when you try to drag an application to the list, an error message is displayed stating that the application cannot be added. [...]
Scan Your Twitter Account For Safe And Suspicious Users
Are you a Twitter user who is following all users that are following you? Or do you limit your friends list on Twitter to real life friends, business contacts and family? The first group of users is taking more risks than the second, but none are really 100% safe from malicious tweets and traps. A [...]