gHacks technology news » log http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Log Analyzer Log Viewer Pro http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/21/log-analyzer-log-viewer-pro/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/21/log-analyzer-log-viewer-pro/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:08 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14570 microsoft windowsLog Viewer Pro is a portable software program for the Microsoft Windows operating system that is able to load and display log files. Its main benefits are the low memory usage and support for log files with a size of over 4 Gigabytes. There are obviously other features and options which will be discussed in the following article. Log Viewer Pro will work best with log files that store each entry in their own line. It can load pretty much any document however but loses most of its functionality when doing so.

It is possible to load multiple log files into the log viewer which can then be looked at and switched to in the tabbed interface on top of the application. Log Viewer Pro will automatically highlight lines that contain warnings, information or errors to make the identification easier for the user. It is possible to define additional lines that get highlighted automatically using regular expressions.

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The application can switch to different encodings like ANSI, OEM, Unicode LE, Unicode BE, supports line numbers, text wrapping and a search that supports basic search phrases but also regular expressions. The log files can be automatically reloaded if that is required. Another interesting feature are bookmarks which can be created to jump to specific locations in a log file.

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Log Viewer Pro is a free for non commercial use log analyzer for the Windows operating system.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/21/log-analyzer-log-viewer-pro/feed/ 1 Windows Access Monitor http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/01/windows-access-monitor/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/01/windows-access-monitor/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:22:59 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3681 Have you ever asked yourself how much time other users are spending on your computer ? Maybe you are a parent and want to check on the computer usage of your kids, maybe you want to check on the WOW addiction of your husband or simply know if someone logged into the computer without your authorization.

Access Monitor is logging every login and logout giving administrators the chance to check the logs to see which users did use the computer. The tool has to be run on startup to log the user system access and can be password protected to make sure no one but the administrator can view the log files.

The icon can be hidden from “normal” users but the process is still visible in the task manager which means it it at least possible to see that it is running and find out what it is being used for.

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The logs can be printed and cleared at any time. The bar at the bottom defines the number of log entries that are stored.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/01/windows-access-monitor/feed/ 5 Fake Torrent Finder http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/29/fake-torrent-finder/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/29/fake-torrent-finder/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:24:40 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/29/fake-torrent-finder/ Fake torrents are spread into the system by organizations for two reasons. The first and in my opinion dominant one is to unsettle the torrent users by lowering the rate of successful downloads. Nothing is more discouraging than downloading the latest blockbuster for days only to see that you downloaded only garbarge in that time. In addition to this the trackers that spread the fake torrents are recording every bit of information they can get their hands on.

The IP address can be used to identify users and sue them in the process for instance, still the main reason is to destablizie the system and make users leave it. One way to find fake torrents is to use the newly introduced Fake Finder which is a script that displays and lets you search for the latest fake torrents that are known to them. There is no 100% guarantee that the site lists all fake torrents and trackers but it lists many and you should consult it before you begin to download a file.

The list of torrent trackers that spread the fake torrents is large and you should use a program like peerguardian to block them all. This prevents the connection at all and should protect your privacy.

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