One handy feature in a network administrator’s arsenal of tools is the ability to send Wake on Lan packets to remote computers to start them from a remote location. This can save the admin quite some time. Nir Sofer has just released a new tool to assist network and system administrators in those tasks. When [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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NirLauncher, All Nirsoft Applications In One Program
One of the quality producers of Windows software is Nir Sofer, who has produced more than one hundred different portable applications for the Windows operating system. Generally speaking, all Nirsoft applications are high quality programs that are highly popular and used by many Windows users. Their portable nature makes them excellent for putting them on [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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DomainHostingView, Domain Information Software
Sometimes I have to find out more about a domain and its owner or company. This is for instance part of my research when I’m evaluating websites and also helpful to identify the owner of a website that is scraping my articles without attribution or permission. Some of the information that I look-up as part [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Process Threads View, Display Process Information
Process Threads View is a new Nirsoft application that has just been released. The program displays a list of all running processes on startup of which one can be selected for closer inspection. The main application interface then lists all thread IDs, statuses, priorities, number of windows, window titles, start address and other information. These [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Custom Explorer Toolbar, Add Custom Items To Windows Explorer
Custom Explorer Toolbar is a brand new Nirsoft application that can be used to customize the Windows Explorer toolbar under Windows 7. The program has been designed to only work under Windows 7, it won’t work under Windows Vista or XP. Both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the operating system are supported. If you open [...]
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ServiWin, Manage Windows Drivers and Services
Sometimes you need to troubleshoot driver issues that go beyond uninstalling and installing drivers on the Windows operating system. A badly programmed driver installation for instance can load a bad driver on the system, which may be even worse if the uninstallation is not properly programmed as well. This could leave a bad driver on [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Wireless Network Watcher, Find Out Who Is Connected To Your Wi-Fi Network
Wireless network connections have become popular in past years, thanks to an increasing number of devices that utilize wireless connections. But there is a problem associated with it, or more precisely with the securing of wireless routers and devices to block unauthorized access: The device needs to use proper encryption to block third parties from [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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BatteryInfoView, Detailed Battery Information, History
One of the things that mobile users constantly need to have an eye on is the battery status of their device. It does not really matter if it is a smartphone, netbook, laptop or tablet PC. All have in common that they run on battery, and will stop working if battery drops below the minimum [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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DNS Data View, Display Domain DNS Records
DNS Data View is a graphical user interface alternative to the nslookup tool that ships with the Windows operating system. It can be used to display DNS records for one or multiple domain names. The program uses the DNS server of the active Internet connection by default, with options to switch to another DNS server. [...]