From the category archives:
This week I got a question from Daniel: “Hi Steve. When I find an app I like I download and play with it in a virtual machine. If it is from a lesser known firm it means I don’t know much about the company. I want to see if the app is connecting to the […]
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Before I get started with this weeks tip, I want to give a few updates for last weeks article -I was wrong about the free transfer tool from MS. It will not move your applications over – only data. From comments made to me by readers, it is not very good at that either. -A […]
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As you may already know Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP on April 8th, 2014. What this really means is – no more security patches for XP. What you might not know is starting this Saturday – March 8th, 2014 – users will start seeing a nag window like this: For some organizations, these type […]
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This week I ran across something from MS that I think you will find useful. It is called the Microsoft Virtual Academy The site is packed with videos, and ebooks that help train you on the latest technologies from MS. Even if you are not looking to get certified, they are worth taking a look […]
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Last weekend I pulled out an old utility that I have used for years. I wanted to check on my Raspberry PI that I used in this project: Sprinkler system controlled by a Raspberry PI What did I need to check? I forgot the IP address 🙁 Just wanted to see if the thing was […]
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If you are a command line junkie like me – you might want to check out this free utility I found. It is called ConEmu, a free command line replacement for Windows. The feature that got me interested is the tabbed interface: The tabs can be renamed, for quick identification: You can also start a […]
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Internet Explorer 11 will be released sometime this fall – but what if you don’t want users to automatically upgrade? It is always better if you get the chance to test new versions of IE with your most heavily used websites – that way you don’t get hit with tons of support calls when it […]
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Over a year ago we came out with a utility to burn files from the command line. It was a little short on features, so this week we took some time and beefed it up. Here are the new options: -You can eject the drive -You can erase disks -You can set the label when […]
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I got a question from Mark this week: “Hi Steve, Love your newsletter, keep sending me the good stuff 🙂 I have a question for you. I was wondering if there was a way to delete printers that were offline from a script. This would allow me to clean up dead printers without going around […]
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I ran across an awesome little tool recently. It is called LastActivityView from NirSoft The program collects information from various sources, and can show you an activity report for a system that includes: -Folders accessed -System logon, shutdown, sleep times -Software installation time -Crashes -System restore point creation When you launch it, it loads almost […]
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