How to find out what keeps your hard drive busy under Windows Vista

Did it ever happen to you that your computer was unbelievably slow because your hard disk was so busy? I am sure it did. Sometimes you know the culprit keeping the light of your disk drive blinking like wild. But most of the time you probably wonder what the heck could have a higher priority [...]

Amazing XP Tools to Arm your PC from Hackers.

Hackers have newer methods to hack into your systems.They are smart enough to detect security loop holes in your PC and enter through open ports,unencrypted Wi-Fi connections,malicious websites or internet servers.I
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10 must-have tools to improve Windows

Every version of Windows Microsoft has released has always left its users wanting more – either more features, more control or simply more value. And that’s left a huge hole for the many computer programmers out there to fill. In the end, we think they’ve done an admirable job providing solutions for Windows gaps that [...]

How to put symbol characters in email messages or documents

Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools and click Character Map or on Vista click Start and type charmap in the Search box.
Select the font in the drop-down box at the top.
Scroll through the symbols to find the one you want to use (for example: ©).
You can double click the character [...]

15 Great, Free Security Programs

PCWorld has gathered 15 freeware security programs that can help you in defending the day to day security risks. Check it out at 15 Great, Free Security Programs

From the moment you switch on your PC, y your system faces countless Internet-borne dangers, including spyware attacks, viruses, Trojan horses, home-page hijackers, and hackers trying to weasel [...]

10 great tools to help you Twitter better

So you’re completely obsessed with Twitter and want to get the most you can out of your experience? How about trying some of these tools to enhance your experience!?
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10 great tools to help you Twitter better
Originally from TipMonkies by Martin Ferretti

Show message count of all folders in Thunderbird

Thunderbird displays only the message count of unread mails of every folder by default. I tried to find a way to display the count of all messages instead which would help me get a better overview of the amount of mails inside a folder. I wanted to make sure that the unread messages number would [...]

Understanding UNIX Multitasks operations and process command

Yet another good article from Martin Streicher , Editor-in-Chief, Linux Magazine that explains UNIX Multitasks (many concepts applies to Linux as well).
From the article:
On UNIX systems, each system and end-user task is contained within a process. The system creates new processes all the time and processes die when a task finishes or something unexpected happens. [...]

Quick Tip: Use remote Linux GUI system, admin tools locally

Technology has changed dramatically in the last decade. OpenSSH is one the best project. It allows you to control remote Linux / UNIX server using command line or GUI tools.
Do you miss GUI configuration server management tools such as Debian network-admin or Redhat/Cent os system-config-* tools/utilities while administrating a Linux server? Do you want [...]

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Vista available for download

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is now available for download. It contains all important tools for deploying Windows Vista: ImageX, Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), Windows PE, and many more. The DVD image also contains the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and the WinPE Language Packs.
Sometime ago, I mentioned BDD 2007. I wrote that [...]

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