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- Open a blank Notepad file
- Type “.LOG” (in uppercase, no quotes) in the first line of the file, followed by Enter. Save the file and close it.
- Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.
- Type your notes and then save and close the file.
- Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process, appending the time and date to the end of the file and placing the cursor below it.
This is a cool way to take notes. I have a Notes.txt saved on my Desktop at work, and every time I need to note anything, I fire up this file and type it up. I have a date, and time stamp inserted each time for future reference.
July 9th, 2010
Good news for you busy beavers. You favorite office productivity suite is here, and better than ever. You can have a look at some cool new features here. I haven’t had the chance to really play with it yet- but I will have to soon, since I currently use Office 2007.
Here is the pricing structure for the new suite:
- Office Home and Student (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote) – $149.99
- Office Home and Business (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote) – $279.99
- Office Professional (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access and OneNote) – $499.99
More info, and trial version here.
June 17th, 2010
We’ve all been stumped when composing a document in MS Word, results in deleting the text in front as you type. Not only is this annoying, but also destructive to your work.
Here’s the simple fix to this annoyance: Press the “Insert” key.
This is caused by the “Insert” key being pressed unintentionally. Pressing it again disables over-typing.
May 14th, 2010
The following are useful Windows commands (Run > cmd) to display TCP/IP information and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all
Display DNS Cache Info: ipconfig /displaydns
Clear DNS Cache: ipconfig /flushdns
Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release
Renew All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /renew
Re-Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns
Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid
Network Connections: control netconnections
Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl
Test Connectivity: ping www.whatismyip.com
Trace IP address Route: tracert
Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat
Display Local Route: route
Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp
Display Name of Computer Currently on: hostname
Display DHCP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid
February 21st, 2010
There are many services out there that let you access your computer from anywhere in the world. There is GotomyPC, and LogMeIn just to name a couple.
There is however a free workaround for this- all you need is a free No-IP.com account, and the Remote Desktop application on your Windows PC.
The problem is, most users have a Dynamic IP address with their ISPs- which means it’s always changing and not permanent. This causes problems because you won’t always know what your IP address is in order to connect to your machine over Remote Desktop.
If you had a Static IP, it would be much easier since the number is permanent and never changes.
Here’s the workaround:
- Go to No-Ip.com and create your account
- Add a host on to your No-Ip account- make note of the host name (ie: mynewhost@no-ip.biz)
- Enable Remote Desktop on the computer you will be accessing remotely
- Download and install the application on the computer you will be accessing remotely
The No-Ip application will send your current IP address and update it with the host name you created on the service, so the host name will always know your latest IP address.
- So now you can go to any PC, open up the Remote Desktop application ( Start > Accessories > Remote Desktop, or use Windows Search) and enter in the host name you created in step 2.
Boom! You should now be able to see and control your computer from anywhere in the world!
December 30th, 2009
Do you have a hard drive in your computer you’d like hidden from casual users of your computer? NoDrives Manager will help you do just that. This utility basically hides the chosen hard drive’s entry from Windows Explorer (My Computer, sidebar,address bar, etc) so non-invasive users won’t know it exists.
The drive will remail technicaly accessable through the “Run” section or the command prompt- but chances are people using your computer aren’t looking to get technical and nosey. In other words, this is great for hiding that porn stash of yours- enjoy.
Download Here
December 20th, 2009
A lot of times, when we have multiple programs running at once, we may notice our system getting a bit sluggish. That is because every application that is running is using up a certain amount of RAM (random access memory)- some more than others. When an application is closed, it releases the memory it was using, making it available for other tasks. This doesn’t always happen though.
I will show you how to create an easy shortcut to reset your Ram when needed, and recover some of that performance power without needing a restart.
Follow these easy steps:
1. Right-click on your desktop and select New > Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the following into the box: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
3. Click Next, name it ‘Clear Memory’, and click Finish
Now you can double-click that shortcut whenever you need to run the command.
December 20th, 2009
Do you have a corrupted sector on your hard drive? Maybe your CD or DVD is scratched beyond being readable…
Try recovering the data using Copy Cat- it is a freeware application that reads data byte-by-byte and skips over the unreadable bytes. Let us know how it goes in the comments section below- good luck!
Download Here
December 9th, 2009
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