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The latest issue of Windows IT Pro magazine has an informative article about Windows Error Reporting. Have you ever noticed that when a program crashes on a recent Microsoft operating system, that a little window pops up asking if you want to send an error report? Well, that is the Windows Error Reporting. If you …
One thing that has always been missing from Windows Explorer is the ability to see how large a folder is. How many files are in a folder and sub-folder would be nice, but seeing the total space taken would be best. Well, the Folder Size Explorer Extension tries to do the latter: Folder Size Explorer …
Feedster is a blog/feed search site, along with many other services. They have just started a Top 500 feeds list (neither Chris nor I are listed). Each month, Feedster brings you a list of 500 of the most interesting and important blogs. Enjoy browsing to see what people are reading, to find feeds that will …
This tool is meant to take any URL and make it right-clickable. It does not do any sort of encoding or parsing of the URL other than adding ‘http://’ where necessary. You might find this tool handy if you have a URL to a .ra file on your clipboard. Pasting it directly into your browser’s …
One of the best newsletters I subscribe to is Scot’s Newsletter by Scot Finnie. The most recent issue has an incredible overview of Windows Vista (formerly Longhorn) Beta 1. If you want to read about what’s coming, as well as see screenshots of the new operating system, then you should definitely check it out.
The recent Langalist from Fred Langa mentioned a must have repair and recovery tool, BartPE. BartPE is a tool that loads a live version of Windows XP or 2003 (an operating system that can be started during the boot process from a bootable CD that is run entirely from the CD). I tested the tool …
Are addicted to a certain web site or to certain software? Then maybe you need help… I’m in front of my computer constantly and a program I’ve been wanting for a long time is one that would allow me to block certain programs from myself for a set amount of time. A way for the …
The July 29 issue of the TechRepublic Windows XP tips newsletter I get had a listing of a bunch of documents they have showing shortcuts for various programs: Speed up regular tasks with these keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Office All users — including IT professionals — have repetitive tasks that they do over and …
I got an email some time ago from Softland, a software development company. They make a product called Backup4all. Backup just got easier! Backup4all is an award-winning backup software for Windows. It was designed to protect your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating tasks, password protecting and compressing it to save storage …
Sometimes you might need to retrieve the CD Key used to install Windows in order to find out if it’s legally purchased, or just for safe keeping. I usually find myself in that position whenever I’m at a client’s location, trying to see if the copy of Windows 2000 he’s using is indeed legally registered. …