FTP Droid – Transfer Files To Your Android Device From Anywhere [Android]

When people started getting excited about “cloud” apps like DropBox or SkyDrive, I couldn’t help but wonder how different it all really is from simply having an FTP server available. The only difference is that those services make it a point-and-click operation – simple enough for everyday computer users to make use of. FTP usually requires that extra step of running […]

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Shutdown Windows PC faster

Does your Windows computer take way to long to shutdown?  If so, I have a simple fix that will allow you to shutdown your Windows OS computer in a matter of seconds. Click the Start button and then click “Run”, type “regedit” to open the registry editor and click the “OK” button.   Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. In the left pane, […]

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Email Fundamentals: What is an MX Record?

One of the less well understood components of a working email system is the MX record. I do find a lot of IT administrators looking after Exchange servers who don’t really understand what an MX record is and how they work. DNS Fundamentals MX stands for “mail exchanger”. An MX record is a type of DNS record, so any understanding of MX […]

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How Can I Start and Shut Down My Computer Automatically on a Schedule?

On Windows To automatically start your computer up at a specific time of day, you’ll actually need to edit your BIOS settings. To do this: Boot up your computer and enter your BIOS setup. Usually this involves pressing the Delete key as your computer boots (your computer should say Press DEL to Enter Setup or something similar as you turn […]

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Configure IP Address and DNS from Command Line

The IP address of your computer can be set from the command prompt by running the following commands at an administrative level prompt:   netsh interface ip set address name=”Local Area Connection” static 123.123.123.123 255.255.255.0 123.123.123.1 1 Local Area Connection is the name of the adapter you want to modify. In single NIC systems it is normally called Local Area […]

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