A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
Forgetting your password is always a pain, but luckily there’s an easy way to reset your Domain Administrator password. All you need is a copy of the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation disk and one simple command line trick. Replacing Utilman.exe Boot off the Windows disk and select the “Repair your computer” option from the lower left-hand corner. Follow through […]
Read moreWindows 7 makes it possible to change the welcome screen that appears when you start your computer without any third-party software, but this setting is well hidden. You can set any image you like as your background. This setting is intended for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to customize their systems, but there’s nothing stopping you from using it yourself. All […]
Read moreLinux’s terminal commands are powerful, and Linux won’t ask you for confirmation if you run a command that won’t break your system. It’s not uncommon to see trolls online recommending new Linux users run these commands as a joke. Learning the commands you shouldn’t run can help protect you from trolls while increasing your understanding of how Linux works. This […]
Read moreIn years past, automating network drive creation required the use of primitive batch files, luckily for us you can now do it through PowerShell. How to Map Network Drives Using PowerShell Prior to the PowerShell era, we could map networks drives using a batch file that contained a net use command: net use M: \\touchsmart\Share /Persistent:Yes To do it in […]
Read moreSure, anybody can end a process from the Task Manager, but did you know you can also do it from the command line? How to Kill a Process From the CLI in Windows If the command prompt is your flavor of tea, you will need to know to know the name of the process you are trying to kill beforehand. […]
Read moreSuppose someone asks you for a list of applications you have installed on your computer. To get this information, what’s the first thing you would think to use? Third-party program? Not us, we have PowerShell. How to Get a List of Installed Software on Your PC Getting a list of installed software is as simple as using this straightforward WMI […]
Read moreIf you frequently access a remote SFTP directory, you know all too well what a hassle it is to work only via stand-alone SFTP client. Read on to see how easy it is to integrate the remote directory into Windows Explorer. Why Do I Want to Do This? Opening up a dedicated SFTP client for the occasional file transfer isn’t […]
Read moreSyncToy is a great tool to help you keep your files and folders synced between drives and devices. Here’s how you can make it do sync automatically so your files will stay synced even if you forget to sync them. By default, SyncToy only synchronizes your files when your fun the program and directly tell it to sync. This might […]
Read moreIn this article, I’m going to show you how you can use a combination of Microsoft’s free SyncToy tool with a very simple scheduled VB Script that will automate the entire data backup process. Setting Up SyncToy For Automated File Backups Microsoft SyncToy is a free tool that lets you “pair” up folders for either an echo clone or full […]
Read moreWhen 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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