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As I used Windows 7 through out the months there features that have been improved such as performance issue.  It's more compatible with Windows XP applications, but more importantly responsive with applications crashing for locking up. Now if your a windows 7 user these are tips that you need to know now this article comes from maximum pc. Click on the link to read on ahead, http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/nix_friction_your_win7_system?page=0%2C0

When installing Windows XP for the first time you notice how fast loads. As you start to do the windows updates, installing the applications, and of course an anti-virus program. Even tally as a few months start to pass you start to install and uninstall programs. Which create errors on your registry, fragmentation on the hard drive? Today I will show you how tweak some windows settings in order to improve your windows machine. These methods only work if you have administrative rights. To read more download the PDF. File Name: Windows XP Performance.pdf File Size: 1.11 MB Date Created: 04/21/2010 Download Now

As virtualization is beginning to become standard in desktops or on servers the IT industry is starting to change on OS integration. Today’s example will be shown in Virtualbox which is available in Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX. This feature is called seamless mode. Before I continue let’s review the minimum requirement to run a Guest OS. To learn how to use this feature download the PDF. File Name: Virtualbox Seamless Mode.pdf File Size: 1,049KB Date Created: 04/14/2010 Download Now

As you use Linux distributions you will notice folders on the root directory. As you read below it will explain what these folders do. The following list provides more detailed information and gives some examples which files and sub directories can be found in the directories: File Structure /bin Contains the basic shell commands that may be used both by root and by other users. These commands include ls, mkdir, cp, mv, rm, and rmdir. /bin also contains Bash, the default shell, and other shells such as csh, tsh, TC. /boot Contains data required for booting, such as the boot loader, the kernel, and other data that is used before the kernel begins executing user mode programs. /dev This holds device files that represent hardware components. /etc this is where the local configuration files that control the operation of programs like the X Window System. The /etc/init.d subdirectory contains scripts that are executed during the boot process. /home/username this holds the p...

There are many ways to map yourself or someone a network drive, but today I will show you how to map a network drive in the command prompt.  syntax: net view -- views all computers in the workgroup or domain network ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- syntax: net view \\computername -- views any share folders on the computer    example: net view \\DTS-Enterprise ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- syntax: net use [drive letter] \\computername -- add a network share example: net use M: "\\DTS-Enterprise\Control Center" Note: if there is a space between on the folder you need to put quotes on before and after like in the example. You can use any letter drive as long as it is not being used. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- syntax: net use [driv...

Scenario: Your the IT professional in your company and you notice that the previous employee was lazy or unprofessional in updating a network ( schematic is a map that links computers, routers, switches, and etc that links up to your network ) schematic. Now you need to updated. You notice that on the previous schematic that there are some missing information such as MAC Address, IP Address, or Host Name. Your company policy forbids any users to install any network scanner. Now your thinking how your going to get all this information well lets explorer our options. Remember these four tools they will become your friends. these only work in CLI (command line) except for MAC OS X which work in both environment by default. There are tools that do the same thing and this is another way to information that you need without downloading any third-party applications. In Windows ipconfig "ip address" or "host name" arp -a "ip address" nslookup "ip a...

HTAs not only support everything a Web page does namely HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, scripting languages, and behaviors, but also HTA-specific functionality. This added functionality provides control over user interface design and access to the client system. Moreover, run as trusted applications, HTAs are not subject to the same security constraints as Web pages. As with any executable file, the user is asked once, before the HTA is downloaded, whether to save or run the application; if saved to the client machine, it simply runs on demand there after. The end result is that an HTA runs like any executable (.exe) written in C++ or Visual Basic For example: File Name: Control Center.zip File Size: 5KB Date Created: 03/30/2010 Download Now