How To Get The ‘Security’ Tab in Windows XP Home
Feb 5th
Method 1
The Security tab is visible in Windows XP Home only when Safe mode is used.
Start Windows XP Home in Safe Mode
Method 2
Download and install the Security Configuration Manager from Microsoft.
Click on this link, and save the download somewhere handy.
Run the downloaded file, which is a self extracting archive.
Choose a More >
Facebook.com resolving to 59.24.3.173
Feb 4th
Weird issue; This is a Korea Net (KORNIC) network that Facebook.com was resolving to on Windows Server 2003 DNS Server Cache. Cleared DNS Server cache, dumped workstation cache (ipconfig /flushdns && ipconfig /registerdns) and it’s resolving properly now.
Lookup against local DNS server:
nslookup www.facebook.com
Server: mydomain.local
Address: 10.3.0.254
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.facebook.com
Address: More >
Change Product Registration Code Microsoft Office 2003
Feb 1st
Found this to be handy…
Key Location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Registration\{90110407-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
Delete:
ProductID and DigitalProductID
After starting one Office product you have to enter the new registration key.
How to import stationery templates to Outlook
Jan 29th
What is the point?
Outlook is delivered with a set of basic stationery templates. However, most of the times they simply don’t fit your needs, so you have to create your own stationery and somehow to make Outlook to use it. If you created your stationery template using an external editor, then More >
Recuva Portable App
Jan 27th
As I mentioned in a previous post regarding undeleting with a few free utilities, Recuva is my top pick for a few reasons:
1. Installs on Servers/Workstations
2. Fast, Intuitive User-Interface
3. Portable
I have found many uses for this and even more possibilities given that you aren’t required to install this. This will help in More >
Add Local User Account Batch Script
Jan 27th
Here’s a quick script to add a user to the local computer in the administrators group and hide the user account from the logon screen. This is intended for Windows XP. Wrote this after brief research (noted in script) because I needed to add user accounts across multiple computers easily. Of course, the password More >
Malwarebytes’ New Logo Debut
Jan 17th
Malwarebytes introduced their new logo tonight. This is a change to incorporate the website’s upcoming redesign.
Read more: http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36765
Now smartphone compatible!
Jan 16th
Techish.net is now compatible for iPhone, android, iPod and other smart touch phones! The layout theme will automatically change if you view my site on your smart touch phone now but you can opt-out of the more friendly layout if you’d like by choosing to disable it at the bottom of the page.
Below is More >
Monitoring Microsoft Knowledge Base Changes
Jan 14th
Came across an interesting site, pointed out by Alex Verboon of Verboon.info, that tracks changes to Microsoft’s Knowledge Base updates.
http://www.kbupdate.info/
This is very handy for keeping up-to-date with overnight changes (depending where you are in the world). I’d like to see this made into an RSS based on category you choose to view. Maybe it is More >
Google Introduces Real Time “Latest Results”
Jan 14th
Something pretty cool, innovative, and useful I discovered the other day… It seems Google is now including Real-Time information in their search results which includes Tweets from Twitter.com and other news sources. I actually discovered this while watching American Idol and I ended up searching for something and saw real-time results scrolling up in the More >