Monday, October 24, 2005
MAKE THE JUMP TO A VIRTUAL MACHINE WITH THIS TECHREPUBLIC QUICKSTART ON VMWARE
Getting a good start in any new technology or programming language often depends on finding the best available information. The TechRepublic QuickStart Tools give you the information you need to quickly grasp the fundamentals of developing in a new IDE, using a new programming language, or working with a new development tool. This TechRepublic QuickStart Tool describes the basic functionality of VMware Workstation 5, assess the application's strengths and weaknesses, and demonstrates some of the best uses of the technology. Download this tool now to get started.
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Staying Up-to-date on Security with PacketStorm and GFI
Ever wanted to become a true expert on computer security? Most agree that to do so, you need to 1) acquire knowledge from the "hacker's" point of view, and 2) stay up-to-date with the latest information. You can do both by frequenting www.packetstormsecurity.org and reading advisories, exploit code, and news. It is an excellent site to find security-related tools, such as the IDS "Snort" and the port-scanner "Nmap."
Also, try downloading GFI's LanGuard Network Scanner at www.gfi.com/lannetscan/ and scanning your own PC and others in your network. You will invariably learn something new and useful.
Also, try downloading GFI's LanGuard Network Scanner at www.gfi.com/lannetscan/ and scanning your own PC and others in your network. You will invariably learn something new and useful.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
ID3 Editor
If you are an avid music fan, chances are that you download or have an extensive collection of "MP3" format files. However, the files often have "ID3" information attributes, such as Arist Name or Track Number, that is inaccurate and can make classifying and organizing music very difficult. For example, if you use an MP3 player and see a lot of 's when you try to classify by artist or album, you probably should consider editing the MP3's ID3 files.
At www.id3-tagit.de/english/index.htm is an excellent ID3 file editor that allows you to easily change ID3 attribute tags. One of the most useful features of this editor is the ability to "batch" change attributes. Get those ID3's under control and enhance your experience!
(Note: the ID3-Tagit editor requires the .NET framework to run)
At www.id3-tagit.de/english/index.htm is an excellent ID3 file editor that allows you to easily change ID3 attribute tags. One of the most useful features of this editor is the ability to "batch" change attributes. Get those ID3's under control and enhance your experience!
(Note: the ID3-Tagit editor requires the .NET framework to run)
Friday, October 21, 2005
Changing Your Refresh Rate
You may not realize it, but the refresh rate of a monitor's output is probably the most common reason that people have trouble viewing PC monitors. To make the rate easier on the eyes, go to Start -> Control Panel -> Display -> Settings -> Advanced -> Monitor and change the refresh rate in the drop-down box to the highest supported level. In most cases, higher refresh rates are easier on the eyes and the difference is subtle but noticable over time.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
10+ THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TROUBLESHOOTING A SLOW PC
User complaints are minimal when new PCs are rolled out, but over time, users begin to notice that their system is slow or that it hangs up often. This download identifies the most common troubleshooting areas you'll want to examine before you suggest to management that it's time for an upgrade.
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Temporarily Allow Pop-ups on the Google Toolbar
Unlike the WinXP SP2 built-in popup blocker in IE, the Google popup blocker does not have the ability to allow pop-ups by domain whitelist. Instead, to allow popups on a certain site quickly, simply hold the control button and refresh the page (or, if you need to click on a link and the popup is continually blocked, hold the control button while you click). This should save you some time and frustration.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
DEVELOP CUSTOM ASP.NET CONTROLS
This chapter from Sams' ASP.NET Unleashed, 2nd Edition teaches you how to develop custom controls for the ASP.NET framework. Download this chapter to learn about basic topics of control development, including how to create a simple control, use HtmlTextWriter, add properties and methods to controls, parse inner content, add child controls to a control, examine custom controls and events, and more.
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mplayer2 as an alternative to Windows Media Player
Did you know that XP ships with Windows Media Player 6 (the "classic," no-frills version)? To access it, go to Start -> Run -> "mplayer2." It is a bare-bones version of Windows Media Player that won't hog too much memory.
TROUBLESHOOTING WEB PARTS AND DEPLOYMENT
While SharePoint has become tremendously popular precisely because it makes so manylaborious tasks so easy, deployment of Web parts can be surprisingly thorny. The tricklies in knowing what STSADM, the command line tool generally used for installing Webparts from a CAB file, is looking for and making sure it's all packaged up properly.
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USE CUSTOM CONFIGURATION SETTINGS IN .NET
The .NET Framework provides you with the means to access configuration settings through Collection classes. The actual configuration data, however, is accessible through a static ConfigurationSettings class. This class exposes a GetConfig() method that returns an object you can cast into the appropriate Collection.
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Accessing the Quick Launch Folder
The Quick Launch buttons, or those found typically right of the Start button, offer convenient and fast access to often-used programs. If you ever want to enter the Quick Launch folder, it has an actual physical location on the file system. Specifically, this location is: C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch. Use it to create new shortcuts, delete old ones, or if you are very saavy, create quick launch "folders".
