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Zoho & Microsoft Still Offering Free Domain Email Hosting Long After Google Paywalls Up
If you’re looking for a free email hosting service for your custom domain, Google is still out of the picture. But, Microsoft and Zoho are still in the game.
Windows Task Scheduler: Trigger an Event When Internet Connects/Disconnects
There are certain things that you might want to do every time your computer connects to the Internet or when your network connection is dropped; however, you might not always be around to do them.
TeamViewer: Easily Remote Control any PC or Mac
TeamViewer is a superb cross-platform freeware tool for remote controlling and/or transference another computer.
Office 2013 Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run Preview
Yesterday when Microsoft released it’s new Office 2013 Customer Preview, they also silently included a few extra tools including a tool for System Administrators called the Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run.
Where is the Windows 8 Startup Folder?
Microsoft hasn’t done away with the good ole’ Startup folder in Windows 8 just yet, but it did do a decent job of hiding it. Here’s how to find it an pin it to the Metro Start screen.
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Looking to work in the IT industry? Add some meat to your resume by getting a free certification in server virtualization.
Windows 8: Enable Built-in Administrator Account
Microsoft has yet again included the infamous hidden Administrator account in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Here’s how to enable the administrator account the easy way.
How-to Add a New User to Google Apps
Google Apps is a an amazing tool for a one person show to large businesses and if you’re not already using it, you should check out the Google Apps How-to from MrGroove, posted a while back which explains the step-by-step for getting your company up and running quickly. Once your up and running on Google […]
How to Remove the Annoying WordPress Admin Bar
The last WordPress update introduced a new feature, the admin bar. By default, the admin bar is enabled; probably so encourage users to take it for a test drive. But, I’ve found that it is quite annoying and it slows down performance while browsing my blogs if I’m logged in. With that said, the WordPress […]
Find Out How Secure Your Programs Are With Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer
Ever wondered how installing a program affects the security of your system? Or are you a software developer and wondering something similar? Microsoft has a groovy tool that will analyze your Windows system before a program installed, analyze it again post-installation, and them compare the two reports and show you any known vulnerabilities created. (more…)
How To Take Full Permissions Control To Edit Protected Registry Keys
The Windows registry is a hassle to edit under normal circumstances, but sometimes you’ll encounter keys that are protected by the system. When you try to edit a protected registry key, you’ll run into a few different errors, but they tell you that you lack permissions for making changes. However, since it is just a […]
How To Enable Or Disable The Administrator Account In Windows 7
Windows comes with a built-in administrator account, but in Windows 7 that account is hidden by default. For whatever reason, you can easily enable the account and disable it using a few simple commands. We’ll look at the steps to do this below! How to Enable The Built-in Administrator Account If you need to use […]
Find Out What svchost.exe Is Doing Via Svchost Viewer
Some time ago we took a good look at the svchost process and unscrambled its complexities. If you’ve read the article you know that svchost.exe is a generic host process for .dll files, as well as a couple of the methods to figure out which exactly which .dll files are loaded. Since writing that article […]