Archive for March, 2008
myIPneighbors - who are you sharing with?
For those on a shared hosting web server, myIPneighbors is a great way to find out who your neighbors are or just see how many other websites your hosting company hosts on the same server.
With myIPneighbors, you will be able to see whether or not your website is packed onto a crowded server with hundreds [...]
PHP: Display hyperlinked list of files in a directory
The code below will display a hyperlinked list of all the files contained in a specified folder. This is a very simple way to have your own directory browser. Simply copy the code below into a new notepad document and save it as browser.php. Now upload the file to somewhere on your web server and [...]
Using .htaccess to block an IP Address
For whatever reason, there may come a time when you want or need to block an IP Address or domain name from accessing your website. There are a number of ways to do this and I will demonstrate these below.
You need to start off by creating a .htaccess file and placing it in the directory [...]
Creating Strong Passwords
Passwords are apart of our everyday life in today’s digital world. No matter where you go or what you are doing, you will be asked for a password to access something at least once a day. Whether it be to access your work or home computer, your email accounts (Hotmail, GMail), eBay, Paypal, online banking, [...]
Speed Up Windows XP using MSCONFIG
You may or may not know this, but as you install more programs and applications on your computer, some of them automatically place themselves into your computers startup process. MSCONFIG can help you remove these unwanted programs from the startup process and in turn, your computer should start up quicker and generally run alot better [...]
Want to email large files? I’ve got a solution for you!
It can get extremely frustrating when trying to send a file via email only to find that it’s too big. Maybe it’s a video, music, or even some images. I’ve come across this problem myself many times before and in the end, you have no choice but to copy your files to CD/DVD or even [...]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1
This smartphone will include a 3-inch WVGA (800 by 480 pixel)Â touchscreen that can slide aside to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. Other navigation options will be a four-way key and an optical joystick.
The X1 will be a quad-band GSM phone with support for the 3G frequencies used around the world. It will also have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
This [...]
Turning on automatic logon for Windows XP
This article describes how to configure Windows XP to automate the logon process. This feature permits other users to start your computer and to use the account that you establish to automatically log on.
Note: If you turn on autologon, using Windows XP becomes more convenient however, using this feature can pose a security risk.
1. Click [...]
What Exchange Version/Service Pack is on my server?
Each version of Exchange Server includes a build number so that you can easily identify which version of the software you are running.
Open the Exchange System Manager, expand Servers, right-click your server, click Properties, select the General tab (if it isn’t already selected) and you should see something similar to this:
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How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
This guide will run you through the steps required to transfer the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (also known as operations master roles) by using the Active Directory snap-in tools in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003.
FSMO Roles
In a forest, there are at least five FSMO roles that are assigned to one [...]
Enable Run Command on Windows Vista Start Menu
There is one thing that is missing from the Windows Vista Start menu which has existed on every other version of Windows - the Run dialog.
Before you go trying to add it back into the Start menu, you should know that there are a couple of ways to Run commands which don’t require you to [...]
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model describes how information from a software application in one computer moves through a network medium to a software application in another computer. The OSI reference model is a conceptual model composed of seven layers, each specifying particular network functions.
The model was developed by the International Organization for Standardization [...]
Changing the listening port for Remote Desktop
You can use the Remote Desktop feature in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2003 to connect to a remote computer. The default port Remote Desktop listens on is 3389.
Note: The Remote Assistance feature in Microsoft Windows XP may not work correctly if you change the listening port.
To change the port that Remote Desktop listens on, [...]
HTTP Status Messages
While browsing the internet, there are many status messages you may come across. Anyone who has been browsing the internet for longer then 10 minutes is bound to come across one, or even two!
Here is an example of what a 404 status messages looks like:
In Firefox
In Internet Explorer 7
Most status messages will look very similar [...]
Using Group Policy to Control Windows Firewall Settings
Along with the new Windows Firewall in Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows XP SP2, Microsoft provided an updated system.adm administrative template file that adds Group Policy settings that you can use to configure firewall behavior at a local machine policy level or by using an Active Directory-based Group Policy Object (GPO). To access the [...]
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