Windows Firewall Notifier (WFN) extends the default Windows embedded firewall behavior, allowing to handle outgoing connections, and displaying (almost) real-time information about the current connections.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
How to use the refresh option with Windows 8
Windows 8 has a refresh option available. Instead of reinstalling the operating systems and all data files, the refresh process has the following features:
1. Your data files as well as personal settings will be retained.
2. The PC Settings will be returned to the defaults.
3. All application not installed via the Windows Store will be removed; those installed via the Store will remain.
In this example, we have installed Notepad++ and created a shortcut on the desktop.
We have one Windows Store application and a few test files within the Documents folder.
To start the refresh process, access the PC Settings area. Click on General section. The user account in question must have local administrative authority.
With the proper authority, the wizard should display.
The original media may be required.
Once the media is available, click on the Refresh button.
The boot screen should display information on the process after the required restart.
When logged back in, the Notepad++ application was not to be found but the two test files under the Documents folder were still present. Also present was the Windows Store application.
AlternativeTo
AlternativeTo is a web site that offers alternatives to established software applications for different platforms.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
List of “whitelisted” sites for Flash within Internet Explorer version 10
Internet Explorer version 10 includes a Flash plug-in by default. But only certain web site URL’s are “whitelisted” and can use Flash by default. To view the list of “approved” sites, access the iecompatdata.xml file under an account’s profile.
Open the file in a text editor and search for the string <Flash>. A list of URL’s should be present underneath.
PowerShell Plus
Idera recently released the company’s PowerShell Plus application for free. The program includes a script editor as well as a debugger.
Cookie Cadger
Cookie Cadger helps identify information leakage from applications that utilize insecure HTTP GET requests. Cookie Cadger is a graphical utility which harnesses the power of the Wireshark suite and Java to provide a fully cross-platform, entirely open-source utility which can monitor wired Ethernet, insecure Wi-Fi, or load a packet capture file for offline analysis.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Update help files within PowerShell version 3
PowerShell version 3 has an option to update the local help files. Launch a PowerShell session with local administrative authority and use the command:
Update-Help –Force –Verbose
WiNToBootic
WinToBootic is a free tool that allows you to create a bootable USB flash drive for installing Windows 7 or Windows 8. The application supports an ISO file, a DVD, or a folder as the boot disk source. It’s a standalone tool that doesn’t require installation.
How to increase the font size with iOS
To increase the font size within iOS with certain applications such as Contacts, Calendar, Mail, etc., access Settings –> General –> Accessibility –> Large Text.
How to determine file system alignment within Windows
File system alignments are important in a virtual environment. If a partition within a virtual machine is not aligned correctly, additional load can be placed on the storage array. Windows 2008 R2 by default should use the correct alignment parameters, but older Windows versions may not. To check the alignment, launch a command prompt with administrative credentials and use:
wmic partition get BlockSize, StartingOffset, Name, Index
Divide the StartingOffset by the BlockSize. In the example below, the value would be 63. This would be an example of a misaligned partition. The offset value of 32,256 is a common value for a misaligned file system.
The value for the next example would be 2048 for the first partition. This partition has correct alignment.
More information concerning this command can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929491.
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