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If you would like a free tool that gives you a very quick, concise summary of your system specifications, you can download one from here:System Spectrum Analyser Please see the related posts below if …
Found some very interesting information on Wikipedia about 32 bit and 64 bit processor architecture – check it out (italics by me): AMD licensed its x86-64 design to Intel, where it is marketed under …
Found this guide at http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/archive/2008/07/11/how-do-i-back-up-my-signatures.aspx Basically, hold the ‘Ctrl’ key when clicking the ‘Signatures’ button and you will be redirected…
I had a weird issue wherein I could join our office VPN using XP and Vista with no problems, but Windows 7 would not connect to the VPN and would trigger an error. (Please note that I was trying to co…
(whispers) There is a secret way to enable a advanced user feature in Windows 7 and Vista, and it is extremely simple. Just make a new folder, and give the folder the following name:GodMode.{ED7BA470-…
While using Autodesk Product Manager, or the Autodesk Asset Locator, you may come across an issue where certain remote computers are ‘unreachable’. Assuming you have the correct permissions, the probl…
I would like to recommend the following blogs, specifically relating to I.T., keeping up to date and ‘how to do things’. Kevin Beaver’s Security Blog Lifehacker Australia My Digital Life Raymond.cc Bl…
A couple that I forgot to mention: AnVir Task Manager Free – includes some very handy ‘shortcuts’ that it adds to Windows dialog boxes Notepad++ – Notepad replacement Also, I recommend that you check …
As I go about my day-t0-day, I come across some very good free programs (some of which I have posted about before – see links at bottom). Most recently, I have come across the following free utilities…
Just came across this search engine for PDF, DOC and PPT files. It is called http://www.osun.org/ For example, lets say you wanted to see what PDF files are available that include the words ‘ revit fa…