Is the site down, or is it just me?
DaleSaw this website the other day, and it’s really useful. It’s useful because it will tell you whether a website is down/broken/doesn’t exist OR whether it’s just you that can’t…
Making a clone (aka photocopy) of your hard drive.
It's still Symantec Ghost for me, but the next time around I'll try free again. Recently had to build a Linux system out of a Asus EEE Box PC. The…
Converting audio & video files – I recommend Super!
Want to convert from one audio or video file format to another? Have a look at Super. I'm really impressed with this utility as I needed to convert some AVI…
Extend your laptop battery time, while keeping your lap cool as well
Want to increase your laptop's battery life by at least a 1/4?* Go and download a copy of Notebook Hardware Control (NHC). So what's it do for you? Well: it…
How do I measure thee? … or site stats for dummies
This has proven difficult, as I only have two web statistics packages available to me. Webalizer and AWStats. I first had a look at Webalizer, and I was impressed with…
Off-network MBSA 2.1 scanning
Q. MBSA uses files that it downloads from the Internet, but the computer I want to use to scan my network doesn't have Internet access. How can I use MBSA…
Deleting files so they can’t be recovered.
Was asked to find a secure way to delete files off a USB stick. The way I've done it in the past is to use the Sysinternals Sdelete utility. It's…
Beware the Evangelists, or people with a vested interest.
CA PestPatrol is a dog of a product. And it probably still it, I've not looked. Why do I call it a dog? It's supposed to be an anti-spyware product,…
Spam Matters – How to report spam.
If you believe MessageLabs, 73% of the 0 billion messages it scanned, in February, were unsolicited bulk emails. SPAM in other words! In Australia: Under the Spam Act 2003 it…