Archive for the ‘Vista’ Category:
Weekend Update
I should have some good pictures of pumpkins sometime this week so I will post those as soon as I get them. I also just wanted to share a few tools I found over the past week (or two).
The first I found over at Lifehacker and it is called NetDrive. It allows you to mount remote file systems (ftp, sftp, etc.) to your windows machine. You can download the utility here because I guess it isn’t developed anymore and somewhat hard to find.
Secondly there is a program called mRemote. I really want to give this one a try. It allows you to manage multiple remote desktop connections all from one program. The real cool thing is it doesn’t have to be the same type of remote desktop. You can use it for RDP, ssh, vnc, etc. It is open source so you can grab the latest version from SourceForge.
Finally there
is a how to on Wired about Usenet file sharing.
Download/How-to overload
I found a great new site this past week. Howtogeek.com is a site that was developed to show you how to do a whole lot of things you never really thought you would want to do. At least that is what it is for me. Things like getting a Expose Clone for Vista to customizing your Vista logon screen. Or a few things I found that can even improve productivity like adding “Copy to” or “Move to” dialogs to the right click menu or Disabling delete confirmation. All I have to say is they defiantly made the cut to make it on my RSS feeds.
Download Squad also came through and showed me how to remove unwanted programs and improve battery life with vista. I haven’t used either of these yet but they are still pretty nifty. I have been wanting to try out adding folders and applications to My Computer but with howtogeek rolling out so many tools I haven’t really messed with it much. One thing I have tried and really like is the ability to upload youtube videos directly from my cell phone. You have to register your number first but after that all you do is send the video to YTUBE and it will be ready for you once you get to a computer. If you have a nifty phone that can view youtube from your phone you can just as easily view the video after a few minutes wait.
Finally Lifehacker had a neat (and not very useful but cool) tutorial on how to hide a file in a jpeg image. I have seen this before but it is always nice to link to at least one.
Hopefully I will have more stuff for you guys in another week or so but work has been really busy and I haven’t been home much.
Vista Downloads, and other stuff
Download squad has been kick’n it into high gear with some great downloads. First lets start with Vista tools.
There is something about programs that don’t need to install in order to run that I just love. Vispa is one of those programs. It is similar to TweakUI for Windows XP but it doesn’t quite have all the cool customizations. It still has enough customizing to hold me over until something better comes out. Stardock TweakVista has a few more options but it is a paid program. 
Or at least it will be when it comes out of beta, so grab it now. CyberNotes also has a pretty neat walk through on making your Alt-Tab icons bigger. I have not tried this one myself yet but I plan on doing it once Vista is fully reinstalled for me.
The last few tools are kinda random but still great. Angry IP Scanner is the first one and it does just what you think it does. It can scan for IP addresses easily with a pretty decent GUI. Add Remove programs in Windows XP is only good if the program is listed. If it isn’t there you are left in the dark. Fortunately there is a dll file that lets you get a lot of the hidden programs back on that list. Finally here are some great icons for free.
That is all I got for now so enjoy.