Computer Security At Hotels
When was the last time you visited a hotel, plugged in your laptop, and logged into your gmail account?
Do you recall the last time you connected to Free Public Wifi to quickly check your eBay actions? Looking back, don't you wonder who else may have been listening in on your Internet activity? Let's find out how to protect yourself against unwanted network 'wiretappers'...
Nice Desktop Setup … For Windows Vista
I found this beautiful desktop setup posted on lifehacker. Pretty nice. Inspires me to create something similar in OS X.
Snap `Em Good
After trying out a window manager that forces windows to always be tiled (thus preventing any window from getting covered up by another) I realized how silly this idea is. The whole point of a windows based GUI system is to hide inactive panes and prominently display those in use.
But the seed was planted. The ability to line up windows with no gaps was beneficial in certain situations. Thanks to Steve Gibson of Security Now! for pointing out Allsnap.
I sure miss grep in M$ Windows
At least, I used to! Check out this awesome utility for all your closed-source grepping needs!
Windows Tune Up! (type: Auto-magic)
I don't know about you, but every time I reinstall Windows (you know, every 3 months or so) thanks to WinRot, I spend an hour or so reconfiguring Windows the way I like it.
In an effort to reduce that time, here is a bunch of windows registry tweaks which change a ton of things from window pop up times to NTFS cluster sizes. This file may also come in handy for first time installations on to new machines.
This file was started by one of my colleagues at work, so props attributed where they are due!
BIG DISCLAIMER: Please, Please, Please, review all the tweaks before you blindly run the file. Remember, trust but verify.
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