• Windows XP

    Disable Auto-Run

    When you plug a disk into a drive (er, mount a volume) in Windows the autorun.inf will automatically be processed. You can disable this by holding down the shift key when you plug it in.

  • Windows XP

    Setting Compatibility Mode for Windows Applications

    Some applications need a little help to run. If it’s an older application and it will not launch then think about changing the compatibility mode. In order to do so, right-click on the application and click on the Compatibility tab. From here, set the compatibility mode to a previous version of Windows and then try to fire it up. Might just help…

  • Windows XP

    Application Acceleration in Windows XP

    In Windows you can choose to speed up or slow down an application by assigning a priority to the application, which prioritizes the amount of resources that can be had by that application. In order to set the priority, bring up the Task Manager in Windows. Then click on the application in question, Right-Click on it and then choose the Set Priority sub-menu and assign the application with the appropriate priority.

  • Windows Server,  Windows XP

    Windows Boot CDs

    Some bootable CDs that will perform a variety of tasks for Windows: Ultra Boot CD Ultimate Boot CD Ultimate Boot CD for Windows Emergency Boot CD Hiren’s Boot CD System Restore CD Windows Password Reset

  • Windows XP

    Disable Caps Lock in Windows

    You can disable the caps lock key in Windows by editing the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlKeyboard Layout registry key. Here, you’ll see Scancode Map, which should be set to the hex value of 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 if you want to disable caps lock. MysterCrowley.com has a number of useful little applications. One of which runs the registry hack to disable the caps lock key for you. It’s called Numlocker. Another, keyboardlink allows you to assign shortcuts in strange ways that you couldn’t otherwise assign shortcuts, also using the scancode maps.

  • Mac OS X,  Windows XP

    WhatTheFont?!?!

    Ever forget the name of a font or see a font on something and wanted to know what it was?  Well, WhatTheFont is a great way to figure it out.  Check it out: http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont

  • Windows XP

    Windows XP In A Grid

    Organization and usability can at times take a back seat. Other times we can get into the mode of using something and always think back longingly to it. For example, in Windows 3.1 you could organize your windows in such a way that they always opened in a paneled grid. In fact, that was the default, each window defined as an inf file of sorts. Well, GridMove is a nice little app that organizes your windows into grids for Microsoft Windows XP. This gives you the ability to go back in time with regards to windows, if you’d like. Now if only you could go back in time and redo…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac Security,  Network Infrastructure,  Windows XP

    Wireless Networking 101

    I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Wireless networks use high frequency radio signals to connect computers to each other and to shared-resources for the transmission of data such as files, images or connection to the internet. This type of network is known as a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Wireless networks offer most of the same ability as a traditional wired LAN. If your wired network has the ability to access the Internet today, then your wireless LAN will be able to as well. A wireless LAN typically consists of two components; a wireless network card and an access point. The access point serves as an aggregate point for all…