RegFromApp is a freeware utility from NirSoft that allows you monitor writes to the Registry from a specific process. This is more fine-grain than SysInternals RegMon making it a great complement, but not a replacement. You could use RegFromApp to monitor an installation process or an executable that you're launching for the first time. I anticipate this will greatly help with … [Read more...]
Xobni – More pizazz and convenience in Outlook
Xobni ('inbox' backwards) is an extension for Outlook that looks good and offers a lot of real conveniences that can make the e-mail jungle a little more manageable. Along with the 'makes Outlook/e-mail better' features, it also offers some statistics and an interesting analysis on e-mail habits. Xobni, as a sidebar in Outlook, brings a wide-variety of services with it and … [Read more...]
URLMetrix – Site stats in one place
I've previously covered the Popuri.us site along with a handful of other webmaster tools which performs a look up of a particular site across a wide variety of tools. While Popuri.us is nice, I found it to be a little inaccurate and slow. Since then, I've found a replacement for Popuri.us that seems to be quite a bit improved while still providing the same basic service with … [Read more...]
So what are these thumbs.db files anyway?
Have you been looking through folders of images or videos and ever noticed the Thumbs.db file seems to be in every folder? Have you been annoyed by the fact that when you copy a file you get prompted that the Thumbs.db file is read-only or that it already exists? If you're using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, you've probably noticed this before. Even if you've received … [Read more...]
Week of Google Code Summary, TortoiseSVN, and SCons… Oh my!
I hope the past week highlighting different Google Code projects has been worthwhile for all involved. Google Code is a great resource for developers and others working with Open Source projects. It's also a great directory listing for individuals to find the programs they need or a project to join if they are so inclined and talented. If you want to check out the source code … [Read more...]