I guest wrote an article for the popular freewaregenius.com site on Canaware NetNotes. Canaware NetNotes is a free program that can capture web pages and stores and organizes them within a searchable, local knowledge base. Go read the full article at freewaregenius.com to learn more about this free program that will help you archive webpages as you browse and add your own notes … [Read more...]
Wake-on-LAN @ Home
I briefly mentioned Wake-on-LAN (WoL) in a previous article, PC Power Management, and that's when I started to think about it seriously and how it might be relevant to my setup. Right now, I leave my home computer on for long periods of time, even when I'm not there just in case I need to remote control it or if I want to stream my media. This wastes a bit of electricity each … [Read more...]
Microsoft SuperPreview and BrowserShots – Your website in different browsers
Due to the way Internet Explorer is integrated with the Windows operating system and just the restrictions Microsoft puts on it in the first place, you can only have one version of IE on a machine at a time. Of course, I've covered Tredosoft's Multiple IE solution before, which does allow you to have more than one version, but Microsoft has just released (in beta) a solution … [Read more...]
DesktopEarth – Earth, Sun, and Clouds now as your wallpaper
If you're looking to add a little something to spice up your wallpaper and you want something more interesting than flashy, DesktopEarth might be a great mix. With DesktopEarth, you get a wallpaper of the Earth with the image updating to represent which part of the world is getting sunlight and which is in the dark. Along with that, you can add lights to the night part of the … [Read more...]
Helix – Computer Security Forensics
Computer security forensics can get pretty detailed and pretty involved. In fact, it's almost always best left to the professionals. Even your standard, run-of-the-mill IT professional can get called into court to testify regarding evidence gathered at a scene. When it comes down to justice, you might not want to be the one that gets the blame for a case being dismissed through … [Read more...]