Resource Hacker allows you to change the aesthetics of components inside Windows (XP & Vista). You can reword text, change or add images, and resize windows. You could rename the Start menu, change warning messages, or add pictures to make your Systems Property window cooler. To be honest, I was disappointed with Resource Hacker. I had a few projects I thought would be … [Read more...]
Xenu – Checking for Broken Links
Xenu allows you to systematically check a website for broken links. It's in the download-and-install variety of software. While there are other web-based tools like this, Xenu is free, has an intuitive interface, and allows for a lot more customization. If your web hosting has a limit on the amount of CPU usage you can have at any one time, you can use Xenu to throttle … [Read more...]
Revo Uninstaller
Revo Uninstaller is a free software package that will help keep your computer clean from those files that like to stick around after a program is supposedly uninstalled. Revo Uninstaller will essentially replace your Add/Remove Programs component in the Control Panel. Revo Uninstaller works simply: It launches a program's uninstaller and runs through the normal process. … [Read more...]
PPTP VPN on Linksys Routers
I recently had to purchase a new router as my WRT-54G Linksys router had stopped working problem free. I purchased a Linksys WRT160N Router as a replacement. Unfortunately, since using the new router my VPN to work stopped connecting successfully. It would time out when trying to verify the user name and password. I confirmed all settings: VPN passthrough was enabled, I … [Read more...]
A Better Imaging Workflow
If your organization works on an image-based model, meaning a generation of machines is cloned from a master image, to implement a 'best practice' of System Administration you want the master image to be perfect. One important thing to help with that is going to be a consistent workflow. I have established the following workflow centered around Secunia PSI and Microsoft … [Read more...]