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[Tool] sending large email attachments with Outlook and drop.io

Posted in Tools on March 3rd, 2010 by Kent

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Email isn’t a tool that’s designed for file-sharing, but probably is the one that gets used the most. Even though when an email with large attachment gets bounced back with the reason that the attachment is too big, people are still thinking of ways like compress, split, etc to get around it.

Drop.io is one of those web services…

[Firefox] After the Deadline released Firefox add-on that makes spell checking even easier

Posted in Tools on February 5th, 2010 by Kent

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After the deadline is a neat web app that helps you write better by checking your spellings, detecting misused words, checking styles and grammars using its own artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology. It has helped me quite a lot.

Now they released a Firefox add-on that makes life a lot easier to…

Tools for troubleshooting WSUS weirdness

Posted in Information Technology, Tools on January 22nd, 2010 by Kent

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It should work but doesn’t always. Sometimes you just scratch your head wondering why this computer didn’t get update automatically from the WSUS server as you configured. Now, there is a tool set from Microsoft TechNet that makes you troubleshoot the WSUS weirdness a bit easier.

There are 6 tools for 6 purposes in this…

ManagePC inventories and manages PCs on your Windows domain

Posted in Tools on December 21st, 2009 by Kent

image ManagePC is an open source .Net application that makes easy for you to manage your PC in your Windows environment. The tool inventories all aspects of PCs on your domain including:

  • hardware
  • services
  • software
  • hot-fixes
  • processes
  • local users and groups
  • group policies
  • etc.

What’s nice is…

Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 Released for Vista and XP

Posted in Information Technology, Tools on October 31st, 2009 by Kent

One of the areas in Windows Server 2008 R2 that has been improved quite dramatically is Remote Desktop Services, formally called Terminal Services. It’s playing a new role in Server 2008 to provide an extensible platform for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

In order to fully utilize all features existing in this new Remote Desktop Services, you will need an updated version…

HideMyAss does help you to cover your ass surfing the Internet

Posted in Security, Tools on October 22nd, 2009 by Kent

Whether you want to be a good guy who just wants to protect yourself or a bad guy who wants to insult others, you need to cover your own ass, no matter what, especially when doing things online. That’s how hidemyass.com comes in play.

Hide My Ass! helps hundreds of thousands of people daily by protecting their privacy and identity…

70 free useful portable applications for your toolbox

Posted in Tools on October 17th, 2009 by Kent

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As an IT pro, I feel always comfortable walking to a computer with a handful tools in my hands. Hunting for good tools in portable format is always on my top 10 list that I need to keep my eyes on it pretty much all the time. Why is portable applications so useful?

With portable applications, you can

10 ways to detect and remove malware

Posted in Security, Tools on September 5th, 2009 by Kent

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I believe most of people who have been using computer for a certain amount of time have encountered or even suffered this damned never end computer malware, either being a direct victim or being asked to fix it. Finding the better way and the better tool to fight with it seems to have become an…

GFIWebMonitor now has a FREEWARE version for ISA Server

Posted in Tools on August 15th, 2009 by Kent

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If you have ISA server running as security firewall in your office you might want to give this freeware from GFI a try. More specifically, if you want to monitor who is browsing the internet and downloading files in your organization in real time.

GFI WebMonitor™ for ISA Server boosts employee productivity by giving you control over what

AVG offers its Anti-Virus Pro for FREE

Posted in Security, Tools on July 26th, 2009 by Kent

If you are a fan of using AVG free anti-virus like me, here is a good news for you. AVG now offers its AVG 8.5 Pro edition free, which usually charges for $34US. At least for one year per computer. But, just like the old saying, there is no free lunch in this world. You have to…