September 3, 2008
Hey, Hey, Hey! AskTheAdmin here again with another free tool that I can’t live without. As TheAdmiN I have literally over 10,000 servers in production. Most of them are on the same corporate open license program and have the same serial number and need no activation. BUT there are more than a few machines that [...]
August 29, 2008
It is no secret that I LOVE me some SysInternal Tools. I have covered AutoRuns here at MakeUseOf.com and a ton of others over at AskTheAdmin.com. Since Microsoft bought Sysinternals there have been some really cool new tools. The newest one on the scene is Virtual Desktop Manager. Virtual Desktop Manager might be a foreign [...]
August 2, 2008
We all know how important software updates are, the importance magnifies even more when the operating system needs updates. Some of the updates might even be critical and eventually end up saving the day or ruining it if you don’t keep your system updated. Here are 5 ways you can use to update your Windows [...]
July 5, 2008
Microsoft is offering their users a piece of free magic software, called SteadyState. We have all been there late at night and our virtual guard is down. Maybe you hopped on an unsecured network and decided to browse some hardcore porn sites bit torrent trackers um er let’s just say some not so reputable sites. [...]
June 23, 2008
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article in which I described some of the features I particularly liked about Vista. However in the comments Justin and anob pointed out that a couple of the features I had mentioned were not actually Vista specific. I decided it was time to teach myself how to [...]
May 28, 2008
Why would you want to have Open Source software on your computer? Let’s consider a few reasons: (1) First reason that every one thinks of is that Open Source software is free of cost, well it certainly is about 95% of the time but it can be paid too although the license will be less [...]
May 2, 2008
Microsoft has just begun a new service called Live Mesh which is receiving a lot of positive buzz online. Read on to find out exactly what Live Mesh is and also to find out how to get an invitation to get in! What is Live Mesh? Windows Live Mesh is a powerful service which combines [...]
April 23, 2008
Have you ever received an error message when trying to open a Microsoft Word document? Was it an important file for work or school? Whatever the case may be, it is very frustrating to not be able to open a file for no reason. However, this post will show you how to repair such files [...]
April 15, 2008
Well, I must say I am coming to the conclusion that the Windows Live Initiative is becoming one of the best things to come out of Microsoft in years. In a series of articles, I hope to cover Windows Live in a greater amount of detail then you may have seen before. I am aware [...]
March 11, 2008
Hot on the heels of Joost is Livestation, another desktop application attempting to bring television to the PC. Not many television stations have signed up so far to the project but nevertheless it’s looking rather good at the moment. In actual fact, the only stations you can get right now on Livestation are news channels [...]
