Network security doesn’t end with the installation of a firewall or any automated security package. There are times when you’ll need to block certain ranges of IP addresses. Jack Wallen explains how to use Peer Guardian 2 for this task.
If you have Microsoft Windows Vista running your machine you might notice that your battery isn’t getting nearly the life that the same laptop did when it was running Windows XP. Jack Wallen takes a look at some methods to optimize your battery power consumption.
One of the notable features available in Packet Analyzer is the ability to create templates. This is a boon to busy network administrators who need to be able to change out filters on the fly and quickly. Jack Wallen shows how to create and use templates in Packet Analyzer.
Windows XP has many little-used features that can make it easy for people with disabilities. One of those features, Text-to-Speech, can also be useful when you want to have your computer read information to you while you do something else. Here’s how it works.
Steven Warren shows you how to set up a remote connection in Microsoft Windows Home Server and what you can do with it once it is configured.
Greg Shultz shows you how to use the GUI version of Vista’s Check Disk tool to perform two hard disk analysis operations.
File encryption has been a key component to safe business practices for a long time. Jack Wallen explains how you can deploy the open source application, GPG4Win, to encrypt your data.
Riggy001 decided not to apply Windows XP SP3, but the operating system continued to nag him about it. After much wrangling, Riggy001 was given a procedure that removed that yellow nagging shield in the system tray.
Jack Wallen wrote previously about how you can open (and use) Linux applications in Windows using a combination of PuTTY and XWin32. He is happy to report that XWin32 Live reduces previous complications with this application.
After seeing the TechRepublic How do I… about how to disable the Insert key in Word, Frank Reeves asked for information on how to similarly disable the Caps Lock key.