The secure copy command allows the user to securely copy files from a local machine to a remote machine with encryption. One of the easiest methods of achieving this feat is with WinSCP. Jack Wallen explains how to install, configure, and use this tool.
If you’re working with multiple Windows XP disk drives, you can easily create a pie chart to show the amount of free and used space on each drive at the same time — including removable and floppy drives.
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.
Digital identification and, more importantly, the ability to exchange certified digital information, is the mantra of many network security strategies. Microsoft’s solution to digital identification is CardSpace. Mark Kaelin shows you how to create one.
To make the task of gathering information on a number of device drivers easier, you can use a native command line tool called Driver Query or you can use a nice little third-party utility called DriverView. Greg Shultz shows you how to gather detailed information on drivers using these two tools.
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.
There are some very good reasons why you might want to reinstall Microsoft Windows. Alan Norton documents the steps needed to properly reinstall Windows.
Justin James presents a rundown on the October batch of Microsoft Windows patches. He wades through the available resources and brings you the information you need to make the right decision on applying them in your organization.
For some reason, Microsoft decided not to activate the Copy To and Move To menu items in Windows XP Explorer as they did for Send To. This Microsoft Windows Registry hack adds Copy To and Move To to the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer.
Microsoft’s Windows Sysinternals team has developed a lightweight and very dependable virtual desktop manager called Desktops that allows you to create up to four virtual desktops on your computer. Greg Shultz introduces you to Desktops and shows you how it works.