For those of us out there that have been missing the telnet command on Vista, here is how you enable it on MS Windows Vista. No reboot is required. Telnet isn't your only option though. If you prefer to log in to hosts via ssh, you can simply download Putty which is a free terminal emulator that supports ssh and telnet. I use telnet more for a troubleshooting and don't recommend that you use it for remote login. It's just not as secure.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A computer virus has been circulating as an email attachment. The “From” address indicates that the email came from a UPS representative. The virus is a zip file attachment with the names of “ups_invoice.zip” or “ups_tracking.zip”, or some variance thereof. The email is usually found to have the title of “UPS Tracking Number xxxxx” and states that a package you sent was not able to be delivered and that you are required ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
As you can tell from some of my previous posts, I'm into productivity tools. I recently found a site that helps solve a problem - keeping track of my stuff. Have every tried to remember something you heard, saw on the net, or viewed on television and didn't have a place to jot it down? Remember all those Google searches you were going to do once you got back to your computer? Of course not, you forget them all.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
We’ve all gotten them. That email that a co-worker or friend forwards to us about about a sick child who wants to break a world record for receiving the most postcards, or perhaps you’ve seen the email urging you to quickly put your mobile phone number on the “Do not call” registry or else you will start receiving telemarketing calls on your cell.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
If you like to be mobile with your computer, then you probably have used public Wi-Fi or perhaps even a pay-per-use Wi-Fi hotspot. If so, then you should be careful about how you read email while connected to one of these public access points. Most public Wi-Fi providers do not require you to make a secure connection to their wireless router. This leaves your transmissions easily readable by eavesdroppers. You can protect yourself with a very simple change to your web browsing behavior.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Have you ever needed to use a command prompt or terminal windows and didn't want to type a long path and filename for a file that you needed to work on in the terminal or command prompt window? Simply drag and drop the file to the terminal and filenames will be expanded automatically. No need to type the whole long path and make a mistake. Let the OS do if for you.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Have you ever wondered how to change the menu items in the "Send To" right click menu? Ever wanted to add programs to make it more useful, or delete ones you never use. Find out how to modify the menu.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
The Google Negative Search Here is an easy way to narrow down your search results using the “-” operator in the Google search bar.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Don't be a victim of Internet crime or identity theft. Learn what you can do to be more secure on you wireless home network.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Nine easy tips to help you cut down on the amount of spam you receive.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
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