Computers are great at repetitive tasks whereas humans get bored and might skip some steps every now and then. This was the exact situation I found myself in while doing machine replacements. Every time I sit down to replace a machine, I would end up copying the same things from a user's machine and writing down the same info in order to transfer things to the new machine. In … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2008
Tunebite
I first found Tunebite a few years ago and it was an impressive application back then with a cool function. I only had it installed on my laptop because my desktop had a weak sound card that wouldn't let it actually work. Essentially what Tunebite does is to convert audio files and circumvent DRM. The legal ramifications are probably on the negative side, but it seems 2008 will … [Read more...]
DirectShow Filter Manager
In addressing an issue for my parents' laptop, I stumbled upon this handy little app. It's a small (single exe) program that allows you to peruse the list of codecs that are installed on your machine. With the DirectShow Filter manager, you can then adjust the 'priority' of the codec so that it is the preferred or non-preferred codec of choice for certain videos. Plus, it's … [Read more...]
Run As… trick to work as an admin without logging somebody off
Method #1 General note that might make things easier for other people if they don't know this keen trick. Right-click on an Internet Explorer 6 shortcut while holding down Shift, go up to 'Run as...'. Use an admin log in (local or your own) and then use the IE window to go to My Computer or C: or Control Panel or Desktop and you can have Admin privileges without having to … [Read more...]
Print Migrator
Ever wish you could copy/paste printers from one computer to another? Well, this is about as close as you're going to get. Using Microsoft's Print Migrator 3.1 tool, you can grab a snapshot of printers installed, their names, their ports, and (most of) their drivers. The tool will save a .cab file to whereever you specify and you can then use this .cab file to restore the … [Read more...]