I was recently looking into re-organizing a collection of files I had. They were broken into a lot of sub-folders that I didn't really need. The files were automatically split up and given a file path with attributes from the CD when they were ripped. The folder structure looked like this: I was looking at moving all of the MP3 files up at least three folders. Given the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
Software License Basics
Understanding software licensing is the basis of making an informed decision in purchasing software. There are many components to licenses that can be confusing and knowing which one is right for you will make your purchases all the more sound. Here I hope to provide some basic information about typical software licenses that are encountered and where they fit optimally. It … [Read more...]
Size Explorer Free – Find hard drive space hogs
Windows has a handy little pie graph in the Properties window of a hard drive that tells you how much free space is left. That seems to be relatively useless information. It tells you the percent of the drive that is free but that's it. It doesn't tell you what is really chomping away at your free space. Alternatively, there are a handful of software utilities out there that … [Read more...]
Installing phpBB mods
Modifying a phpBB forum from its base installation can add new features or change behavior to get a final product that works how you want it to do. In order to do this, you download and install a mod. This typically comes in the form of a zip file containing instructions and some new php/html files. Installations consist of copying files to your web server and changing the code … [Read more...]
Scripting Windows Firewall Exceptions
Windows XP SP2 and beyond use Windows Firewall to prevent from outside attack. If you have a legitimate program that needs access you can add an exception to the computer for that program. You can do this through the Control Panel on each machine, the Group Policy for multiple machines (more info from Microsoft), or through a script for maximum flexibility. The scripting … [Read more...]