If you're a fan of the Mac OS X dock at the bottom of the screen and you're looking for something similar for Windows, look no further! Stardock Objectdock offers that convenience and some customization for free. There's a plus version, costing money, that promises a few more features but I try to stick to only those things where the price is right. You can put any … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
No-IP.com – Dynamic DNS for hosting
If you're looking for a way to easily and reliably get to your machine but you're stuck with a dynamic IP address, you might look into No-IP.com. They provide a service at different levels from free to costing, depending on how much you want. If you want to be able to SSH into your machine, setup an FTP server temporarily, or host some files you can use the free service. It … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: Organize Start Menu alphabetically
Tired of newly installed programs being added randomly to the Start Menu and being difficult to find? Open the Registry Editor (Start, Run... regedit) and browse to: \HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2Programs and delete the Order key. It should be a REG_Binary with pairs of Hexadecimal numbers following. Log off and log back … [Read more...]
Windows locked out account tools
If for any reason there is a sudden rash of user accounts locking the following tools might be useful. The AD console allows you to right click on a User and view the properties of the account. Under the 'Account' tab there is a checkbox that says "Account is locked." If it is checked, the account is locked. Simply uncheck the box to unlock the account. lockoutstatus.exe is … [Read more...]
DStools – Active Directory scripting
You can use some tools to add Active Directory interaction into your batch scripts. DS tools come with the admin pack from Microsoft for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. You can use dsquery to retrieve information from the AD or use dsmod to adjust settings related to an OU, user, or computer account. Additionally, there is: dsadd dsget dsmove dsrm I use dsmod to change the … [Read more...]