NTFSDOS is a utility by my favorite company, Sysinternals. This tool allows you to interact with NTFS formatted hard drives in DOS. There are actually two tools that I'm referring to: NTFSDOS and NTFSDOS Professional. NTFSDOS (3.0.2) allowed read-only access and was available for free. NTFSDOS Professional (4.0.3) allowed read/write access and required a license. After … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Open All Unread in One Click – a phpBB3 Mod
It's a rare and exciting opportunity when I get to introduce something I've developed. I'm an administrator for a small phpBB forum and I've regularly installed mods to tweak the behavior of phpBB to match my user's needs. I did some looking around but couldn't find anything to match a direct request I had: Open all the unread posts in one click instead of having to click each … [Read more...]
Use the Command Prompt with UNC Paths
If you're running a batch script from a network share, you might see a message like this: CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory. UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory. This is just a warning message and not an error but it can still cause confusion among users even if the script works perfectly. You can allow the Command … [Read more...]
Marxio Timer – A Versatile Way of Scheduling
Marxio Timer is an interesting little tool that can offer more flexibility than the typical Windows scheduled task. You can use it to schedule actions like turning off the computer, logging out, restarting, suspending, displaying a message, playing a sound, starting or ending a program, taking a screenshot, and a few more. This actions can be triggered based on a set time, idle … [Read more...]
Mint vs. Quicken Online: two online tools to organize your finances
I've authored another post over at FreewareGenius.com. This time I've reviewed and discussed the personal financial management web services Mint and Quicken Online. In good times and bad, a balanced budget and an understanding of your savings and spending are essential. It is also wise to create a budget and stick to it. Wouldn’t it be great if you could manage all of this in … [Read more...]