Here’s a slick little utility for Windows 7 that I’ve been using for months. Unfortunately, I just keep forgetting to mention it here! Let’s remedy that.
Taskbar Meters is, in their own words, “Incredibly simple meters that live in the Windows 7 task bar.” And really, that about sums it up. You can run any or
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Nocs is an interesting take on the concept of having access to your notes from anywhere. Instead of having to build out another infrastructure, the Nocs author leverages your existing Google Docs account for storage and integration. Just use the windows client to work with existing docs or create new ones.
Aside from the “in
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Quick Tip: KLOTH.NET has some excellent DNS / IP related services available. Really handy stuff like dig and whois. Great when you’re mucking about with DNS records or doing a bit of research.
Peter has me reminded me twice about this site so now I’m posting the link to help me remember.
I’ve been running the same “SOHO” firewall at home since 2001. My trusty Netgear FVS318. A pretty solid unit and hasn’t ever let me down, but old enough not to be upgradeable. This week I decided to have a look around see what else is out there to use.
See, while the FVS318 has certainly been
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A couple weeks ago I finally got a bit frustrated with my Windows Mobile phone. Carrying it around in my pockets and laptop bags was causing it to take “liberties” way too often. You see, I’d get a text message or some other alert which would “wake up” the phone. While awake, it would get
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