Sometimes you need a proxy server and you don’t want to install some software. Then you can download and run Proxomitron (zip package). The only thing you must change is the IP address who can connect the proxy.
The default Windows defrag software isn’t really good. Here you can download a very nice alternative: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download/ Screenshot:
If you get the error \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM missing or corrupt you can follow these steps to fix this problem: Boot a linux distribution of your choice. I prefer Ubuntu Mount your windows partition If exist rename (or move) the corrupt file \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM to \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.old Now open the folder “system volume information\restore (with some numbers)\RP (with a number)\snapshot. Copy the file _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM Rename \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM Restart the computer and you will see Windows is starting again :) Now point to start > programs > accessories > system tools > system restore Restore your windows a couple of days earlier If you don’t restore you windows you must manually fix the file permissions. Everything looks fine but if you see your event viewer you see a lot of (networking) profile troubles. ...
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. Contrary to MultiBootISO’s which used grub to boot ISO files directly from USB, YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary. ...
If you use a lot of remote desktop connections visionapp is a very nice freeware tool to manage them. You can also manage SSH, Telnet, VNC and ICA clients with this software.
The Samsung Galaxy S default (aka stock) ROM has a good ROM but after some time the ROM become slower and slower. I will describe the steps for rooting the phone, backup the phone and install a nice cutom ROM. I rooted a stock phone with android 2.3.3. Older versions can use this tutorial also. Newer versions maybe work. I am not responsible when you brick your phone with this steps. ...
One of the worst things you can do on the internet is use the same password for different websites. When one of the webites is hacked or there is an bad sysadmin they can use your password to login your email or other sites to steal all your private information and worst case scenario your bank account. Every self respected browser has an built-in password safer but when your computer/laptop is stolen or hacked by a mad person (in dutch we call them klootzakken ;) ) they can easily steal all your passwords. So don’t use the built-in password safer (or configure a strong master password). ...
There is a very nice opensource / freeware tool you can use to control multiple PC’s like KVM. It’s compatible with Linux, OSX and Windows. Quote: What is Synergy? Do you have two computers at your desk, with two screens and two sets of keyboard and mouse? Here’s where Synergy comes in… … Synergy is Free and Open Source Software that lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers, where each computer has its own display. No special hardware is required, just a network connection. Synergy is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Usage is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge of your screen. You can even share your clipboard. ...
The solutions is block the rt2800usb echo ‘blacklist rt2800usb’ | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf restart, and try this echo ‘install rt2870sta modprobe –ignore-install rt2870sta ; /bin/echo “0df6 0040” > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/rt2870/new_id’ | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rt2870sta.conf sudo modprobe rt2870sta dmesg | egrep ‘rt28|usb|Phy’ iwconfig sudo iwlist scan (the first Line allocate the Chipset-ID to the driver rt2870sta) If the solution works, activiate it automatically by a new udev-Rule sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/10-wlan.rules Insert the following code and save the file ...
A very great freeware tool to real-time monitor your server or workstation is eventsentry @ http://www.eventsentry.com/ This tool wil sent all windows event viewer errors and warnings to your desktop and/or email. You can simply add filters when you don’t want to see everything.