Detailed information about the hard disk type, disk vendor etc. of the disk used on a Linux system can be aquired with the linux tool hdparm. If hdparm is not installed on your server, it can be installed with this
Installing Powershell 2.0 on Windows XP
To install Windows Powershell 2.0 on an XP machine, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed. Powershell is included in the Windows Management Framework which you can download at support.microsoft.com/kb/968929: Now scroll down until you find some links
View Detailed Power Efficiency Analysis (Windows 7)
Windows 7 comes along with a helpful command-line utility that lets you view your computer's power efficiency. It provides you with information about your processor utilisation, the processes taking up the most CPU resources, your current power plan and, if
Firefox Private Browsing extended in Windows
If you want a private browsing session where there is no record taken of the pages you visited and the keywords you entered anywhere (search queries, passwords etc.), Firefox offers the right option for you. The Private Browsing feature saves
Extend Your Windows 7 Trial
If you have gotten yourself a Windows 7 trial of any edition and it is about to expire, but you need more time to use it for whatever reason, there is a cmd command that allows you to extend the
Skip the Web Search Prompt for Unknown File Extensions (Windows)
If you open a file with an extension that is unknown to Windows, it will react with the following prompt: I cannot remember to have used the web search a single time, that is why I disabled it long ago.
Get the disk health status with SMART monitor tools on Debian and Ubuntu Linux
Every modern disk has a internal monitoring function called SMART that keeps track on errors in that disk. There is a software package called smartmontools on Linux which can be used to query the SMART status of the disk to
Backup Your Windows Registry
Before you make any changes in your Windows Registry where you're not completely sure of what you are doing, it might be a good idea to make a backup of your current registry settings. You can either do that by
Disable Automatic Window Arrangement (Aero Snap, Windows 7)
The window arrangement feature in Windows 7 (the one that maximises windows to full- or half-screen when you drag them to the screen's border) might appeal to many users, I however find it rather annoying than helpful. Therefore I will
Middle-click Options on Panel Icons in Windows 7
The mouse-wheel gives you great options to handle program-tabs in the system panel as a third mouse button. If middle-click on a program tab, a new instance of the same program is opened right next to the existing: If you
