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Bittorrent is a popular form of non-centralised peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution. For obtaining many things on the Internet (software, videos, books, DVDs, updates, etc) it is often a very convenient and quick way to get what you want.
There are many torrent clients (the software you use to download software as torrents) freely available The one I recommend for most users on Windows is uTorrent. It has feature rich, free, and easy to work with.
Once you are set up with uTorrent there are various steps you can take to maximise your download speeds. The following links will provide you with the information you need:
At present most DVD devices and products are region locked. What this means is that DVD users are prevented from viewing DVD content that has been locked to another region. If you live in New Zealand and you wish to buy DVDs from Amazon.com in the USA it is quite likely the disk will not be viewable on your hardware in New Zealand. I, and a huge community of other DVD users, see this as an infringement of basic consumer rights. The following links (and the web sites these links point to will show you how to get around these DVD issues.
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=239
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/showsoftware_dvdrk_1.html
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_utility.php
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/
http://tdb.rpc1.org
At present most DVD devices and products are region locked. What this means is that DVD users are prevented from viewing DVD content that has been locked to another region. If you live in New Zealand and you wish to buy DVDs from Amazon.com in the USA it is quite likely the disk will not be viewable on your hardware in New Zealand. I, and a huge community of other DVD users, see this as an infringement of basic consumer rights. The following links (and the web sites these links point to will show you how to get around these DVD issues.
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=239
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/showsoftware_dvdrk_1.html
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_utility.php
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/
http://tdb.rpc1.org
In July 2006 Microsoft purchased the Sysinternals utilities suite. All the various utilities from this suite are now available from Microsoft’s web site. Many of these free tools are very useful for the advanced Windows user and administrator.
The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their advanced system utilities and technical information. Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006. Whether you’re an IT Pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications. If you have a question about a tool or how to use them, please visit the Sysinternals Forum for answers and help from other users and our moderators.
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File and Disk Utilities
Utilities for viewing and monitoring file and disk access and usage. |
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Networking
Networking tools that range from connection monitors to resource security analysers. |
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Processes & Threads
Utilities for looking under the hood to see what processes are doing and the resources they are consuming. |
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Security Utilities
Security configuration and management utilities, including rootkit and spyware hunting programs. |
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System Information
Utilities for looking at system resource usage and configuration. |
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Miscellaneous
A collection of diverse utilities that includes a screen saver, presentation aid, and debugging tool. |
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There is also a great video library of many Windows troubleshooting topics.
OpenDNS is a free service worth checking out. It may help to speed up your Internet experience, make it safer, and handle common typos in website addresses you type into the address bar. First, let’s take a look at what a DNS (Domain name server) does.
When you type a domain name (like www.e-volutiononline.com) into your browser the browser will pass this request onto the network system on your computer. From there it is passed on to the Domain Name Server your networking system has recorded as being the DNS it must use. This DNS (two of them actually) is typically provided by your ISP (the company that gives you access to the Internet. From here if the DNS goes not have a record of the domain name you have requested it will ask another DNS server for this info. Every active domain name has an IP (Internet Protocol) address associated with it. This is the a unique code that differentiates one node/computer from another. The code is in the format 000.000.000.000. The IP for the domain Microsoft.com is 207.46.230.219.
Your computer is then routed to the server to which this IP address is allocated. The browser then starts downloading the HTML content (or whatever content is there) and turning it into a web page you can view or a file you can download, etc.
So, what OpenDNS does is provide the service your ISP normally provides, with the claim that their service is superior. You can learn more about it at www.opendns.com
To use their service all you have to do is access the web control panel of your router (assuming you use ADSL) and edit one setting. The OpenDNS site gives instructions on how to do this. It takes about two minutes.
When trying to log into a remote computer using remote desktop the username must have a password by default. If the user you wish to log in as does not have a password you will get the following error when you try to RDP into the computer with that username:
Unable to log you on because of an account restriction.
There are two basic ways to correct this.
1) Assign a password to the user account on the remote computer. Use that password when logging in locally and via RDP
Full details on how to do this are available at Jump there nowthis link.
2) Change a setting in the Group Policies that allow using a username with a null password.
You can disable blank password restrictions by using a policy. To locate and change this policy:
1. Click Start, point to Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to start the Group Policy Editor.
2. Open Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
3. Double-click Limit local account use of blank passwords to consol logon only.
4. Click Disabled, and then click OK.
5. Quit Group Policy Editor.
You should be aware that this does make the system more vulnerable to attack via RDP. With this setting disabled a hacker only needs to guess the username and not a password. I suggest keeping Remote Desktop access disabled on the PC in question and to activate it only when you specifically want someone to RDP into it. Disable Remote Desktop again when you are finished.
If you need to be able to RDP into the computer without someone there to turn Remote Desktop on I would suggest it is highly recommended to set a secure password on the user accounts that have RDP access.
There are some useful questions and answers on Remote Desktop located here.
Windows Vista, for those who operate their computer with a Microsoft operating system, is the next big thing in the world of Microsoft Windows. Windows XP is the current release of the MS desktop operating system. Vista takes things to the next level in the evolution of this product line.
The thing is, Vista is such a leap forward that many computers may not cope with it or at least not with the fully unleashed version of the product. Will your PC handle the heavy demands of Vista or will an upgrade be necessary to experience the gloss and features Vista has to offer?
You can find out using the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. Click here to download and run it now.
If you find your PC can not handle Vista without costly upgrades or a complete replacement of your hardware, you may want to check out the free, feature rich, and less resource hungry alternatives such as Ubuntu or other Linux distribution.
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