XP Network Montior

Free download Axence NetTools includes a network scanner, inbound/outbound connection monitor (NetStat), port scanner, and other network and bandwidth measuring tools. Also worthwhile is the Daily Cup of Tech’s PC System Repair System on a USB Key.

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Tail for Windows

The command line “tail -f” is so useful, it’s frustrating when you work on a Windows server that has no built-in equivalent. BareTail might be a reasonable download to use in its stead.

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MediaWiki – Prevent Edit Unless Logged In

As Tim Joh found it is quite easy to change MediaWiki’s behavior. Just edit the file LocalSettings.php in the root directory and add the following line at the bottom (or anywhere else): $wgGroupPermissions[‘*’][‘edit’] = false; This will remove the edit-permissions from users who have not yet logged in.

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Disable Windows-L

As per this article I found… you can disable the Windows-L = Lock Windows behavior on windows with a registry hack. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Add DisableLockWorkstation = 1 to disable.

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Syntax Highlighter

Just installed the Syntax Highlighter from Alex Gorbatchev, and like it quite a bit… here’s an example. public int factorial( int number ) { if( number == 1 ) { return 1; } return number * factorial( number – 1 ); } The key is to use a name=”code” and class=”java” (or xml, or others…)… Continue reading Syntax Highlighter

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PHP Installation

Just because I find it frustrating how obtuse the install directions for PHP are… Download and install Apache Download, install, and configure MySQL Download PHP and unzip to somewhere like “C:\php5.2” Update php.ini file in PHP install directory; update or uncomment the following line: extension=php_mysql.dll SMTP = localhost Copy these two files from the php… Continue reading PHP Installation

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Kill the XP Language Bar

For those of us confined to one language in Windows XP, it is annoying to have the language bar constantly try to re-assert itself in your task bar.  Here are the rather obtuse steps to turn that off.

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Backup Software

I’ve been pretty happy with mozy as an intermediate backup solution.  It gives me automatic backups in the background to an offsite, secure location. Basically I have mozy running a backup of my Outlook and Firefox profile — stuff that changes every day.  Then on the weekends I back everything up to a USB hard… Continue reading Backup Software

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WikiMedia Config

To configure user behavior within WikiMedia software… start with the LocalSettings.php file that is typically in your web root folder. # Specify who can edit: true means only logged in users may edit pages $wgWhitelistEdit = true; # only Sysops can create new accounts $wgGroupPermissions[‘*’][‘createaccount’] = false; Related Docs from the official manual/wiki: Preventing Access… Continue reading WikiMedia Config

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Phatch

Phatch sounds like an interesting application… basically a batch processor for photos. I’ve been using ImageMagick for a while now, and it seems to have more options, but Phatch might have some good uses for pretty drop-shadows, etc. Something to play with later…

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