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Add Device Manager to the Right-Click Menu of My Computer

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For much easier access to XP’s Device Manager, add it to the context menu of My Computer. Keep reading to find out how.

TiVo’s 30 Second Commercial Skip

Using the code in this tech-recipe, you can make the advance button on your TiVo remote your most favorite button on any remote. Once enabled, pressing this button will cause your TiVo to jump forward 30 seconds, the typical length of a commercial. Also, when viewing in fast forward or reverse, this button will cause the playback to skip to the next tick mark.

PHP: Delete or Unlink a File on the Server

PHP has the capacity to work with server-side files in many ways creating, opening, reading, and writing. When you are done with a file, it is a simple matter to delete it using a PHP script.

PHP: Delete or Expire a Browser Cookie

Cookies may be created with an expiration time. It may become necessary to expire a cookie before the expiration time such as when a user logs out of a cookie-based authentication web application. This tech-recipe describes expiring a cookie.

Facebook Page: Show Posts for a Specific Audience

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If you are managing a popular Facebook page, chances are there are many international audiences from different countries who view your page. If you have updates for a specific demographic (such as age or location), you can turn on the targeting feature in Facebook so that the post will only be shown to your specific audience.

Add the Stored User Names and Passwords Applet to XP’s Control Panel

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The Stored User Names and Passwords applet lets you assign user names and passwords to authenticate yourself to services in domains other than the one you are currently logged into. This tutorial explains adding the applet to your XP Control Panel.

XP: How to Duplicate a User Profile

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To create a duplicate of a user profile with a different user name, use the following steps provided in this tech-recipe:

Prevent XP from Displaying the Last User Logged On

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This tech-recipe describes how to edit the registry to prevent XP from displaying the last user who was logged on.

SSH Configuration on PIX Firewall

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This tech-recipe explains configuring encrypted remote sessions to PIX Firewalls with SSH.

Configure Cisco Switch Telnet Login and Password

The ability to telnet into a Cisco switch greatly simplifies remote administration of the device. This tech-recipe describes enabling telnet logins and password protecting them.

Outlook.com: Prevent Suggesting People Not in the Contact List

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Outlook’s auto-complete feature suggests contacts that are not even in your contact list. If the list is narrowed down to contacts only, the the auto-complete feature becomes more efficient and useful.

Windows Phone 8: Change the Name of Email Inbox

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Whenever you add an email inbox to Windows Phone 8, the system will automatically give it a generic name, plus an incremented number if you have multiple inboxes from the same email service. This feature makes it very hard to manage and spot the inbox that you want to access. To sort out this problem, you can rename the inboxes according to their purpose. Continue reading to find out how.