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How to Enable Remote Desktop Web Connections in Windows XP Professional

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This tech-recipe explains how to install and enable the Remote Desktop Web Connection add-in. With a remote desktop web connection, you can access your PC from any PC that has Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. This is useful for those of us with pocket PCs or PDAs or for those who want to access their PCs from a coffeeshop (i.e., macs).

Opening Blocked Attachments with Outlook 2003

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Outlook 2003 allows the user to use a registry key to open up access to blocked attachments.

Windows: Expand the Functionality of \’My Computer\’

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If you frequently use the My Computer window, then you should expand the functionality to your liking. You can add Administrative Tools, Printers and Fax Devices, Scheduled Tasks, Network Connections, the Recycle Bin, and My Network Places to the window by using this tweak.

XP: What is the Msocache Folder and How Do I Remove It?

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Local Install Source copies Office installation source files from the Microsoft Office 2003 installation media into a hidden folder on the hard drive called the Msocache folder. This tutorial describes how to remove this folder.

Windows 8: Allow Applications to Display Notifications on the Lock Screen

Having important notifications displayed on your lock screen is a good way always to be informed of what you need to do. Simply glance at your lock screen to know exactly what is going on.

Android: Invert the Color of the Screen

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Inverting the screen color on a smartphone provides better screen visibility when in sunlight, without having to increase the screen’s brightness.

Solve: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket /tmp/mysql.sock

A frequent error message received when using the mysql command line utility is: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’ While this error message can be frustrating, the solution is simple.

Windows XP: Disable Indexing Service

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As its name indicates, the Indexing Service indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers and provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. This service is a major resource hog and should be disabled.

How to Pin a Web Shortcut to Your XP Start Menu

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Using the directions provided in this this tech-recipe, you can pin a shortcut to any website into your Start menu. This is handy for links such as your intranet or webmail site.

Windows Server 2003: Kill Shutdown Tracker

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If you want to remove the Shutdown Event Tracker, you can easily disable this feature in the Local Computer Policy MMC.

Windows Server 2003: How to Remove All DNS Records for a Domain Controller

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Each DC registers a number of DNS records that clients and other services use to “find” the DC and its services (e.g., LDAP, Kerberos, and Global Catalog).