Quite a few networks utilize a proxy server as the pathway to the internet, whether it is a wireless network or your cellular provider. This tech-recipe outlines the steps necessary to get your connection to use the proxy server.
Using VeohTV’s Sort Channel functionality can make it much easier to choose a video to view. The default setting is Channel Lineup, but using Alphabetical or even Categories may better meet your needs. To sort the channel listing, follow these steps:
By default, Yahoo! opens the links from your search result in the same window. This means that you’ll have to go back to get to the original results, sometimes you’ll even have to redo the query which can be a real pain if you have already weeded through several results. By following this tech-recipe, you will set Yahoo! to open the links from the search results page into a new window, keeping the search page intact for you to return to if the link didn’t give you what you were seeking.
Most of the time you want to narrow your search down and view only a few results for a particular search query. However, sometimes it becomes necessary to view quite a few results, especially if the topic matter is new to you and you aren’t sure how to narrow your search. By default, Yahoo! displays 10 results per page. To increase the number of results displayed per page, follow these steps:
If you use 8apps for your projects and online collaboration, you will run into a situation where you need to remove a contact that you no longer need. By following this tech-recipe, you can remove unneeded contacts and keep your list clean and efficient.
By default, VeohTV saves your downloaded video files to your boot drive. I like to have them saved to another drive so that I have them, even if I reload my PC. Here’s how to change the location:
Since Usenet (also referred to as newsgroups) news servers place limits on how many lines they will accept, software (warez) and multimedia files (such as mp3, avi, and even DVD) are posted to the newsgroups by splitting the large files into an archive of smaller, compressed files. The problem with this is that one or more of the compressed files can end up being corrupted or not even be on the news server at all. Parchive files (PAR and PAR2) are the saving grace for this headache. Once downloaded, the parchive files for a selected archive can reconstruct missing or damaged files in that archive.
By default, the Yahoo! Messenger starts when Windows does. If you don’t use Yahoo! Messenger regularly, you are wasting resources by having it run when you don’t need it. To stop Yahoo! Messenger from starting when Windows does:
A great buddy of mine called me last night to ask why his name and other personal information are showing up on porn sites. He is in a reputation sensitive field and was worried that people searching for his name in search engines would be directed to porn sites. Here is how it happens and what you can do about it.
PowerShell, Microsoft’s replacement for the commandline, is included with Windows Server 2008, but you do need to install it. Here are the steps you need to take to get PowerShell up and running on your server:
If your going to host any websites (internal or external) on your Windows Server 2008 machine, you’re going to need IIS 7.0 installed. Here’s how to get it installed:
This recipe explains how to run applications or installations as an admin under a non-admin account. Very useful for installs and working w/the files system as an admin.
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