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What Causes the "File Downloaded from the Internet" Warning and How Can I Easily Remove It?
Whenever you download any file to your hard drive via your browser, Windows automatically flags it as coming from the Internet and potentially dangerous.
How to Create Your Own Windows Event Log Notification System
The Windows Event Logs are a tremendous resource as they can not only help you troubleshoot current system issues, but can also provide you with warning signs of potential future problems.
Stupid Geek Tricks: Hacking the Firefox Profile Data Storage
Have you ever wondered where Firefox keeps all of the history it has remembered from your previous browsing sessions.
How Secure Are Your Saved Internet Explorer Passwords?
One of the most convenient tools browsers offer is the ability to save and automatically prefill your passwords on login forms.
How To Force Your Browser to Remember Passwords
If you use the password manager built into your browser for remembering all your web logins, or are considering it in light of the recent events with LastPass, you have (or will) inevitably come across certain sites which simply will not allow you to save your password.
How to Protect Your Flash Drive Data with TrueCrypt
Just about any self respecting geek always has a flash drive handy.
How to Set Up Firefox to Use Google Apps for Opening Everything
Google offers a pretty comprehensive set of online applications which many of you probably take advantage of.
Online Security: Breaking Down the Anatomy of a Phishing Email
In today's world where everyone's information is online, phishing is one of the most popular and devastating online attacks, because you can always clean a virus, but if your banking details are stolen, you're in trouble.
Easily Load Your Digital Picture Frame and MP3 Players with Randomly Picked Media Files
Has your digital picture or music library become so large that you have a hard time sifting through them to load up your devices? Well, why do yourself what your computer can do for you? With a simple customizable script, you can easily have Windows pick random files from one folder and copy them to another.
How to Make Firefox 4 Look Like Firefox 3
After upgrading Firefox 3 to version 4, when you first launch the new release the interface is drastically different.
Use Windows 7’s Previous Versions to Go Back in Time and Save Your Files
Previous Versions is an incredibly useful feature built into Windows 7, which allows the OS to record and view earlier versions of files without a flux capacitor.
Use BGInfo to Build a Database of System Information of Your Network Computers
The SysInternals suite has a number of great tools, but one you might not have used before is BGInfo, which you can use to customize the server wallpaper so you can see at a glance what server specs there are.
How to Quickly Add Multiple IP Addresses to Windows Servers
If you have ever added multiple IP addresses to a single Windows server, going through the graphical interface is an incredible pain as each IP must be added manually, each in a new dialog box. Here's a simple solution.
How to Easily Automate Your Firefox Profile Backup with Batch Files
Your Firefox profile houses some pretty important stuff such as bookmarks, saved passwords and preferences which would be quite inconvenient to lose.
How to Control the Order of Startup Programs in Windows
You are probably very familiar with the startup programs function of Windows.
How to Use Global System Environment Variables in Windows
Any system administrator who spends a good bit of time in the command prompt or batch scripts is probably well aware of built in environment variables
How to Setup a VPN Server Using a DD-WRT Router
We have previously covered how to set up a PPTP VPN Server using Debian Linux here on Sysadmin Geek, however if you are already utilizing a DD-WRT firmware based router in your network then you can easily configure your router to act as the PPTP VPN Server.
How to Create, Modify and Delete Scheduled Tasks from the Command Line
Windows XP/Server 2003 introduced us to the SchTasks command line tool which usurped the At tool offered in Windows 2000. This tool offers the ability
Batch Script to Make SQL Server Database Maintenance Simple
In addition to creating backups, there are a variety of tasks and functions SQL Server makes available which can both improve the performance and reliability of your databases.
Convert a Batch (BAT) Script to an Executable (EXE) File
When you get down to it, batch files and executable files work pretty much the same way.