A PHP script for protecting multiple downloads by the use of unique URLs. The actual file on the server is not discoverable and each URL will only be valid for a certain period of time and number of uses.
Fixing the flickering in an external LCD connected to a laptop
How to resolve the horizontal flickering that appears on an LCD screen attached to a laptop.
Tips for improving the security of your home wireless network
Six settings on your wireless router or access point which, if properly configured, will better protect your network, your computers, and your data.
Advertising on Twitter
I’m sure I’m not the only person to think of this, but what if advertisers went back to giving away prizes to the ’10,000th customer’, only the prize would go to the person who mentions the product in the 10,000th tweet. For example, let’s say Pepsi is the product. Pepsi Co. makes it known that [...]
Cold cloning without the Enterprise VMware Converter Boot ISO
How to build a free VMware cold clone boot CD using MOA, the 180-day trial version of Windows Server 2003, and the freely available VMware Converter.
Minifi.de – Another URL shortening service
Minifi.de is a URL shortening service like tinyurl.com, bit.ly, and is.gd. You enter a long URL and it returns a shorter one.
Filesurf: A Needle in a Haystack
Update 7.2.10: Since this post, CARM has developed a new, more usable interface that improves the user’s ability to construct an adequately narrow search. Improvements to the database mean that searches of non-indexed fields are much more likely to successfully complete, rather than time-out. CARM still has a long way to go before finding an [...]
PHP pages return a 404 error on IIS
I was installing PHP 5 on an IIS 6 server when I ran into what turns out to be a pretty common problem. PHP appeared to be installed correctly, but browsing to any page with a .php extension returned a 404 Page Not Found error. While the steps below fixed this for me, I had [...]
Troubleshooting Xbox Live connection problems and Open NAT issues
Resolve Xbox 360 NAT issues by port forwarding or configuring your router to use bridged mode.