What’s up with svchost.exe?
The How-To Geek, which I will be reading regularly from now on, has a very nice article about svchost.exe — what it does and why there are so many instances of it running on our Windows machines.
Karl’s Place
cool tools
Intro to Windows Server 2008
On Windows Weekly episode 45, Paul and Leo talked to Ward Ralston, group technical product manager for Windows Server 2008.
Free Linux-related eBooks
From LinuxHaxor.? ? Another great tip found on lifehacker.
Time to Update Wireshark
It’s time to update your copy of Wireshark, everyone’s favorite packet analyzer.? Why, you ask? follow UDP streams filter on SNMP OIDs improved Vista support And if you don’t know about it already, head on over to Laura Chappell’s Wireshark University and check it out.? Sign up for the free FIN Bit Magazine and download [...]
Launchy gets an update
Another great bit of news from lifehacker about Launchy 2.0.
Use Launchy to launch applications quickly
You probably don’t need this if you have Vista, but I’ve been wanting a good application launcher for XP for some time. Launchy is an open source application that indexes your Start Menu automatically, and it was easy for me to tell it to index some folders of .exe’s also. Now I just hit alt-space [...]
PureText: Paste Plain Text!
The utility that I’ve needed for years and finally looked for: PureText. So many times I copy text from a web page or other document and need to paste it into an application that doesn’t offer the “Paste Special” option. I just want the text, not the formatting. PureText lets you create a shortcut key [...]
Free Tools for IT Management
NetworkWorld has another interesting article listing free tools for IT management. A previous, similar article is here.
Latest Cisco Router Guide
The latest Cisco Router Guide, which can help you compare router features and choose the right router for the job, is available here.
Free Antivirus/Antimalware Super-Scanner
If someone sends you a file (or you download a questionable file) and you really want to be sure that the file is safe, try out VirusTotal. VirusTotal is “a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines”. You upload [...]
