Forum: Tips and Tricks

I promised Hybrid I would post the solution to a VBox issue I was having here. At the time I had 2 problems that run logically enough, back-to-back....

Not security related though, but I just need to mention this awesome Firefox trick. It's about animated the most of the time annoying GIFs (.gif...

Tips from the Bastard admin from Michigan, round 1: When annoying users are doing illegal things on your network ike downloading the latest...

Edit /etc/securetty Only allow TTY1 or TTY2 in this file, and you've just gave Tux Viagra. (Made Linux harder). By doing this, you are not...

The title is named as it is so I can explain my idea on getting a telemarketer to hang up on you. You receive a telemarketing call. Sound...

Hey all, in this thread I'll post one of my favorite security-related configuration tips. You see, it's that I always set my computer, and also...

if you have firefox installed ... type into the URL tab "about:mozilla" w/out quotes

Start > Run then type in the following *.msc commands to access them. They are all self explanatory and most of them are utilities for an...

greetings... Some guides for Acer here: http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_acer.html cheers :)

Yes! It's possible and it does work flawless! (From the minumum test I did) I download Ad-aware! Install it on a share network drive... I check...

Most users know that msconfig comes installed on windows 98 Me Xp Etc but it is no where to be found in windows 2000. So with this trick you can...

To download a torrent file just copy and paste the torrent metafile address (e.g. http://www.example.org/file.torrent) in the input box at...

Fraudulent schemes often use the Internet to advertise purported business opportunities that will allow individuals to earn thousands of dollars a...

I had a lot of peole asking me how to change a cable/dsl IP without calling them or leaving the modem turned off for 2 days as i have read somewhere....

This is suppposed to change your dynamic ip In notebook type --------------------------- ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /refresh ipconfig /renew...

(This thread is apart of the " Nihil's One Interesting Post a Day for 28 Days Challenge ) Few people would argue that Windows 7 is a great step...

This "tip" has the ability to be used for both right and wrong reasons. Hopefully you will use it ethically. Firstly in order to view all users...

Ever wanted to change the text on your start button from 'Start' to something else... oh, let's say 'Linux'? :) Here's how: 1. Download...

Here's a little trick to clean your registry for useless references: Open a DOS prompt: C:\>REGEDIT /E C:\REGFILE.TXT C:\>REGEDIT /C...

Want to Speed up Win98SE Some? Cleanout Those Useless Files in Win98SE. It doesn't take very long and your HDD will become polluted with junk that...