January 21, 2010
File compression utilities are general good for text related files, such as txt, doc, xls, html, php… Winrar & 7zip are the one I like and recommend the most. However, most media type of files (such as mp3, avi, mp4, jpg…) are already in compressed format. Using file compressing utilities are generally wasting the effort. [...]
January 18, 2010
Custom firmware can unlock many features that a typical router is capable of. The majority of low end routers lack the following functions, such as QoS, wireless bridge, advance bandwidth monitoring etc. There are two main alternative firmwares to choose from; DD-WRT and Tomato. In order to take advantages of the custom firmware and added [...]
January 18, 2010
A WAMP package includes a web server, a database server and scripting language. Installing a WAMP package in Windows enables additional web based application (in most case, open source software) to be installed. For example, a small company needs a customer relationship management application to meet its growth. Instead of purchasing an CRM application from [...]
January 18, 2010
Free Anti-virus Softwares – Review Among free anti-virus software offerings, I like Avast Home Edition and AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. Both offerings are absolutely free and are compatible to Microsoft Windows 7. AVG used to be very fast in version 7.5. However, since v.8, AVG is slowing down our test platform. If AVG is chosen, [...]
January 18, 2010
Zenoss Core is an open-source network monitoring and server monitoring product. Causal user is not recommended to use Zenoss Core since the product is self-supported. Zenoss Core is a great network monitoring tool. Zenoss Documentation Download Zenoss Core Read more about Zenoss Core
January 18, 2010
Connect to your Hotmail account by using Outlook 2003 or 2007 Syncing contact between hotmail account and Office 2003 or 2007 is possible. Download Free Outlook Connector for Hotmail or Download Windows Live which also comes with Outlook Connector