Looks like there’s finally a decent replacement for the Windows command line tool! It’s called cmder and comes with Git (optionally) and a bunch of other great command line utilities such as curl, cat, ls, less and even ssh! I did run into a couple of issues with the console not responding and also couldn’t […]
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Recently I installed the wrong version of ShrewSoft VPN which changed the way my Windows 7 computer would let me login. Changing it to having to select a user at start up before logging in is not the way I prefer it. Windows 8 seems to do this by default, especially when you’ve got your Outlook
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Hibernation is enabled by default on Windows 7 and Vista. But on a desktop system you usually don’t make use of hibernation. To disable it run a command line prompt (Windows Key + R, type cmd) and enter the following command: powercfg.exe -h off. On systems with a lot of memory this can free up a lot
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I try not to do it too often, but every few years you’re faced with reinstalling your PC. The reason for this can be various, such as replacing your old PC or recovering from a crash. Of course, the remedy for crashes are backup images, but those can sometimes be out of date. I do
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After almost 5 years of usage I decided it was time to replace my trustworthy desktop PC, a HP Pavilion Elite m9060.nl. The PC really started to show its age. It was becoming a bit too slow for today’s software applications, at least to my liking. The limitation of 4GB of RAM set by the