Blog Archives: Windows


In the Linux environment, I have always found the shell dig command really useful as a way of getting a little more domain info than is returned by using a simple ping. If you happen to be using Windows, Resolve-DnsName

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I don’t really understand why everyone is making so much fuss about the Windows 8 desktop. Don’t get me wrong, it looks great on a PC and it looks even better on a phone, I love the tiled approach that

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My ThinkPad T43p was on the way out, the XP/Fedora dual boot was slowly grinding to a halt and the cooling fan sounded like it was trying to take off, literally. What to do? I still liked the machine, the

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