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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Export / Import your vSphere Client Server List

http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2009/06/17/virtual-infrastructure-client-and-the-windows-registry/

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Increasing the number of visible CPU cores in a Windows 7 VM

I recently had to upgrade a Windows 7 VM from two cpu's to 4. After I added them and turned the VM back on, it only showed two cpu’s in task manager even though it showed 4 cpu’s in device manager. The following link shows how to edit the configuration parameters for the VM so it will show 4 cores in task manager. I had to set 'cpuid.coresPerSocket' to '2' for all 4 cpus to show up.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010184

Sunday, January 15, 2012

PC Decrapifier

http://pcdecrapifier.com/

Is your PC running slow? Even brand new PCs often come with LOTS of pre-installed software that can cause that new machine to come to a crawl. Not to mention all of the annoying pop-ups! Others may have a PC that's a couple years old and we're the ones that installed a bunch of junk! It happens to the best of us. We try a bunch of programs over time and forget to remove them.

The PC Decrapifier is here to help! It's a free tool for you to use that helps remove programs, unnecessary startup items and icons that can slow down your PC. It takes you step by step, giving you recommendations on what to remove, many of which can be removed unattended.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

How to list all groups a member is part of from the command line

dsquery user -samid %username% | dsget user -memberof -expand

Taken from here:

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntadmincommands.php

Monday, December 12, 2011

How to use Audacity to search for reverse speach patterns

Download Audacity from:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 
after you make a recording

Ctrl+A

Then go to effects and chose reverse.  Go to effects > Change Speed

Friday, December 2, 2011

How to automate Spybot Search & Destroy

Install Spybot S&D from ninite.com
Create a batch file with the following command:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /taskbarhide /autoupdate /autoimmunize /autocheck /autofix /autoclose

Schedule it to run.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Google Desktop Replacement

If you're like me, you became heavily dependent on Google Desktop over the last few years to help you find that lost email, website, or document in a hurry. Google desktop has been discontinued but I've found a good replacement. Copernic Desktop Search is a great alternative. Check it out here:

Copernic Desktop Search
 
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