If you ever take a look at your task manager in Windows you will notice that there are a lot of different programs and services running in the background, using up system resources and slowing down your computer. Following the tips on the following link…
Setting up a Free Linux Firewall
At our office we actually run a few separate networks to make sure that our main servers have the best protection available. For two of our three networks we run a free firewall based on Linux. Our favorite product for our free firewall is IPCop,…
150 Free Microsoft Windows XP Products
While running Windows XP it is easy to think that we are missing out on a lot of cool, free open-source software and applications. After all, not all open-source applications are available for a Windows PC. Microsoft however has provided us with over 150 free…
Free Defrag for Windows
To defrag your hard drive is one of the easiest ways to speed up your computer. Unfortunately the default utility that is included with Windows XP is not the best one available, but there are some free alternatives out there for you to use. In…
Removing Hotfix and Service Pack Uninstall Files Safely
Windows Hotfix and Service Pack Uninstall files can take up quite a lot of space on a Windows XP installation. Ed Bott’s got a good article about how to safely remove uninstall files from your Windows XP installation. It’s a question that I have often…
Shrink the SQL Server Transaction Log
I don’t consider myself an expert on Microsoft SQL server, as a matter of fact I don’t know much at all and depend almost entirely on the Internet to solve my problems. So on Monday morning when I came into the office to find that…