Monthly Archives: April 2008

How to manually open ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Mick Genie

To manually open a port, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View Network Connections. (Or, right-click My Network Places on the desktop, and then click Properties.) Right-click the connection that you … Continue reading →

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20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Mick Genie

For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to … Continue reading →

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How to add a domain name manually from IIS

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Mick Genie

How to add a domain name manually from IIS I assume you are trying to add a domain name manually from your Windows 2003 server IIS and all connections were already setup properly. All your clients can browse to your … Continue reading →

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Google AdWords Allows You To Block Ads With IP Exclusion

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Mick Genie

Google just released a new feature for AdWords advertisers. Advertisers can now specify if they do not want their ads to show up for specific IP addresses. Why is this useful? A few reasons. Let’s say you know a competitor … Continue reading →

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IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mick Genie

Once again, the alarm bells are going off that the number of TCP-IP addresses available on the Internet are running low. This time, there are specific dates for when the addresses are predicted to run out. The IPv4 Address Report … Continue reading →

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How To Access Putty through command prompt?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Mick Genie

You may have the fastest way to open your SSH connection with putty as command below. Note: Make sure your putty.exe was locate at system variable which you may check as step below on your system variable. Start->Run->cmd->type in ‘set’ … Continue reading →

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7 New DataTypes for SQL Server 2008

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Mick Genie

For a database administrator , please aware that SQL Server 2008 will now have new datatypes as below are the list. DATE – ANSI-compliant date data type TIME – ANSI-compliant time data type with variable precision DATETIMEOFFSET – timezone aware/preserved … Continue reading →

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Renaming Recycle Bin

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Mick Genie

Heres a short tip on how to rename the recycle bin – its nice 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. Type ‘regedit’ and press enter 4. In the registry editor go to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam\MUICache 5. Double … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Windows Vista: Install Telnet Client

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Mick Genie

By default, Vista doesn’t install the Telnet client. The client is for text-based communication with remote systems. You can install it by following these steps: 1. Click Start then select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs and Features. 3. Select Turn … Continue reading →

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aSSL: Add SSL to your Ajax application

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Mick Genie

The central ingredient of Web 2.0 web applications is Ajax. There is not security weakness in Ajax itself, but adaptation of this technology has changed the Web application development approach. aSSL, or Ajax Secure Service Layer, is an open source … Continue reading →

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