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Automatic date/time stamp in Notepad
Ahh, Notepad. You've served me well for many years. But I just learned of a new trick that you can do with it, like stamp the date and time in the file, making a handy, quick-loading journal.
Read More | Posted:2010-08-14 | 76 views
Speed up Windows 7 with FSUTIL
FSUtil performs tasks that are related to file systems, such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume. You can also get a bit of a speed boost with it.
Read More | Posted:2010-08-06 | 93 views
Disable Search Suggestions in Windows 7
Some people love it, some people hate it. Use this registry hack to disable to Search Suggestion feature of Explorer in Windows 7.
Read More | Posted:2010-08-01 | 101 views
What is an Access Control List, or ACL ?
An access control list (ACL) is an attachment to a file, directory, or other object that provides information about permissions associated with the object. If there is no access control list, anyone can interact with the object and do anything with it. If a list is present, however, access and activities are limited to people on the list and the abilities of individual users may be restricted at different levels.
Read More | Posted:2010-07-25 | 108 views