Almost all of your online activity is made possible through the help of protocols—the special networking-software rules and guidelines that allow your computer to link up to networks everywhere so you can shop, read news, send email and more. (Your IP address, which stands for Internet Protocol, is just one of many.) The protocols are vital to […]
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What is a IMAP?
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) If you’ve ever set up an email account before, you’ve probably been asked which email protocol you would like to use: POP or IMAP. To the uninitiated, this question can be positively mind-boggling. However, the selection that you make will have a major impact on your experience of sending, […]
What is a POP3?
POP3, which is an abbreviation for Post Office Protocol 3, is the third version of a widespread method of receiving email. Much like the physical version of a post office clerk, POP3 receives and holds email for an individual until they pick it up. And, much as the post office does not make copies of […]
How to Modify your Host File
Modifying your hosts file will allow you to override the DNS for a domain, on that particular machine. This can be used to test your site without the test link, prior to going live with SSL, verify an alias site works prior to DNS changes, or for other DNS related reasons. This causes your local […]
How to install fonts on my computer?
Installing a new font on your computer is easy and is a great way to add personality to your documents. Below are the steps required to install a font on your computer. Windows Vista, 7, and 8 users Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP users Apple Macintosh users Tip: If you have not […]
What is Disk Management?
What is Disk Management? Disk Management is an extension of the Microsoft Management Console that allows full management of the disk-based hardware recognized by Windows. What is Disk Management Used For? Disk Management is used to manage the drives installed in a computer – like hard disk drives (internal and external), optical disk drives, and […]
Deleting a Service
If you are a fan of tweaking your system and disabling services, you might find that over time your Windows Services list becomes huge and unwieldy with a large number of services in the list that will never be enabled. Instead of just disabling a service, you can alternatively completely delete the service. This technique […]
Driverquery
The driverquery command generates a list of all hardware drivers installed in Windows. It’s good for giving you a report about installed drivers that you can save for later reference or for investigating the version number of a currently installed driver so that you can make a better decision should you be thinking of updating. […]
Check Disk / chkdsk
The chkdsk or “Check Disk” utility is used in Windows to scan through your entire hard drive and find problems… it’s like a lot like doing inventory… it’s boring, but it has to be done sometimes. I recommend that you run through a check disk every month or two. Open up Computer and then right-click […]
Group Policy (Software Installation)
1. Methods of deployment Group Policy supports two methods of deploying a MSI package: Assign software – A program can be assigned per-user or per-machine. If its assigned per-user, it will be installed when the user logs on. However, if its assigned per-machine then the program will be installed for all users when the machine […]