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Download a file with command prompt

The Stanz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:25:20 +0000

Download.exe is a valuable command utility that you can use to download any file or number of files by having the download location. This is really handy if you'd like to setup a script that will download all the files from an ftp server straight to a desired location via a quick batch operation. It's certainly useful to have in your toolbox just in case you need it. I imagine a good use for this would be for synchronizing environments, media, or perhaps creating a download script that puts all your useful utilities in to the windows path of a new machine ready for use.

Download it here.

-The Stanz

Windows App Screen Capture Tool Gyazo

The Stanz — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:32:34 +0000

For some time I have been trying to find a replacement for Greenshot that offers ease of sharing screenshots for quick directions and I finally found Gyazo.

You can read my full post at vmwareinfo.com!

Copy command output to clipboard

The Stanz — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:48:02 +0000

This is a very powerful tool that will allow you to copy any command line output straight to your clipboard. Download the utility below.

Clip.exe

Just drop the exe in your system32 and you are ready to start command-clipboarding.

-The Stanz

Windows App Sound Volume Hotkeys

The Stanz — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:19:01 +0000

If you're like me and using an average joe keyboard at work or at home without all the bells and whistles of those fancier keyboards with all sorts of shortcut keys dedicated to specific tasks like opening your email and controlling your volume.. this very simple but handy application will at least sooth one of your woes of being underprivileged.

Sound Volume Hotkeys allows you to adjust your sound volume without digging into the sound options or reaching for the speaker control. With a simple combination of Windows Key Up or Down you can easily adjust your volume on the fly.

-The Stanz

Change Registered information in Windows

The Stanz — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:25:22 +0000

If you are interested in changing what name/manufacturer your version of Windows is registered under, you can do this with a very simple registry change. This applies to all Windows versions although I cannot verify if it is the same on Win7 as I do not have a Win7 box yet.

To change the registered information follow the below steps:

Open Regedit
Navigate to the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Find the keys "Registered Owner" and "Registered Organization"
Change the values to anything you like.

To access the system information where this information appears:
On Win XP - Hold the "Windows Key" and hit Pause/Break (Handy Hotkey)
On Vista - Click Start, and type WinVer in the search bar and hit enter.

-The Stanz

Disable Security Alerts in Vista

The Stanz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:42 +0000

If you followed my quick tip to disable UAC in Vista from yesterday, you may have noticed that the security center warns you that UAC is disabled. It also continuously reminds you that it's disabled until you turn it back on. Since we obviously have no intentions of turning it back on, here's how to disable that annoying little pop-up:

There are two ways of disabling these pop-up alerts. The first method and my preferred one is through the registry which is what I will show you first. The second way is through using the less impressive GUI.

Through the Registry:

Open Regedit
Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\(SID)-1000\
Find the DWORD "EnableNotifications", if it is not present, create it.
Set the value to 0.

Note: You may also notice another DWORD in that same key which is "EnableNotificationsRef". This value keeps track of how many times you change your security options. It increments the value by 1 every time you change the setting.

Through the GUI:

Open the Control Panel
Open the Security Center
On the left column you will see "Change the way Security Center alerts me", Click that.
Choose the appropriate option.

You are now annoyance free (for now).

The Stanz

Disable UAC in Windows Vista

The Stanz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:31:53 +0000

One of the annoying features of Windows Vista is the implementation of the new UAC prompt. This is the prompt that you receive every time you need to perform a task that requires elevated permissions. If it annoys you as much as it did me, you can use this simple fix to turn it off completely.

Open Regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Find the "EnableLUA" DWORD and change the value from 1 to 0.

Very simple fix to a very annoying problem.

-The Stanz

NewSid officially retired

The Stanz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:29:17 +0000

Mark Rusinovich has recently posted on his blog that NewSid is officially retired.

Read the entire article here:

Mark's Blog

-The Stanz

Windows App Humanized Enso

The Stanz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:32 +0000

Humanized Enso is a great addition to any keyboard junkies application list. Personally, one of my favorite applications. Enso is a lightweight launcher app that indexes your PC for application names. You can access Enso with a single key press and issue it commands. Some very useful commands that come with it are "Google", "Define", and "Open". For example, anything typed after the "Google" command will automatically open your default browser and issue a search query into google with your text input. Enso indexes everything so hardly any configuration is needed at all - maybe just a few preference changes.

Oldie but certainly a goodie.

Humanized Enso

-The Stanz