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Use WMI Code Creator to explore the details of WMI

One utility has paid incredible dividends over the past few days (not only because it is free): WMI Code Creator. This small Microsoft-provided gem allows you to explore the entire WMI namespace, and will generate code (C#, VB.Net, and VBScript) based on what you select.
If you’re using WMI, this utility goes right along-side the WMI [...]

Posted 09 December 2008 § Technology ‡ Comments (0)

A free replacement for the Windows defragment utility

Defragmenting hard drives is something that is often unnecessary, but when it is necessary, most people run the built-in Windows “Disk Defragmenter” utility. It’s serviceable, but there is a better option: JkDefrag.
There’s a few things that make JkDefrag an improvement over what Windows offers:

It runs on anything that mounts like a disk drive — including [...]

Posted 21 July 2008 § Technology ‡ Comments (1)

Free file archiving and (de)compression with 7-Zip [with expensive minimum donations]

In thinking about all the free and open source tools I use, one seems to run underneath the radar: 7-Zip.
7-Zip will compress, expand, encode, and decode more formats than you can shake a stick at. It integrates seamlessly with Windows Explorer, so you just right-click and choose the option you want, as shown below.

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Posted 16 May 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Cancel (and renew) WebEx MeetMeNow to save $10 per month

I recently tried WebEx’s MeetMeNow service (14-day trial). When the trial expired, I figured I’d cancel it — not because it wasn’t good (it was) or because it was too expensive (only $49/mo), but because I wasn’t sure if I’d need it in the next 30 days, and figured I could just renew the subscription [...]

Posted 15 April 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

The ultimate launcher: Launchy

William of Bug this! Technie Journal writes about how he likes Vista’s start menu search feature, which lets you quickly find programs in the start menu (Tools that save you headache on trying to find your program in 100+ items start menu). I also liked the feature, and I agree with him in that the [...]

Posted 09 October 2007 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2)