IT Knowledgebase Articles

How can I quickly find MX Records for SMTP domains? MX is an acronym for Mail eXchange. MX is defined in RFC 1035. It specifies the name and relative preference of mail servers for the zone. MX is a DNS record used to define the host(s) willing to accept mail for a given domain. I.e….

You can also find the ports that are open on your computer by use of GUI tools. Here is a quick list of some of my favorites: Note: These tools will show you whatever ports are open or in use, but they are NOT scanning tools! If you want to have your computer scanned for…

Looking for a quick and relatively easy way to find local open ports? Read on as we walk you through the steps.

How can I quickly encrypt files by right clicking them? Regularly, to encrypt a file or folder with EFS, you’d need to go to the properties of the file or folder and click on the Advanced button, as seen in the following article: What’s EFS? You can tweak Explorer to have a new right-click add-on…

Hibernation is a term used for laptops and portable computers. Windows Vista (like XP before it) supports the industry standard power management technology known as the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (or ACPI). This allows the operating system to control power to the computer’s disk, monitor and peripheral devices. The power management features in Windows…

How can I quickly edit the items in the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 2000/XP/2003? The Quick Launch toolbar is the area that’s just right to the Start menu button, and where you can place your own shortcuts to some of your most used applications. Launching applications in this manner is much faster then having…

How can I quickly edit the items in the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista? As you may have known already, Windows Vista has a cool option that enables you to Quickly Add Quick Launch Icons in Windows Vista. Quick Launch is a toolbar that can be added to the task bar on Windows 2000/XP/2003…

How can I defrag my Hard Disk by right clicking it? You can tweak your Explorer to have a nice right-click add-on: Download this nifty [this_link_has_been_removed] (1kb) or the new and improved EXE (zipped, 10kb) and run it. You will then be able to defrag any HD by right clicking it. This script was written…

How do I quickly create a text file from the Windows Command Prompt? Old, used, boring, but still a nice tip. This article explains how to easily create a text file from the Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. One of the things I usually do with my own machines is to burn a file…

How can I quickly copy the title and URL of a website? You’ve found the website you were looking for (use my Quickly Search the Web article for more info), and now you want to quickly copy the website’s URL and title in order to send them to a friend, to post them on a…