Category Archives: Windows
Security, Art of Hacking, & the Worst 2014 Security Breaches
Security is hot; no doubt about it. Consider the fact that between 2011 and 2013, venture investors put nearly $3 billion into cyber security companies, resulting in new funding for some 300 firms (Source: Thomson Reuters). Worldwide security software revenue … Continue reading →
Updating Windows XP/Vista/7 Graphic Card Drivers
If you are running Windows XP/Vista/7, you can find more info on the exact model of the graphic card by doing the following:
How to Transfer Your Putty Settings Between PCs Running Windows
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had people ask me how they can export their Putty settings. For those of you who have been completely in the dark for the last decade, Putty is a Telnet and SSH … Continue reading →
Installing the Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows 7
The Microsoft Loopback Adapter is a logical dummy network card. It can be very useful for testing purposes with a virtual network environment where network access is not available. You can also bind network clients and other network configuration items … Continue reading →
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology) enables each processing core to run multiple tasks or “threads” at the same time. Intel HT Technology also improves overall performance on threaded software by increasing processor throughput. For each physical processor core, the operating … Continue reading →