For this blog I like to use a plugin called WP-DBManager. It's a great tool for easily maintaining your blog's database right from the administration console. Unfortunately, being on a Windows host, sometimes plugins don't work as intended, so you have to make some adjustments.
For this plugin I kept getting this error whenever I [...]
WP-DBManager Backup DB Fix For Windows
Windows Registry Tweaking Software
RegToy is a free program for tweaking settings in Windows. It will pretty much let you change any setting there is to change. It works very well and the install is very straight forward and simple. I've only tested it on Windows XP, but it should also work with Vista and Windows Server 2003. It [...]
Windows XP New Look
Over time I've grown very tired of the same old Windows XP look. I've tried using some other themes, but installing them properly is a little time consuming, so I've given up...That is until I recently discovered XPize!
Xpize is basically an installer that changes the Windows XP GUI by installing a new theme, new icons [...]
Moving Server to New Hard Disk
I recently built a new web server. (Yes, the very sever that served up this page…) After I got all the hardware connected and I turned it on, I immediately noticed the hard disk was humming louder than the drive in the old server. I didn’t really pay much attention to it thinking it wasn’t [...]
Great Free Tool for Disk Cloneing and Backup
DriveImage XML is a freeware program that can take your “C:\” drive on your Windows pc and make an exact clone of it.
This is great if you want to replace your old hard drive with a newer, higher capacity disk, or if you simply want a quick and easy way to backup your entire system.
For [...]
Defragmenting the Hard Drive
Defragmenting the hard drive is very important in order to maintain good overall system performance in a Windows environment. Here is a tool that works very well and it’s not very expensive. It has several different modes of defragmentation and a very easy way to schedule jobs as well. It is a must-have utility for [...]
WhoLockMe Explorer Extension
How many times have you gotten that annoying Windows error telling you you couldn’t delete a file or a folder because it was locked by another user or program? Way too many to remember, I’m sure!
Finally I found a utility that really helps. Microsoft should buy it and make it a standard part of Windows. [...]
Windows XP Themes
Royale Remixed Theme
This is one of my favorite XP themes ever. It is a black theme based on the Windows Media Center theme. It has some nice new icons and excellent sounds too. Please check it out at the link below: (Don’t forget to install the Uxtheme patch before you install the theme…)
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1467751
Zune Theme
This was [...]