In Windows XP and Vista, log-in passwords perform two important functions and they keep unwanted users off and they allow you to make use of the remote connection functionality that is standard on Windows XP Professional. Setting up a log-in password is extremely simple, but there are some people who will not have done it before and as it is a core part of the XP Ninja experience, it would be remiss of me to leave out this documentation.
Procedure after the jump. (more…)
About a month ago I decided to give a low-power (but new) Solaris system that I had lying around a new lease of life. The two alternatives for it were Ubuntu or XP, Vista would have been a push but might have worked, but I saw no reason to torture myself. I opted for XP because of my software requirements. (more…)
Microsoft seems to have created its own little thing of creating deliberately bad promotional videos. I have to say, while we may mock profusely, it does give them a lot of publicity. This video is the usual fare, but what is amusing is that the laptop in the computer seems to be a last generation Mac Book Pro running Vista (albeit with a sticker covering the Apple logo. [Consumerist via Crunchgear]
The advent of spam has seen some significant limitations placed on the amount of emails that one is allowed to send from his or her free email account. What a lot of people do not realize is that the solution is sitting right under their noses and it does not involve purchasing software or subscribing to a premium email service. It can all be done from Windows XP Professional, and the most basic setup takes just a couple of minutes.
Instructions after the jump. (more…)
The UnitedKeys OLED keyboard might not have as many OLED keys as the Optimus Maximus, and its keys might only be monochrome, not color but the nine OLED keys that it does have can do some amazing things thanks to layer commands. (more…)
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