Recent Posts By Ben Carigtan
Troubleshoot an Incomplete Search in Windows 7
February 6th, 2010 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Windows 7’ search capability is a very handy tool. I used to access files and folders by browsing them in Explorer, but traversing a tree of directories is not very efficient if you need to access only a single file. The search capability on the Start panel is only as good as your indexed files. [...]
5 Simple Windows 7 Explorer Tips
January 16th, 2010 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
1. Use the Preview Pane to preview supported file formats. The preview pane lets you see the content of the file without having to double click or open the file. To activate the feature, click the Organize button then under the Layout menu select to check the Preview Pane. 2. Explore zipped contents even without [...]
Bridge Network Connections in Windows 7
January 14th, 2010 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Windows 7 provides the capability to connect or bridge two different network types through software. This can eliminate the need to buy a hardware device to connect two disparate networks. Here’s an example. Let’s say you have two networks: in one, the computers are connected with cables; and in the other, the computers are connected [...]
Want to Checkout a Windows release? Download free VHDs from Microsoft
December 26th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Virtualization
Many IT organizations are contemplating if they will upgrade to Windows 7. Server admins on the other hand will be needing to test server releases like Windows Server 2008, Sharepoint Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server. The quick solution to test this releases is by using virtualization. A VHD is a common virtualization file format [...]
Join a Windows XP computer to a Windows 7 network
December 24th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips
After your network cabling and homegroup is set up, the next step is to fine-tune it so that all the computers can find each other. If your network contains computers running different versions of Windows, put all computers in the same workgroup. If computers running Windows XP are part of your network, it’s important to [...]
How to Add Virtual Hostnames in Apache
December 22nd, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: How-To
Have you ever wondered how ISPs and web service hosts could use one physical server to have many hostnames? Apache, the popular Web server for Linux and Unix, allows you to host virtual hostnames with multiple IP addresses. You can set one IP to each hostname, but it also allows you to host multiple hostnames [...]
What’s new in Firefox 3.6 beta?
December 12th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Product Reviews
Web browsers frequently update their releases to perform better than the competition. Mozilla Firefox is one of the best when it comes to giving a quality milestone build. I checked out the latest beta version (Firefox 3.6b4) so we could learn about the features that will be coming soon. The first eye catching feature is [...]
How to Test a Website in Different Browsers
December 6th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Tools Review
For web designers, developers and bloggers, they are always conscious of how web pages will look like on the screen in different web browser versions and operating systems. Firefox alone has at least 5 major release versions – how are you going to run or install all of them on single computer? More savvy users [...]
Should You Buy CAT6 cable?
November 28th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Networking
Even though modern home networks are connected using wireless technology, there are cases when you will still need to use LAN cables. When a wireless signal can’t reach a portion of a house or an office, cables might be your only option. You’ll encounter several cable type designators with names like CAT5, CAT5e, and CAT6. [...]
Create MySQL Data-Driven PHP pages using PHP Generator
November 27th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Tools Review
As a programmer I always needed to make PHP pages that connect to a database and then have that page edit or show data from database tables. For a new PHP/MySQL developer this could take hours of work to code and debug. Luckily there is a freeware for us that will do just that: http://www.sqlmaestro.com/products/mysql/phpgenerator/ [...]
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