Multi-core CPUs pack multiple processors into a single chip thus allowing multiple threads to run at once. Most of the time, this is a good thing. But at times, for example, when you need to run some legacy applications that are not compatible with multi-core processing, you may be required to disable the cores.
You can change the Windows Domain User Account Password from the Command Line using the net command. This is applicable to Windows NT line of operating systems – NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista and so on.
Split Tunneling is a networking concept which allows the user to access the corporate private network via the VPN link, and connect to the local LAN via the same or different interface. This service is usually facilitated through a program such as VPN client software application. One such application is the Juniper Network Connect.
In Windows Vista, the built-in administrator account is disabled by default. This is based on a security model adopted by Microsoft. Power Users group have also been effectively deprecated. Microsoft has made it much easier to perform normal routines as a standard user and even administrators run with limited Windows privileges and user rights by default.
If you have a branded PC/Laptop (eg. ASUS, HP, Dell, Sony, Gateway, Acer, Lenovo, etc) with Vista factory installed, there is a way to upgrade your edition of Vista to Ultimate for free. This trick does not work with self assembled PCs.
An ISO image is a disk image file of an optical disc. The format of the disc is defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 9660 is the most commonly used optical disc file system. An ISO image can also contain UDF file system which is backwards compatible with ISO 9660.
Solaris, by default, loads a 64-bit kernel during boot up, if the hardware supports it.
If, for whatever reason, you need to load Solaris in 32-bit mode, the following commands can be used to switch between the 32-bit and 64-bit kernels.
If you are someone who likes to keep your taskbar buttons organised, then Taskbar Shuffle is for you.
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In computing, endianness is the byte ordering used to store binary data in memory. When specifically talking about bytes, endianness is also referred to simply as byte order.
