If you’ve forgotten your Windows password but have administrator access to the system, one simple command can reset it from the command line without asking for confirmation of the original password.
Archive for June, 2006
Change your forgotten Windows password via the command prompt
Thursday, June 8, 2006The quick and dirty route to extra-long ethernet cables
Wednesday, June 7, 2006We ran into an interesting problem whilst in college: three desktop computers without wireless network cards were spread out to the far corners of our apartment, with the network router located at a central point that was further away than any of our ethernet cables could possibly reach. Extra-long store bought ethernet cables are very [...]
Get rid of Thumbs.db
Thumbs.db is a system file generated by Windows in every folder that you look at through the “Thumbnail” or “Filmstrip” view. The problem with Thumbs.db is that it rears its head in places where it doesn’t belong. We tell you how to put a stop to this behavior.
Use a spreadsheet to plan your vacation
Sunday, June 4, 2006Planning a vacation is a process that involves a lot of data. In order to make the best decision, you need to have all of it in front of you, organized and legibile. For this reason, we bring you the vacation planner spreadsheet.
Use MS Word to do a mail merge with a spreadsheet full of addresses
Friday, June 2, 2006Mail merging is a process wherein you compose one template document and then merge it with an external set of data. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel compose a template for an invitation, organize a set of names and addresses in a spreadsheet, and then automagically print out an addressed and personalized invitation for each address in that spreadsheet.
