2009

FREE Karen’s LAN Monitor – Displays extensive network information

Karen’s LAN Monitor is a freeware tool that displays all kinds of network related information. The tool comes with eight tabs: Adapters, Phonebook Entries, Connections, Traffic, IP Stats, TCP Stats, UDP Stats, and ICMP Stats. I have created a screenshot for each tab because this is the fastest way to give you an idea as [...]

A picture of Michael PietroforteMVP By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Thu, December 31, 2009 - 0 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.

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FREE: System Information Viewer (SIV) – Displays hardware, network and Windows info

The System Information Viewer (SIV) is a freeware tool that allows you to display information about your computer in remarkable detail. SIV is a tiny portable application that supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. The information is so detailed that if you are not a super geek, then much of the information will mean nothing to [...]

A picture of Michael PietroforteMVP By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Wed, December 30, 2009 - 0 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.

FREE: CPUID HWMonitor – Measures temperatures for many hardware components

I am currently in the Philippines and it is a bit hotter here than in good old cold Germany. When I am working at the beach, I can literally feel my laptop sweating. It is a high-end laptop and its power adapter is as big and as heavy as a netbook; its components therefore produce [...]

A picture of Michael PietroforteMVP By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Tue, December 29, 2009 - 0 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.

FREE: Q-Dir – File manager with admin features

Q-Dir is a free powerful File Manager suitable for all Windows versions. Did you ever wonder why Microsoft is quite conservative when it comes to adding new features to the Windows tool that is used most often? The answer is simple. The majority of Windows users are not IT pros and they would only be [...]

A picture of Michael PietroforteMVP By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Mon, December 28, 2009 - 4 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.

FREE: Double Driver – Export and import device drivers

Double Driver is a free standalone tool that allows you to backup and restore device drivers. This is useful if you have computers with pre-installed Windows and no driver disk, and want to re-install the operating system. Or perhaps you want to transfer a driver from one computer to another.

A picture of Michael PietroforteMVP By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Thu, December 24, 2009 - 0 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.