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This excellent post from Adam Pash over at LifeHacker has instructions for freeware file recovery apps covering all three major OSs. Grab one of these programs and throw it on a thumbdrive for the next time you're in a panic. [LifeHacker] File Recovery:
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Have a PDF file that you'd like to make changes to? Tired of fighting with Acrobat? Try feeding your PDF file into Zamzar ( http://www.zamzar.com/ ). It lets you convert audio, video, documents, archives, and images into any supported file type (within
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After reading tech news, forums, and review sites for years, I took it as a given that everyone knows what RSS is. After a year of dealing with people using computers in the real world, I've come to realize that knowledge of what RSS is and how it
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For those of you interested in such things as John Conway's Game of Life, a new open-source implementation pretty much takes the cake in terms of speed, size, and samples. You can find it on SourceForge at http://golly.sourceforge.net/ . I've
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Every once in a while, you may notice that you can no longer log onto the MSE domain. This is usually due to an expired password. The domain policy is: Passwords expire every 365 days You cannot reuse your last two passwords Passwords must be at least
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So, Microsoft has finally done something right! Office 2007 uses the OpenXML file format that has received ECMA approval (that's a good thing for interoperability). The biggest change is that the file itself is actually a collection of other files
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Although search engines are constantly working to improve the quality of their searches, they seem to have no trouble increasing the quantity of what is being searched. Sometimes, it can help a great deal to steer the search more in the direction you
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Any time someone gets a new computer, people always ask: does it need to be on the domain? What are the advantages and disadvantages of putting it on the domain? If you're unfamiliar with the concept of a domain, I would direct you towards Wikipedia's
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There are two ways to connect your computer to the new projector in the MSE Conference Room. The first way is to use the VGA cable coming out of the wall next to the side door. This cable is long enough to reach almost everywhere in the room. The second
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Okay, so after a month's off-and-on search for answers to this, I think I've finally gotten my workaround working. When you visit an url without defining a specific document, whatever server is serving the page is usually instructed to provide
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From the day I announced that we were rolling out a department file server, people have been asking if they could get FTP access to it. Because of the inherently insecure nature of FTP, I was hesitant. After careful research, however, I was able to find
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The File Server The MSE Department currently runs a file server with 1.5 terabytes of fully redundant storage space. Access is permitted using your MATERIALS and MSE domain accounts. Most of the shares are connected to your username as the attached drive
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Backing up with SyncToy I recommend SyncToy for Windows XP and above, which can be downloaded from the Materials website or from Microsoft . Installation is quick and easy--simply run the MSI and follow the directions. After installation, go to the Start
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Drexel finally posted a really nice, high-quality (vector) campus map embedded in a campus visitor's guide. I edited the map a bit to make it very useful for an engineering student trying to find his/her way around for the first time. Did I miss any
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The department currently provides basic black and white printing services to its students and faculty. The printer can be found in the Materials Main Office (LeBow 344) next to the copier. Main Office Laser Printer (Brother HL-5250DN) Installation Instructions:
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