Jan 17, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Installing and Using Sony Mini Disc MZ-N505 on Windows 7 64 bit

Introduction Recently I found an old Sony Mini Disc MZ-N505 player that I used before I purchased an iPod. It was a great device and very reliable, so I wondered, can I use this on Windows 7 64-bit. Well I am happy to say it can be done and here’s how you do it. What You Need Copy of Sony SonicStage – A original one is fine that is pre v4.3, an exists for download Windows 7 64 bit drivers... read more

Jan 11, 2016 Posted by newlife007

How To Maintain Your Windows Desktop Clean and Free of Malware

Introduction I know, hard to believe that you can keep a Windows system clean and free of malware, but you can keep it at bay using a few free tools out there and some common sense. In this post we will cover a few tools and ways to accomplish the task at hand. Tools So what are some of the tools out there? Not surprisingly there are several free tools out there that are great. A few of the tools I use on... read more

Jan 7, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Configuring WACOM tablet for Use on Gimp 2.8

Introduction This post is a longtime in getting written as I have had a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet for many years and one of the issues was getting Gimp to use the pressure sensitivity of the tablet. The steps covered in this post can be used with most if not all of the Wacom family of tablets. This post the examples and configs are done on Fedora 27 using KDE Desktop. Why Use? The question should be why... read more

Jan 1, 2016 Posted by newlife007

Using fsutil to Manage Windows Filesystems

Introduction Fsutil performs tasks that are related to file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS file systems, such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume.   Command Syntax Fsutil 8dot3name Queries or changes the settings for short name behavior on the system, for example, generates 8.3 character-length file names. Removes short names for all files within a directory.... read more

Dec 28, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How to use diskpart to get disk information

Introduction In this short post we will use diskpart to get disk information on a Windows server. Command Scenarios So let’s cover a few scenarios using diskpart. Open a command prompt and type diskpart to start using the command. C:\> diskpart Using the list disk command we can get back the information on the disks available on the system for viewing and manipulation. DISKPART> list disk Disk... read more