Ezine 180 - Windows 8 GodMode
This GodMode tip was kindly sent by Chad Hooper and it works a treat for me. However, I put GodMode in that
pigeon-hole that says; 'How can you have this much fun without storing
up trouble?'. The idea is that
you create a folder called 'GodMode', and lo and behold, it displays all
sorts of useful information, such as links that you normally see in the Control
Panel or Device Manager.
As you get to know me, so you realize that I am old school in that I
issue precious few
disclaimers. I invite you to take my tips and apply them to your
situation with a large dose of common sense.
For those of a nervous disposition try this tip on the D:\ drive of a
non-vital machine. It worked for me on Windows 8 (best), also
Windows Server 2008 R2, and Vista 32-bit. Warning! Vista
64-bit
users Beware! There are numerous
reports that GodMode causes some 64-bit versions of Vista to crash, the
only solution was to boot into safe mode and remove that GodMode folder.
One more thing, the new folder needs to be called not plain GodMode, but
this string: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
- Launch Windows Explorer (Not Internet Explorer)
- Right Click in a blank area.
- Click on 'New'.
- Select 'Folder' (from the shortcut menu).
- Name it: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
When your magic folder arrives, you could double click, then try re-sizing its columns to
display the description and even the keywords. Actually, its label
does not have to be GodMode, you could rename it, for example I call
mine GuyMode. If you have 32-bit
Vista or Windows 8, then you can see over 30 sections with quick links
to configuration settings. If you have 64-bit Vista, then I
would be cautious, and be prepared to boot into safe-mode or
command-line only.
For those with XP computers, sorry no GodMode here, but you could
'Google' for
the free utility: 'Windows in a Box'.
Monitor Your Network with the Real-time Traffic Analyzer
The main reason to monitor your network is to check that
your all your servers are available. If there is a network problem you
want an interface to show the scope of the problem at a glance.
Even when all servers and routers are available, sooner or later you will be curious to
know who, or what, is hogging your precious network's bandwidth. A GUI
showing the top 10 users makes interesting reading.
Another reason to monitor network traffic is to learn more about your
server's response times and the use of resources. To take the pain out of
capturing frames and analysing the raw data, Guy recommends that you download a copy of
the SolarWinds
free Real-time NetFlow Analyzer.
Robocopy GUI
This reminds me there are hundreds of useful free utilities and
gismos out there. Naturally not every tool
will appeal to everyone, however for lovers of Robust Copy, here
is Robocopy's GUI version. Incidentally, do write in if
you have found a handy utility; this information on the Robocopy
GUI kindly send in by Bill Speers.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.11.utilityspotlight.aspx
Tools4Ever provide not one but a host of handy network utilities. They
have a professional stable of products for example, SpaceGuard Disk quota
manager, Self Service Password Reset, and my favourite FreePing.
Tools4Ever use the popular internet utility model where we download a trial
version, and if we like it, we return and buy the full version.
Check out the network utilities from
Tools4Ever.
Will and Guy's Humour
Questions that God won't ask
1) God won't ask how many friends you had.
He'll ask how many people to
whom you were a friend.
2) God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived.
He'll ask how you
treated your neighbors.
More questions that God won't ask
Windows 8 Features:
• Windows 8 New Features •
Windows 8 Metro UI •
Windows 8 Tips •
Windows 8 FAQ • Ezines
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Free Netflow Traffic Analyzer
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Windows 8 Home •
E 179 Hide Accounts • E 187 Easy Transfer
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E 186 Deprecated •
E 184 Windows Phone •
E 180 Godmode
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