Mike's Tech Blog

Send Email From A Batch File

Often times I have jobs that need to be done at regular intervals, and I need a way so send myself an email, or text message when the job is done. Here is a nice utility that I have found that can be added to a batch file that will send an

How to Password Protect a web page or directory

Networking - Misc.

There are times when you want to password protect a web page, or a whole directory of a website. For example if you have an area of your web site and you don't want the public to have access. You might want to have a paid subscription service. Password protecting a web page works well for this.

Easily adjust / tweak Ubuntu with Ubuntu Tweak

Operating Systems - Ubuntu Linux

I recently purchased a refurbished laptop, and installed Ubuntu 9.10 on to it. As much as I love Ubuntu, an annoyance is that there doesn't seem to be an easy way to tweak Ubuntu. Then I found Ubuntu Tweak!

How to Boot Into Safe Mode in Vista / Windows 7

Operating Systems - Microsoft / Windows

Booting your computer into safe mode is necessary when you need to troubleshoot your computer. Safe mode bypasses normal windows settings and startup programs, which will allow you to more easily fix your computer.

How To Lock Your Computer Screen in Windows 7 / Vista

Operating Systems - Microsoft / Windows

One major area of computer security that is overlooked is locking your computer screen when you leave your desk. There are several ways to lock your computer screen, with one of them being using the Hotkey Win+L method. I like this way for locking your computer screen, because I often don't remember the Hotkey method.