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		<title>Can Ping; Cannot Access Websites in a Browser (Windows)</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/05/can-ping-cannot-access-websites-in-a-browser-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 23:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem You&#8217;re able to ping domains like google.com in command prompt, however, attempting to access the same domain via web browser fails. Solution There are a few possible problems, here&#8217;s a checklist: Test connectivity in multiple browsers. This might rule out the possibility of a bad browser configuration. Check your firewall settings. Check your Internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Users: Stop Logging in as Administrator</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/04/windows-users-stop-logging-in-as-administrator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem By default, Windows gives administrator privileges to your initial user accounts, as well as appending a literal administrator account. Cut down on security risks dramatically by using said account, and restricting your primary user account. Solution This tutorial covers setting up Windows for operating with a restricted primary account. Preparing for Change I&#8217;ve decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need to Execute Windows Commands Remotely?</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/03/need-to-execute-windows-commands-remotely/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/03/need-to-execute-windows-commands-remotely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alemmer.com/?p=1357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Preface I used this solution to change every networked computer&#8217;s local administrator password. PSTools includes a tool for executing commands remotely for Windows computers. Solution PsTools from Windows Sysinternals includes a program called PsExec, which allows you to execute commands via CLI, provided you have the proper credentials. An example of a command I used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;GodMode&#8221; Misconceptions (Windows Vista &amp; 7)</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/01/godmode-misconceptions-windows-vista-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2010/01/godmode-misconceptions-windows-vista-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem Lots of blogs are spreading misinformation about this so called &#8220;godmode&#8221; trick in Windows 7. Solution If you haven&#8217;t heard by now (though it&#8217;s been all the rave) you can name a folder Godmode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} to turn that directory into a pallete of Windows controlls. First off, this trick works in Windows Vista x86 as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Securely Accessing your Files Remotely (Windows)</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/12/securely-accessing-your-files-remotely-windows/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/12/securely-accessing-your-files-remotely-windows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[file sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamachi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem You have files on a computer that you&#8217;d like to access anywhere, anytime, and you&#8217;d like to do it securely. Solution Set-up a VPN (I chose Hamachi) and configure a few network settings (namely file sharing settings). Step 1: Download and install Hamachi On the computer that holds the files you wish to share, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manage the Notification Area in Windows 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/08/manage-the-notification-area-in-windows-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem You might want to remove an icon from the notification area. Perhaps you&#8217;d like to have all icons visible at all times. Whatever it is, you need to manage the notification area in Windows 7. Solution This one is rather simple. Firstly, customize notification icons Navigate to Control Panel&#92;All Control Panel Items&#92;Notification Area Icons. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sort by Date Last Saved in Windows</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/08/sort-by-date-last-saved-in-windows/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/08/sort-by-date-last-saved-in-windows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem You&#8217;d like to organize files in a directory by the date and time it was saved upon. Solution Navigate to the folder you wish to organize. Right-click on an open space within the folder (don&#8217;t click on a file or another folder). Highlight sort by. Click more&#8230; From the details pane, check date last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the Adobe Updater</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/08/managing-the-adobe-updater/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/08/managing-the-adobe-updater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alemmer.com/?p=962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem You&#8217;d like to manage Adobe Updater to tweak a few settings or wholly disable it. Solution Adobe proves a way to manage Adobe Updater, so the solution is simple. Step 1 Navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6 and from there launch Adobe_Updater.exe. Step 2 Click the preferences link once you&#8217;re able to; the updater will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manually Backing-up documents</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/07/manually-backing-up-documents/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/07/manually-backing-up-documents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back-ups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alemmer.com/?p=873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem You&#8217;d like to back-up certain documents. However, you don&#8217;t want those documents to be routinely and automatically backed-up. You also would like the solution to be free and easy as one-two-three. Solution Compress the documents via WinRAR, then (optionally) put the archive onto something other than your local hard-drive. For this tutorial, let&#8217;s say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reclaiming an Infected Computer</title>
		<link>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/05/reclaiming-an-infected-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.alemmer.com/2009/05/reclaiming-an-infected-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Lemmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back-ups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[malware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem My client&#8217;s business laptop was infected with malware. It was required that the documents were recovered and that the laptop was cured. Solution Fortunately my client possessed a recovery disk that allowed for a fresh Windows XP installation. So rudimentarily, all I had to do was recover all of her work documents; conveniently, the [...]]]></description>
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