Windows 7: How to Generate System Health Report

azhar    IT, Windows 7, windows     health report, system health, Windows 7

Getting information about system running processes is easy and you will surely use task manager to do this task. You also probably know to use the new Resource Monitor to dig a bit deeper. Have you ever make a system health report to reconcile and present it to your senior for evaluation and future use as a record. A simple command is available to do this task very efficiently. Command is given as under;

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How to Create a Real Invisible Folder or Directory

azhar    Gadgets, IT, windows     Directory, Folder, hide folder without using hiding properties, Invisible folder, secure data

If you are sharing your computer with your other room mates and don’t like to let them know about your secrets but you don’t have a separate system still you are looking for a method to save everything from them then you are at a right place. There are lots of lot folder locker and encryptions are available on the internet and most of them look for some money and unfortunately if you lost the password you will feel unlucky to retrieve the data back.

Here is a very simple and easy trick to create or rename an existing folder invisible. How to make a folder invisible, steps are given as under; Screen Shots of this trick are given at the end of this post;

1. Create or modify the existing folder

2. During the naming hold the Alt key and enter “0160” (with out double quotes) you will see nothing but its entered already (0160 means a non-breaking space) because you can’t enter a space as a name but when you enter 0160 it will enter a non-breaking space as the name of the folder

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How to set Java heap space in Apache Tomcat?

azhar    Development, Gadgets, IT, IT Operations, Web Server     apache tomcat, heap space, Java, out of memory

If Java runs out of memory, the following error occurs:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

This can have two reasons:

• Your Java application has a memory leak. There are tools like YourKit Java Profiler that help you to identify such leaks.
• Your Java application really needs a lot of memory (more than 128 MB by default!). In this case the Java heap size can be increased using the following runtime parameters:

java -Xms<initial heap size> -Xmx<maximum heap size>

Defaults are:

java -Xms32m -Xmx128m

You can set this either in the Java Control Panel or on the command line, depending on the environment you run your application.

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Turn Off Monitor Automatically when Computer is Locked

azhar    IT, Windows 7, windows     Save Energy Save Earth, Turn Off Monitor Automatically

Green Monitor is an application designed to switch off your computer’s display/monitor automatically when you lock your computer. Keeping your monitor switched off when it is not in use not only helps in conserving energy but also increases your monitor’s life.

This application is easy to use. It’s simply a install-and-forget application. You don’t need to tweak anything. Now, you can lock your Windows and the monitor display will automatically turned off. Alternatively, you can try MonitorES. It provides you more options.

Installation Instructions are given as under;

1. Download GreenMonitor.zip
2. Unzip GreenMonitor.zip at C:\GreenMonitor.
3. From  C:\GreenMonitor run setup.msi.

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Google Public DNS-Secure, Fast and Reliable

azhar    Gadgets, IT, IT Operations, Tech News, Windows 7, windows     fast, free dns service, google public dns, secure and reliable dns

By using Google Public DNS you can get:

• Speed up your browsing experience.
• Improve your security.
• Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection.

  Google announced Google Public DNS, a new service that lets consumers use Google as their DNS service provider. The benefits to users are a theoretically faster and more stable browsing experience, and some additional security against malware type sites.

What is Google Public DNS?

Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.

To try it out:

• Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers or
• Read out configuration instructions.

  If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS lookups using Google Public DNS.

Why does DNS matter?

The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be performing hundreds of lookups a day.

DNS server is generally maintained by your ISP but now you can instruct your computer (or wireless router) to use Google’s DNS server instead of your ISP’s DNS server. Google says their Public DNS Servers are hosted in data centers worldwide, and they use any cast routing to send users to the geographically closest data center.

If you like to  try Google DNS, here’re the steps involved for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

I hope you guys remember an earlier post about opendns to manage your internet and network traffic to block unwanted websites and contents. Checkout what they says about Google DNS service;

http://blog.opendns.com/2009/12/03/opendns-google-dns/

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