obtaining domain registration data from the Windows Command Prompt. The whois command is a standard fixture in the Linux/Unix world, but Windows users typically need to resort to web based applications to query Whois information. We’ll be taking a look at a small utility called WhoisCL, which will allow you to query whois servers from the Command Prompt as well as from within batch files.
WhoisCL, an application developed by Nir Sofer, can be downloaded from here. Once you have downloaded the application, unzip the WhoisCL.exe file and place it in …

Today’s tip is on performing and automating simple Linux administration tasks from a Windows workstation over SSH… Creating backups, restarting services, rebooting machines, and basically any other simple administrative task can be accomplished securely from the command line in Windows, or from a desktop shortcut…
To accomplish these tasks, we’ll be using plink which is a free command line SSH client from the developers of PuTTY… plink allows you to create SSH connections from the command line, very similar to the way you would use the ssh client on a Linux …

So say somehow somewhere we ended up choosing a target to start wreaking havoc upon. All we need is an IP Address. Theres plenty of papers out there that go into how to obtain an IP Address from the preferred mark of your choice. So I’m not going to go into that subject. Alright so say we got the targets IP Address finally. What do we do with this IP Address. Well first ping the IP Address to make sure that its alive. In otherwords online. Now at the bottom …

Before you begin reading this section, understand that this section was written for the novice to the concept of NetBIOS, but – it also contains information the veteran might find educational. I am prefacing this so that I do not get e-mail like “Why did you start your NetBIOS section off so basic?” – Simple, its written for people that may be coming from an environment that does not use NetBIOS, so they would need me to start with basics, thanks.
Whats is NetBIOS?
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) was originally developed …

Are you tired of opening new instance of Notepad everytime you open a new Text Document? If the answer to the above question is Yes then you don’t have to worry about this anymore. You can use NotepadTabs to open different Text Documents in the same instance in form of Tabs as in Firefox.
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Different from classic notepad, ‘Notepad Tabs’ gives the freedom to view multiple text files in a single Notepad just like in IE7 and Firefox, which saves you from the mess in the taskbar.
Allows to open txt files …

Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Download Manager Tweak customizes your downloading options, from docking the downloads window in the sidebar to changing the appearance.
Once you’ve installed the extension, head over to the Add-ons panel and open the Download Manager Tweak Options pane. From there, you’ll be able to customize just about everything in the downloads window, from the buttons that show up on the toolbar to setting a delay before the download manager opens. If you like controlling every aspect of your browsing experience, this is an add-on that might …

If you have a need to restart another computer on a network in Safe Mode via command line or a batch file, you can use the following:
shutdown -r -f -m \\computername -t 30
computername = the computer name of the computer
30 is the number of seconds before it will restart.

Unlocker is a freeware application specially designed to easily remove the file-access restrictions that checks the users from accessing, deleting, or re-locating the file. Unlocker, by many users is touted as one of the best applications offered by Windows Explorer that allows users to evade the frustrating messages like,” error in deleting the file”, “ cannot delete folder”, at the power of a click. By simply right clicking on the inaccessible folder, you can unlock the file and make it available for usage.
Unlocker is one of the most impressive tools …

There are plenty of free SMS providers on the internet today. But the problem with these providers is they allow you to use only 140 characters & fill remaining space with ads. It looks so unusual to put ads inside personal messages we are sending! SMSFame is the first website I know which allows users to send free 160 character SMSs. SMSFame relies on online advertising rather than placing ads inside SMS. SMSFame requirs a simple registration process before you start sending SMS.
Link: SMSFame.com

Recently, from almost a month SMSs from Banks, Service Providers, Companies have started prefixing something like ID, AT, VK…etc. What’s all this after all!!? Here I am to explain you what it is! Normally these SMSs originates from a Bulk SMS provider where you can use 11 digit Alpha-Numeric characters as “Sender”. But there were some security risks in this method. I was able to give a phone number as “Sender” & it appears as that person at the recipient end. Basically there was a chance to send SMSs as …