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Windows - Disable file copy through RDP with Group Policy How to configure the Local or AD Group Policy Objects to disable Clipboard redirection, Drive mapping/redirection, LPT port redirection and/or COM port redirection through Remote Desktop Protocol

May 11, 2020May 21, 2020 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

In this post we'll see how we can use the Windows Server Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to globally disable some useful - yet potentially harmful - features that natively come …

How to change password through Remote Desktop (RDP) A couple of useful suggestions to change your Windows password when accessing your PC using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP)

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you're reading this, it most likely means that you're looking for a way to change your Windows password remotely, i.e. from a Remote Desktop connection (RDP protocol): this is …

Software / Tools & Utilities / Web / Windows

Kerio VPN Client install error on Windows 8 and Vista - FIX How to fix a nasty issue that can occur when trying to install Kerio Control VPN client on Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Vista

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're getting an odd error when rying to install Kerio Control VPN Client on a Windows 8, 8.1 or …

Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to repair a corrupted MS Excel file (XLS and XLSX) A useful guide that explains how to repair corrupted MS Excel files, thus fixing the "cannot open the file because the format or extension of this file is invalid" error

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 - by Alice - 1 Comment

What could be the worst day in an Excel user’s life? Imagine that instead of lying down for a long time in a warm bed, then leisurely enjoying a cup …

Applications / macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review Our review and test drive of PDFelement 7, a cost-effective tool to create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on Windows and Mac

January 22, 2020February 2, 2020 - by Alice - 2 Comments.

In this post we'll review PDFelement 7, a new desktop software for creating, editing and/or convert PDF files available for Windows and Mac. As always, we'll try to bring everything …

Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks A review and test-drive of Stellar Converter for OST, a useful software to convert OST files into MS Outlook PST files

December 15, 2019January 30, 2020 - by Alice - Leave a Comment

In this post we'll take an extensive look at Stellar Converter for OST, a powerful OST to PST converter software that can be used to convert inaccessible OST files into …

macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review An in-depth feature review of 5KPlayer, a free H/W Accelerated Multimedia Player featuring 4K Ultra-HD support for Windows and macOS

November 29, 2019December 2, 2019 - by Alice - Leave a Comment

In this post we'll talk about 5KPlayer, a free multi-purpose HD video player that can also perform as music player, AirPlay media streamer and online video downloader - all packed …

Coding / Linux / macOS / Operating Systems / Windows

macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line A small guide explaining how to mount a UNC/SMB share between a macOS environment and other mac/win/linux systems and access it from the command-line.

November 6, 2019 - by Ryan - 2 Comments.

Today I had to build one of my Electron-based apps for macOS, so that it could be installed and executed on macOS. If you know Electron, you most likely know …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / HTML & CSS / Linux / Web / Windows

The ASP.NET Core Revolution - .NET Core history through the years (2016-2019) An extensive recap of the latest four years of ASP.NET Core: relevant milestones, new features, architecture improvements, optimizations, and so on

October 3, 2019January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

To summarize what happened in the ASP.NET world within the last four years is not an easy task; in short words, we can say that we've undoubtedly witnessed the most …

Coding / Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Disable-Inactive-ADAccounts - Active Directory users PS script A small yet useful Powershell script that disables all the Active Directory user accounts inactive for more than X days (and/or deletes those that have been disabled more than Y days ago)

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

In this post we'll talk about Disable-Inactive-ADAccounts, a small yet useful Powershell script that can be used by System Administrators to perform the following tasks: Disable all the Active Directory …