Category Archives: Utilities

Useful Utilities

AD Password Reset and Bulk Modify

Posted on December 9, 2008 by James Rudd

Those who in the past have used the Novell Change Pass utility may have been missing it when moving to Active Directory. A great tool is Wisesoft Password Control which allows you to just type in the username, it will … Continue reading →

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OverDisk

Posted on June 25, 2008 by James Rudd

Recently I needed to identify where all the space was going on our server. Usually I just use the Folder Size tab extension but it requires scanning every time you close the Properties dialogue. After looking around online I found … Continue reading →

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Notepad++

Posted on April 24, 2008 by James Rudd

Notepad++ is a freeware text editor that has a wide range of great features. I use it for nearly all my text based programming (PHP, HTML, CSS, CMD, JS, etc), for editing configuration files and reading Linux text files (i.e. … Continue reading →

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VideoLAN VLC

Posted on December 2, 2007 by James Rudd

VideoLAN VLC is a great cross platform media player ideal for networks. CODECs for most formats are included with the player so it can be easily deployed without needing extra installers. As it is self contained it is very easy … Continue reading →

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