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Use all of that big disk
ATAPI / IDE drive sizes have gone up explosively in the last few years. Because of this dramatic upswing in drive sizes, you may need to adjust Win2k settings. Tip
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Plotting large files to large format plotters
When a user sends a very large plot and reports data missing, or only a partial plot comes out, defrag the drive with the /TEMP or /TMP directories. Tip
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HTML from DOS batch
Instead of echoing plain text to an output file, echo HTML code which can be loaded into a Web page on the fly. Tip
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Open-source vs. Microsoft: Who's switching to Linux?
In part three of our Q&A series, two experts -- C. J. Rayhill and Peter Houston -- face off about why businesses are, should be, or may be switching from Windows to Linux. Tip
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Make your system a bigmouth
Registry hack that forces system to do detailed startup and shutdown logging. Tip
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Changing the default application install directory
Make this registry edit to change your default installation location. Tip
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New way of resource mapping
The benefits of PUSHD over NET USE for mapping directories. Tip
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More on the RUNAS command
A small console mode application that is run via a desktop link/icon and invokes a specific admin-level program. Tip
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Get free IIS log analysis
A free logging program that can be customized for additional detail. Tip
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Size your swap file properly
This tip explains virtual memory, or swap file, and to what quantity you should set it. Tip