Website Profiling with Fiddler

Recently I came upon the task of measuring performance in a corporate website. Generally when profiling I just pop open Google Chrome and run the Web Developer Tools that come pre-installed. It has a built in profiler that works and as a bonus looks really pretty. However, since this is a corporate setting, IE6 is [...]

Microsoft WebsiteSpark

While I initially decided that Fridays would be posts from my favourite blogs, this was something that I realized not a lot of people are aware of. If you’re looking to get into ASP.NET I recommend you check out this great offering from Microsoft. There are a few stipulations, but definitely worth it if you’re [...]

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

I just set up the wireless keyboard that I bought about a year ago and things are off to a great start. I haven’t had  any problems with it what-so-ever. No sudden signal drops, I love the clicky sound that it makes and I love having access to a full number pad, it makes number [...]

Gmail Notifier Plus

Gmail Notifier Plus is a windows 7 only application that resides on your new taskbar. It provides you with the most basic of Gmail needs. Hovering over the icon will result in a popup window with which you can browse any new emails that you have and right clicking will pull up a jump list [...]

Feature Friday – Rarst.net – PDF Creator

Whenever you need to make sure that something is going to look the same cross-platform (Linux, Windows, Mac) your best is always PDF’s. Most computers come with Adobe Reader or some equivalent to handle PDF files, and even gMail has incorporated its own online PDF reader. However, for some strange reason, windows doesn’t come with [...]

FTP (and it’s cousin, SFTP)

What is it?
From the techical side of things FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It’s just a fancy way of saying it’s a standard for transferring files between your computer and another computer, be it a web server, or just your friends pc. FTP isn’t something you generally need to worry about until you own [...]

Feature Friday – Lifehacker.com – Complete Guide to Windows 7

Lifehacker is a website that I have been following for a number of years. They have a great knowledgeable reader base as well as very talented and informative writers. They cover tips, tricks and applications for every OS and for your every day life. Definitely one of my favourite places to be. With the launch [...]

Must Have Apps

I just did a fresh install of Windows 7, legitimately gotten through MSDNAA, and so I decided to write up a list of applications that I don’t think a windows user should be without.
Browser

To me, you have two real choices here. Either Firefox or Chrome. Chrome doesn’t support extensions that I require so Firefox is [...]

Downloading With Rapidshare (Premium User Account)

Rapidshare is becoming one of the number one sources for downloading illegal materials damn near anything. Of course, downloading from Rapidshare can be a bit of a hassle. The problem is two fold.

Rapidshare forces users to click a download link, even if they are premium users
Often times downloads are split into multiple parts

This guide will [...]

Feature Friday – Rarst.net – Delete locked files: Unlocker vs FileASSASSIN

Rarst.net is a website that I’ve been following since it first started on the net over a year ago. I can’t quite remember how I stumbled onto it, but it’s been a great source of information with me. In keeping with the overhaul at FHB, Feature Friday’s are when you guys get to see posts [...]