Tag: ADMINISTRATOR

With all the hoopla that surrounds the iPhone OS it's hard for some to imagine that some geeks...don't have (or want) an iPhone. Android, Google's mobile platform has been getting a lot of credit and recognition, especially as their app store continues. Once you get past the cheesy games and fart machines, Android offers some great tools to people when they aren't tied down to a desk. For ...

Ever get an error message in Windows Vista telling you that you don't have permission to modify a file? A cleverly titled utility called Take Control can help. Basically, what Take Control does is let you assert that you are the owner/administrator for specific files. Once you take control of a file, you'll be able to delete, move, or otherwise modify it. Of course, with great power comes great ...

InstallPad is a brilliant open source app for Windows that lets you automate the download and installation of entire suites of programs. InstallPad relies on "application lists," which are XML files that tell it where to download the programs and how to install them. It has a built-in GUI for building and editing an application list (or you can edit XML by hand if you like), and you can select ...