Cloning OS with Case Study: Windows NT/XP/7

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in Computer, Linux, OS, Windows | No Comments »

So the general headline is cloning, so basically backing up you system. Some commercial software that was mentioned when I researched was: Acronis True Image Ghost There are a lot more, see for example here: http://ghost.radified.com/ghost_alternatives.htm But as I am a fan of open ...

Vista: allow pinging

Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Computer, OS, Windows | No Comments »

Vista is blocking pings. Nice to know? Well I always wondered why and I found out by (who would have gussed?) googling. Anyways, here is how to quit blocking incoming pings: Control Panel-> Administraive Tools-> Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Select "Inbound ...