This is a post for anyone who has ever tried to stream a video online and got the message that:
This video is not available in your region.
This typically happens if you're trying to stream content from a different country such as Canada, etc.
To easily get around this, just install this simple Chrome extension that I found and you will be able to watch videos in any region.
Hola is a really nice extension that is exactly what you're looking for. It is free and fast to install. It does require that you have the Chrome browser installed.
~Michael
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Generating Running Process List in PowerShell
In this quick guide, I'll show you how to generate a list of the running processes on a given Windows machine using PowerShell. I'm using Windows 7 in my example.
To run PowerShell, open up the run command and type powershell then hit enter. That will open up the command line for PowerShell commands to be ran.
To generate the list type in the following command:
Type: Get-Process >> ProcessList.txt
A breakdown:
Get-Process = gets the running processes of the machine. You can run this command by itself and it show the list within PowerShell or the command line.
>> = write stream points to where the file will be written. In this example it will write the output to whatever folder location you are currently running PowerShell in.
ProcessList.txt = the name of the file we are generating
You can change ProcessList.txt to whatever name you would like just make just it ends in .txt so you have a text file.
This can be useful if you want to analyze things that are running. You can print it out or save it and check it on another computer if you think you might be dealing with a virus process that is causing a slow down.
To run PowerShell, open up the run command and type powershell then hit enter. That will open up the command line for PowerShell commands to be ran.
To generate the list type in the following command:
Type: Get-Process >> ProcessList.txt
A breakdown:
Get-Process = gets the running processes of the machine. You can run this command by itself and it show the list within PowerShell or the command line.
>> = write stream points to where the file will be written. In this example it will write the output to whatever folder location you are currently running PowerShell in.
ProcessList.txt = the name of the file we are generating
You can change ProcessList.txt to whatever name you would like just make just it ends in .txt so you have a text file.
This can be useful if you want to analyze things that are running. You can print it out or save it and check it on another computer if you think you might be dealing with a virus process that is causing a slow down.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Change Command Prompt to Always Run as Administrator
Let's play a quick spot the difference game. Tell me the difference between the two pictures?
Did you see it? The 2nd one is running as admin!
To always run command prompt as administrator (which is needed in a lot of cases), right click on the shortcut to command prompt and choose properties.
Then choose the Advanced tab when the properties window comes up.
Finally, choose the check box for run as administrator. Now when you use that shortcut it will be ran as the administrator!
Did you see it? The 2nd one is running as admin!
To always run command prompt as administrator (which is needed in a lot of cases), right click on the shortcut to command prompt and choose properties.
Then choose the Advanced tab when the properties window comes up.
Finally, choose the check box for run as administrator. Now when you use that shortcut it will be ran as the administrator!
Turning Off [Disable] File Sync in Windows XP
To accomplish this you will need to be logged into an administrator account.
Open up a My Documents window or any folder so that you have access the explorer menu.
From the menu go to Tools > Folder Options.
Click the Offline Files tab.
Uncheck the box that says "Enable offline files."
File sync is now turned off and you shouldn't see anymore pop-ups for it.
Open up a My Documents window or any folder so that you have access the explorer menu.
From the menu go to Tools > Folder Options.
Click the Offline Files tab.
Uncheck the box that says "Enable offline files."
File sync is now turned off and you shouldn't see anymore pop-ups for it.
Open Command Window Here in Windows 7
In Windows 7, there is a quick feature to get to the command prompt. Press and hold the shift key and then right-click on a folder or drive within Windows 7 and it will add an option for 'Open command window here' to the right-click menu context.
This is another way of saving time without having to deal with navigating and typing in directory info via the command line.
This is another way of saving time without having to deal with navigating and typing in directory info via the command line.
Sublime Text 3 Color Picker Install Guide
Color Picker is a great tool to add into Sublime Text 3.
How many times do you want to see how a color change would look, but before you can you have to leave your editor?
Well no more. Head on over and install this color picker for Sublime Text 3:
A great plugin to have that saves lots of time.
Once installed, the Color Picker can be invoked within Sublime Text 3 via:
Microsoft Windows: ctrl + shift + c
Mac OS X: cmd + shift + c
Linux: ctrl + shift + c
From there, you'll be able to make your color choices.
FTP Sites to Download Drivers Quicker
The focus of this article is to provide information on
other ways of easily downloading software and driver packages. Many sites are ridden with information that isn't necessary. With this method, we will be look at ftp sites to obtain the same software and drivers at less hassle. For all examples, I will be using Google as my primary search engine to perform the example searches.
An example search for finding these types of sites would be:
ftp:dell drivers
(Note: no spaces between ftp:dell)
This yields results such as:
http://ftp.dell.com/Pages/
A fast and efficient way to snag computer hardware drivers.
You could try for software too as in:
ftp.(vendor/brand).com
An example search would be:
ftp.adobe.com
That would yield results like:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/
Lots of good Adobe software for the grabbing there. A lot of times even paid software can be found using these methods. That way if you happen to lose a CD you can easily find it, install it, put your product key in, and be good to go.
While these sites can be faster, looking through a long list can so things down, so make sure to ctrl+f and search directly on the
page for the computer model or software package you're looking for.
Be sure to play around with the search terms. Another good one is:
(vendor/brand) index of/
An example search would be:
dell index of/
You might find some interesting/useful things following these methods.
other ways of easily downloading software and driver packages. Many sites are ridden with information that isn't necessary. With this method, we will be look at ftp sites to obtain the same software and drivers at less hassle. For all examples, I will be using Google as my primary search engine to perform the example searches.
An example search for finding these types of sites would be:
ftp:dell drivers
(Note: no spaces between ftp:dell)
This yields results such as:
http://ftp.dell.com/Pages/
A fast and efficient way to snag computer hardware drivers.
You could try for software too as in:
ftp.(vendor/brand).com
An example search would be:
ftp.adobe.com
That would yield results like:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/
Lots of good Adobe software for the grabbing there. A lot of times even paid software can be found using these methods. That way if you happen to lose a CD you can easily find it, install it, put your product key in, and be good to go.
While these sites can be faster, looking through a long list can so things down, so make sure to ctrl+f and search directly on the
page for the computer model or software package you're looking for.
Be sure to play around with the search terms. Another good one is:
(vendor/brand) index of/
An example search would be:
dell index of/
You might find some interesting/useful things following these methods.
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