http://www.goitexpert.com IT Magazine dedicated to providing simple and effective solutions to common IT problems en Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:55:06 -0400 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 Go IT Expert.com http://www.goitexpert.com WebMaster WebMaster http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/Rn2-xdYAIWU/entry.cfm Often when you are troubleshooting what is going wrong with your Windows box you are left to your own devices to guess what is running and what is screwing up.  In the Linux world you can grep and get a view of what processes are running usi ...[More] Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:47:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Show-PID-Process-Identifier http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Show-PID-Process-Identifier http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/iZCyPosNOGw/entry.cfm I think everyone knows about the F8 key to access the Windows Boot Manager.  But did you know that in Windows Vista, 2008 and Windows 7 you can access the Boot Manager by using the Space Bar as well? ...[More] Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:50:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To-Access-Boot-Options http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To-Access-Boot-Options http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/sGoQWTPapO0/entry.cfm Adobe Version Cue is a fantastic tool for managing your images, photos and videos. Here is the complete reference guide on how to configure Version Cue so that you can use it in your production environment. ...[More] Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:06:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To--Set-Up-A-Version-Cue-Server http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To--Set-Up-A-Version-Cue-Server http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/Ze3DQ1bpCmk/entry.cfm A common question I get asked is how to find and replace text in a MySQL database. There is a simple answer to that question and it’s staring you in the face. REPLACE.  Here is how to use it properly. ...[More] Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:23:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-to-Find-and-Replace-Text-in-MySQL http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-to-Find-and-Replace-Text-in-MySQL http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/JEvV7GL9Mmw/entry.cfm I came across a really cool utility a little while ago.  It allow you to use the MAC OS X Dock in Windows XP or Vista.  It duplicates the functionality to a tee.  Even the System Tray is included.  Here is where to get it and ...[More] Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:04:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Use-a-Mac-OS-X-Dock-in-Windows http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Use-a-Mac-OS-X-Dock-in-Windows http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/a96nOOlceHE/entry.cfm MySQL is in my opinion the best Database system out there pound for pound – dollar for dollar.  Oh wait…it’s FREE!  It’s still a fantastic system.  Even though it’s a fantastically robust database ser ...[More] Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:43:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Automatically-Check-MySQL-Health http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Automatically-Check-MySQL-Health http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/tp-7RKE42SU/entry.cfm When you use hibernate in Vista (just like in XP) it creates a file called hiberfil.sys. This file can grow rather large,if you don't use hibernate, the hibernate file hiberfil.sys is sometimes large enough to impact the amount of drive space you ...[More] Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:31:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Turn-Off-Hibernate-In-Vista http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Turn-Off-Hibernate-In-Vista http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/j6LOT-Espx8/entry.cfm Since a lot of people have been using GMail for their email, it’s only natural that they would want to setup their mobile with access to their GMail accounts.  Here are the instructions on how to setup your Palm Mobile PDA to access you ...[More] Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:25:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Setup-A-Palm-For-GMail http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Setup-A-Palm-For-GMail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/fUeuQs_I_-o/entry.cfm I've been using an application called SyncJEBB on my Blackberry to sync up my device with my Gmail Calendar, Contacts and Address Book. It's a pay service but it works really well. Here is the skinny on how to configure it. ...[More] Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:03:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=SyncJE-and-Blackberry http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=SyncJE-and-Blackberry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/6sH3XrdPAlQ/entry.cfm One of the easiest ways of playing any audio of video file is to use VLC Player from VideoLAN.   There are a number of features that you can make use of as well such as the Wallpaper feature.  Here are the instructions on how to in ...[More] Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:23:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-to-install-VLC-Media-Player-in-Ubuntu http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-to-install-VLC-Media-Player-in-Ubuntu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/s5pYjCFb90M/entry.cfm Sites like Youtube and CNN offer free videos to viewers.  It’s great to be able to watch them when you are online but what happens when you are when you are offline?  What if you want to take the videos with you?  The answer ...[More] Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:34:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To-Download-Videos-From-Youtube http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=How-To-Download-Videos-From-Youtube http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/Hvuh5Lhmp4M/entry.cfm For the longest time I was using Google Browser Sync to manage my passwords and bookmarks.  Unfortunately, a while back, just before Google Chrome was released Google discontinued the product.  I wonder why?  Since then I’ve b ...[More] Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:23:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Sync-Your-Bookmarks-and-Passwords-in-Firefox http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Sync-Your-Bookmarks-and-Passwords-in-Firefox http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/XgKYWg0Cndo/entry.cfm MySQLTuner is a script written in Perl that will assist you with your MySQL configuration and make recommendations for increased performance and stability. Within seconds, it will display statistics about your MySQL installation and the areas wher ...[More] Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:41:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=MySQLTuner http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=MySQLTuner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/kzWaU6UNcHo/entry.cfm Dock Spaces is an application that introduces a feature that everyone thought Apple was going to implement in Leopard when “Spaces” was announced. Unfortunately, it wasn’t, so here is the application that does it. ...[More] Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:48:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Add-Custom-Docks-to-MAC-OS http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Add-Custom-Docks-to-MAC-OS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goitexpert/~3/-RAsM6bQ7X4/entry.cfm A while back we wrote an article about using Wine to install Windows programs in a Linux environment.  There is a slightly better program out there that will allow you to use Windows programs in Linux.  Here is the rundown on how to get ...[More] Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:12:00 -0400 http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Install-Windows-Programs-in-Linux http://www.goitexpert.com/entry.cfm?entry=Install-Windows-Programs-in-Linux