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Network Monitoring. Free Dell KACE Tools, Systems Management Solutions. Download Active Directory Replication Status Tool from Official Microsoft Download Center. SysAdmin Tools. Network Mapping Software – Free Network Map Tool from Spiceworks. AutoAdministrator. SoftPerfect Network Scanner : fast and free network scanner. Multipurpose network administration tool SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded IPv4/IPv6 scanner with a modern interface and many advanced features.

SoftPerfect Network Scanner : fast and free network scanner

It is intended for both system administrators and general users interested in computer security. The program pings computers, scans for listening TCP/UDP ports and discovers shared folders, including system and hidden ones. In addition, it can retrieve practically any information about network computers via WMI, SNMP, HTTP, NetBios and has a bunch of other features. It can also resolve host names and auto-detect the local and external IP address range. Did you know that this free app has development and maintenance costs? If you like it, please make a donation to help us continue our work. Donate Key features Performs a ping sweep and displays live devices. Screenshots Main application window Main application window with the Options menu expanded Additional options Workstation options. MiTeC Homepage. The simplest was to create a bootable Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 USB Key - The IT Pro Exchange. I’ve seen a number of notes and blogs on the Internet on how to create a bootable USB Key to put Windows Server 2012 and/or Windows 8 on it and they all probably work well, but just about the simplest and easiest method I’ve used is to leverage the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool FREE from the Microsoft store.

The simplest was to create a bootable Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 USB Key - The IT Pro Exchange

Customize Almost Anything On Your Mac With EasySIMBL. EasySIMBL just might be the best free Mac app you’ve never heard of.

Customize Almost Anything On Your Mac With EasySIMBL

It lets you run user-submitted extensions to your favourite applications, not to mention OS X itself. From hiding the menubar when certain applications are open to embedding Instagram images within the official Twitter app, you can do things with EasySIMBL you probably didn’t know were possible. If you love tweaking your Mac, you need to know about this. Plugins for EasySIMBL typically come in the form of .bundle files, which you can drag to the program’s window in order to install. They inject code directly into the RAM, letting you run authorized code. Hide The Menubar And Dock When Certain Apps Are Open Menubar Dockless is a great first plugin to install as it shows you the power of EasySIMBL. Hide the menubar when you’re using a particular app (great for avoiding distractions),Use the OS X fullscreen mode, even if a given app doesn’t support it,Make a given window float above all others, Just The Beginning. The Best Portable Apps. A portable app is a “lite” version of a software, which can be run without being installed on the host computer, and which doesn’t modify the computer’s configuration information.

The Best Portable Apps

In other words, you can run it, use it, and no-one will ever know you were there. 5 Websites For Every Portable Application On The Web 5 Websites For Every Portable Application On The Web You already know that some applications offer portable or "soft" installations, but don't you wish there was some place on the Internet where you could find any portable application? Read More Apart from being more flexible and secure when working on public computers, another good use for portable apps is to keep your number of installed apps to an absolute minimum. Installed programs take up space and can cause a computer to run slower, so the less you have installed the better.

My personal policy is that I never install something if there is a portable version available.h2 But which portable apps are the best? Foobar2000 CDex. NEW Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE: Beta now available! NEW Veeam® Endpoint Backup™ FREE provides a simple and free solution for backing up Windows-based desktops and laptops.

NEW Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE: Beta now available!

With Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE, you can easily back up your machine to an external hard drive, NAS (network-attached storage) share or a Veeam backup repository. And if you ever need to get your data back, there are multiple easy recovery options available. FREE: Bulk Password Control – Automate Active Directory user object changes - 4sysops. <span class="big">Please enable Javascript, because you won't see all of the content.

FREE: Bulk Password Control – Automate Active Directory user object changes - 4sysops

</span> The name of the free tool Bulk Password Control is perhaps a bit misleading because the free tool enables you to automate all kinds of bulk modifications on Active Directory user objects with a fast to use GUI. You know this popular picture of the GUI admin who clicks all day to reset user passwords after a security breach. MHDD. License: Freeware Author: Dmitry Postrigan Operating System: pure MS-DOS (boot-floppy and boot-CD available) Discussion: Forum MHDD is the most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.

MHDD

MHDD supports these interfaces: IDE, Serial ATA, SCSI. This software can make precise diagnostic of the mechanical part of a drive, view SMART attributes, perform Low-level format, bad sector repair, different tests and tens of other functions. Forensic Acquisition Utilities. Forensic Acquisition Utilities Copyright © 2002-2014 George M.

Forensic Acquisition Utilities

Garner Jr. <gmgarner (at) gmgsystemsinc (dot) com> Revised September 14, 2014.