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Gow Is Alternative To Cygwin, Brings 130 UNIX Commands To Windows

If you’re an avid Linux user and just started with Windows, you must be familiar with Cygwin, a tool that provides Linux-like environment on Windows, bringing the utility of porting tools running on POSIX, i.e Linux, BSD and Unix system to Windows OS. GOW (Gnu on Windows) is a small, easy to use, yet powerful [...] (more…)

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MyIP Basic Provides A GUI For Running Basic Commands In Networking

MyIP Basic is a GUI for numerous commands that allow you to view, release and renew your IP address, perform reverse IP lookup and provide information about network computers. With MYIP Basic, you can release an APIPA, perform Nslookup and view IP Config (/all) information within a simple GUI interface. Details after the jump. (more…)

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Run Terminal Commands Over Files In Current Directory With DTerm [Mac]

Many users don’t like launching Mac OS X Terminal just to run some commands because it often disrupts the workflow. One workaround is to keep Mac OS X Terminal always open to quickly run commands on currently used files and folders. DTerm is a small application that provides a better solution. It adds context-sensitive command [...] (more…)

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Tweak Windows Using Command Line With GTweak

GTweak is a portable command-line script for tweaking Windows. It has been designed to work in two separate modes; the Wizard Mode (for average users) and Normal Mode (for expert users, also known as the Advanced Mode). By default, GTweak runs in the Wizard Mode, but you can switch to the Advanced Mode for using [...] (more…)

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PowerCMD – GUI Alternative To Windows Command Line With Upto 4 Consoles

Windows Command Line Interpreter is something which hasn’t seen many improvements in past, from Windows 98 to Windows 7, you can notice only 3 or 4 major improvements in terms of usage and interface-related enhancements. PowerCmd is an application which gives CLI-based Windows Command Prompt exactly what it’s devoid of – Graphical User Interface. It [...] (more…)

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How to Delete An Infected File Or Folder From Command Prompt

There are more protection software available than there ever were before. That is because both virus and malware threats are increasing as compared to a decade back. Despite the use of several protection software there is no guarantee that a malicious source can be stopped from infecting your system. Many a times virus and trojans can [...] (more…)

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Advantages Of Nslookup Command Line For Common Users

Nslookup is a network administration command-line tool used widely by system and network administrators. It is used for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name or IP address mapping or for a specific DNS record. In this article we will explain the benefits that can be dervied by a common user from [...] (more…)

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FileMenu Tools Brings Advanced Context Menu Features To Windows 7 64-Bit

The developer has updated the ever-useful FileMenu Tools to support 64-bit OS. Now it can be used in both Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit simultaneously without having to download a separate file for each version. One interesting feature in the latest version is ‘Run with Parameters’, which adds option to run applications with Administrator privileges. [...] (more…)

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Windows Vista/7: (Elevated) Command Prompt In Context Menu

In Windows Vista/7, when you press SHIFT while right-clicking on a folder, drive, or in the blank space in an Explorer window, the extended context menu will show the option to ‘Open [a] command window here’. This will open up a Command Prompt window with the path you’re the residing in as current directory. (more…)

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Batch Change/Rename File Extensions In Windows

Do you want to batch rename file extensions in one simple step? Changing each file extension separately can be a pain in some cases where you have to change extensions of more than 100 files. There are two methods of changing batch file extensions quickly. (more…)