Friday, July 30, 2010

Online Scan - PC tools

This page is a collection of links to websites that provide various online scanning services. They range from scanning your computer speed, to online colour calibration for your monitor, online scanning of your IP address and so on.

A few online scanning tools categories have extensive links and they are available separately at the following:
Online Scan - Websites
Online Scan - AntiVirus

Scan your internet connection speed. This sites help you determine your ADSL speed or broadband speed. They are useful if you suspect some problems with your internet connection, or suspect you are not provided with the appropriate speed advertised by your ISP.
SpeedTest
Oz Broadband Speed Test - originally designed for Australian tests
Internet Speed Test - from AuditMyPC.com

LCD monitor calibration
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

Internet Related
https://whatismyipaddress.com/  - Find IP address
https://lookup.icann.org/ - Domain name registration name lookup
https://haveibeenpwned.com/ - Enter your email or mobile number to check if you've been compromised.


What's My IP
An incredible amount of tools can be found on this webpage including the following:
More Info About You
Port Scanners
Traceroute
HTTP Compression
Ping
WHOIS & DNS
Website Rankings
IP Location
HTTP Headers

    Text Related Tools
HTML Characters
String & Timestamps
Hash Generator
Hash Lookup
Text Case Changer
Regexp Tester
String Encoding
Password Generator
Upside-Down Text
Text to Code Ratio

     Other Tools
Library
MAC Address Lookup
Random Websites
Statistical Accuracy
WhatsMyIP PixelAds

Friday, July 16, 2010

Windows Command Prompt

To run the Command Prompt in Windows XP, click START button and select the RUN option.




In the Run dialog above, type "cmd" and click OK. Then the Command Prompt window / terminal will open.


A summary of MS DOS commands can be found here:
http://www.commandpromptcommands.com/  - a few basic commands
http://commandwindows.com/vista-commands.htm - commands for Windows Vista.