Author: HanaDaddy

Microsoft SysInternals

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Site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx

You may already know this package of free system utilities. Originally SysInternals was a website with developers providing free windows system utilities. I guess it was bought by Microsoft at some point.

There are lots of useful utilities in the SysInternal. However, not all utilities are attractive to you since some of these are strictly useful for IT person or Software Developers. There are also many familiar shell utilities if you come from UNIX (du, whois, strings)

But here are the three most interesting utilities to me.

  • Process Explorer : Process monitor that shows related files, registry keys, loaded DLL files ,company name and. You can easily see what’s going on in your computer.
  • Autoruns : shows complete list of auto startup programs.
  • ZoomIt : Powerful presentation tool. You can zoom and draw lines on the screen. Ctrl + 1 will start the screen zoom by default. Zoom In and Out can be done with the mouse wheel.

This is a Process Explorer in action.

There is a fun screen saver too. Blue Screen screen saver simulates the blue screen of Windows System Crash. It is very similar to the real one and it even shows reboot screen!

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Trackball mouse

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Since this spring, I started to feel minor pain in my right hand wrist and shoulder. It may be a beginning stage symtoms of Capal Tunnel Syndrom. (http://arthritis.about.com/od/carpal/ss/carpalstepby.htm)

I know that I use too many softwares at work so I have to move the mouse a lot. To prevent the worse development of the pain, I decided to use Trackball mouse.

In fact there are lots of orgonomic mouse , but they are much expensive than regular mouse! But, Logitech’s Trackball is reasonable $30 (including shipping from online store)

This is the first time that I am using Trackball. So it feels kinda awkward yet.
But I really hope that this one helps me to relieve the pain.

I still somehow look for a better alternative since it feels strange for now.

Here is Amazon.com Link for Logitech Trackman Wheel Mouse and this is the cordless one

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