Aero Glass applications for Windows 7

January 18th, 2010

For the Aero Glass fans out there, here are some smart replacement applications with the glassy aero look for your Windows 7 & Vista : A Notepad, Calculator & a Command Prompt. [Read More...]


Command Line Utility for Microsoft Security Essentials

October 27th, 2009

Microsoft Security Essentials has the ability to scan, update or run other tasks from the command prompt. The application MpCmdRun.exe is situated in the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Essentials folder and is called as the Microsoft Antimalware Service Command Line Utility. [Read More...]

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How to open an elevated cmd from a cmd

October 18th, 2009

A geek tip! If you need to open an elevated command prompt USING the default ‘regular’ command prompt, you can do so by using the following command: [Read More...]

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Windows Live Messenger 2009 Command Line Parameters

October 16th, 2009

Windows Live Messenger 2009 has a number of Command Line Parameters available that you can use to start actions within Messenger without opening it up. [Read More...]

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5 Basic Command Prompt Tips for Windows 7 & Vista users.

September 5th, 2009

Here are some basic tips to help you while using the Command Prompt or ‘cmd’.  [Read More...]

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Shutdown options in Windows 7, using the command prompt.

July 21st, 2009

There is a way to shutdown Windows 7 using the command prompt. In fact there are several switches available too. [Read More...]

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Defrag options in Windows 7

July 21st, 2009

The Defrag tool in Windows 7 offers some additional options compared to that in Windows Vista. Its command line version has some additional switches. [Read More...]

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