Windows Explorer will show thumbnails for certain file types when browsing a folder. The information for which file types to show a thumbnail for and what DLL to use is stored in the registry. HKCR\ – shows a list of file extensions.  Underneath each file extension’s key may be another key called ShellEx that contains […]

“I” is a subject pronoun.  “Me” is an object pronoun.  ‘K? So… I hit the car. The car hit me. Right?  “I” goes before a verb, and “me” goes after a verb. But… if somebody asks who ate the cake, you would be tempted to say, “It was me.”  Nope.  Wrong.  Fail. As any grammar nazi […]

When a program registers itself as a service (that will constantly run in the background and does not show up in the Task Manager, FYI), it puts an entry under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ in the registry.  If you have a service that won’t go away, you can try deleting its entry from the registry.  As always, make […]

I decided to go crazy and arm my computer with all I needed to access everything from any Internet-connected computer, including stuff like VNC.  Naturally, I wanted this to be secure, both to prevent unauthorized access and to maintain my privacy. I figured the best way to do it would be to set up a […]