Computer Information Template

launch4j - Program packaging tool for Java applications

The audience for this blog

As with all my blogs the audience is  myself, a computer programmer not too bright who wants to know how to launch a Java App as a one-click executable

So the aim of this blog is to show how to create an executable program from a Java jar.file.

Margaret wants to boot her Windows 8.1 machine and without logging on go straight to her desktop.

Run Dialog

Margaret wants to boot her Windows 8.1 machine and without logging on, go straight to her desktop.

She didn't want to go through the process at boot time prompting her for her password, interrupting and slowing down the procedure.

She explained that she only reads news or uses her computer's word processor to write "snail" mail, all her financial transaction do not occur in cyber space which greatly relieved me.

Irate ADSL customer wanting WEB access

Judy rang to tells me, "I can't stand it anymore, it takes minutes to get a WEB page up can you do something about it".

She was experiencing extremely slow internet speed and to exacerbate matters the  telecommunication carrier was shaping her download link speed because some mystery process was consuming all the bandwidth.

Hola is a free VPN but with a big catch.

I've already told you the benefits of a VPN in a previous blog.

Why use Hola? 

If you install the hola plugin on your browser your leveraging the power of your resources for the benefit of  all the users who want a VPN in your location.

Hola is sort of a bit-torrent but instead of sharing files your sharing your internet bandwidth.

So by sharing other peoples bandwidth your making your bandwidth sharable by others. 

Effectively a peer to peer sharing application.

As with any VPN, hola include features like data compression, hiding your IP address and encrypting all of your traffic.

Who registered Hola?

Derry Shribman Hola Networks Ltd. 7 Giborei Israel St. Netanya, 42935 Israel Phone: +972.542271300 Email:xderry@yahoo.com

Free Windows Virus & Malware Protection. Yes FREE!

Its Free but...

Microsoft provides its users with it's own software that is used to help guard against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. 

It provides real-time protection for your PCs. 

I however want to state here my disclaimer. I am not a security expert and I do not pontificate which is the better antivirus or anti malware software.

Converting PVR files to a NAS drive.

Akai AD185X High Definition Set Top Box

The Akai AD185X High Definition (HD) set-top box (STB) converts Digital TV into an analog TV format.

A bonus feature is that it can also save the Digital TV programs to an external USB drive so you can defer watching your programs. At the time PVR's were expensive so the STB looked like a cheap alternative especially if you had a spare USB drive lying about.