Adding a Static ARP Entry

If you can't add a static ARP entry from an elevated command prompt with the ARP command, you can do it with the netsh command instead.  

#Failed

C:\Windows\system32>arp -s 192.168.12.80 08-f1-ea-95-a1-2a

The ARP entry addition failed: Access is denied.

# Find the interface name

C:\Windows\system32>netsh interface show interface

Admin State    State          Type             Interface Name

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Enabled        Connected      Dedicated        Ethernet

# Add the ARP entry. 

# netsh interface ip add neighbors "InterfaceName" "IPAddress" "MACAddress"

C:\Windows\system32>netsh interface ip add neighbors "Ethernet" "192.168.12.80" "08-f1-ea-95-a1-2a"

C:\Windows\system32>netsh interface ip delete neighbors "Ethernet" "192.168.12.80"

Ok.

C:\Windows\system32>

Great Programs to Use

This post is for a list of great, useful programs to use and remember.

7Zip
Eraser
Filezilla
Firefox/PortableFirefox
Launchy
NetMeter - http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/
Notepad++
OpenPandora
Pidgin
PortableApps
PureText
Putty
TrueCrypt
UltraMon
WinDirStat (http://windirstat.info/) - Disk/folder usage and statistics. Great for finding just what is taking up all that space on your drive both by location and filetype.

Wootalyzer

Black Friday Ads 2008 - Part 1

Some black friday ads have already been discovered and posted! Sears is the most notable so far.

http://www.blackfriday.info/sales/sears-black-friday-ad.html
http://bfads.net/Adscans

Test!

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Gmail - Force Https

Force use of HTTPs is now a built in option in Gmail's webclient. Woot woot.

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-security-easier.html

Tech Tip #3 - Map Network Drive Shortcut

Martin:
If you drag a network folder to 'My Computer' it opens the Map Network Drive wizard for that folder... potentially useful though not commonly needed.

Tech Tip #1 - Drag Folder Icon in the Upper Left hand corner of windo does stuff

RyanS:
If you click on the folder icon in the upper left hand corner of an open window and drag it somewhere, it will make a shortcut (default), copy the folder (hold shift) or move the folder (hold ctrl) to the location that you have dragged the folder to (e.g. the desktop). Similar functionality can be had by selecting files/folders themselves and holding ctrl or alt when dragging. Fairly handy and pretty interesting IMO.