You may have lots of software installed on your PC, but you don’t need it running all the time. If you want to save some system resources or just create a distraction-free environment in one click, a simple batch file can help. More »
Windows only: The SysInternals suite of utilities, including the excellent Process Explorer tool, are a must-have for any serious geek, but they don’t come with a built-in way to keep them updated. Here’s how to keep them automatically updated. More »
Think that your browser’s private mode keeps your browsing completely private? Not so! More often than not, you’re still leaving traces of your browsing session behind, and today we’ll tell you how to get rid of them for truly private browsing.
Windows only: Until Google graces us with a real extension manager, an enterprising user put together an impressive batch file that can handle enabling, disabling or even uninstalling Google Chrome extensions. More »
Reader Paul writes in with an interesting tip for using relative paths in a batch file: you can use a special code to represent the current path—useful for batch files on a Flash drive. More »
The CyberNet weblog follows up on their previous tip for creating quick-kill shortcuts for individual programs in Windows by expanding the idea to an automated batch file that kills off a bunch of programs at once. The batch script is smart enough to skip any apps you don’t have open, and makes it easy to strip down running programs to grab the most power from your system, for Photoshop, games, or other resource-intensive apps. The basic trick is to open the Windows Task Manager, find the executable names (like firefox.exe) of the apps you want to kill, then open a simple text editor and add a line for each app, like so: taskkill /im program.exe
Replace program.exe with the ones you want to kill, save the text file with a .bat extension, and you’ve got a quick streamlining app. Ready to take the next step? Take a look at setting up working environments with batch files. Shortcut to Close Multiple Programs [CyberNet]
