Welcome to the PC Resource
Hello and welcome to Just Too Good, my humble home on the Internet. If you're after PC information, then you're in the right place!
- The purpose of this site
- Latest Forum Activity
- News and Changes
Site facelift, VBScript tutorials, Decrypting WS-FTP Passwords, Downloads - Feedback / Contact Info
The purpose of this site
The main focus of this site is the IT Resource. Here you will find various guides, tutorials and explanations for a plethora of computer-related topics. These guides typically start quite light and then get more and more in-depth. So it's up to you - the reader - to decide how far you want to go. If you absorb all the information I have to offer here, you will be well on your way to becoming a computer guru.
Topics covered include, for example, PC system architecture (with discussions
of various components such as the motherboard,
CPU,
memory
and bus), an introduction
to binary and hex,
and much more.
In particular, make sure you check out the networking section. I developed this section when I found a total lack of coherent networking articles on the Internet. This was especially true of material relating to TCP/IP. I now find this section to be one of the most popular areas of JTG and I receive many emails of commendation for it. Thanks to all who take the time to offer their comments, constructive criticisms and praise.
Latest Forum Activity
Please Someone Kill Steve JobsI got a load of spam emails yesterday, all with the same title:
"Please someone kill Steve Jobs."
It almost made me read them!
Help Me Buy A New BikeAt last, the diagnosis is complete. It seems that my bike broke down a couple of weeks ago because the exhaust cam jumped a couple of teeth. Consequently all the valves are mashed, and a new top end is about the same as the bike is worth.
So it's being sold in pieces.
I know it's a stab in the dark here, given everyone except Mortis hates bikes, but any ideas as to a replacement?
Currently looking at a shortlist of four:
Honda VFR400
Small sports bike, old, quick enough, supposedly reliable.
Aprilia Falco
1100 twin, sports tourer, fast, reliable but expensive (ish) to insure
Honda VFR800
Like the 400 but an 800 and more grown up looking.
BMW R1100R
OK, it's an 1100 but with just a bit less power than my current bike. Tough, reliable, but old and odd switchgear (the indicators are laid out differently to any other manufacturer).
Any other suggestions?
For Sale: 1988 Honda Vfr400 (nc24)After a winter of riding it, and fixing it up a bit, my bike's now up for sale, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=170342952893
Will take offers from forum members if anyone fancies it. Nice, 400cc motor, pokey, 70-odd mpg and 60 in 3.8 seconds.
News and Changes
Site redesign
Finally, JTGv3 is here. I have been aware for some time that JTGv2 was looking dated and the navigation (while looking good) was clunky. Well, I've been putting it off as this is a big site and redesigning would require changes to a lot of pages. Well, I finally got off my lazy butt and did it. I hope you like it.
VBScript Tutorials
Check out the new section on scripting with VBScript and the Windows Script Host (WSH). I've added a number of articles, including a discussion on how to manipulate XML using VBScript. The latest VBScript article looks at manipulating databases through ADO.
Hacking WSFTP
Ever wanted to back up or move your WS-FTP accounts? Can't find out where the accounts are stored? Have you forgotten the passwords to your FTP accounts? Check out my WS-FTP Account Decrypter page for the solution to your problems.
Tutorials in the Forum
We now have a Tutorials section in the Forum. It hasn't been around for long, but we've already had several contributions. Mortis2000 is busy writing Photoshop tutorials, and various other contributors are posting useful Windows XP Know-How tips.
Features and articles
I've recently overhauled the Dual Booting article to include a description of how to dual boot Windows and Linux. Moreover, this article will tell you how you can switch to use the Windows Boot Loader as your primary loader, in preference to LILO or GRUB.
The recent article I wrote about JPG, GIF and PNG files has sparked lots of interest. I've improved the article and added some additional information about bitmaps, by popular demand!
Downloads
WCPUID, Motherboard Monitor and File Zapper still prove to be our most popular Downloads. But we also have several new additions, such as the FastStone 4in1 Browser (which also plays the roles of web server, FTP client and image viewer), AutoIt (for automating tedious tasks), and IDServe (so that you can find out about a server you're talking to over the Internet).
Just for Fun
The big secret is out. Get your hands on the Windows 98 source code here!
And finally...
People have finally cottoned on that PC questions go in the Forum, and not in my inbox! Well done, and keep up the good work.
Feedback / Contact Info
Well, that's it for the intro. If you have any comments or queries, whether it be IT related or just a general comment, please feel free to contact me using the link below. Suggestions for improvements are always welcome.
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