Tag: alias

How to Surf the Web Anonymously

January 09, 2008 by Jason

If you wish to conceal your identity in real life, you need only to shove a paper bag over your head and alter your voice. Voilà, instant anonymity! But it’s not as easy to lurk in the shadows online a savvy surfer can dig up all kinds of information about you, from your name and address to your social security number. And it doesn’t take a sophisticated stalker to track you down; chances are, you’ve left behind a trail even a first year Boy Scout could follow.

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Create symbolic links & directory junctions (hard & soft file system links)

February 15, 2007 by Jason

Vista includes a great little utility that allows users to finally make soft and hard file system links in the file system. This can be very useful from a compatibility standpoint as well as a great way to organize your . Unlike a shortcut, a link is at the file system level and can be used to create an for a file or folder that is in a different location. For example, you can create a hard link (Directory junction) called c:\win that points to c:\\system32. After the link is created, you can open up prompt or explorer and browse to c:\win and you will see the contents of c:\\system32. This is not a new technology, it has actually been a core and Unix feature for as far as I can remember but it is nice to finally have it in Vista. Read More»