How to save ASF Files is a handy little guide, though it can't help you with files served via MMS (Microsoft Media Server). For those, you'll need SDP, which saves the stream to your hard drive.

Demetris has set up an excellent freeware directory in Greek. He writes, "If you feel your Greek is not up to the mark ;-) you can still take a look at the two indices, one alphabetical and the other thematic, and at my Top 11 (sic). You can also browse through my favourite web sites. Take a look and tell me what you think."

UPDATE: Demetris has added an English welcome page.

The VIA Eden-N is the world's smallest (about the size of a penny) and lowest power (7 watts at 1GHz) native x86 processor. It is featured on the upcoming Nano-ITX motherboard:



Nanode (designed by the folks at hoojum) is slated to be the first PC based on the Nano-ITX motherboard:



(via Kent at Maui Light)

Dual booting Windows 2000 and XP is simple if you install Windows 2000 first. But what if you need to install Windows 2000 after Windows XP?

Knoppix Hacks is due out next month. In the meantime, you can check out the following PDF sample chapters:

• Hack 5: Free Your CD to Make Knoppix Run Faster
• Hack 33: Install Knoppix as a Single-Boot System
• Hack 46: Check for Root Kits
• Hack 61: Migrate to a New Hard Drive
• Hack 78: Scan for Viruses

Synergy and SynergyOSX are open source projects that allow you to "easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems." Setup instructions for Windows and Mac.

OldOs.org - "Technical support and downloads to users of old computers and operating systems."

Abykus 1.02 [573k] + Object-oriented spreadsheet. Matrixes, tables, coordinates, polygons, profiles, cross-sections and the like can be stored in individual cells, which makes the spreadsheet especially well suited for scientific applications that require complex data types.

Regcmd 0.88a [25k] Command line based Registry editor.   

TaskSwitchXP - Tiny, open source task switcher for Windows XP/2003. (via Michael Leddy)

RegShot is a Green Award app that tracks registry changes. While it's homepage disappeared some time ago, the last version released, 1.7.2, includes full source code. Direct download.

UPDATE: Manuel kindly wrote in with RegShot's latest homepage: http://the7thlab.shyper.com/bbs/tianwei/

Portable Firefox - Firefox for removable drives. Leaves the host system's hard drive untouched. (via Ritilan)

TACKtech has detailed guides on creating a bootable Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD using:

• Nero 6.0
• Nero 5.5
• UltraISO 6.5
• UltraISO 6.5
• Easy CD and DVD Creator 6.0
• Easy CD Creator 5.0
• WinISO 5.3

A9.com "is a powerful search engine, using web search and image search results enhanced by Google, Search Inside the Book™ results from Amazon.com, reference results from GuruNet, movies results from IMDb, and more."

fixyourownprinter.com is an excellent site with plenty of helpful information. They also offer resonably priced printer repair kits. After purchasing ($30) and installing (about an hour) their HP LaserJet 5L/6L Multiple-Sheet/No Feed Repair Kit, I no longer have to feed sheets one at a time.

For printing problems under Windows 2000 or XP, check out Bruce Sanderson's web site. The section on How to clean up printer drivers is especially helpful.

NASLite "is a single floppy disk based Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Operating System designed to transform a basic computer into a dedicated file server." (via LangaList)

Steal These Buttons (mentioned last year) inspired Bill Zeller to automate 80x15 button creation. Soon after, Adam Kalsey offered a web-based GUI for Bill's PHP script.

Adam's interface was used to create the new Atom Feed link at left. The previous icon (formerly at the bottom of the blog) was apparently not sufficiently conspicuous, judging by emails and search logs.

If you haven't settled on a feed reader, check out Sage for Firefox. FeedDemon is also worth trying. It's the only app I've found that can display all of your feeds on a single page (great for printing).

SoftPerfect Personal Firewall 1.2 [900k] "Does not change your Windows system files and does not require any additional libraries" (via Shell Extension City)

Knoppix 3.6 includes FreeNX Server, a remote access program similar to VNC, Citrix, etc, but with significantly greater speed. Brief tutorial.

install2win - Install Knoppix as an application under Windows 2000/XP. Be sure to read the disclaimer.

NTLast 3.0 - CLI security audit tool for Windows NT family of operating systems.

How to make your DVD-ROM region free
One World, One Region - Firmware for flashing DVD drives to RPC1 (region free).

4DOS is now freeware. It can be downloaded here. (via Robert Bull)

• What is 4DOS?
• 4DOS: Flashback to Command Mode
• 4DOS Documents