possible new program

i just created a new program called XdN NetSet.

basically its a network connection profile manager.

i work in an environment where my IP address may change several times. i may be using DHCP in one location, but need a Static IP in another location, and even a different Static IP again depending on what i'm doing on my system at the time.

XdN NetSet will display the current config, and allow you to easily change between DHCP and Static IP profiles.

you can try it out by clicking here: https://xenomorph.net/?p=512

it's in a pretty early stage right now, and will be probably changing some more.

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holy cow traffic

During the past few days, my site has been getting more and more popular because of the XdN Tweaker program I made.

During August alone, server logs show over 530,000 page hits, with over 52,000 downloads of XdN Tweaker.

Total bandwidth usage has been over 13 Gigs this month. I've had to pay twice now to increase the amount of bandwidth I'm allowed to use with my web hosting provider.

Google now shows that the term "xdn tweaker" shows up on over 200,000 pages. While searching Google, I found links to XdN Tweaker on sites like these:

FileForum / BetaNews
Neowin
gHacks
Lifehacker
Softpedia
NT Compatible
Major Geeks

I've been receiving a ton of traffic from so many sites. A few days/weeks ago, in an attempt to get more feedback on the program, I submitted XdN Tweaker to Neowin. It made it to their Software news section, and the next thing I knew, XdN Tweaker was showing up all over the internet on different software websites.

A lot of the tweaks present in XdN Tweaker are things I use myself - many of them making Windows Vista more enjoyable to use. Hopefully the popularity of XdN Tweaker will bring that little bit of joy to other people as well.

I just hope I can afford the bandwidth bills to make sure its available for everyone. (Feel free to donate if it helps you!)

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Site Updates

I've recently posted a few updates to my Windows and System Issues parts of my site.

The Windows section will contain more information on different Windows operating systems, and the System Issues section contains some problems I've come across that I've been able to successfully look up the solutions for.

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another program

Another one of the many annoyances I came across in Windows Vista is its "nerfed" file and program association screen.

In previous versions of Windows, you could go to Folder Options -> File Types and be able to change program association or just delete file associations to reset them.

If you associated the wrong program with a file type or wanted to change a file types icon, you could easily do so.

Under Vista, you are simply allowed to change what program a file extension is associated to. That's it. You can't remove a program or do much of anything else without having to open up Registry Editor and browse to a key several branches deep.

I started working on a program that would make things a little easier.
Right now, all it does it remove all associations for the file for the current user, basically resetting the extension to defaults.

I didn't know what to call it, but you can click here to download the XdN File Association program.

Here is an image of what it looks like:

I've tested it under Vista and XP, and it works fine.

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