Fix 7-Zip Command Line Error

If 7-Zip files are incorrectly associated with the 7-Zip GUI and not the File Manager, the error "Incorrect command line" will occur.

 

• Right-click the zipped folder >
• Properties >
• Change... >
• Locate the install directory and choose 7zFM

 

 

• Open >
• OK >
• OK >
   

 

 

Freeware Friday: 7-Zip

7-Zip is a piece of open source software capable of unpacking a large variety of file types:

7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.

Disregarding it’s freeware status, it’s capability of running in Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2008 / 2003 / 2000 / NT / ME / 98 and a command line version for Linux/Unix makes 7-Zip a great alternative to others of it’s kind.

(Download)

(via 7-zip.org)

Freeware Friday: Paste As File

Paste As File is an app to paste the contents of the clipboard to a new file in the current folder via the context menu windows explorer background. It can paste as a text file or image file based on the contents of the clipboard. Supported image formats are jpg, pcx, png, bmp, tga, gif and tif.

(Download)

(via starpunch.net)

Change Remote Desktop Listening Port

By default Windows Remote Desktop listens for connection on port 3389. Two valid reasons for wanting to change this number are for security concerns and/or multiple RDP network configurations.

Why not use 3389?

Security Concern:
Using simple network ping sweeping software can pull your external IP up as one that has the default port 3389 open. Intruding into your network could be as easy as entering in the logon password.

RDP configurations:
Say you have three computers behind a firewalled router and you want all three to be accessible via RDP. This is only possible by changing the default port on at least two out of three of the machines.