Not too long ago I wrote about an ‘odd job’ command line tool, but today’s tip focuses on a command line tool which is specifically for controlling power functions: Wizmo. Wizmo allows you to do tasks such as:Turn off your monitor(s) Put your computer into standby or hibernation Mute/unmute, turn up or down your speaker volume Utilize the...

Most command line utilities have a very specific purpose and task which they complete. As you probably know, these utilities make automation possible so tasks can be scheduled without any intervention on your part. Of course another great use for command line utilities is the ability to create shortcuts to do tasks (as opposed to digging through menus), so that...

At work, I have a network location set up and have pointed each user’s ‘My Documents’ folder to a folder with their name on this server. The benefit to this is I can backup just a single location nightly and it includes each user’s documents in the backup automatically. Of course, users love to put virtually everything on their desktop...

Those familiar with the Windows command line are probably we aware of the excellent file copy command ‘XCopy’. What you may not know, is the more robust tool, ‘Robocopy’ is the successor to XCopy which offers a lot of improvements. While the syntax between XCopy and Robocopy is similar, those not comfortable with the command line may want...

The power of the command line is virtually limitless. It allows you to script common tasks, schedule commands to run autonomously and perform tasks much faster than by hand. That said I am always on the lookout (or writing my own) for useful command line tools. Today I ran across Gammadyne’s free collection of command line tools. These free tools...