Make ‘Folders View’ the Windows Explorer Default in Windows XP

Here is a link to a very handy blog post on how to make folders view in the explorer bar, in windows explorer default to folders view, instead of that silly blue common tasks bar.

http://www.daleisphere.com/make-folders-view-the-windows-explorer-default-in-windows-xp/

Great!

How to create your own Code Signing Certificates

This has been a real pain for me recently. At work we had previously got code signing certificates from a certificate authority called Thawte. But when it came time to renew, they have been totally unhelpful, slow and inept. We have spent a month dealing with them trying to get a renewed certificated with no joy, so they can now go shove a banana because we are going to sort out our own certificates.

There is a great step by step guide in this forum discussion on channel9 that will help you set up your own code signing certificate.

http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/TechOff/13583-Generating-my-own-Software-Publishing-Certificate/

It's a fiddly process but worth it if all you need is a certificate to sign your code for use within your own network.