Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

Batch files are one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to automate repetitive tasks on Windows. From cleaning temp files to launching multiple apps at once, they can save hours of manual work.

I use simple windows batch scripting to automate some software development I do. The one thing that is hanging me up is the final step where I zip all the files up into a self-extracter. I want to be ...