There is now a reason for the three LEDs on your keyboard, you know number lock, caps lock, and scroll lock lights? Network Lights, an app by IT Samples resurrects these dinosaurs from a long-ago era and makes them blink in time with outgoing and incoming network packets on your PC’s network interface.
To recover some functionality of these throw-backs just download, extract, and run the executable. You will see a new system tray icon to customize program settings. It does not seem to work really well on notebooks but it does apparently work on Win7.
This utility is released as freeware and is provided by the publisher “AS IS” without any warranty. Only you will be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason. If you encounter a problem while running this utility or you have any suggestions, comments, you can send a message to support (at) itsamples.com.
Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.