Been a long time since I posted, and I will try to get back to it. I got the last PC Magazine in the mail last week. They advised that it was their last issue in print, and that I would automatically be switched to the digital format unless I asked for a refund. I…
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Sanboxie – Trust No Program
Where do we get infected? From web browsing and from email. Sandboxie runs these programs in a protected space so any problems do not make it to your own computer. Recommended! http://www.sandboxie.com/
drop and drag to commandline
I am a command prompt guy. One of the things (many) things I really hate about MS Vista is that you cannot drag a file into a command prompt and get the path in the box. M$ will tell you that this is a security restriction, but no one has ever articulated how getting a…
Three lines to find the PDC Emulator
Set oSI = CreateObject(“ADSystemInfo”) tArray = split(oSI.PDCRoleOwner,”,CN=”) strPDC = tArray(1) WScript.Echo strPDC
Files on Desktop
I am working on some materials for an upcoming class, and found this script that we run in one of our site’s logon scripts. It warns the user to remove files from their desktop using the Microsoft Agent and IE for file display. ‘ NAME: FilesOnDesktop.vbs ‘ ‘ AUTHOR: Alan Kaplan , alan dot akaplan…
The Nav740 GPS
PC Magazine says that the Nav740 GPS was their editor’s choice for a reasonably priced GPS. They should stick to reviewing computers. I had a Lowrance i350. Big, heavy, clunky. It took a long time to lock onto satellites. It did not have the ablilty click on a button to avoid part of a route. It…
Check for Broken Sids
Apparently I have not posted the lastest of this one elsewhere on the web. Alan ======== ‘Check4BrokenSids.VBS ver 1.5 ‘4-6-03 Alan Kaplan for VA VISN6 alan at akaplan dot com ‘This script searchs for unresolved SIDS on a level of folders iterated below ‘a specified starting point. It was written to identify home directories where ‘the…
Windows Easy Transfer Companion (Beta) Part II
Windows Easy Transfer Companion works, but I had some trouble with PC to PC over the wire transfer, with it crashing before completion. I found the best results are to disable anti-virus, disable firewall and create the file on a network share. For free it is a bargain. This has been in beta for nearly a year. I…
Script to change SA password
‘Alan Kaplan for VA VISN 6 ’11-16-06 ‘This script changes the SA account password on a SQL Database ‘I use the excellent freeware program SQLRecon to get this information, ‘http://www.specialopssecurity.com/labs/sqlrecon/ Option Explicit Const adOpenStatic = 3 Const adLockOptimistic = 3 Dim sqlRS, strDBServer Set sqlRS = CreateObject(“ADODB.Recordset”) Dim message, strPW Dim oCP,oService,strServiceState, strStartType Dim WshShell…
Windows Easy Transfer Companion (Beta)
When Aloha Bob’s PC Relocator was purchased by Microsoft, I thought it was buried. But it has been finally released. After a recent unpleasant experience with PCMover at $40, I look forward to seeing what this free software will do. “Windows Easy Transfer Companion enables you to automatically transfer your most important programs from your…