19 Sep 2009

Simple Windows password reset

I just used this tool to reset a Vista password - it is a Linux boot CD very simple and effective. So if you've forgotten your Windows XP or VISTA password, don't despair - this tool will get you back in business FAST. See: http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html A very good walk-through is provided here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/ontpre-screenshot-guide...

19 Sep 2009

Drupal gains ground in Oz

There have been a slew of high profile Drupal sites released recently. "The open source content management system (CMS), Drupal, continues to gain popularity both locally and internationally. The CMS powers several new high profile websites including the Prime Minister's site, launched last month and designed by Canberra-based company OPC IT and ABC's three digital radio websites – Dig Music, A...

18 Sep 2009

it's positively darwinian...

How to get busted with aplomb: just break into someones house, steal some stuff, and leave the victim's PC logged into your facebook page so they know how to find you!...

14 Sep 2009

Cisco VOIP CallManager Features

The Cisco Unified CME system supports features you would come to expect from a time-division multiplexing (TDM) PBX or key system. These features can be divided into four categories: system, phone, trunk, and voice mail features. The major features in each category are included in the following list (current as of CME Version 4.3): System Features Account codes and Call Detail Record (CDR) ...

02 Sep 2009

[Human] Multi-Tasking is a myth...

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/154170,multitasking-doesnt-work-say-researchers.aspx Quote: After testing about 100 Stanford students, the scientists concluded that chronic media multitaskers have difficulty focusing and are not able to ignore irrelevant information....

29 Aug 2009

Very cool cardboard computer - ReCompute

This is a really trendy idea - not big difference in terms of functionality - purely on the aesthetic side... http://www.core77.com/greenergadgets/entry.php?projectid=32 Design by: Brenden Macaluso ...

28 Aug 2009

Transparent Icons in XP

Here is the solution to this one: Open the Control Panel Click System Click the Advanced tab Click Settings in the Performance section Check the “Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop” checkbox Click OK until you close the windows Then, right click somewhere on the desktop. Select "Arrange Icons By" and disable "Lock Web Items on Desktop" ...

24 Aug 2009

Windows PowerShell

Created a quick powershell to backup a server disk to disk as follows: http://winterdom.com/2008/02/havescriptwillbackup/ http://atakan.titiz.net/2008/01/schedule-powershell-script.html http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/manual/run.mspx Thanks to all who contributed. Uses ROBOCOPY - very fast, flexible, and efficient. Scheduled, backup is a done deal. Now I ju...

18 Aug 2009

DRUPAL Tips

Resetting your Drupal admin password To directly reset your password, log into phpMyAdmin and execute the following mySQL statement: UPDATE users SET pass = md5('newpassword') WHERE uid = 1; To drop/create a new database: # mysql -u donmc -p mysql> mysql> mysql> drop database my_database_name; mysql> create database my_database_name; mysql> grant ALL on my_databas...

31 Jul 2009

1 billionth Firefox download

They must be doing something right... Firefox has been downloaded more than 1 billion times as of 11am on July 31st 2009. http://www.onebillionplusyou.com/...

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