Open Source Windows Device Driver Backup Tool
I just came across a pretty sweet windows device driver backup tool… and it is free!
Month July 2010
Howto: Install Windows 7 with USB Stick
I just tried out Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool and it worked really well! Details: The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a…
HowTo: Harden Bitnami WampStack WordPress Install
Hardening your Windows Bitnami WampStack WordPress Install: By default apache runs under an account with read/write to your entire machine, let’s fix that! CREATING USERS 1. Create two new local users named apache and filezilla. 2. Add filezilla to the…
Howto: Make A pre Tag Wrap
Here’s how to make a pre tag wrap and have a nice grey background: pre {font-family: consolas, courier, monospace; font-size: 8pt; background:#cccccc; white-space: pre-wrap; /* css-3 */ white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; /* Mozilla, since 1999 */ white-space: -pre-wrap; /* Opera 4-6 */…
Howto: Fix WP Super Cache Manager Cache Directory Writable Error
Receiving an error like this? WP Super Cache Manager Error: Your cache directory (C:\Program Files\BitNami WAMPStack\apps\wordpress\htdocs/wp-content/cache/) or C:\Program Files\BitNami WAMPStack\apps\wordpress\htdocs/wp-content need to be writable for this plugin to work. Double-check it. Cannot continue… fix previous problems To Fix: 1. Click…
Howto: Restart a Windows Computer Remotely or Via RDP
To restart a machine remotely use the following (from command prompt): shutdown /m \\computer -f -r -t 1 To restart if you are already RDP’d in to the machine (from command prompt): shutdown /f /r /t 1
HowTO: Fix Vulnerability “SSLv2 Enabled”
Add the following lines to your httpd.conf: SSLProtocol ALL -SSLv2 SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!SSLv2:!ADH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!NULL To Test the Fix (replace 127.0.0.1 with whatever ip you need to test on): openssl s_client -port 443 -host “127.0.0.1” -ssl2
A true duck story from San Antonio
(I received an email correspondance of this story and it was too good to stay as “chain mail”, I am not the author of it, i’m just sharing it for everyone) -Braker Something really cute happened in downtown San Antonio…
Freeware: TrueCrypt Hard Disk Encryption
TrueCrypt is by far my favorite hard disk encryption program. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. and is open source. Main Features: Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. Encrypts an entire…
Freeware Mac: Instantshot is an Awesome Screenshot App
Instantshot is by far my favorite screen capture program for the Mac. It sits in your toolbar and you can have captures auto-save to the folder of your choice (I generally have them save to my dropbox so the screenshots…