SymmTime - World Time Clock software October 17, 2007
Posted by Dale in : Utilities , Comments
SymmTime is a free multi-time zone clock I use to keep track of the different time zones of people I work with. It sits on my computer desktop.
Some shared IT items. October 13, 2007
Posted by Dale in : Documentation, Powerpoint, Security, Utilities, Web links , CommentsThe Athens Affair
By Vassilis Prevelakis and Diomidis Spinellis
How some extremely smart hackers pulled off the most audacious cell-network break-in ever
Social Engineering, the USB Way
Those thumb drives can turn external threats into internal ones in two easy steps
IT secrets for keeping users happy
It’s important to remember your users. Most of the changes you make to your systems, policies, and procedures will have at least some user impact. And happy users mean happy system administrators, right?
Top 10 Ways to Fire the Client From Hell
How to tactfully rid your business of penny-penching, unreliable and abusive clients.
Scott Hanselman’s 2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
Everyone collects utilities, and most folks have a list of a few that they feel are indispensable. Here’s mine. Each has a distinct purpose, and I probably touch each at least a few times a week. For me, util means utilitarian and it means don’t clutter my tray. If it saves me time, and seamlessly integrates with my life, it’s the bomb. Many/most are free some aren’t. Those that aren’t free are very likely worth your 30-day trial, and perhaps your money.
The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
… I am trying to evangelize the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. While I’m in the venture capital business, this rule is applicable for any presentation to reach agreement: for example, raising capital, making a sale, forming a partnership, etc.
Mount an ISO image in Windows Vista
The freeware utility from Microsoft to mount ISO Images doesn’t work in Windows Vista. Thankfully there’s another utility that does.
The utility that we will use is called Virtual Clone Drive. This utility will let you mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files. Download the utility and start the setup process.
Surfing the seedy side - Part 2 October 12, 2007
Posted by Dale in : How To, Internet Filtering, Internet Privacy, Security , Comments
Back in February 2006 I wrote about Internet Explorer and the index.dat file.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) has a “Delete Browsing History” option which leads to the screen on the right.
“Delete all” (bottom right) does seem to delete the Index.dat file.
Now you can run the “Delete all” command from a command line, by doing this:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Why would you want to do that?
You could have it as part of a shutdown batch file, such as below, in order to delete sensitive temporary files:
shutnow.bat
DEL “C:\DOCUME~1\
RD “C:\DOCUME~1\
shutdown -s -t 150 -f
Further information:
Surfing the seedy side
Clear IE7 Browse History from the command line
Over one million items! The Unclaimed Baggage Centre October 8, 2007
Posted by Dale in : Travel, Web links , Comments
Something you can say about the USA is that things are so much bigger.
Ever wondered where unclaimed baggage goes to?
In the USA, it can end up in the Unclaimed Baggage Centre.
Amazing. If I ever get back to the USA, I’m going to check it out.
The website is here, and the street address/phone is:
509 West Willow Street, Scottsboro, Alabama 35768.
256-259-1525.