.Net WiFi Programming
DaleSome time ago I was asked to write some code todetect if a user had saved a connection to an Open/Public Wifi point, anddelete it if it exists.The code had…
Getting the user name for a given security identifier (SID)
Two lines of Powershell code: PS C:\> $osid=New-Object system.security.principal.securityidentifier("S-1-5-21-593069383-354653268-975305329-98179") PS C:\> Write-Host $osid.translate() Output is in the form of <DOMAIN>\<USERID> ie. NODDYLAND\admin-bike01 Reference: Microsoft: Well-known security identifiers in Windows operating…
Fixing the pull cord on an IXL Tastic
As far as I can tell, IXL do not make the IXL Tastic with a Pull Cord Switch any more. The Pull Cord uses a Ball and Socket arrangement. ie.…
Things you can do with Bi-Carb Soda
Around The House Remove dry ink strains by covering strain with a paste of Bicarb and water. Allow paste to dry and then rub off. Brighten dull silver by dipping…
Samba–like the walking dead.
The Microsoft SMB1 file protocol is old, has vulnerabilities and deserves to die. So we tried to remove it from our Windows 7 desktop fleet. Like any good removal, we…
Disposable shopping bags.
So the two major Australian food supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, will no longer provide disposable shopping bags by 1st July 2018. Yay! What are you going to do for an…
I am a “Summer”
Know this, I dislike light colours as they make me look fat(ter).I know some talented people, and one of them is a colour consultant. Friend of my friend.My friend, bless…
Crease free business shirt folding
as seen in Ride On Magazine:Ask ten cyclists the best way to fold a business shirt, and you will get ten different answers. Ride On went undercover and discovered the…
Active Directory Account Lockouts and SAMBA …
Going though the backlog of things to log about, I found this from 2014. Hello Bill, The issue you are seeing is because your SAMBA File Servers are not part…