Tag:Microsoft Windows
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Getting Things Done : A Cobbler's Tale
Starting sometime mid-year in 2011, I began having more 'stuff' to do than even my eidetic memory could help with. It's not that I forgot things, per se, but the ability to mentally recall and prioritize work, family, personal and other…
Three Resolutions For Mac OS X Users
In 2011, we saw a large increase in web site exploits that exposed private user data as well as a breakdown in the trust of SSL (for various reasons) and the introduction of real malware on to the OS X scene. If there were just three…
dbClone "hack" for OS X
Moloch built a Windows & Linux impersonation/cloning utility in Python that was/is meant to be used from a USB/external volume. The utility can save the cloned host id to a local file and also has the capability to use a simple HTTP GET…
Remote Assistance/Information Gathering Aid - SupportDetails
I'm putting together a computer & online safety presentation for an upcoming talk at a senior center in Portsmouth (NH) and came across Support Details in my information hunting trek. This site makes it dirt simple to get basic information…
Micropwns :: Risk Microprobabilities for Infosec?
I had not heard the term micromort prior to listening to David Spiegelhalter's Do Lecture and the concept of it really stuck in my (albeit thick) head all…
Never A Better Time To Baseline
If you're preparing to install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 , now would be a good time to give Microsoft's Attack Surface Analyzer a spin. ASA takes a baseline snapshot of your system state and then lets you take…
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-09
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-09 — rud.is blog archive
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-08
Quick Hits :: 2011-02-08 — rud.is blog archive
'Spaces' for Windows
I've been setting up a relatively new 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate machine and decided to see if the virtual desktops landscape had changed much in the recent past. It's amazing that with all of the feature duplication between OS X, nix (esp…
HDMI Overscan Tweak For Wimpy Windows Font Display
I recently hooked up a Windows 7 box to my Dell ST2310 monitor and was surprised at just how horrid the fonts looked, especially since my MacBook Pro looks fantastic using both DVI and HDMI with the display. I even tried all the ClearType…