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Windows Password Recovery Tools

Remember, these are “administrator utilities” not “hacker tools”. In my business, it pays to make the distinction. When people call me for help outside the office, the calls usually fall into a couple...

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Mac Malware

I told you Macs weren’t safe! Does anyone listen to me?  No.  Well, hardly ever. I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now that there are growing numbers of Mac malware attacks.  In fact, Apple Care, the...

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No More Mac Malware?

I hope so! And, by that I mean, I hope all that Mac Malware we heard about a couple weeks ago is gone. Now, I know several Mac fanboy blogs linked to the note I put up about the Mac malware some time...

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The Worst Kind of Cross-Platform Porting

Hackers are porting Linux viruses (virii ?) to OS X. Last week Monday, ZDNet reported that hackers have ported code for a trojan from Linux to Apple’s OS X.  For those of my readers who don’t know what...

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Free Installers

Let’s start the year slow. So, I’m sure a lot of you got new PCs or laptops, or upgraded your old ones, this holiday season.  Maybe it was a Christmas gift.  Maybe a Christmas gift to yourself.  Maybe...

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Essential Tools for System Admins

There are more free sysadmin tools for Windows than you can shake a memory stick at these days. But, here are a few of the better collections of them. First, from Infoworld, 15 “Essential” Open Source...

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Opensource Writing Tool

In honor of the first Friday of NaNoWriMo, I’m bringing you a free writing tool and not from my usual main site. This week, I’m originating my regular Friday Fun Post from JKHoffman.com, where I hope...

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Open Source Digital Darkroom Software

I would imagine by now the few regular readers of this blog have figured out that I love both photography and free software. I, personally, use Lightroom.  And, yes, I paid for it.  I’ve gotten used to...

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PogoPlug Multimedia Sharing Device

I love this device! Almost a year ago, I took a photography class from Syl Arena and he mentioned, in an off-hand comment, that he used a PogoPlug to access his files from home while on the road.  Now,...

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Weekend Plans

Guess who’s spending the weekend upgrading the company’s main server? Finally after dealing with an aging server for too long, we’re upgrading.  And, not a minute too soon, either.  I have the joy of...

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Systemometer

A screensaver that monitors your server. This may not seem like much of a “tool”, since it’s pretty passive, but when you have a server that’s getting old and failing, being able to quickly glance at...

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Altap Salamander

A file-manager that was originally forced on me, but which I’ve come to rely upon for my daily work. About ten years ago, I was hired by Oceaneering for a world-wide roll-out of an imaging and support...

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Keeping Windows XP Alive

First, let me say that I don’t endorse this as a way to avoid upgrading. Second, let me fully affirm that this is completely awesome!  And, as someone who maintains a Windows XP virtual machine to run...

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Tools for NaNoWriMo

I won’t be participating in NaNoWriMo this year, but if you are, here are some tools that might help those of you who are. First of all, for those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel...

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Free Network Mapping Tools

This may not be a post for my regular readers. So, I’ve been contracting for two weeks now and there’s a ton of work to do. For those of you who know me, and know how I tend to approach what I do, one...

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Aerial View

One more aerial view thing next week and I’ll have an actual theme for the month. Once upon a time, I used to watch a lot of the food and restaurant related reality television that seemed to run on the...

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Windows 10 Tips

My wife and I officially upgraded our laptops this month, which means we’re now running Windows 10. Personally, I like Windows 10. I think it’s got all the best features of Windows 7 with a minimal...

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Old School Newsletters

Not so old school that they’re printed, but, still, pretty old school. I’ve always been an email sort of guy. And, I pretty much hate the modern forums. I hate having to go to a web interface and deal...

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An OS Inside An OS

As you might have guessed from the title of this blog, I’m a geek. In fact, I’m actually a professional geek. Rumor has it, being a geek is cool now. I’ll get back to you on that. In any case, one of...

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WiFi Analyzer

Now, available for Windows! I’ve actually been using this particular program on an Android tablet for quite a long time. Come to think of it, I started out using it on a rooted Barnes and Noble nook...

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