This article is part # 4 in this series of penetration and security testing of a corporate network. Previously I talked about some dirty tactics which penetration testers might have to use. I also started this series by talking in general about Penetration and security testing and also some important computer security keywords and terminologies.
In [...]
If you are one of those poeple using a Digital camera to capture pictures, when you import your pictures to your computer, chances are that you have a wierd naming scheme such as DSC001021 something etc. Using this tip, you would be able to rename many pictures all at once.
1. Open the folder where you [...]
By default, Windows Vista can be installed, used and run without any license, product key or the need of activation for 30 days grace period, for purpose of trial or evaluation. Although Microsoft initially stressed that users should purchase a license with valid product key before the trial period expires, or else Windows Vista will [...]
February 17, 2007 – 9:30 pm
I recently lost my Cell phone while travelling abroad. Fortunately for me, I had an brand new cell phone which I got from T-Mobile for free when I renewed my contract with them, a Nokia 6010 hanging around. In most countries, there are pre-paid options for phones where you pay a provider some cash and you [...]
February 1, 2007 – 1:33 pm
Alex over at SkunkLabs profiles an interesting web startup called Senduit.
SendUit seems to be pretty good for sharing files where they have a max restriction of 100MB. The files you upload also expire with time limits ranging from 30 minutes to 1 week.
It took me around 10 seconds to upload a 1MB file. So file [...]
January 25, 2007 – 7:45 pm
Wordpress.com recently released the latest and greatest version of WordPress v 2.1. The much maligned Rich Text Editor in Wordpress has been significantly upgraded with an easy tab option which allows you to switch between a Visual mode and a much more comfortable Code mode.Wordpress uses TinyMCE for text input.
Now, say you switched over to [...]
January 25, 2007 – 6:37 pm
The Show Desktop Icon is not a standard program shortcut but a Windows explorer command file written in plain text.If you have accidently deleted the Show Desktop Icons, here are the steps involved to recreate it:Step 1: Open a new notepad file and type the following text:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Step 2: Save this file as “Show Desktop.scf” and [...]
October 10, 2006 – 6:07 pm
All of us have experienced the tremendous pains of spam. Who can remember the glory days of Hotmail 2MB storage where 85% of the inbox was filled with spam. While this plague is going to exist for some more time, here are a few tips we can take to overcome this issue and prevent spam [...]