A MAC address or physical address is frequently needed when troubleshooting network or broadband connections. (MAC should be all caps because it is an acronym, standing for Media Access Control. If I were talking about an Apple computer, or a Macintosh, it would be proper to use 'Mac'.) Sometimes you might need to provide your MAC address to get onto somebody's wireless (if … [Read more...]
Microsoft Releasing Out Of Band Update to Address LNK Vulnerability Today
Microsoft will be releasing a Windows Update in a couple of hours to address a vulnerability that has been getting a growing amount of press and has also seen an increasing number of attempts to exploit the vulnerability. Announced late last Thursday evening, the Microsoft Security Response Center stated that the release would occur at 10 AM PDT today. We are releasing the … [Read more...]
GreenAnswers – Where To Ask Your Questions That Save the Environment
GreenAnswers is a Yahoo! Answers that specializes in environmental issues. As a social question and answer site, anybody can ask a question and then anybody can answer it. With a community specializing in Green topics, you'll be able to find knowledgeable, authoritative sources for whatever you're looking into while giving back to the community with your knowledge. … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: Make Ping ‘Ping!’
The Linux ping utility has an audible option (-a) that just seems to make a lot of sense from a system administration point of view. Ping is typically used to see if the machine your own is connected to the network or if another machine on the network is accessible. If you're working on a system with a network problem, you might be diving under a desk, working behind the … [Read more...]
Deploying Adobe CS5 Products Through Group Policy With The Adobe Application Manager
When the Adobe CS4 products came out, I spent a lot of time looking into how to deploy titles like Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Even using the CS4 Deployment Toolkit, nothing would allow me to create a .msi installer that would work with Group Policy, only for Microsoft Systems Management Server and Apple Remote Desktop. While I'm hoping to get my organization to invest in the … [Read more...]