The DLSG team has made massive improvements, in my opinion, since my original dialog was composed. I was contacted regarding an appointment for a time to upgrade. We scheduled a time at our combined convenience and I'm to receive an e-mail with a link so that I can download the setup file ahead of time. Also in this new versions, previous settings are automatically migrated … [Read more...]
Saved passwords in your browser, an interesting angle
Firefox can show your passwords unless you set a master password. Setting a master password then requires you to enter that password anytime any of your remembered passwords would be used. This is a convenience because it allows you to only have to remember one password, but it's still not as convenient as not setting a master password and then not having to enter a password … [Read more...]
Windows Passwords – rounded edges
Windows Password Blanker - Offline NT Password & Registry Editor There are plenty of legitimate reasons to need to be able to get into a machine with a local account that has a password set that you don't know. People either forget these passwords or if you inherit the machine, the login info isn't transferred. With the "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor," you can … [Read more...]
Group Policy Advanced Info
Post-class GPO knowledge: Make a console for your convenience from the Microsoft Management Console. Go to Start, Run... and enter mmc. Go to File, Add/Remove snap-ins. Click the 'Add...' button Browse the list (you might have to install the AdminPack.msi to get these snap-ins) and choose Active Directory Users and Computers, ADSI, Resultant Set of Policy, and anything … [Read more...]
BeyondExec – Another remote executing tool
In an instant where the PSExec tools don't work, another possibility for remote execution is to use BeyondExec across the network. Syntactically and conceptually very similar, BeyondExec is easy to become familiar with and worked without a problem on a .msi and .cab combo that PSExec couldn't successfully install across the … [Read more...]