Earlier this week, Adobe pushed out four security bulletins. While each bulletin warned of critical vulnerabilities existing in the software packages of Adobe Shockwave Player, Photoshop CS5.5, Illustrator CS5.5, and Flash Professional CS5.5, only the Adobe Shockwave Player received a patch to resolve the issues. The other programs, however, only recommend taking the path of a … [Read more...]
Use open-source Piwik in place of Google Analytics
If you want analytics details on your website visitors, Google Analytics is the popular choice. It's simple to sign-up, setup, and start tracking your visitors' details. However, if you have concerns about what happens with that data or qualms about handing that information over to one of the largest advertising companies, it's not for you. One possible alternative to use is … [Read more...]
Adobe Flash Player receives security update today
Adobe has published a security bulletin regarding today's update to Adobe Flash Player. The exploit is reportedly being used in the wild, targeting Flash Player in Internet Explorer on Windows. The attack comes through a malicious file attached to an email. … [Read more...]
Rapid Environment Editor provides a GUI to system and user variables
Accessing system variables through the command line can be tedious and frustrating. I will occasionally use them when writing scripts and having easy access to variable names and their values would greatly simplify that task. To the rescue comes RapidEE or Rapid Environment Editor. … [Read more...]
Use RDCMan to simplify multiple remote desktop connections
Microsoft provides a tool called Remote Desktop Connection Manager that greatly assists those that need to regularly connect to multiple computers. RDCMan manages multiple remote desktop connections. It is useful for managing server labs where you need regular access to each machine such as automated checkin systems and data centers. It is similar to the built-in MMC Remote … [Read more...]