DickBlog - Not much original comment, but lots of great resources - Windows

Using VM to Migrate Computers

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:43:00 +0100

Charlie Arehart has a good posting on VM for migrating between machines.

Self-signing your secure certificate - SSL for free

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:54:00 +0100

Here's how to do it or, for IIS6, you can get Microsoft to do the work with their SelfSSL tool from the IIS Resource Kit. Barney has a posting on an issue with Apache and OSX.

Windows Password Cracker

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:00:00 +0100

Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a GTK+ Graphical User Interface and runs on Windows, Mac OS X (Intel CPU) as well as on Linux.

Howto Break Into Any Windows Box

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 08:49:00 +0100

Rob Rohan has the lowdown!

Multiple IIS Sites on XP Pro

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:04:00 +0100

Windows XP Professional is only able to run one website at a time. If you’re developing in a multisite environment it is practically impossible when one site depends on another. Using Multisite you can extend IIS to run as many websites as you need.

Multisite is an ISAPI filter that intercepts requests then looks at the host header and redirects the request to the appropriate place on your on your filesystem. Oh, and the filter is FREE!

Get MS Access db Info

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:06:00 +0100

Getting DB Meta Data From Access

Mult-Homing on Non-Server IIS

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:04:00 +0100

Running multiple web sites at once on non-server editions of IIS

Map Drive to Local Folder

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:34:00 +0100

Try this from DOS...

subst W: "C:\Documents and Settings\tes folder\"

and...

subst W: /D

...to drop it!

Adsense Notifier

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:35:00 +0100

Here's a new extension to add an Google Adsense earnings function. There a Windows version which displays in the System Tray.

Here also are some AdSense Optimization Tips.

The file is in use by another program or user

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:08:00 +0100

Ever get that Windows message? Or "Cannot delete file: Access is denied", or " There has been a sharing violation ", well try Unlocker, it's free!

Dead Pixels Test

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:05:00 +0100

Need a test to see if that LCD screen is kaput? Try the Dead Pixels Test.

Windows 2003 Load Balancing and ColdFusion

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:17:00 +0100

John Beynon has blogged some useful notes in load balancing w2k3 with ColdFusion.

Log Parser

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:41:00 +0100

"Log Parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows® operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory®. You tell Log Parser what information you need and how you want it processed. The results of your query can be custom-formatted in text based output, or they can be persisted to more specialty targets like SQL, SYSLOG, or a chart. Most software is designed to accomplish a limited number of specific tasks. Log Parser is different... the number of ways it can be used is limited only by the needs and imagination of the user. The world is your database with Log Parser."

Service Snapshot Manager

Tue, 31 May 2005 16:47:00 +0100

"Service Snapshot Manager allows you to create "Snapshots" of windows services and switch between the "Snapshots" using a tiny tray app."

Here's another one called System Manager.

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:14:00 +0100

"The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools can help you administer, secure, and manage IIS. Use them to query log files, deploy SSL certificates, employ custom site authentication, verify permissions, troubleshoot problems, migrate your server, run stress tests, and more."