Stumbled across a great overview of dumb ideas in computer security, written by Marcus Ranum. I totally agree with the conclusions, and believe following those guidelines are the way to get more secure. Programs and services written with security in mind is sadly not the rule, rather the exception....
By now we all know the importance of backups. Data gets lost, and often in other ways than you might have thought of beforehand. For an interesting and funny (is that possible?!?) way to look at the art of taking backups, stop by The Tao Of Backups and ISC Handler's diary 2005-09-24!
BTW, I'm...
... are very tied together in AD domains. When troubleshooting some DNS issues on a Windows network yesterday, I found Microsoft's AD+DNS troubleshooting guide very helpful!
This WindowsITPro article also explains some of the DNS-related issues one might encounter in a Windows domain.
Found a very helpful and informative Microsoft KB article on domain security settings, with detailed info on each setting, what happens if enabling it, and compatibility problems that may occur. For example, it recommends setting "Network security: Lan Manager authentication level" to NTLMv2, because...
I really recommend reading Ten Windows Password Myths by Mark Burnett. He debunks several common password myths, like "Myth #8: Passwords Cannot Include Spaces".
Here's an excerpt:Ultimately the goal is to get users to choose better passwords. However, it is not always clear how to achieve that...
How often do you supply a password you've already used somewhere else, when asked for a password in a signup-form? Or resorted to an easy-to-remember word probably found in any dictionary? Well, if you want to protect your account better, use this random password generator the next time you change...
CVS (Concurrent Versions System) has a rather bad reputation these days, but for projects with basic requirements it really does the job without too much of a hassle. OK, I know renaming and moving files means losing the revision history for those files. But apart from that it does what it promises;...
Lots of new Google based services have popped up lately, like the new Google Reader. It's a webbased RSS feed reader, and I find the user interface quite appealing and innovative (the Lens). For a fun way of transforming images, search for a common phrase, like PC, on Toogle! How do they do that?...
Hello World! Just had to do that :) Welcome to my techie blog, where I'll share useful info and thoughts related to my favourite type of job: the job where I get to tinker with computers! BTW, take a look at www.freedom-to-tinker.com!
The latest service pack for Windows Small Business Server 2003 has proved hard to install successfully. The update actually consists of five separate service packs, and the order of installation is important. Take a look at these installation instructions before installing SP1 to avoid all those irritating...