Fake Mail Server SSL Update Email Message
Posted by Mel on 2009/10/20
http://blogs.appliedconsultancy.com/reload/?m=20091012
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=174aeb93b8d642c2cddfd9c50b0015c9
Threat characteristics of ZBot – a banking trojan that disables firewall, steals sensitive financial data (credit card numbers, online banking login details), makes screen snapshots, downloads additional components, and provides a hacker with the remote access to the compromised system.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=19190
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Microsoft Outlook Data Files
Posted by Mel on 2009/10/05
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Windows Terminal Services Printing
Posted by Mel on 2009/10/05
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Bootable USB Drive
Posted by Mel on 2009/10/02
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Software for students
Posted by Mel on 2009/09/23
and their immediate family!
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Lisbon
Posted by Mel on 2009/09/18
No. We said it already so let’s say it again…No.
No no no no no!
Yes side using economic fears – SF – The Irish Times – Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Please ignore the fact that it’s Sinn Fein just for this issue!
Four reasons for a No, and four more not to vote Yes – The Irish Times – Fri, Sep 18, 2009
The Yes-sirs perpetrate the calumny that the EU would meet another Irish No with economic revenge. Of course some angry EUrocrats may try to block goodies from Ireland’s maw. But the EU is not those Brusselarians – it’s the 500 million citizens, and of these we know the French, Dutch, British and Germans would reject Lisbon if given the chance, so a mass plot against Ireland is inconceivable.
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Backup
Posted by Mel on 2009/08/25
Must play with these:
Backup Maker Offers Dead Simple Backup Creation – Backup – Lifehacker
AceBackup Offers Local, Remote, and Secure File Backup – Backup utilities – Lifehacker
Insure Your Data with Personal Backup – Windows – Lifehacker
NasBackup Makes Incremental Backups Easy – Backup utilities – Lifehacker
Five Best Windows Backup Tools – Hive Five – Lifehacker
Geek to Live: Automatically back up your hard drive – Automation – Lifehacker
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Optimising Virtual Machines
Posted by Mel on 2009/04/30
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Diskpart
Posted by Mel on 2009/04/03
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Antivirus Exclusions on Servers
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/26
Overview of Exchange Server 2003 and antivirus software
FAQs – What exclusions should I use for Antivirus…
NOD32 Best Practice installation – [H]ard|Forum
Improving Performance – AntiVirus Exclusions on Virtual Server
Virtual PC Guy’s WebLog : Antivirus and Hyper-V (or: Why can’t I start my virtual machine?)
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Computer Deployment with ImageX
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/25
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Network Diagrams
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
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Virtualization, Virtualisation, Whatever!
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
Using Virtual PC as a Test and Learning Platform
Recipes for working with Microsoft Virtual PC – Be Logical – writings by Johan Hedberg
Best practices for Virtual Server
Code, Code, Code Everywhere: Move VirtualPC Base & Differencing Disks
HOWTO: Use Virtual PC’s Differencing Disks to your Advantage
HOWTO: Squeeze Every Last Drop of Performance Out of Your Virtual PCs
Creating a Custom and Quiet Virtualization Rig with Microsoft’s Hyper-V
20 things you should know about virtualization, from TechRepublic – Downloads – TechRepublic
TechHead – VMware, Virtualization, HP & Microsoft Related IT Blog
Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between
Virtual PC Guy’s WebLog : Securely configuring virtual machines
Use Microsoft’s Virtual PC to Test Software Before Deploying It
Review of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 | Install create guest operating system
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Sysprep, XP and Vista Rollout Links
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
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Security Sites
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
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Vista Network Issues
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
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XP SP3 Sysprep Changes
Posted by Mel on 2009/03/20
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Just Spent Half My Life As An Adult
Posted by Mel on 2008/11/11
So why don’t i feel more mature?
Happy Birthday to me!
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Online free file storage sites to test for business use
Posted by Mel on 2008/10/22
Xdrive Just realised that this is part of AOL!
Information on other options options can be found at:
The Smorgasbord | Free Online Storage Review
28 Free File Storage Hosting Websites – Something you need to Bookmark!
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Public NTP Time Server
Posted by Mel on 2008/09/18
0.ie.pool.ntp.org
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Metallica Death Magnetic
Posted by Mel on 2008/09/15
GET IT NOW!
It’s been 20 years since Metallica last released an album this good, “…And Justice For All” for those of you who have to think back! Things were never the same…until now!
“Metallica” (aka The Black Album) was good (not great) but feels like it was designed to bring about commercial success. “Load” and “ReLoad” were OK with some good songs, some forgettable, and “St. Anger” was complete and utter shite! There is only one song on that album that I would listen to again, “Sweet Amber”. “St. Anger” might have served as a necessary group therapy/crisis meeting but should never have been released. Ever! Never ever!
Now that Bob (Pop Music) Rock has finally and thankfully been ditched, in favour of the producer they maybe should always have used, Rick Rubin, it’s back to what they do best. Metallica finally sounds like Metallica again.
“Death Magnetic” is the spiritual successor to “…And Justice For All” and long may they continue if all future releases are as good as this.
I spent the whole day painting yesterday and had the album on repeat and there was not one song that I tired of listening to…all day long…not one! Even the instrumental! Yes the instrumentals are back too. Like I said, they are back to doing what they do best!
GET IT NOW!
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Glad I’m not the only one who won’t touch Vista
Posted by Mel on 2008/06/25
I’ve been using Vista Ultimate Edition on my work laptop for the past few months even though I disliked it even back then. The only reason it is still on the laptop is that I don’t have the time to wipe and reinstall the laptop with XP Pro. Hopefully that day will come soon.
I really tried to get to like Vista. I thought that if I became more familiar with it I might get a change of heart and grow to accept it. I now know that will never happen. In fact I’ve come to the completely hate Vista with a passion. I can’t pick certain features that I individually hate about Vista, it’s the OS as a whole that I detest. Windows ME 2?
According to a leaked internal memo, Intel are never going to use Vista. See the article on the Inquirer here (Via).
Nice to know I’m in good company!
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Default Password List
Posted by Mel on 2008/03/20
http://www.phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html (Via)
This list should come in handy at some point for anyone working in IT. I’d be surprised if it didn’t. It has already helped me out big time!
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Links for 2008-02-14
Posted by Mel on 2008/02/14
Happy Valentines Day…and all the commercial crap that goes with it! Romance my arse, it’s a rip-off!
Anyway, here’s a nice romantic letter to warm the cockles of Intels heart:
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Use Gmail to filter spam from ISP email
Posted by Mel on 2008/01/16
I was advised to do this in the past by Donncha but never got around to doing it. Must do it soon to see if I can make do without POPFile on my PC.
How to eliminate all spam mail for free | Life in Student Ministry (Via)
Here’s a pre-defined Google search to find more info on this.
Some other links which may be useful:
Gmail Help – Configuring other mail clients
How to Access Gmail with Mozilla Thunderbird – About Email
Update
Works a charm! I have Gmail getting my email from my ISP, Eircon (misspelling intentional!), filtering the spam, and then Thunderbird is collecting what is left after all the multitudes of spam has been removed. I am not sending my outgoing email through Gmail SMTP server though as the “From” field on emails sent through Gmail contains “????????@gmail.com on behalf of ????????@eircom.net”, so still sending outgoing email through the Smart Telecom SMTP server. Not one spam message has got through yet!
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Links for 01-Oct-2007
Posted by Mel on 2007/10/01
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