Posts Tagged Windows
How to script a change to a static IP address or DHCP IP address in Windows using a batch file
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on May 2, 2012
More and more I find myself needing to temporarily set static IPs on my laptop to access equipment for configuration or management, and changing IP addressing in Windows is easy enough, but I often either forget the settings I need or need to switch back and forth quickly and it becomes veryb time-consuming or tedious. [...]
OpenVPN Connection to Synology NAS on Windows 7
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on April 27, 2012
Initially I had some trouble getting this to work, but figured this out and figured I would pass it on. This guide assumes you are attempting to set up a VPN tunnel to your Synology NAS over WAN using OpenVPN. While a PPTP VPN connection is much easier to set up and doesn’t require third-party [...]
How to delete all Windows Event logs at once
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on April 23, 2012
When troubleshooting Windows it’s often very helpful to start with clean log files. This shows you what’s happening with a system in the moment and you don’t waste time digging through log files and waiting for them to load. To clear all Windows events from the logs, simply open an administrator-level command prompt and enter: [...]
Migrating password data from LastPass to 1Password
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on April 9, 2012
This explains a fairly simple way to migrate your LastPass data to 1Password using Windows. First, open your LastPass vault by going to https://lastpass.com and logging in. Next, under the Actions column on the left, click Export. For the next part, you’ll have to save the decrypted data to a CSV file. I was using [...]
Solving Spiceworks “Test Failed: Check account, password, or WMI configuration” in Windows 7
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on January 3, 2012
If you’re setting up Spiceworks and are having an issue authenticating to a remote Windows 7 system, this may be the solution you’re looking for. This will help you solve this issue in 3 steps: Step 1: Create a local user with admin rights and a password This is needed if you’re not using the [...]
Set up an encrypted VPN using DD-WRT
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 13, 2011
DD-WRT is feature-rich alternative firmware for a large number of home router models. It adds a wonderful array of new features, VPN being one of them. This walkthrough will show you how to quickly and easily configure a PPTP VPN server on your DD-WRT-powered router, so you can connect to your home network from afar, [...]
How to enable BitLocker TPM+PIN after encrypting hard drive
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 8, 2011
BitLocker by itself is great drive encryption, but unfortunately it has some shortcomings in its default configuration. Namely, there’s no safeguard at boot time preventing the drive from being accessed. If your computer is stolen or physically compromised, the drive is ready and willing to give access to your data. Fortunately BitLocker supports a PIN [...]
Does the number of downloads of an app or software reflect on its quality?
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 7, 2011
We’ve all seen apps which tout their usefulness, relevance, or popularity by their number of downloads, but does it really mean anything? “Number of downloads” means exactly that — the number of people that have downloaded your app — it doesn’t even attempt to represent the number of people who found it useful or continue [...]
How to create a multi-page PDF from multiple image files using OpenOffice
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 6, 2011
I ran into a scan a document to send it via email. PDF format would have been preferable, but Windows Scan and Fax wouldn’t export as a PDF. Fortunately OpenOffice is quite capable of converting a multi-page document to a PDF, and does it quite easily. I had already scanned my documents, so I wanted something [...]
Why Carrier IQ is doomed
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on December 1, 2011
“Carrier IQ: How the Widespread Rootkit Can Track Everything on Your Phone, and How to Remove It” — That was the title of one of LifeHacker’s posts this Wednesday, which is just one of countless articles on the now-controversial carrier metric-gathering tool Carrier IQ that some are calling “rootkit” and “spyware.” ” … a hidden application [...]
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