Saturday, September 30, 2006

Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe)

Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe): "Darik's Boot and Nuke"

Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

aMSN Messenger

Alvaro's Messenger

"A very nice MSN compatible messenger application, aMSN Messenger is a multiplatform MSN messenger clone. Works pretty much like its Windows based counterpart. Perfect for keeping in touch with those friends who have not yet seen the light. Works on linux."

Saturday, July 29, 2006

OpenDNS

OpenDNS | Providing A Safer And Faster DNS

Ars Technica Article: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060719-7303.html

OpenDNS makes the Internet experience safer, faster and smarter for you and everyone using your network.

Benefits of OpenDNS:
  1. Safer
  2. Faster
  3. Smarter
  4. No software to install
  5. Free

Friday, April 28, 2006

Google SketchUp

SketchUp - Home: "Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies."

Monday, April 17, 2006

HyperCam

HyperCam - Video Recording

"HyperCam captures the action from your Windows screen and saves it to AVI movie file. Sound from your system microphone is also recorded . . . . for creating regular software presentations, tutorial, demos etc. . . . HyperCam supports text annotations, sound, and screen notes (great for creating automated software demos and software training!). You can also select Frame rate and compression quality prior to recording your movie."

Saturday, April 08, 2006

SBS Migration

SBS Migration - Useful for moving Small Business Server to new hardware?

"Swing It!! Kit is the solution to upgrades and migration scenarios for SBS and Windows based domains. It's a package of extensive project documentation, tools, and support to ensure your next migration is a breeze to put online. Work offline, take days or weeks if you want, then just slide a new server into place with the same Exchange Information Store."

Friday, April 07, 2006

pool.ntp.org: the internet cluster of ntp servers

pool.ntp.org: the internet cluster of ntp servers: "The pool.ntp.org project is a big virtual cluster of timeservers striving to provide reliable easy to use NTP service for millions of clients without putting a strain on the big popular timeservers." The Canadian Pool is ca.pool.ntp.org.

The Official SBS Blog : OWA Admin Tool

The Official SBS Blog : OWA Admin Tool: "OWA Admin Tool"

A GUI tool from Microsoft to help customize Outlook Web Access.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Splunk > Splunk Base

Splunk Base

"A global wiki that will offer IT pros a free-of-charge venue to exchange troubleshooting information, tools and fixes. Splunk is promising that the wiki is completely vendor neutral, and can be compared to Wikipedia, the online open encyclopedia that is regulated and updated by the community-at-large."