APIs Used by SystemIdleCheck
In case anyone is curious, this is a list of APIs that are being used. Note that the event logging functionality is still in progress, but the API references are in place in the code.
Category Archives: Free Stuff
SystemIdleCheck Enteprise Overview
The enterprise version of SystemIdleCheck has been improved over the free version to provide flexibility and ease of management for Windows system administrators.
Deploying SystemIdleCheck via GPO
Some users of SystemIdleCheck (SIC) have been confused as to how to deploy the program in large, complex environments, so I’ve put together this guide which details how to deploy the program through Group Policy Objects (GPO). Overview If you manage an Active Directory domain, there are several ways to deploy SIC: In my opinion, the easiest, most reliable, and… Read More »
CSS Template: Back To Basics
I was cruising through some old backups, doing some house cleaning, and I found a trove of old templates that fooled around with, way back in 2002. I thought I’d dust some of them off, and update them a bit. Yes, I have backups going back that far. There some stuff in there going back as far as… Read More »
Columbia SE
Columbia does one thing: ping hosts. It does it well, and the bonus is that you can ping groups of hosts all at once.
System Uptime Utility
This is a simple but useful command line utility for determining the uptime of the local computer.
Logoff User After Idle
Recently, there was a request for our team to implement a new security requirement for workstations. Specifically, If a user remains logged in, but is idle for a specific period of time, that user should be logged out. After consulting the interwebs for a few minutes, all I could find were hacky solutions using vbscript, PowerShell, task scheduler,… Read More »
Companion Service for Malicious IP Checker
Now that I’ve gathered a good-sized database of malicious IP addresses, I thought I would dust off my keyboard and build a service for checking IP addresses for “badness”.
Code Library with Auto Add Feature
Way back in the days of yore, about thirteen years ago, I decided I needed a central repository for all my random bits of code. Not having the dollars at the time, I decided to build my own code repository.
CSS Template: Pend Oreille
The inspiration for this fully W3C compliant “XHTML 1.1 strict” template was Pend Oreille county in eastern Washington State. The clean, uncluttered look of this design would make an appealing online presence for a business or even a blog.