Computer Hackers: A Threat to Computer Security
A computer itself does not create threats to its own security, but it is the people that develop these threats to make easy money.
Generating Random Passwords
Once again, someone has decided to sell some knowledge. Nothing burns me up more than someone trying to make a quick buck off something so simple as generating a random password.
How to Get the IP Address of Website Visitors
Now, now. I know most of you are pretty seasoned veterans of technology, and some of you are even top-notch developers. Would you believe someone out there is selling this, though? Yes, I know. On a particular forum for webmasters and SEO-type folks that I frequent, I saw a marketplace post for a script for sale. The script… Read More »
Killing Disconnected Terminal Server Sessions from the Command Line
Terminal Services (or Remote Desktop if you prefer) is a good thing. It allows you to remotely connect to a server to manage it.
Strip Non-Numeric Characters in ASP/VBScript
I have been asked for this little snippet of code by several users, so here it is. It does something that sounds really simple, but “classic” development languages from Microsoft don’t seem to have a built in function for it. Let’s say that you are righting some sort of application that requires certain fields to contain numbers only.… Read More »
How Not to Design an HTML Form
Remember, not everyone uses a mouse. There are tons of us out here that are more effective when using the keyboard. When building an input form on a web page you have to keep things like accessibility and semantics in mind.
Network Protocols
A network protocol is a set of rules for communicating between computers. Protocols govern format, timing, sequencing, and error control. Without these rules, the computer cannot make sense of the stream of incoming bits. But there is more than just basic communication.
ESX Management Agents Restart, Command Line Style
From time to time, it may be necessary to restart the management agents on an ESXi server. The process is very straightforward and is non-intrusive to the functioning of the virtual machines hosted there.
What Annoys Me About Trade Shows
Recently, I had the good fortune to attend HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. Overall, it was a really good show, at which I learned some really cool new things about HP, as well as new ways of performing the routine stuff.
Why would you pay $12.95 per month for free information ?
There are sites out there that charge folks for answers. Yup hard to believe, right? This is incredible to me, since most of the information they provide is free, if you simple use your favorite search engine to find the answer.