Spencer Ruport of netortech.com modified my FTP ban script into one that stops dictionary attacks. And he chooses not to ban via the problematic IIS way but instead creating a bad route for the offending IP address. Pretty darn ingenius.

Set objFTPSVC = GetObject("IIS://localhost/MSFTPSVC") Set objFSO = …

Near as I can figure, AD automatically sets each DC to sync time with the master DC. In order to make sure the master DC has the proper time and is set to be an available & reliable time source, run the following commands:NET TIME /SETSNTP:time.windows.com NET STOP W32TIME NET START W32TIME W32TM /config …

While researching a possible '08 presidential candidate, Mark Warner at OnTheIssues.net, I saw he supported something called "Tek.Xam - a standard test for technology employment." I wondered what this was so I searched and found tekxam.com. I laughed a little as I clicked through each of the …

I just wanted to remember this URL, you may find it useful, too: Aptana Studio. (It's still nice and relevant 6 years later in 2012)

I'm on my second Macbook. My first one was fast and beautiful but it had that annoying moo and randomly shut down on a regular basis. For reasons unknown, an AppleCare rep told me on my 5th call that my laptop was DOA and could be exchanged for a new one. It was well past my 14-day exchange limit and I found it so hard …

I'll have a more complete list later, but here is the order the network admins at work have figured out works best when using the Active Directory Migration tool to migrate from NT 4 to Server 2003 (be sure to check the rest of the blog for other scripts which are necessary when using ADMT):

1. User with SID (/Groups …

For years I've used Windows Server 2003 and for years, I've been missing some of my favorite features from Windows Powertoys. The Image Resizer Powertoy is definitely one that came in really handy when I used XP. Unfortunately, anytime I tried to run it under 2k3, I would receive the message

The powertoys require …

When adding a trusted domain or migrating computers to a new domain, the login prompt often defaults to the old domain or the name of the workstation. This can cause confusion for users who are often confused about computers by default ;)

In order to make their lives easier, you can set their default login domain by …

In order for Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to install its Agent on a newly migrated computer, the user running the ADMT tool must have local Administrator access. Otherwise, the error log shows something similar to the following:

WRN1:7290 Processor architecture for machine \NT4MACHINE is unknown, Error …

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Function fSortArray(aSortThisArray) Set oArrayList = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList" ) For iElement = 0 To UBound(aSortThisArray) oArrayList.Add aSortThisArray(iElement) Next oArrayList.Sort set fSortArray = …