Network Notepad creates quick diagrams and flow charts

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by Lee Mathews Oct 31st 2008 at 10:00AM

While network planning and design isn’t usually part of my job, I do sometimes need to put together a quick sketch of a client’s systems to help me oragnize a plan of attack.

Network Notepad is exactly what I was looking for – a small, free app that lets me lay out network devices, servers, printers, and workstations quickly and easily. It’s a great tool for documenting sites in case another tech has to attend to a call in my absence. Once you’ve set IP addresses, you’re able to use the F1-F6 keys as hotkeys to ping, surf, or telnet to a device.

Don’t be fooled by the Notepad in the name, though. This app is full-featured enough to tackle complicated networks. Be sure to download the Cisco-created object libraries and hub/switch pack, as they provide several icons that aren’t included in the default set.

There’s even a flow chart icon pack which turns Notepad into a kind of poor man’s Visio (if you’re looking for a Visio clone, try the open source Dia). You can’t argue with the price, and the feature set is impressive for such a small download.

Tags: diagram, diagramming, flow chart, flowchart, networking

All the week’s news and views about Security, 04/16/09

All the week’s news and views about Security, 04/16/09

Botnets: Reasons It’s Getting Harder to Find and Fight Them
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The perpetual proliferation of botnets is hardly surprising when
one considers just how easy it is for the bad guys to hijack
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E-mail Ellen mailto:emessmer@nww.com .

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Google Apps: February 2009 Newsletter

February 2009 Newsletter

Email, calendar and collaboration tools for your business

Table of Contents: Product Updates How are other customers using Apps? Tip for your users! Beyond Apps Hello Google Apps admins! Here is your monthly dose of Google Apps news and updates. We hope you enjoy it and pass on the word to your users. As always, we’d love to know what you would like to see in upcoming newsletters and welcome you to submit your feedback here.

What’s New Offline access for Gmail and Calendar Google Sync for your contacts and calender events New Google Earth with Ocean Additional Resources Google Apps Homepage Provide Feedback

Product Updates:

Offline access is now available for both Gmail and Calendar

We are happy to announce that within the past couple of weeks, we have rolled out offline access in Gmail Labs and read-only offline access as an option in Calendar for Google Apps customers. When you enable offline access for Gmail, it will load in your browser even when you don’t have an Internet connection. You can read messages, star, label and archive them, compose new mail and more. Messages ready to be sent will wait in your Outbox until you’re online again. Remember, we’re still working out kinks, which means you might see some issues that aren’t completely ironed out. But this is a major step along the way.

Now that you have offline access for Gmail all figured out with no or unreliable internet connection, you will also be able to see your events in Google Calendar from wherever you are. Offline Calendar will let you view your existing schedule and events, but not edit them, so you don’t have to print out calendars the night before a trip. Users of Google Apps Standard Edition can get started on these steps immediately.

For Premier and Education Edition, domain admins will have to enable Gmail Labs for offline access to Gmail before users can start taking advantage of it. For Calendar, domain administrators will first have to check the box next to ‘Turn on new features’ in the ‘Domain Settings’ page of the Google Apps control panel before their users can enable this option. This offline feature uses Gears, an open source browser extension that adds offline functionality directly to the browser.

Sync up your contacts and calendar events with Google Sync:

Google Sync is now available for users with iPhones or Windows Mobile devices. With Google Sync, whether users make changes to calendar events and contacts from their browsers or mobile devices, changes will be reflected in both places automatically, within minutes. And because Google Sync ties directly into devices’ pre-installed calendar and contacts applications, employees don’t need to learn a new interface.

To get started, Google Sync must be enabled for your domain from the Google Apps control panel. Then, employees will be able to configure Google Sync from their devices. The instructions for each type of phone are different, so check out our help center for device specific information.

Before getting started with this beta release, please take a minute to review some syncing limitations we’re aware of with the iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. Also, keep in mind that Google Sync will replace all existing contacts and calendar information on your phone, so make sure to back up any important data before you get started..

Google Sync is also available for users with Blackberry devices and phones that support SyncML. For more information, visit m.google.com/sync.

A new layer for data access security for Google Apps:

In addition to existing capabilities such as SSL options and single sign-on capabilities to help keep your information safe, we’re adding a new layer of security: the ability for administrators to set password length requirements and view password strength indicators to identify sufficiently long passwords that may still not be strong enough. What’s more, because the Google Account authentication system continuously sees new variations of password attacks from around the world, we can assess password strength in real-time and help administrators spot passwords that were relatively secure in the past that are more vulnerable to the latest patterns of attacks.

Premier and Education Edition administrators can access these features from the administrative control panel under ‘Advanced Tools’ > ‘Advanced Password Settings’.

Google Apps Authorized Reseller program is now open:

While Google Apps is easy to use and many businesses will continue to come to us directly online or through our Enterprise team, many appreciate the services provided by local firms who are intimately familiar with their particular needs. We’re looking forward to working with a broad range of partners, from VARs and IT consultants to professional services firms and global systems integrators, to ISPs and other SaaS providers. With over 1 million businesses and 10+ million active users in more than 100 countries, Google Apps adoption is set to accelerate even further in 2009. This provides partners with a great opportunity to expand their expertise into cloud computing while building profitable new businesses.

To learn more about the reseller program, please visit www.google.com/apps/resellers.

Get product update alerts by email:

If you’d like to be notified about product updates right as they happen, you can get alerts by email. To subscribe, visit http://www.google.com/apps/admin-updates.

How are other customers using Apps?

We recently uploaded a video tour of a corporate intranet built by one of our customers using Google Sites. Google Sites is an easy way to collaborate and publish web sites without any technical knowledge. It’s another way to help you get the most out of Google Apps — and save money at the same time. Watch the video to learn more about Google Sites.

Tips for your users!

Sending from multiple addresses in one account

If you have multiple email accounts, you can choose to send messages from your Google Apps email account using another address. For instance, if you own user@example.com and user2@example.com, you can send mail from either account. You can send messages using other addresses, too. This is called the custom ‘From:’ feature.

Keep in mind that this feature doesn’t configure your inbox to receive messages from another account. If you’d like to receive messages from another account, you’ll need to set up auto-fowarding in the other account. If you haven’t customized the ‘From:’ field in your account yet, check out http://google.com/support/a/users/bin/answer.py?answer=22370 for instructions.

Note: To send this tip to all users at your domain, forward this message to a domain-wide email list. If you haven’t yet created a domain-wide email list, visit the User Accounts section of the control panel. Click ‘create email list,’ enter a name for the list, and then click ‘Add everyone in my domain.’

Beyond Apps

Dive into the new Google Earth

Google Earth’s latest release includes new features Ocean, Historical Imagery, and Touring! Google Earth Pro allows professionals to visualize and share geospatial data and make better location related decisions. Layer your company’s data on top of Google Earth imagery with Google Earth Pro’s data import feature. Share additional context about areas of interest by adding HTML and javascript to placemarks. Make videos with Google’s new oceanic & historical imagery for use in presentations or on your website.

To learn more about Google Earth Pro, please contact us at ge_sales@google.com.

 

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BIOS / CMOS Tools

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MultiMedia Tools

Picture Viewer 1.94 Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes. QuickView Pro 2.58 movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx. MpxPlay 1.56 a small Music Player for dos

Password Tools

Active Password Changer 3.0.420 To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS) Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password. Registry Reanimator 1.02 Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP NTPWD utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password. Registry Viewer 4.2 Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP ATAPWD 1.2 Hard Disk Password Utility

NTFS (FileSystems) Tools

NTFS Dos Pro 5.0 To access ntfs partitions from Dos NTFS 4 Dos 1.9 To access ntfs partitions from Dos Paragon Mount Everything 3.0 To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos NTFS Dos 3.02 To access ntfs partitions from Dos EditBINI 1.01 to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition

Dos File Managers

Volkov Commander 4.99 Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander) Dos Command Center 5.1 Classic dos-based file manager. File Wizard 1.35 a file manager – colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc. File Maven 3.5 an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable FastLynx 2.0 Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability LapLink 5.0 the smart way to transfer files and directories between PCs. Dos Navigator 6.4.0 Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features. Mini Windows 98 Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, Added 7-Zip which supports .7z .zip .cab .rar .arj .gzip, .bzip2 .z .tar .cpio .rpm and .deb Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc…

Other Tools

Ghost Walker 2003.793 utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP DosCDroast beta 2 Dos CD Burning Tools Universal TCP/IP Network 6.2 MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based network, it contains 91 different network card drivers

Dos Tools

USB CD-Rom Driver 1 Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive Universal USB Driver 2 Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage ASUSTeK USB Driver 3 ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00 SCSI Support SCSI Drivers for Dos SATA Support SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos 1394 Firewire Support 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos Interlnk support at COM1 To access another computer from COM port Interlnk support at LPT1 To access another computer from LPT port and too many great dos tools very good collection of dos utilities extract.exe pkzip.exe pkunzip.exe unrar.exe rar.exe ace.exe lha.exe gzip.exe uharcd.exe mouse.com attrib.com deltree.exe xcopy.exe diskcopy.com imgExtrc.exe undelete.com edit.com fdisk.exe fdisk2.exe fdisk3.exe lf.exe delpart.exe wipe.com zap.com format.com move.exe more.com find.exe hex.exe debug.exe split.exe mem.exe mi.com sys.com smartdrv.exe xmsdsk.exe killer.exe share.exe scandisk.exe scanreg.exe guest.exe doskey.exe duse.exe biosdtct.exe setver.exe intersvr.exe interlnk.exe loadlin.exe lfndos.exe doslfn.com

Windows Tools

SpaceMonger 1.4 keeping track of the free space on your computer WinDirStat 1.1.2.80 a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows. Drive Temperature 1.0 Hard Disk Drive temperature meter Disk Speed1.0 Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool MemTest 1.0 a Memory Testing Tool S&M Stress Test 1.9.1 cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages PageDfrg 2.32 System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a a Small File Split-Join Tool Ghost Image Explorer 11.0.1 to add/remove/extract files from Ghost image file DriveImage Explorer 5.0 to add/remove/extract files from Drive image file Drive SnapShot 1.38 creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running. Active Undelete 5.5 a tool to recover deleted files Restoration 2.5.14 a tool to recover deleted files GetDataBack for FAT 2.31 Data recovery software for FAT file systems GetDataBack for NTFS 2.31 Data recovery software for NTFS file systems Recuva 1.10.223 Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player… Partition Find and Mount 2.3 Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions Unstoppable Copier 3.12 Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data. 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Silent Runners Revision 55 A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process Autoruns 9.12 Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys, Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses. Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24 Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries, Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner CurrPort 1.20 displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer Unknown Devices 1.2 (1602) helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (1602) device information tool (similar to unknown devices) NewSID 4.10 utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP Double Driver 1.0 Driver Backup and Restore tool DriverBackup! 1.0.3 Another handy tool to backup drivers CPU-Z 1.44 It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system CWShredder 2.19 Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool SmitFraudFix 2.289 This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware Winsock 2 Fix for 9x to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0 Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors CCleaner 2.04.543 Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool EzPcFix 1.0.0.16 Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware Content Advisor Password Remover 1.0 It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer WinKeyFinder 1.73 Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc. ProduKey 1.20 Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office Wireless Key View 1.15 Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC Monitor Tester 1.0 Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.19 An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions TweakUI 2.10 This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp Xp-AntiSpy 3.96.7 it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly PC Wizard 2008 1.83 Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware. Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.5.2 (1602) Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software. SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 (1602) Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (1602) find and remove spyware, adware, dialers etc. (a must have tool)

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T1 Cross Over Cable

The wiring is:

1 — 4
2 — 5
4 — 1
5 — 2 

Side 1 (left is cable end, clip underneath):
Pin 1: Orange Striped
Pin 2: Orange Solid
Pin 3: none
Pin 4: Blue Solid
Pin 5: Blue Striped
Pin 6: none
Pin 7: none
Pin 8: none

Side 2 (left is cable end, clip underneath):
Pin 1: Blue Solid
Pin 2: Blue Striped
Pin 3: none
Pin 4: Orange Striped
Pin 5: Orange Solid
Pin 6: none
Pin 7: none
Pin 8: none

Rock on,

Dave Safley

T1 cross-over cable – T1 port to T1 port

T1 cross-over cable – T1 port to T1 port

Looking at the RJ45 connector, connectors pointing up and facing you
(strain relief tab pointing away from you:

      /—————–/       Looking at the connector
    /                 /                                            +—+
   +-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-+                              |   |
         | | | | | | | | | |                        +——+   +——+
         | | | | | | | | | |                             |                 |
           |                 |                             | | | | | | | | | |
           |                 |                             | | | | | | | | | |
           |                 |                          +—————–+
         \\                \\                           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conductor             Polarity       RJ-45 #1         RJ-45 #2
———             ——–      ———              ——-
orange/white                             1                             4
orange                                         2                             5

blue                                              4                             1
blue/white                                  5                             2

pins 3,7,8 not used

Various Cable Pinouts

Send email direct to Cell Phones

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number

Teleflip.com now provides this wonderful service. To use teleflip just email the SMS message to the following email address:
1112223333@teleflip.comJust replace 1112223333 with the cellphone number that you want to receive the SMS message.

With this service, you no longer have to remember the complex email format that each individual cell company uses. Remember that many cellphone users are charged for incoming SMS messages… so be polite.

End of year Chart of Accounts

Chart of Accounts

Let’s see – you haven’t thought about accounting in 10 months, it’s 2007, income taxes are due in less than 90 days and you have a big envelope/stack/pile of receipts somewhere that you were saving for a special day.  You keep thinking of “just going to an accountant” dumping a whole bunch of info on him or her and then leaving, coming back to crisp, clean tax forms in 2 weeks.  If this isn’t you, you can skip to the download, check it out and enjoy life as a blissfully happy accounting whiz.  If this IS you – let’s talk!

The first thing you are going to want to do is collect all those receipts, contracts, anything that tells you profits & losses for the year, all of your financial records – all of it.  Come back when you’re done.

Ok, done?  I’m going to start very basic and work forward quickly so if something gets confusing just read it a couple of times – it should make sense.  Your business will pay taxes on your net income.  That is the total asssets minus liabilities for your 2006 year.

Assets are anything positive your business owns or has going for it – such as your business checking account, cash, accounts with outstanding balances, furniture, or land.  Liabilities are things such as your cost of goods sold, expenses and other negatives such as taxes paid in 2006.  Expenses are, very vaguely, that big envelope of receipts.

Once you have all the information on your assets & liabilities collected, download this:

Excel Chart of Accounts
MS Word Chart of Accounts

You’ll see that in the Excel chart, it adds your numbers in groups such as current assets, current liabilities, expenses and then in cell F158 gives you a total net income.  While you CAN use this information as a basis to do your income taxes here’s what I suggest: fill in the chart, sort your receipts into the expenses, fill in your assets and print copies of everything.  Take the documentation to your accountant and review the info you filled in.  You’ll learn a LOT about doing your own taxes this year and next.  And your accountant won’t hate you, cuss at you for 12 days and rush your taxes 2 days before you’re due back. 

The other benefit of learning what your expenses and incomes were is simple – you can budget & plan better if you know what your 2006 expenses were.  The better you plan for 2007, the more you will make!

Source: http://www.mattantonino.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=47

Command Line Reference for Windows, Linux, Oracle, SQL

SS64.com Command line reference for Windows, Bash, Oracle, and SQL Server

	Windows NT/XP commands (including Resource Kit tools, Robocopy etc)
	BASH commands (Built-in & Shell tools for GNU Linux & OS X)
	Oracle 9i commands (includes data dictionary views)
	SQL Server 2005 commands

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