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Finally, a read-write ntfs driver, capable for unlimited file creation and deletion.

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The version number for Google Spreadsheet has been updated from 1.1.4b to 1.1.4d today â?? with it comes some new features that are now beginning to give Google a competitive edge against similar services. You can now right click in a cell to perform actions like cut/copy/paste and add borders to cells and load time has also improved.

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We are currently setting up a new VMware server and want to migrate several physical Windows servers to virtual machines. So far, I know five different ways doing this.

http://4sysops.com/archives/p2v-for-vmware-six-ways-to-convert-physical-to-virtual/

This article shows how to install and configure mod_security. mod_security is an Apache module (for Apache 1 and 2) that provides intrusion detection and prevention for web applications. It aims at shielding web applications from known and unknown attacks, such as SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), path traversal attacks, etc.

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In summary, I’ve found this take-along operating system to be a great companion for doing most of what I need from a computer. Once your keydrive is configured the way you want, it will seem like you can take your computer everywhere without really having to take your computer anywhere.

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Firefox 2.0 disables all extensions that are not mentioned as compatible with 2.0 by their authors. Most should work with 2.0 though and the website explains how to make them all work in firefox 2.0.

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Here is a huge map that pretty much shows you all possible ways to gain entrance into a system. From finding exploits and scanning ports to password cracking. It shows all the likely paths you can take to hack into a computer and/or test out it’s security.

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Though there’s no evidence either man saw a single stolen credit-card number, and despite cooperating to help Lowe’s boost its security after his arrest, Salcedo was sentenced to what the government described at the time as the longest U.S. prison term for a hacker in history.

A federal appeals court upheld the nine-year prison term…

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Ever wondered how secure MD5 hashed passwords are? Wonder no more, they aren’t secure anymore!

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Windows XP will not allow you to pin a shortcut to the start menu that points to a network drive. For this reason it can be necessary to write a batch file to launch a program. The issue is that a shortcut pointed to a .bat file also contains no “Pin to Start Menu” option. While it can be dragged onto the start menu, this leaves no option for scripting these shortcuts. The simple solution is to convert the .bat file to an .exe file and lucky for us Windows XP includes a tool that can do it…

http://renegadetech.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-convert-bat-file-or-vbs-file.html