To address the POODLE vulnerability, you should obviously deploy a policy that globally updates all vulnerable machines. Suppose, though, that you need to be able to make the change using the registry. Well, I’m here to hook. you. up. Per Microsoft’s recommendation, this setting will disable SSL 3.0 and enable TLS 1.1 and 1.2 in Internet Explorer […]
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Disable Lenovo System Update Automatic Updating
If you need to disable System Update scheduled updates on a single machine, you can easily do this manually. Open System Update and then click Schedule updates under the “Advanced” section. Uncheck the box “Enable monthly check for updates”. Congratulations! Your box-unchecking skills are impeccable. If you need to modify a machine remotely or disable updates […]
DBAN Stuck on PCI (sysfs)
On older Lenovo laptops (T500, X200, etc.) DBAN often gets stuck at PCI (sysfs). I’m sure this happens on other machines, but I’ve only encountered it on Lenovo laptops. I’ll detail how to get past this with Lenovo, but if you’ve seen this issue on other machines let me know and I’ll add that […]
List Templates Option Missing in SharePoint 2010
When moving a list from one SharePoint site to another, the “List Templates” gallery might be missing from Site Settings. This seems to be because the gallery is only available under the parent site. Once the template is uploaded to the parent site, it will be available under the sub sites, as well. I bolded […]
Edit Video with Free Video Editor
Free Video Editor is an extremely simple video editor with a few big advantages. First, it’s free. Second, it’s relatively lightweight (~30MB to download, 149MB installed). Finally, it allows video to be edited without requiring it to be re-encoded. You can make your own list, but those are the big ones for me. This program […]
Killing a Task Remotely in Microsoft Windows
Have you ever wished you could remotely kill a task on a computer? Your wish is about to come true. You’re probably regretting that you didn’t wish for something better. Like wings. This will work on all versions of Microsoft Windows (at least all the supported ones). There are two commands that you will use. TASKLIST […]
Removing a Varied Number of Characters from the Beginning of a Cell
I’m terrible with Excel. I know that using formulas will make my life easier, but I struggle. Terribly. Searching for information on the interwebs can also be difficult because everyone assumes you’re not an idiot. Anyway, for my own later reference, here’s a formula that came in very handy for me. I dumped a query […]
Status Errors in Nagios
I seem to have a habit of using overly complicated tools to do simple things. I’m using HylaFAX to deliver the fax for a single number to a single email address (a topic for another time) and now I’m using Nagios to basically ping a single Windows server. Well, it’s not about the destination but […]
Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file…
When trying to update an imaged machine you may get an error that states, “Windows could not parse or process the unattend answer file for pass [specialize]. The settings specified in the answer file cannot be applied. The error was detected while processing settings for component [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup].” The error is pictured below and it has the potential to […]
Unable to Modify or Erase Memory Channel on Kenwood TH-F6A
For a while now I’ve been unable to modify a channel on my Kenwood TH-F6A handheld radio. I could successfully switch to Tone and then set the tone frequency; however, if I tried to save the settings to memory it wouldn’t stick. Every time I powered off the radio or changed the channel it would immediately revert to […]