Entries from October 2007

Looping Directories, and Bad “Encryption”

Date October 23, 2007

I have a terrible memory, which is why I’ve started keeping this blog, so I can remind myself on how I’ve fixed stuff, and if somebody else finds it useful, then an added bonus. As I mentioned in my previous post, I mentioned that I was cleaning up our images server. This lead [...]

Am I right?

Date October 22, 2007

Am I right for the job I do? Last week whilst out of town, it dawned on me at dinner, that I know very little about the job I do. Well, more specifically the industry in which I do my job. I work in the automotive industry, and while I know a [...]

Batch Adding AD Users

Date October 16, 2007

Part of the work I’m doing while I’m out had me add a collection of test users. This could have been quite a task, had it not been for the nice features of vbscript.

Technorati Tags: Active Directory, AD, Scripting, Work

Subtle Reminders…

Date October 15, 2007

I’m out of town this week on a business trip, and it seems no mater where I look, there are subtle reminders of home… Like the menu for breakfast.

CapitalOne and Fraud

Date October 12, 2007

Earlier this morning, I received an email from “The CapitalOne Fraud Department”, claiming to have been trying to reach me concerning fraudulent activity on my email account.

Technorati Tags: Capital One, CapitalOne, Fraud, Phishing, Rant

GPS Profiling

Date October 3, 2007

The cool thing about the eTrex Summit, is that it also records altitudes. This was quite handy for the bike ride this weekend on the triathlon I attended. It allowed me to profile the track, and see exactly what kind of elevations I was dealing with. Originally, I’d been given the impression [...]