After updating packages on my Ubuntu Server I ran into problems trying to reconfigure VMWare Server. Each time I tried I received the error: “Unable to stop services for VMware Server”. I discovered that there was a hidden flag that could be used to get past this issue. So, I ran the following and was [...]
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Backup your WordPress database and files automatically
November 10th, 2011 
etdot I found this great WordPress plugin today that not only allows you to easily backup both the WordPress database AND files but also lets you schedule automatic backups. In addition to that it provides many options for offline storage of the backups which would prove very useful should your web server go down. Offline storage [...]
How to get the IUSR and IWAM user account passwords on an IIS server
August 29th, 2011 etdot Edit the script, C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\Adsutil.vbs. Change this line: IsSecureProperty = True to: IsSecureProperty = False Now you can find the IUSR account password by using the Adsutil.vbs tool. Open up command prompt and navigate to C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts. Run either of the following commands: cscript.exe adsutil.vbs get w3svc/anonymoususerpass cscript.exe adsutil.vbs get w3svc/wamuserpass to display the IUSR and IWAM [...]
Mobile Phone Eavesdropping Made Easy: Hackers Crack GPRS Encryption
August 17th, 2011 etdot How creepy would it be if it were easy to snoop and intercept all those texts, emails and photos you send over your mobile phone? Do you think that’s impossible, that the majority of the world’s mobile Internet traffic is protected by encryption? Think again. via Mobile Phone Eavesdropping Made Easy: Hackers Crack GPRS Encryption [...]
Keeping up with the hackers (chart) | InSecurity Complex – CNET News
August 17th, 2011 etdot CNET has an brief article about the major hacks of the year: Keeping up with the hackers (chart) | InSecurity Complex – CNET News. You can view the direct link to the spreadsheet here.