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Automating Mailbox cleanup with Exmerge, ExmergeINI, and VBScript

I have a financial client that receives a lot of email notifications from brokerage firms.  They subscribe to the messages using a distribution list that is accessible to remote clients.  Unfortunately, we didn't set up a separate distribution list just for this purpose so other messages are being received.

Backup vs. File Sync on Macs- a mini non-comprehensive Review (Dropbox vs. Carbonite)

I'm always in search of a better way to set up backups for my computers. As a Mac convert for the last two years, backup is a different animal than on Windows. In fact, it is much simpler particularly when it comes to the registry.  Macs store their configuration data in users profile and system wide in a file structure.  Duplicate that, replicate, backup and restore that and you're back in business.

Disable Javascript in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader

const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
on error resume next
strComputer = "."
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
disablejscript("SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\")
disablejscript("SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\")

sub disablejscript(strKeyPath)
oReg.EnumKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, arrSubKeys
For Each subkey In arrSubKeys S
tdOut.WriteLine subkey
strSubKeyPath = strKeyPath & subkey & "\JSPrefs"

Amazon EC2- First Impressions

I was looking for a way to host a Windows application online and after weighing several options, I decided to try out Amazon's EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud).  I thought it was a good way to meet my business need without much expense and also gave me an opportunity to set up and play with EC2.

Emerging Technology and the Economy

Over the past several years I've had the opportunity to work with several emerging and nascent technology companies.  Some which are have made it and others who haven't.

Welcome

Welcome to the Triada Networks Blog. I'll be talking about a number of issues as we go along. You'll see information related to pragmatic IT Security including equipment, products, policies, and education and general IT automation.

I'm looking forward to your comments.

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