Raffi Jamgotchian's blog

Windows 7 not waking up after sleeping?

I recently switched from a Macbook to an Asus UL80VT running Windows 7. The reason I did was that I was spending 85% of my time on the Windows virtual machine for may day to day business activities. My 13 year old was definitely happy I switched since he got my Macbook.

I cannot be happier with my ASUS UL80. My only beef was that if I wanted the dual video adapter, Win7 Home Premium was the only version that was available. I tend to reload the OS when I get a new Windows computer anyway, so for me this wasn't a huge issue.

Cleaning the Crap out of Windows

One of my favorite applications is CCLEANER formally known as Crap Cleaner which can be found at http://www.ccleaner.com. If a client is experiencing viruses or spyware issues. CCleaner is the first application that I run. Although its not a malware removal tool, its useful to get files off of the computer that don't need to be there to make things like malware scans run much faster.

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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