Unlock Ghost Accounts without resetting the password
If you remember your password but the account is already locked you can unlock it at the database level. I have demonstrated this using MySQL.
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Clear SSH Key Cache in OS X
Sometimes you can clear a key in OS X however it will hold onto it in memory. This is due to OS X holding onto the keys with a time to live forever unless th...
VMWARE Sound fix for Windows 95
I know Windows 95 is over 21 years old but I had some legacy software I wanted to try out. When using VMWARE Fusion or workstation there are well documented ...
Opening Lotus Word Pro files
My wife had a load of old stories she wrote in Lotus word pro in the late 90’s. She had them on a floppy disk and never thought she would see them again. Aft...
Quick Tip - Tomato - Creating a Guest Wifi Network
Creating a guest wifi in Tomato is easy. Just follow these screen shots: To begin:
Norton ConnectSafe
Please note as of November 2018 this service has been retired Not many people realise but Norton ConnectSafe is a free service (even if you don’t use Norton ...
Expanding Varnish to Serve Mutiple Languages
Varnish is often used with PHP or NodeJS. On my server I run both applications simultaneously. Its possible to run NodeJS and PHP applications through Nginx,...
VMware Windows 2000 Virtualisation
I have been virtualising an application that only runs on Windows 2000. I hit a number of problems including missing files when I try to install VMware Tools...
Moving a Nessus 6.x Installation
Today I had to move a Debian based Nessus installation on a physical Machine to a virtual one. After a bit of head scratching I came up with a method. I cou...
Fixing Disqus comments when using Cloudflare
Most people when they find Disqus does not work with Cloudflare due to rocket loader just turn it off. By default its on automatic. There is a solution though.