VBScript: Create Shortcut (.lnk) File
31 October 2009 
Comments Off
Following is a starting point for a script which will create a standard shortcut on the desktop.
Read more
Archive | 2009
VB.NET: Get User’s SID from Active Directory
29 October 2009 Comments Off
This function will connect to Active Directory and search for a specified username, and if found, return that user’s SID. Usage: GetSIDUsingADSearch(“john.doe”) Returns: S-1-5-21-53580104-3876648466-4083845538-427214
Read moreVB.NET: Parse “Special” Shortcuts
29 October 2009 Comments Off
I recently had a problem in one of my applications where, when trying to parse .lnk files for target (using the WshShell approach), I would get something like C:\Windows\Installer\{GUID} instead of the path to the executable. Turns out some .lnk files (shortcuts) are of a different breed, ala “MSI Shortcut” or “Windows Installer Advertised Application”. [...]
Read moreVB.NET: Encrypt/Decrypt String (DES)
27 October 2009 Comments Off
These functions will encrypt and decrypt (using DES) a string using a secret key. Encrypt(“I need this string to be a secret”, “$ThIsIsAsUpErSeCrEtKeY!”) will return a string with the encrypted text. Decrypt(“5FkBed78KfrLmoU==BNu37N5kl”, “$ThIsIsAsUpErSeCrEtKeY!”) will return the original string that was encrypted with Encrypt() and the same key. If a different key is used for Decrypt() [...]
Read moreWow! A case study of one of my projects
15 October 2009 Comments Off
Moments ago, I stumbled upon a case study that I helped write on a project in which I was the programmer (Brian Miller was the engineer and Trey Mayfield was the project manager). This was my flagship project during my nearly four years at Ener-Tel, and the one I’m most proud of. This was due [...]
Read moreEnabling PHP mail() in Debian easily and quickly
13 October 2009 Comments Off
I’ve run into a problem more than once where the mail() function in PHP didn’t work. Unlike in Windows, you can’t simply set an SMTP server in the php.ini file; you must set a value for the sendmail_path. If you’re running a mail server like Sendmail of Postfix alongside your web server, this is no [...]
Read moreThat Song
12 October 2009 Comments Off
I had a song stuck in my head; one from the early 90′s that I was guessing had actually been produced in the late 80′s. I’d heard it at a skate place in Lubbock where my brother and I accompanied our dad on weekends. Many years later, my friend Dave gave me a CD which [...]
Read more
I had this dream
28 September 2009 Comments Off
I woke up to my alarm clock, but with a strange dream still fresh on my mind — so vivid, clear, and distinct. For the first hour or so after awakening, the feelings were so strong and I couldn’t shake it, and I kept pondering it’s meaning.
Read moreReprint: A Simple Economic Fix
26 September 2009 Comments Off
The following is a reprint from a June 28th edition of the St. Petersburg Times newspaper. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on, “How Would You Fix the Economy?”, and this is one person’s opinion. Any reason why this would not work?
Read more- Lesson of the day: VMware ESXi and hot-swappable drives
-
Ruby on Rails + Active Directory = Brick Wall
- Configuring Firefox to use PuTTY as a SOCKS 5 proxy
- Jessica said yes!
- Windows 7 and the new vSphere Client and Host Update Utility
-
It doesn’t have to be difficult
-
Grub prompt after upgrading Ubuntu 10.04 to 11.04
-
Back to School (again)
-
JavaScript: Base64 Encoder/Decoder
-
Goodbye, sweet ol’ Jasmine
-
Matthew Clark: No, I didn't take the time to see what the actual ...
-
Jacco Logtenberg: Just upgraded my server from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LT...
-
-
Shane: Thanks! Just what I was looking for......
-
Arcath: If you ware still having issues feel free to open ...
Visitor Locations
Follow Me!