From Michael.Zimmer at federalmogul.com Wed Apr 1 08:38:44 2015 From: Michael.Zimmer at federalmogul.com (Zimmer, Michael) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:38:44 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem Message-ID: <6763936ED419A949BE5DEAA5A345C72231A3AC29@sfldmiex022> Hello All, I have a recurring issue with users and MS Access desktop shortcuts. These computers are on a network. The Access db they are trying to reach are stored on the network. A desktop shortcut to an Access DB is created and worked. Then one day, it does not. 1. Double clicking the shortcut does nothing - no response at all. Shortcut points to the correct target. 2. Opening Access and attempting to select said file from "recently used files" does nothing. No response. 3. Navigating to the file via windows explorer and double clicking on access db will not open it. No response. 4. The ONLY way to open the file is to open Access and navigate through the open file menu to the db on the network and then it will open. This problem only happens with one or two files on a couple of users computers. I'm not able to consistently replicate the problem. When I deleted the non-responsive shortcut and tried to create a new one I get an error message "Not a Win32 application" I've checked file association and it is correct on the machines with the problem. Is this some kind of error in the registry? Thanks for any advice or help. Mike Michael S. Zimmer Information Systems Federal-Mogul Powertrain Office: 920-684-7881 ext 2212 [cid:image001.jpg at 01D030B0.FCB0D8D0] From Lambert.Heenan at aig.com Wed Apr 1 09:08:30 2015 From: Lambert.Heenan at aig.com (Heenan, Lambert) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 14:08:30 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem In-Reply-To: <6763936ED419A949BE5DEAA5A345C72231A3AC29@sfldmiex022> References: <6763936ED419A949BE5DEAA5A345C72231A3AC29@sfldmiex022> Message-ID: Possible solution here? http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/desktop-and-start-menu-shortcuts-return-a-lnk-not/291e76ec-f9ec-47c0-8f98-649b2519abf4 But you might also have some malware on those machines. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Zimmer, Michael Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:39 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem Hello All, I have a recurring issue with users and MS Access desktop shortcuts. These computers are on a network. The Access db they are trying to reach are stored on the network. A desktop shortcut to an Access DB is created and worked. Then one day, it does not. 1. Double clicking the shortcut does nothing - no response at all. Shortcut points to the correct target. 2. Opening Access and attempting to select said file from "recently used files" does nothing. No response. 3. Navigating to the file via windows explorer and double clicking on access db will not open it. No response. 4. The ONLY way to open the file is to open Access and navigate through the open file menu to the db on the network and then it will open. This problem only happens with one or two files on a couple of users computers. I'm not able to consistently replicate the problem. When I deleted the non-responsive shortcut and tried to create a new one I get an error message "Not a Win32 application" I've checked file association and it is correct on the machines with the problem. Is this some kind of error in the registry? Thanks for any advice or help. Mike Michael S. Zimmer Information Systems Federal-Mogul Powertrain Office: 920-684-7881 ext 2212 [cid:image001.jpg at 01D030B0.FCB0D8D0] _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Michael.Zimmer at federalmogul.com Thu Apr 2 10:13:37 2015 From: Michael.Zimmer at federalmogul.com (Zimmer, Michael) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:13:37 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem In-Reply-To: References: <6763936ED419A949BE5DEAA5A345C72231A3AC29@sfldmiex022> Message-ID: <6763936ED419A949BE5DEAA5A345C72231A3ADBC@sfldmiex022> Thanks Lambert for the link. I checked out the article and did find other registry keys within the .accdb folder and removed them. I think they were added by other users attempting to troubleshoot the issue. However, now when I double click the shortcut it opens access 1997. This PC has access 97 & 2007 on it. When I tell the shortcut to open with....msaccess.exe in the Office12 folder, it opens access 97 and changes all shortcut icons to 97 icons. Something is jazzed up here! -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Heenan, Lambert Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:09 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem Possible solution here? http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/desktop-and-start-menu-shortcuts-return-a-lnk-not/291e76ec-f9ec-47c0-8f98-649b2519abf4 But you might also have some malware on those machines. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Zimmer, Michael Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:39 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-Tech] Access shortcut problem Hello All, I have a recurring issue with users and MS Access desktop shortcuts. These computers are on a network. The Access db they are trying to reach are stored on the network. A desktop shortcut to an Access DB is created and worked. Then one day, it does not. 1. Double clicking the shortcut does nothing - no response at all. Shortcut points to the correct target. 2. Opening Access and attempting to select said file from "recently used files" does nothing. No response. 3. Navigating to the file via windows explorer and double clicking on access db will not open it. No response. 4. The ONLY way to open the file is to open Access and navigate through the open file menu to the db on the network and then it will open. This problem only happens with one or two files on a couple of users computers. I'm not able to consistently replicate the problem. When I deleted the non-responsive shortcut and tried to create a new one I get an error message "Not a Win32 application" I've checked file association and it is correct on the machines with the problem. Is this some kind of error in the registry? Thanks for any advice or help. Mike Michael S. Zimmer Information Systems Federal-Mogul Powertrain Office: 920-684-7881 ext 2212 [cid:image001.jpg at 01D030B0.FCB0D8D0] _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Thu Apr 2 10:56:31 2015 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:56:31 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows 10 with round account pictures Message-ID: <1427990190876.96443@cactus.dk> Hi all Ouch! The account pictures have turned ROUND in the latest build. This is so ugly that it hurts, and it breaks all design guides for the otherwise so beautiful Modern/Metro design. I wonder who voted for slipping this pseudo soft-n-sweet Mac style into the logon screen we will watch every day. By the way, the Spartan browser looks promising. /gustav From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Apr 3 11:27:39 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 11:27:39 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Google removes 200 ad-injectors chrome extensions Message-ID: <009001d06e2b$1aa2f280$4fe8d780$@winhaven.net> FYI: One of the reasons I've stated here that I've had more problems with chrome over the last year than other major browsers. And lately I've been seeing a lot of Chromebook problems. The last sentence (while true, but almost a "we can't stop it" statement) makes me think that the former IE team from Microsoft is not running the Chrome division ;-) Article: In the War against Ad injectors, Google has started removing ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after it discovered as many as 200 Chrome extensions that exposed Millions of its users to malicious software and fraudulent activities. While working with a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the search engine giant found that over 5 percent of its users were infected with 'Ad Injectors' - software that inserts ads or replace existing ads into the pages you visit while browsing the web. In last three months, Google received more than 100,000 complaints from its Chrome users about ad injection, which is far more than what the company receives for network errors, performance problems, or any other issue. Ad Injectors are sometimes more than just intrusive. A visitor to a website can be tricked into downloading an unwanted software and programs that could result in a major security risk, just what happened in the recent Superfish incident. WHAT GOOGLE FOUND? While conducting the research, researchers examined more than 100 Million page views of Google websites across Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer (IE) on different operating systems globally, and here's what they found: . Ad injectors are not an issue with only Windows operating system. Instead they are present on all operating systems including Mac and affects all web browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and IE. . More than 5 percent of users visiting Google websites are infected by at least one ad injector. Within the group, half of the users have at least two injectors installed, and almost one-third have at least four. . 34 percent of Chrome extensions injecting advertisements were classified as "outright malware." . Researchers discovered 192 fraudulent Chrome extensions that infected about 14 Million users. GOOGLE BLOCKED ABOUT 200 CHROME EXTENSIONS However, the search engine giant has since disabled those fraudulent Chrome extensions. Moreover, Google is also refining the techniques it used to catch these kinds of deceptive extensions to scan all new and updated extensions. In addition, the company is also making changes to its AdWords policies in order to prevent advertisers from offering users shady downloads. "We [are] constantly working to improve our product policies to protect people online," software engineer Nav Jagpal of Google wrote in a blog post. "We encourage others to do the same. We [are] committed to continuing to improve this experience for Google and the Web as a whole." However, users also need to beware of what they download and install on their computers and how they manage the security of their systems, because, in the end, it is only you who need to take care of your security. From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 6 23:41:53 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 22:41:53 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Google removes 200 ad-injectors chrome extensions In-Reply-To: <009001d06e2b$1aa2f280$4fe8d780$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <1505089778.41201830.1428381713355.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi John: I guess Google should be able to control their data flow? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 9:27:39 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Google removes 200 ad-injectors chrome extensions FYI: One of the reasons I've stated here that I've had more problems with chrome over the last year than other major browsers. And lately I've been seeing a lot of Chromebook problems. The last sentence (while true, but almost a "we can't stop it" statement) makes me think that the former IE team from Microsoft is not running the Chrome division ;-) Article: In the War against Ad injectors, Google has started removing ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after it discovered as many as 200 Chrome extensions that exposed Millions of its users to malicious software and fraudulent activities. While working with a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the search engine giant found that over 5 percent of its users were infected with 'Ad Injectors' - software that inserts ads or replace existing ads into the pages you visit while browsing the web. In last three months, Google received more than 100,000 complaints from its Chrome users about ad injection, which is far more than what the company receives for network errors, performance problems, or any other issue. Ad Injectors are sometimes more than just intrusive. A visitor to a website can be tricked into downloading an unwanted software and programs that could result in a major security risk, just what happened in the recent Superfish incident. WHAT GOOGLE FOUND? While conducting the research, researchers examined more than 100 Million page views of Google websites across Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer (IE) on different operating systems globally, and here's what they found: . Ad injectors are not an issue with only Windows operating system. Instead they are present on all operating systems including Mac and affects all web browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and IE. . More than 5 percent of users visiting Google websites are infected by at least one ad injector. Within the group, half of the users have at least two injectors installed, and almost one-third have at least four. . 34 percent of Chrome extensions injecting advertisements were classified as "outright malware." . Researchers discovered 192 fraudulent Chrome extensions that infected about 14 Million users. GOOGLE BLOCKED ABOUT 200 CHROME EXTENSIONS However, the search engine giant has since disabled those fraudulent Chrome extensions. Moreover, Google is also refining the techniques it used to catch these kinds of deceptive extensions to scan all new and updated extensions. In addition, the company is also making changes to its AdWords policies in order to prevent advertisers from offering users shady downloads. "We [are] constantly working to improve our product policies to protect people online," software engineer Nav Jagpal of Google wrote in a blog post. "We encourage others to do the same. We [are] committed to continuing to improve this experience for Google and the Web as a whole." However, users also need to beware of what they download and install on their computers and how they manage the security of their systems, because, in the end, it is only you who need to take care of your security. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Apr 8 09:41:21 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 10:41:21 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution Message-ID: I just received a note that said FireFox has issued an update to fix a security hole in the last update. So without thinking I proceeded to update. It promptly deleted all my elaborately collected and sorted bookmarks menus and toolbars. I realize retrospectively that I should have backed up all my bookmarks, start-screens and customized toolbar, but that's a tad late and it will take me a few hours to put it all back together again. Rest assured, as soon as I do assemble the basic arrangements, I'll back up everything related to FireFox frequently. Don't make the same mistake as I just did! -- Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Wed Apr 8 10:23:11 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 09:23:11 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <969502825.42302617.1428506591055.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Arthur: Thanks for the heads up. Link please. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:41:21 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution I just received a note that said FireFox has issued an update to fix a security hole in the last update. So without thinking I proceeded to update. It promptly deleted all my elaborately collected and sorted bookmarks menus and toolbars. I realize retrospectively that I should have backed up all my bookmarks, start-screens and customized toolbar, but that's a tad late and it will take me a few hours to put it all back together again. Rest assured, as soon as I do assemble the basic arrangements, I'll back up everything related to FireFox frequently. Don't make the same mistake as I just did! -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Apr 8 10:39:11 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 11:39:11 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution In-Reply-To: <969502825.42302617.1428506591055.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <969502825.42302617.1428506591055.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Jim, The whole subject of backup and restore is covered here . Arthur P.S. Over the years, I've used various browsers, starting with, like most of us whose experience of senior moments is on the increase, Netscape. Then there was IE, and after that Opera, FireFox, Chrome and one or two others. For at least a couple of years, Chrome was my chosen beast, but then I switched to FireFox, for various reasons I shan't bother to list. But I'm curious about the trajectories of you and other listers. Care to disclose? If so, it might be useful to change the Subject Line. On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Arthur: > > Thanks for the heads up. Link please. > > Jim From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Apr 8 10:44:16 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 11:44:16 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution In-Reply-To: References: <969502825.42302617.1428506591055.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: I only just discovered that the menu in the new FireFox has changed, and the options to save/restore bookmarks have either disappeared or are no longer where they were. However, there is FireFox Sync, which I think is a totally great idea. It will give you the same set of options and bookmarks and history (and other options you may select) in the cloud, and be ready for use on any computer you might happen to be using. This leads me to another question, but I'll save that for a new thread. ? From kathryn at bassett.net Wed Apr 8 12:51:26 2015 From: kathryn at bassett.net (Kathryn Bassett) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 10:51:26 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: What version was this? I'm using 37.0.1 with no changes. However, I use several add-ons that might have made the difference: ClassicThemeRestorer, TheAddonBar(restored), and MutirowBookmarksToolbarPlus. Maybe that made a difference? -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" kathryn at bassett.net http://bassett.net?? > -----Original Message----- > I just received a note that said FireFox has issued an update to fix a security > hole in the last update. So without thinking I proceeded to update. It > promptly deleted all my elaborately collected and sorted bookmarks menus > and toolbars. > I realize retrospectively that I should have backed up all my bookmarks, start- > screens and customized toolbar, but that's a tad late and it will take me a few > hours to put it all back together again. Rest assured, as soon as I do assemble > the basic arrangements, I'll back up everything related to FireFox frequently. > Don't make the same mistake as I just did! > Arthur From garykjos at gmail.com Wed Apr 8 14:27:38 2015 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:27:38 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Firefox Users: Caution In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yeah I'm at current 37.0.1 version on several different machines too and haven't had any issues either. I find a folder called bookmarkbackups under my firefox user profiles folder on this system and I see about 20 backup copies of bookmarks in there over the past couple months. On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Kathryn Bassett wrote: > What version was this? I'm using 37.0.1 with no changes. However, I use > several add-ons that might have made the difference: ClassicThemeRestorer, > TheAddonBar(restored), and MutirowBookmarksToolbarPlus. Maybe that made a > difference? > > -- > Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) > "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" > kathryn at bassett.net > http://bassett.net > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> I just received a note that said FireFox has issued an update to fix a > security >> hole in the last update. So without thinking I proceeded to update. It >> promptly deleted all my elaborately collected and sorted bookmarks menus >> and toolbars. >> I realize retrospectively that I should have backed up all my bookmarks, > start- >> screens and customized toolbar, but that's a tad late and it will take me > a few >> hours to put it all back together again. Rest assured, as soon as I do > assemble >> the basic arrangements, I'll back up everything related to FireFox > frequently. >> Don't make the same mistake as I just did! >> Arthur > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Wed Apr 8 22:16:38 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 22:16:38 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Message-ID: <000201d07273$981c6e70$c8554b50$@winhaven.net> Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B From gustav at cactus.dk Thu Apr 9 01:21:53 2015 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:21:53 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Message-ID: Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B From jon.tydda at lonza.com Thu Apr 9 02:23:13 2015 From: jon.tydda at lonza.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 07:23:13 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: <000201d07273$981c6e70$c8554b50$@winhaven.net> References: <000201d07273$981c6e70$c8554b50$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <5429b9a44134461c82a80766f56d04b2@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> We use Bitlocker here, connected to Active Directory, so anyone with admin access to AD can get the key for the users. Really simple, all built-in, and easy to look after. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 4:17 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Importance: High Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. From jbartow at winhaven.net Thu Apr 9 14:42:11 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 14:42:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: <5429b9a44134461c82a80766f56d04b2@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> References: <000201d07273$981c6e70$c8554b50$@winhaven.net> <5429b9a44134461c82a80766f56d04b2@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> Message-ID: <010e01d072fd$46395840$d2ac08c0$@winhaven.net> Hi Jon, Is it built in to Windows 7 Pro? I have ultimate and its built in and available via the control panel. I don't see it in Win7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 2:23 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro We use Bitlocker here, connected to Active Directory, so anyone with admin access to AD can get the key for the users. Really simple, all built-in, and easy to look after. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 4:17 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Importance: High Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Thu Apr 9 14:42:11 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 14:42:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> Hi Gustav, Thanks, I was considering TrueCrypt but also wondered if there were other solutions. BitLocker doesn't seem to be available on Win 7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Thu Apr 9 15:07:48 2015 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 20:07:48 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> References: , <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <1428610067654.60708@cactus.dk> Hi John Oh, I wasn't aware of that. So it's an enterprise or ultimate option. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 21:42 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi Gustav, Thanks, I was considering TrueCrypt but also wondered if there were other solutions. BitLocker doesn't seem to be available on Win 7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B From jbartow at winhaven.net Thu Apr 9 15:36:29 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 15:36:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: <1428610067654.60708@cactus.dk> References: , <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> <1428610067654.60708@cactus.dk> Message-ID: <012901d07304$dc006060$94012120$@winhaven.net> Hi Gustav, Now I'm not sure of that. Everything online indicated it is not available except in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. However, I typed BitLocker into Windows search and it brought up the BitLocker wizard. I had to restart and set the BIOS to enable the TPM feature. I also had to make sure I had a boot partition of 100MB or larger. I completed the wizard, indicating that it should encrypt everything on the C Drive. But I am not sure how to check if anything is actually encrypted. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 3:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John Oh, I wasn't aware of that. So it's an enterprise or ultimate option. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 21:42 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi Gustav, Thanks, I was considering TrueCrypt but also wondered if there were other solutions. BitLocker doesn't seem to be available on Win 7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon.tydda at lonza.com Fri Apr 10 02:17:24 2015 From: jon.tydda at lonza.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:17:24 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: <012901d07304$dc006060$94012120$@winhaven.net> References: , <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> <1428610067654.60708@cactus.dk> <012901d07304$dc006060$94012120$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: Hi John To check if your drive is encrypted, open a command prompt and type: Manage-bde.exe -status c: You'll get a reply telling you the size of the hard drive, which version of Bitlocker you're using, and whether it's encrypted or not. You can enable/disable from the command prompt too: Manage-bde.exe -protectors -enable c: Manage-bde.exe -protectors -disable c: Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 9:36 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Importance: High Hi Gustav, Now I'm not sure of that. Everything online indicated it is not available except in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. However, I typed BitLocker into Windows search and it brought up the BitLocker wizard. I had to restart and set the BIOS to enable the TPM feature. I also had to make sure I had a boot partition of 100MB or larger. I completed the wizard, indicating that it should encrypt everything on the C Drive. But I am not sure how to check if anything is actually encrypted. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 3:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John Oh, I wasn't aware of that. So it's an enterprise or ultimate option. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 21:42 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi Gustav, Thanks, I was considering TrueCrypt but also wondered if there were other solutions. BitLocker doesn't seem to be available on Win 7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Apr 10 12:11:45 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:11:45 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro In-Reply-To: References: , <010f01d072fd$48359d70$d8a0d850$@winhaven.net> <1428610067654.60708@cactus.dk> <012901d07304$dc006060$94012120$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <024d01d073b1$6c4ee5e0$44ecb1a0$@winhaven.net> Thanks Jon, It was not encrypted. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 2:17 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John To check if your drive is encrypted, open a command prompt and type: Manage-bde.exe -status c: You'll get a reply telling you the size of the hard drive, which version of Bitlocker you're using, and whether it's encrypted or not. You can enable/disable from the command prompt too: Manage-bde.exe -protectors -enable c: Manage-bde.exe -protectors -disable c: Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 9:36 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Importance: High Hi Gustav, Now I'm not sure of that. Everything online indicated it is not available except in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. However, I typed BitLocker into Windows search and it brought up the BitLocker wizard. I had to restart and set the BIOS to enable the TPM feature. I also had to make sure I had a boot partition of 100MB or larger. I completed the wizard, indicating that it should encrypt everything on the C Drive. But I am not sure how to check if anything is actually encrypted. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 3:08 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John Oh, I wasn't aware of that. So it's an enterprise or ultimate option. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-Tech p? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 21:42 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi Gustav, Thanks, I was considering TrueCrypt but also wondered if there were other solutions. BitLocker doesn't seem to be available on Win 7 Pro. John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 1:22 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Hi John We have a client who is very happy with TrueCrypt, but for new installations I would recommend the native BitLocker. I've never ran it myself though, so it is based on what I've read. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af John R Bartow Sendt: 9. april 2015 05:17 Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Emne: [dba-Tech] Encryption options: Windows 7 Pro Prioritet: H?j Hi Listers, What are your preferred methods of encrypting a drive running Windows 7 Pro? John B _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Fri Apr 10 14:27:57 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:27:57 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Original jQuery code posted with annotations Message-ID: For anyone using or interested in jQuery, John Resig has posted the original code with annotations here . -- Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Apr 10 14:56:42 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:56:42 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Original jQuery code posted with annotations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1056823976.44233512.1428695802163.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Arthur: Thanks for posting. The real reason the JQuery was created was so that IE and all the rest of the browsers could be code compatible...let's hope MS is now aware of this. ;-) Of course JQ has gone far beyond the initial 700 lines of code and it is now almost synonymous with web sites. For the most part, hundreds of libraries and whole web frameworks have added to web development since JQ's introduction. This all leads to the question of whether Spartan will be a new breathe of fresh air to Microsoft's browser and web ambitions. The internet community is saying the MS browser will follow IE banishment and irrelevance if the company doesn't make their browser run on all platforms...so we shall see...Irrelevance or challenger? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 12:27:57 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Original jQuery code posted with annotations For anyone using or interested in jQuery, John Resig has posted the original code with annotations here . -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 11 13:34:46 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:34:46 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Extending Smartphone charging In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1288017597.44872206.1428777286948.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi All: There is an new app from Google that will allow you to force various apps to hibernate or close completely when finished processing or delete bad tracking and spamming apps. It can extend a smartphones charging cycle from a day or less to many days (depends on usage of course.). This is app, called Greenify is definitely a must have for those using the latest Android smartphones: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en The app is free but there are paid upgrades(?). As I still have a older Samsung smartphone...I have not installed it yet. Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 11 19:55:39 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:55:39 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] A serious tuning tool for networks In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1982937036.45046837.1428800139371.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi All: Here is a link to serious TCP/IP and UDP performance tools. It runs on all major platforms: https://iperf.fr ...and for further use, reviews and a GUI interface: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/handy-iperf-commands-for-quick-network-testing Jim From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun Apr 12 12:47:10 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:47:10 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Message-ID: IBM and Fujitsu have collaborated on an old/new backup and storage medium -- gasp! -- tape drives. unlike their older versions, this new stuff will be able to store somewhere in the neighbourhood of 220 TBs. These new technologies (Fujitsu figured out the technique, IBM will supply the drive) can store 220TBs, with a retrieval time of about one minute. Click here for more details. As there noted, the production version will probably not store quite that much, due to differences in head=size and the perceived need to be backward-compatible. I for one dispute the need for backward-compatibility, and instead suggest a path in which older tapes might be migrated to the newer technology, thus freeing the new stuff from the yoke of compatibility. My so-called business occurs entirely within my home, so such capacity is way beyond my needs, but I certainly see a place for it in SMBs and larger, and particularly so in PITA (point-in-time-architecture) environments, when there is often a need to recreate things as they stood on any given previous date, which could conceivably be years prior to now. Even on my puny scale, as a one-man semi-retired op, I still have to maintain several clients' situations in VMs, across a couple of boxes and a couple of OSs, in each of which I do the standard tripartite-instance configuration of Dev/Test/Production, and in some of which, where scalability is an issue, I use Red Gate's *SQL Generate* tool to manufacture huge loads of test-data. IOW, even at my small scale I need a few TBs of space to store and backup what's current. Add to that all the previous stuff, and pretty soon I find myself thinking that backup systems smaller than say 10TBs are simply not up to the task -- and recall that I'm semi-retired! A full-scale consultant, even if a shop with just one worker but with a half-dozen active clients and a history of others that might give an unexpected call anytime, and expect you almost instantly to restore the last situation you deployed (including OS version, DB version, and data as it last existed), wow, that's a tough proposition. Nonetheless, I'm sure that at least most of you have devised a way to deal with this. And I'm curious as to how you handle it. I'm thinking of writing a piece on precisely this subject, and invite responses from anyone willing to share. Should the article(s) see the light of publication, any contributors might see their names in lights (unless I'm instructed to keep it on the QT). Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Sun Apr 12 13:29:24 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:29:24 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] SVG Scalable Vector Graphics In-Reply-To: <1288017597.44872206.1428777286948.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <1109386959.45396145.1428863364371.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi All: I have been spending some of my evenings trying to get up to speed in the internet's new graphic form, SVG. It has actually been around for a while but it has taken browsers a long time to fully embrace the concepts. The beauty of using this form of graphics is that it is fully open, can shrink or grow a graphic to virtually unlimited sizes, with no loss of quality...displays equally as well on a 50 inch screen as it can on a cell phone. It also can be made, relatively easily to be fully animated. Because the graphics are just mathematically generated, it only takes a very small amount of data to create beautiful illustrations and it requires no server side modules...this is perfect for the web! Note: IE was the last browser to adopt SVG but even older versions can be made productive by adding a link to the Chrome Webkit, on the webpages. This may seem similar to the Flash products but other than basic functionality, that is where the similarity ends...SVG is built right into your browser, is not bulky, requires no downloads. is not proprietary or dangerously buggy. With some initial help, I have been gathering information and a set of tools to work with Scalable Vector Graphics and below is a list of links: A explanation of what is SVG from the W3 web standards organization on the use of the Path operand: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html#Introduction Below are a couple of editors that can run on all platforms: For those who do not have Adobe Illustrator here is a product that I think is equal as good if not better... https://inkscape.org/en ...and a SVG graphic editor that is totally built in JavaScript and can therefore run on any browser... https://code.google.com/p/svg-edit ...if your current font library is not SVG; many are still TTF, here is a browser based converter... https://everythingfonts.com/ttf-to-svg If you don't have the font style you want, there might be a perfect vector font from Google's font libraries to add to your web pages... http://www.google.com/fonts ...for a series of JS code samples, many with animation, that you can use to build your own website checkout D3... http://d3js.org and https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery In summary, SVG is the new web (desktop) graphic standard and though it might be initially difficult to master, after using such products as Adobe Photoshop for years, it will be well worth it. Hope this helps someone. :-) Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sun Apr 12 18:05:54 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:05:54 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1465242755.45525585.1428879954489.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Arthur: I do not know whether I would trust tape backups...I have to ask; "How many cassette tapes do you still have?"...they all broke didn't they? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:47:10 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you IBM and Fujitsu have collaborated on an old/new backup and storage medium -- gasp! -- tape drives. unlike their older versions, this new stuff will be able to store somewhere in the neighbourhood of 220 TBs. These new technologies (Fujitsu figured out the technique, IBM will supply the drive) can store 220TBs, with a retrieval time of about one minute. Click here for more details. As there noted, the production version will probably not store quite that much, due to differences in head=size and the perceived need to be backward-compatible. I for one dispute the need for backward-compatibility, and instead suggest a path in which older tapes might be migrated to the newer technology, thus freeing the new stuff from the yoke of compatibility. My so-called business occurs entirely within my home, so such capacity is way beyond my needs, but I certainly see a place for it in SMBs and larger, and particularly so in PITA (point-in-time-architecture) environments, when there is often a need to recreate things as they stood on any given previous date, which could conceivably be years prior to now. Even on my puny scale, as a one-man semi-retired op, I still have to maintain several clients' situations in VMs, across a couple of boxes and a couple of OSs, in each of which I do the standard tripartite-instance configuration of Dev/Test/Production, and in some of which, where scalability is an issue, I use Red Gate's *SQL Generate* tool to manufacture huge loads of test-data. IOW, even at my small scale I need a few TBs of space to store and backup what's current. Add to that all the previous stuff, and pretty soon I find myself thinking that backup systems smaller than say 10TBs are simply not up to the task -- and recall that I'm semi-retired! A full-scale consultant, even if a shop with just one worker but with a half-dozen active clients and a history of others that might give an unexpected call anytime, and expect you almost instantly to restore the last situation you deployed (including OS version, DB version, and data as it last existed), wow, that's a tough proposition. Nonetheless, I'm sure that at least most of you have devised a way to deal with this. And I'm curious as to how you handle it. I'm thinking of writing a piece on precisely this subject, and invite responses from anyone willing to share. Should the article(s) see the light of publication, any contributors might see their names in lights (unless I'm instructed to keep it on the QT). Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Mon Apr 13 01:35:09 2015 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:35:09 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Message-ID: Hi Jim Bad comparison ... CCs are quite reliable given you use good quality brands and proper equipment. In my first company - back in the 70/80s, we first used the Sony Elcaset to master our fixed installations of multimedia shows for corporations because of the exact reasons mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcaset Later, we turned to the Compact Cassette - again for the same reasons that the article describes - though not using one of the very expensive Nakamichi decks but a custom built deck for 19" rack mount we made from a heavy-duty OEM drive from Lenco. This was also an expensive solution, so we later turned to a deck from Technics which we modified with four-track playback head and remote control from our control unit. As we needed a control track, we could only offer mono sound in the beginning. The Lenco drive, however, we implemented with a four-track head which allowed for stereo sound, a guard track to keep crosstalk to a minimum, and a control track for the AVL dissolve units that controlled the projectors. For recording we supplied the producers with a British Neal four-track recorder. The two-track version of this you may happen to see in British thrillers where the bad guys are questioned at the police station, as Neal for many years was a supplier to the British police of recording equipment for this purpose. As I think about it, we never experienced a break-down because of the cassette tapes or drives. Actually, our installations were remarkable reliable. The only error we couldn't take care of was a projector bulb burning out during a show. Later, Kodak equipped their projectors with a spare bulb you could flip in service should the primary go black - but that required manual intervention and that was not the philosophy behind the installations; they were supposed to run unattended by a push of a single button. I still have a Sony WM-D6C Professional Walkman for my Maxell cassettes. It has a mechanical failure now, but it has never malfunctioned with these cassettes. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af Jim Lawrence Sendt: 13. april 2015 01:06 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Arthur: I do not know whether I would trust tape backups...I have to ask; "How many cassette tapes do you still have?"...they all broke didn't they? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:47:10 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you IBM and Fujitsu have collaborated on an old/new backup and storage medium -- gasp! -- tape drives. unlike their older versions, this new stuff will be able to store somewhere in the neighbourhood of 220 TBs. These new technologies (Fujitsu figured out the technique, IBM will supply the drive) can store 220TBs, with a retrieval time of about one minute. Click here From fuller.artful at gmail.com Mon Apr 13 14:35:58 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:35:58 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question Message-ID: Is there a way to run Word and automatically load the last-loaded document? I realize that it's only a couple of mouse-clicks away, but almost all the time when running Word, the document of interest is the last one I was working on. And I would like to auto-load it, and even better, to have the cursor move to the precise place I left it when last working on said document. Besides Word, I also use a text editor called NoteTab, which has hundreds of cool features, including just what I'm looking for in Word. In fact, it goes beyond my minimal expectations of Word. If I have, say, a dozen documents loaded in NoteTab, and then exit the program, upon next Open it opens all the previous documents, placing each cursor precisely where I left it. That's just one of many reasons I have grown to love NoteTab over several years of using it. -- Arthur From Lambert.Heenan at aig.com Mon Apr 13 15:15:41 2015 From: Lambert.Heenan at aig.com (Heenan, Lambert) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:15:41 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://geekgirls.com/2010/02/automatically-open-the-last-edited-document-in-word/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 3:36 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question Is there a way to run Word and automatically load the last-loaded document? I realize that it's only a couple of mouse-clicks away, but almost all the time when running Word, the document of interest is the last one I was working on. And I would like to auto-load it, and even better, to have the cursor move to the precise place I left it when last working on said document. Besides Word, I also use a text editor called NoteTab, which has hundreds of cool features, including just what I'm looking for in Word. In fact, it goes beyond my minimal expectations of Word. If I have, say, a dozen documents loaded in NoteTab, and then exit the program, upon next Open it opens all the previous documents, placing each cursor precisely where I left it. That's just one of many reasons I have grown to love NoteTab over several years of using it. -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Mon Apr 13 15:20:14 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:20:14 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Ubuntu from a thumb drive Message-ID: In the past, I have run into problems (more than occasionally) trying to set up a dual-boot system, where the first boot is Windows and the second is some variant of Linux. A few times this operation has gone sideways and resulted in a day wasted recovering from the damage done. Currently I have two boxes: a dinosaur desktop with 4GBs of DDR2 and lots of disc space, and successfully running a dual-boot whose choices are Windows 7 and Linux Mint. That's fine for most purposes, but my latest project is to explore VoltDB, and a mere 4GBs of RAM will suffice in an academic sense, but not even begin to approach what I would describe as a vague simulation of a real-world app environment. My other box, a notebook, currently runs Windows 8.1 and is a single-boot system, with a bunch of USB 3.0 ports, and a 64GB thumb drive whose data I've just backed up and then erased. Having been burned more than once trying to set up a dual-boot, I thought instead to install Linux on the thumb drive as a bootable system. Since the thumb has 64GBs, I think that will be enough space for my experiments with VoltDB, an in-memory database that claims to offer orders of magnitude greater performance than can be obtained by any disc-based DBMS. Aside from Linux itself, there should be plenty of room for a test database or two. Anyway, the notebook has 8GBs of DDR3 RAM, which I grant you is hardly what a real-world application would require (RWA being defined as millions of rows and a minimum TPS of 50k); but given the modest resources available to us retired persons, that will have to do, for purposes of experiment. So, the goal is to convert the thumb drive to a self-contained Linux boot+environment. I'm reading Ubuntu's docs on how to achieve this, but before I make any actual moves, I thought I'd invite contributions vis-a-vis gotchas, What Out Fors, etc. (For anyone as yet unacquainted with VoltDB and my interest in it, see Database legend Michael Stonebraker explains why these databases are obsolete , and also the enormous challenge facing Facebook.) Clearly I need a new client, so I can afford a shiny new box with about 64GBs of RAM so I can exercise this new horse. Fortunately I have some lovely software from Red Gate that will enable me to create databases whose tables number into the millions of rows, replete with RI and all the other bells and whistles, so manufacturing databases worth the effort and analysis is the most trivial part of the experiments to follow. It happens that I am currently awaiting the Go-Ahead from a previous client to rewrite her system so it can run on her smart-phone and tablet. Should the project receive its Go-Ahead, then it will result in sufficient loot to purchase the system as sketched above (Linux-based, massive RAM, and a few TBs of disk-based storage just to be safe). -- Arthur From fuller.artful at gmail.com Mon Apr 13 16:33:34 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:33:34 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks a ton, Lambert. Mucho appreciado. A. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Heenan, Lambert wrote: > > http://geekgirls.com/2010/02/automatically-open-the-last-edited-document-in-word/ From Lambert.Heenan at aig.com Tue Apr 14 07:50:11 2015 From: Lambert.Heenan at aig.com (Heenan, Lambert) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:50:11 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Pleasure. Always go to the Google! :-) Lambert -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 5:34 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word question Thanks a ton, Lambert. Mucho appreciado. A. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Heenan, Lambert wrote: > > http://geekgirls.com/2010/02/automatically-open-the-last-edited-document-in-word/ _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Tue Apr 14 08:55:49 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:55:49 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] How to set up my laptop to boot from USB? Message-ID: The laptop in question is a Dell Inspiron with 8GB of RAM, running WIndows 8.1. I want to set it up to boot from a 64GB thumb drive loaded with Linux Ubuntu. (In the past I've had problems when trying to set up a dual boot, and want to avoid that route.) Normally, I'd just set Ubuntu up as a virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox, but in this case I want every bit of RAM available because I plan to run an in-memory database. I also have a desktop box that is set up to dual-boot, but it only has 4GB of RAM. On that box it was trivial; I just went into the BIOS and changed the boot order. How do I do the equivalent on my laptop? -- Arthur From Lambert.Heenan at aig.com Tue Apr 14 08:59:19 2015 From: Lambert.Heenan at aig.com (Heenan, Lambert) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:59:19 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] How to set up my laptop to boot from USB? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: New machines have a 'Secure Boot' feature in the BIOS where you have to jump through a few more hoops to enable booting off any device other than the boot drive. Take a look for that in your BIOS screens. Lambert -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:56 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] How to set up my laptop to boot from USB? The laptop in question is a Dell Inspiron with 8GB of RAM, running WIndows 8.1. I want to set it up to boot from a 64GB thumb drive loaded with Linux Ubuntu. (In the past I've had problems when trying to set up a dual boot, and want to avoid that route.) Normally, I'd just set Ubuntu up as a virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox, but in this case I want every bit of RAM available because I plan to run an in-memory database. I also have a desktop box that is set up to dual-boot, but it only has 4GB of RAM. On that box it was trivial; I just went into the BIOS and changed the boot order. How do I do the equivalent on my laptop? -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Tue Apr 14 14:27:28 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:27:28 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <943923661.47136544.1429039648036.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Gustav: I must admit, like yourself, I have set up clients for years with reel-to-reel tapes and large and small tape format, especially for backups. I have been out of the market for a few years but it seems that most companies just use hard drives for their backups these days. Before a tape backup was so cheap, in comparison, to the cost of a large capacity hard drives...today, no so much. I have had little experience with a professional tape drive breaking tapes...maybe one or two in twenty years. IMHO, the only thing that has kept tape drives relevant, is the excellent tape hardware. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 11:35:09 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Jim Bad comparison ... CCs are quite reliable given you use good quality brands and proper equipment. In my first company - back in the 70/80s, we first used the Sony Elcaset to master our fixed installations of multimedia shows for corporations because of the exact reasons mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcaset Later, we turned to the Compact Cassette - again for the same reasons that the article describes - though not using one of the very expensive Nakamichi decks but a custom built deck for 19" rack mount we made from a heavy-duty OEM drive from Lenco. This was also an expensive solution, so we later turned to a deck from Technics which we modified with four-track playback head and remote control from our control unit. As we needed a control track, we could only offer mono sound in the beginning. The Lenco drive, however, we implemented with a four-track head which allowed for stereo sound, a guard track to keep crosstalk to a minimum, and a control track for the AVL dissolve units that controlled the projectors. For recording we supplied the producers with a British Neal four-track recorder. The two-track version of this you may happen to see in British thrillers where the bad guys are questioned at the police station, as Neal for many years was a supplier to the British police of recording equipment for this purpose. As I think about it, we never experienced a break-down because of the cassette tapes or drives. Actually, our installations were remarkable reliable. The only error we couldn't take care of was a projector bulb burning out during a show. Later, Kodak equipped their projectors with a spare bulb you could flip in service should the primary go black - but that required manual intervention and that was not the philosophy behind the installations; they were supposed to run unattended by a push of a single button. I still have a Sony WM-D6C Professional Walkman for my Maxell cassettes. It has a mechanical failure now, but it has never malfunctioned with these cassettes. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af Jim Lawrence Sendt: 13. april 2015 01:06 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Arthur: I do not know whether I would trust tape backups...I have to ask; "How many cassette tapes do you still have?"...they all broke didn't they? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:47:10 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you IBM and Fujitsu have collaborated on an old/new backup and storage medium -- gasp! -- tape drives. unlike their older versions, this new stuff will be able to store somewhere in the neighbourhood of 220 TBs. These new technologies (Fujitsu figured out the technique, IBM will supply the drive) can store 220TBs, with a retrieval time of about one minute. Click here _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Tue Apr 14 14:29:17 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:29:17 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] LiveCode In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1190644467.47138670.1429039757716.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Has anyone worked with a product called LiveCode: http://livecode.com ? I have heard that it is by far the easiest cross platform development package out there. Jim From df.waters at outlook.com Tue Apr 14 14:51:53 2015 From: df.waters at outlook.com (Dan Waters) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:51:53 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] LiveCode In-Reply-To: <1190644467.47138670.1429039757716.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <1190644467.47138670.1429039757716.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Hi Jim, I looked through this with interest! I have no mobile programming experience - so my only guess is that you may just have to try to see what happens. There is a lot of info in the Resources page. I would guess they are competing with Xamarin. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:29 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] LiveCode Has anyone worked with a product called LiveCode: http://livecode.com ? I have heard that it is by far the easiest cross platform development package out there. Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Tue Apr 14 17:14:13 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:14:13 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you In-Reply-To: <943923661.47136544.1429039648036.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <943923661.47136544.1429039648036.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <013a01d07700$57120b10$05362130$@winhaven.net> I haven't had problems with the tape part of the system. But the drive part was pretty unreliable. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:27 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Gustav: I must admit, like yourself, I have set up clients for years with reel-to-reel tapes and large and small tape format, especially for backups. I have been out of the market for a few years but it seems that most companies just use hard drives for their backups these days. Before a tape backup was so cheap, in comparison, to the cost of a large capacity hard drives...today, no so much. I have had little experience with a professional tape drive breaking tapes...maybe one or two in twenty years. IMHO, the only thing that has kept tape drives relevant, is the excellent tape hardware. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 11:35:09 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Jim Bad comparison ... CCs are quite reliable given you use good quality brands and proper equipment. In my first company - back in the 70/80s, we first used the Sony Elcaset to master our fixed installations of multimedia shows for corporations because of the exact reasons mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elcaset Later, we turned to the Compact Cassette - again for the same reasons that the article describes - though not using one of the very expensive Nakamichi decks but a custom built deck for 19" rack mount we made from a heavy-duty OEM drive from Lenco. This was also an expensive solution, so we later turned to a deck from Technics which we modified with four-track playback head and remote control from our control unit. As we needed a control track, we could only offer mono sound in the beginning. The Lenco drive, however, we implemented with a four-track head which allowed for stereo sound, a guard track to keep crosstalk to a minimum, and a control track for the AVL dissolve units that controlled the projectors. For recording we supplied the producers with a British Neal four-track recorder. The two-track version of this you may happen to see in British thrillers where the bad guys are questioned at the police station, as Neal for many years was a supplier to the British police of recording equipment for this purpose. As I think about it, we never experienced a break-down because of the cassette tapes or drives. Actually, our installations were remarkable reliable. The only error we couldn't take care of was a projector bulb burning out during a show. Later, Kodak equipped their projectors with a spare bulb you could flip in service should the primary go black - but that required manual intervention and that was not the philosophy behind the installations; they were supposed to run unattended by a push of a single button. I still have a Sony WM-D6C Professional Walkman for my Maxell cassettes. It has a mechanical failure now, but it has never malfunctioned with these cassettes. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af Jim Lawrence Sendt: 13. april 2015 01:06 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you Hi Arthur: I do not know whether I would trust tape backups...I have to ask; "How many cassette tapes do you still have?"...they all broke didn't they? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:47:10 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Coming soon to a data-center near you IBM and Fujitsu have collaborated on an old/new backup and storage medium -- gasp! -- tape drives. unlike their older versions, this new stuff will be able to store somewhere in the neighbourhood of 220 TBs. These new technologies (Fujitsu figured out the technique, IBM will supply the drive) can store 220TBs, with a retrieval time of about one minute. Click here _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Tue Apr 14 21:01:03 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:01:03 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Ubuntu from a thumb drive In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <354363507.47510566.1429063263344.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Arthur: At first glance, it seems that VoltDB is an open source DB, at least the community version, that runs on both Redhat and Debian Linux products. Is there a Windows or iOS version? Have done much reading on how the DB works? The product sound stellar but I am surprised that I have not heard more about it and it apparently has not had as large of adoption as many of the new flavours of NoSQL...is there a reason for this?...just curious. Intel has just released or will release a a USB computer that can have a fully loaded version of Windows or Linux on it. You can then just plug it into any desktop, laptop or even just a monitor or TV and you have a full computer...sounds interesting: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 1:20:14 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Ubuntu from a thumb drive In the past, I have run into problems (more than occasionally) trying to set up a dual-boot system, where the first boot is Windows and the second is some variant of Linux. A few times this operation has gone sideways and resulted in a day wasted recovering from the damage done. Currently I have two boxes: a dinosaur desktop with 4GBs of DDR2 and lots of disc space, and successfully running a dual-boot whose choices are Windows 7 and Linux Mint. That's fine for most purposes, but my latest project is to explore VoltDB, and a mere 4GBs of RAM will suffice in an academic sense, but not even begin to approach what I would describe as a vague simulation of a real-world app environment. My other box, a notebook, currently runs Windows 8.1 and is a single-boot system, with a bunch of USB 3.0 ports, and a 64GB thumb drive whose data I've just backed up and then erased. Having been burned more than once trying to set up a dual-boot, I thought instead to install Linux on the thumb drive as a bootable system. Since the thumb has 64GBs, I think that will be enough space for my experiments with VoltDB, an in-memory database that claims to offer orders of magnitude greater performance than can be obtained by any disc-based DBMS. Aside from Linux itself, there should be plenty of room for a test database or two. Anyway, the notebook has 8GBs of DDR3 RAM, which I grant you is hardly what a real-world application would require (RWA being defined as millions of rows and a minimum TPS of 50k); but given the modest resources available to us retired persons, that will have to do, for purposes of experiment. So, the goal is to convert the thumb drive to a self-contained Linux boot+environment. I'm reading Ubuntu's docs on how to achieve this, but before I make any actual moves, I thought I'd invite contributions vis-a-vis gotchas, What Out Fors, etc. (For anyone as yet unacquainted with VoltDB and my interest in it, see Database legend Michael Stonebraker explains why these databases are obsolete , and also the enormous challenge facing Facebook.) Clearly I need a new client, so I can afford a shiny new box with about 64GBs of RAM so I can exercise this new horse. Fortunately I have some lovely software from Red Gate that will enable me to create databases whose tables number into the millions of rows, replete with RI and all the other bells and whistles, so manufacturing databases worth the effort and analysis is the most trivial part of the experiments to follow. It happens that I am currently awaiting the Go-Ahead from a previous client to rewrite her system so it can run on her smart-phone and tablet. Should the project receive its Go-Ahead, then it will result in sufficient loot to purchase the system as sketched above (Linux-based, massive RAM, and a few TBs of disk-based storage just to be safe). -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Tue Apr 14 21:02:55 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:02:55 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <11678116.47511611.1429063375986.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Lambert: Cool... :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lambert Heenan" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 1:15:41 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word question http://geekgirls.com/2010/02/automatically-open-the-last-edited-document-in-word/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 3:36 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Word question Is there a way to run Word and automatically load the last-loaded document? I realize that it's only a couple of mouse-clicks away, but almost all the time when running Word, the document of interest is the last one I was working on. And I would like to auto-load it, and even better, to have the cursor move to the precise place I left it when last working on said document. Besides Word, I also use a text editor called NoteTab, which has hundreds of cool features, including just what I'm looking for in Word. In fact, it goes beyond my minimal expectations of Word. If I have, say, a dozen documents loaded in NoteTab, and then exit the program, upon next Open it opens all the previous documents, placing each cursor precisely where I left it. That's just one of many reasons I have grown to love NoteTab over several years of using it. -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Wed Apr 15 11:46:23 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:46:23 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Stackoverflow 2015 Survey In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1835723196.48326362.1429116383791.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi All: Here is the annual Stackoverflow survey which, from their users, establishes the state of the world computing industry. It is interesting to see that JavaScript is the number one language, not counting AugularJS and NodeJS, which SO notes as separate, but are just two JS derivatives. http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015 Jim From tinanfields at torchlake.com Fri Apr 17 11:13:43 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:13:43 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 Message-ID: <55313137.4050501@torchlake.com> Hi All, Does anyone in this group have experience, good or bad, with a utility program by Iolo called System Mechanic? I've received a reduced price offer on it, and I don't know much about it. I'm off to Google it and see what I can learn, but I thought I'd get my best advice from the people on this list. Thanks for any input. TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Apr 17 13:24:32 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:24:32 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 In-Reply-To: <55313137.4050501@torchlake.com> References: <55313137.4050501@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <00bd01d0793b$c02b5100$4081f300$@winhaven.net> Tina, Yes. It is OK but used to the extreme can be harmful. I have tested it a number of times throughout the years and while it can be of benefit, it can also corrupt things beyond repair. It is a subscription model so you have to pay for it every year. Free alternatives that will replace its benefits without the possibility of overly aggressive "optimizing": CCleaner, Auslogics Defrag and your manufacturer's/software developer's support sites for drivers and updates. John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 11:14 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 Hi All, Does anyone in this group have experience, good or bad, with a utility program by Iolo called System Mechanic? I've received a reduced price offer on it, and I don't know much about it. I'm off to Google it and see what I can learn, but I thought I'd get my best advice from the people on this list. Thanks for any input. TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Apr 17 13:45:08 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:45:08 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 In-Reply-To: <55313137.4050501@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <1209335842.51002679.1429296308391.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Tina: I have never heard of it and that, in its self, would give me some concern. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 9:13:43 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 Hi All, Does anyone in this group have experience, good or bad, with a utility program by Iolo called System Mechanic? I've received a reduced price offer on it, and I don't know much about it. I'm off to Google it and see what I can learn, but I thought I'd get my best advice from the people on this list. Thanks for any input. TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From tinanfields at torchlake.com Fri Apr 17 15:20:12 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:20:12 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 In-Reply-To: <00bd01d0793b$c02b5100$4081f300$@winhaven.net> References: <55313137.4050501@torchlake.com> <00bd01d0793b$c02b5100$4081f300$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <55316AFC.5020901@torchlake.com> John, That is precisely what I was afraid of. Thanks for confirmation. TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/17/2015 2:24 PM, John R Bartow wrote: > Tina, > Yes. It is OK but used to the extreme can be harmful. I have tested it a > number of times throughout the years and while it can be of benefit, it can > also corrupt things beyond repair. It is a subscription model so you have to > pay for it every year. > > Free alternatives that will replace its benefits without the possibility of > overly aggressive "optimizing": CCleaner, Auslogics Defrag and your > manufacturer's/software developer's support sites for drivers and updates. > John B > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Tina Norris Fields > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 11:14 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 > > Hi All, > > Does anyone in this group have experience, good or bad, with a utility > program by Iolo called System Mechanic? I've received a reduced price offer > on it, and I don't know much about it. I'm off to Google it and see what I > can learn, but I thought I'd get my best advice from the people on this > list. Thanks for any input. > > TNF > From tinanfields at torchlake.com Fri Apr 17 15:20:38 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:20:38 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 In-Reply-To: <1209335842.51002679.1429296308391.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <1209335842.51002679.1429296308391.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <55316B16.5070804@torchlake.com> Hi Jim, I really have to agree with you, there. :-) TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/17/2015 2:45 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have never heard of it and that, in its self, would give me some concern. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 9:13:43 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Serif's System Mechanic 14 > > Hi All, > > Does anyone in this group have experience, good or bad, with a utility > program by Iolo called System Mechanic? I've received a reduced price > offer on it, and I don't know much about it. I'm off to Google it and > see what I can learn, but I thought I'd get my best advice from the > people on this list. Thanks for any input. > > TNF > From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Apr 17 15:49:09 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:49:09 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Cross platform In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1069079611.51110352.1429303749863.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi All: As the web sites and their languages have moved forward, desktop environments have been left behind. Here is an extension that may be the ticket for leveraging code http://sdtimes.com/cshtml5-a-cross-platform-html5-extension-for-visual-studio As said in the article; ?Those who spent many years learning Silverlight and other C#/XAML technologies did not want to throw away their know-how to move to Objective-C, JavaScript or other technologies,? said Albani. ?We think that C#/XAML developers should be able to reach all platforms without sacrificing the languages and tools they like.? Get the extension here for all you C# developers: http://www.cshtml5.com Has anyone used this product? Jim From jbartow at winhaven.net Tue Apr 21 10:50:30 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:50:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Your Apple's Mac computer is vulnerable to a serious privilege escalation flaw even if you are running the latest version of Mac OS X. Message-ID: <02cf01d07c4a$e559dc00$b00d9400$@winhaven.net> Apple Failed to Patch Rootpipe Mac OS X Yosemite Vulnerability Sad but True! Your Apple's Mac computer is vulnerable to a serious privilege escalation flaw, dubbed "RootPipe," even if you are running the latest version of Mac OS X. What's RootPipe? Back in October 2014, a Swedish White Hat hacker Emil Kvarnhammar claimed to have discovered a critical privilege escalation vulnerability, he dubbed the backdoor as "RootPipe," in some versions of Mac OS X including the then newest version 10.10 Yosemite. The vulnerability (CVE-2015-1130) could allow an attacker to take full control of your desktop Mac computer or MacBook laptop, even without any authentication. Keeping in mind the devastating effect of the RootPipe vulnerability, the researcher privately reported the flaw to Apple and did not disclose the details of the flaw publicly until the company released a patch to fix it. Apple did release an update but failed to patch RootPipe: Earlier this month, Apple released the latest version of Mac OS X Yosemite, i.e. OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, and claimed to have fixed the so-called Rootpipe backdoor, which had been residing on Mac computers since 2011. However, the company did not fix the flaw in the older versions (below 10.10) of the operating system due to uncodified Apple policy on patching, leaving tens of millions of Mac users at risk. "Apple indicated that this issue required a substantial amount of changes on their side and that they would not backport the fix to 10.9.x and older," Kvarnhammar said in a blog post on the TrueSec website. But here's the worse part: Apple's RootPipe vulnerability patch for Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 is claimed to be itself vulnerable, which again left all the Mac machines vulnerable to the RootPipe attacks. Holy Crap! Patrick Wardle, an ex-NSA staffer and current director of R&D at Synack, claimed to have discovered. ...a new way around Apple's security fix to reabuse the Rootpipe vulnerability, again opening path to the highest privilege level - root access. Though this time, the attack requires a hacker to have gained local privileges, which could most likely be obtained via a working exploit of other software sitting on Mac machines. Wardle has already reported his findings to the Apple's security team and would not disclose the details of his attack code public before the company will not issue a complete and unbreakable fix. Now, let's just hope to get a tough fix for Rootpipe backdoor this time from Apple. Last time the company took nearly six months to release a patch that was fooled by Wardle sitting on a flight. From fuller.artful at gmail.com Thu Apr 23 04:55:03 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:55:03 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] YouTube turns 10 today Message-ID: Ten years ago today, the first video was posted to YouTube. -- Arthur From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Apr 24 13:38:15 2015 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:38:15 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Message-ID: Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Apr 24 16:49:10 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 16:49:10 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Apr 24 16:52:22 2015 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:52:22 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> References: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <7D22BB95B46D4844A1B5597478C86751@HAL9007> Has anyone gotten a notice that it blocked something? r -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:49 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Importance: High I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Apr 24 17:10:17 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:10:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: <7D22BB95B46D4844A1B5597478C86751@HAL9007> References: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> <7D22BB95B46D4844A1B5597478C86751@HAL9007> Message-ID: <02e701d07edb$7270ff50$5752fdf0$@winhaven.net> Yes. Numerous. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 4:52 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Has anyone gotten a notice that it blocked something? r -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:49 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Importance: High I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 03:01:10 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 02:01:10 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Your Apple's Mac computer is vulnerable to a serious privilege escalation flaw even if you are running the latest version of Mac OS X. In-Reply-To: <02cf01d07c4a$e559dc00$b00d9400$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <756714629.58256304.1429948870369.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Wow, but not surprising. We will now have to wait and see if Apple gets it right and fixes this hole in their OS. The trouble is, that even with the best intentions, it can be very expensive and time-consuming to fix these bugs...and that's just the cost of damage control...diverting resources to really fix errors is another expense and the fixes have to be broadcast around the world. Take for example the 18 years old Microsoft SMB (Server Message Block) bug. In around 1998, it had become apparent the SMB communications method, used by all versions of Windows, is one of the very common APIs used in many Windows apps. It originally, only used plain text but encryption was added. The application's cypher method may have been good in 1998 but it can be easily cracked now. SMB also uses the two out bound network ports, TCP 139 and TCP 445 which should be blocked, especially outside the local network. Adware and Malware commonly uses these ports to call back to the mother-ship, so to speak...if these ports are stopped, many Malware packages can not progress. http://thehackernews.com/2015/04/smb-windows-vulnerability.html ...and: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/270968/SPEAR/RedirectToSMB_public_whitepaper.pdf?t=1429209774760 Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 8:50:30 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Your Apple's Mac computer is vulnerable to a serious privilege escalation flaw even if you are running the latest version of Mac OS X. Apple Failed to Patch Rootpipe Mac OS X Yosemite Vulnerability Sad but True! Your Apple's Mac computer is vulnerable to a serious privilege escalation flaw, dubbed "RootPipe," even if you are running the latest version of Mac OS X. What's RootPipe? Back in October 2014, a Swedish White Hat hacker Emil Kvarnhammar claimed to have discovered a critical privilege escalation vulnerability, he dubbed the backdoor as "RootPipe," in some versions of Mac OS X including the then newest version 10.10 Yosemite. The vulnerability (CVE-2015-1130) could allow an attacker to take full control of your desktop Mac computer or MacBook laptop, even without any authentication. Keeping in mind the devastating effect of the RootPipe vulnerability, the researcher privately reported the flaw to Apple and did not disclose the details of the flaw publicly until the company released a patch to fix it. Apple did release an update but failed to patch RootPipe: Earlier this month, Apple released the latest version of Mac OS X Yosemite, i.e. OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, and claimed to have fixed the so-called Rootpipe backdoor, which had been residing on Mac computers since 2011. However, the company did not fix the flaw in the older versions (below 10.10) of the operating system due to uncodified Apple policy on patching, leaving tens of millions of Mac users at risk. "Apple indicated that this issue required a substantial amount of changes on their side and that they would not backport the fix to 10.9.x and older," Kvarnhammar said in a blog post on the TrueSec website. But here's the worse part: Apple's RootPipe vulnerability patch for Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 is claimed to be itself vulnerable, which again left all the Mac machines vulnerable to the RootPipe attacks. Holy Crap! Patrick Wardle, an ex-NSA staffer and current director of R&D at Synack, claimed to have discovered. ...a new way around Apple's security fix to reabuse the Rootpipe vulnerability, again opening path to the highest privilege level - root access. Though this time, the attack requires a hacker to have gained local privileges, which could most likely be obtained via a working exploit of other software sitting on Mac machines. Wardle has already reported his findings to the Apple's security team and would not disclose the details of his attack code public before the company will not issue a complete and unbreakable fix. Now, let's just hope to get a tough fix for Rootpipe backdoor this time from Apple. Last time the company took nearly six months to release a patch that was fooled by Wardle sitting on a flight. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 04:08:18 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 03:08:18 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] YouTube turns 10 today In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1828242978.58263102.1429952898953.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Let me guess...it was a cat video. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 2:55:03 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] YouTube turns 10 today Ten years ago today, the first video was posted to YouTube. -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From tinanfields at torchlake.com Sat Apr 25 09:50:35 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:50:35 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Message-ID: <553BA9BB.5010804@torchlake.com> Hi All, I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate folders, something like this: //root > httpdocs > files > download and //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? Thanks, TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sat Apr 25 09:57:53 2015 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 07:57:53 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <553BA9BB.5010804@torchlake.com> References: <553BA9BB.5010804@torchlake.com> Message-ID: I see this sometimes when unzipping a compressed file - I think it's probably when the user uses Send To-->Compressed (zipped) folder by right clicking the file and choosing that from the context menu. R -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:51 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Hi All, I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate folders, something like this: //root > httpdocs > files > download and //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? Thanks, TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From tinanfields at torchlake.com Sat Apr 25 10:10:43 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:10:43 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: References: <553BA9BB.5010804@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <553BAE73.8060307@torchlake.com> I recognize the unzipping a compressed file thing, and have learned to backspace out the final suggested folder. But, I'm not doing something like that with these sites, at least I don't think I am. I crafted a site, using the CoffeeCup VSD, making the structure as I went along, and making the links I needed. There's a form - a pdf file - that I link to for registration in a golf tournament. That form gets changed a bit from one year to another. I actually change the name each time to identify the year. I modify the link property, then ftp the changed page and the new form up to the site. How annoying to have a 404 appear, or the wrong form appear! Exploring the site, both on the local computer and on the web, I discover multiple copies of the same folders. Wow! Okay, so it makes sense to have some redundancy, in case of damage to a primary folder, but this seems to be too much. So, I'm exploring how that happens, how much of it I should expect, how many copies of folders I can delete without destroying the website. Learning, learning. TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 10:57 AM, Rocky Smolin wrote: > I see this sometimes when unzipping a compressed file - I think it's > probably when the user uses Send To-->Compressed (zipped) folder by right > clicking the file and choosing that from the context menu. > > R > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Tina Norris Fields > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:51 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate folders, > something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with CoffeeCup's > Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, it is possible > to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding redundant > folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > > -- > Tina Norris Fields > tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com > 231-322-2787 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 14:09:51 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:09:51 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <1270119066.58564217.1429988991557.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> There we have it. Validation. :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:49:10 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 14:25:20 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:25:20 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <553BA9BB.5010804@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <352251404.58572434.1429989920292.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Tina: I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Hi All, I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate folders, something like this: //root > httpdocs > files > download and //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? Thanks, TNF -- Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Sat Apr 25 14:40:42 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:40:42 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: <1270119066.58564217.1429988991557.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <02e001d07ed8$7fe7ae70$7fb70b50$@winhaven.net> <1270119066.58564217.1429988991557.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: I look at it as just one layer in my protection scheme. Nothing is going to be perfect. Almost all anti-virus solutions have "bad behavior' analysis but none are going to catch everything either. So far none that I've seen have been successful against all ransomware. I predict that coming soon we'll see something like the typical ransomware encrypting malware combined with the Powerliks, no file, auto expanding registry entry type infection combined into one very nasty critter. BTW Nick Shaw (FoolishIT) is a respected member of the anti-malware community. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 2:10 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent There we have it. Validation. :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:49:10 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 15:03:15 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:03:15 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1743260183.58587709.1429992195005.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi John: Didn't need Nick Shaw's recommendation...yours was good enough. I will pass the link along to my friend. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 12:40:42 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent I look at it as just one layer in my protection scheme. Nothing is going to be perfect. Almost all anti-virus solutions have "bad behavior' analysis but none are going to catch everything either. So far none that I've seen have been successful against all ransomware. I predict that coming soon we'll see something like the typical ransomware encrypting malware combined with the Powerliks, no file, auto expanding registry entry type infection combined into one very nasty critter. BTW Nick Shaw (FoolishIT) is a respected member of the anti-malware community. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 2:10 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent There we have it. Validation. :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:49:10 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent I use it on quite a few computers. The only caveat is that the maximum protection mode may stop valid software from running. However this is not permanent and you can't just throttle it down until the software works. It does also have a whitelist where you can add files that it is blocking so that it doesn't. I have not been able to figure out how to whitelist everything QuickBooks needs to run. The other app that is tricky is Office 2013+. Otherwise it runs quietly, doesn't suck up a lot of juice and so far none of mine nor my MSP peers has had a ransomware get through it. I paid for the auto updating version but the if you're just doing for yourself you can update it yourself easy enough with the free version. HTH John B -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Cryptoprevent Does any one know anything about this product? http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/ r _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From tinanfields at torchlake.com Sun Apr 26 10:19:39 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:19:39 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <352251404.58572434.1429989920292.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <352251404.58572434.1429989920292.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <553D020B.2020009@torchlake.com> Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, > it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > From jon.tydda at lonza.com Mon Apr 27 10:44:14 2015 From: jon.tydda at lonza.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:44:14 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? Message-ID: <9ead1379bd7441c2a39dcf84c6dc0033@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> Hi all I'm trying to automate a long and tedious process with some batch files, and I've hit a stumbling block. Every month I have a list of users who have left, and after their accounts have been closed down, I need to remove their home folders from the server. We have three locations where someone's folder could be; Home-S, Home-M and Home-L (small, medium and large). I've got a script that runs through one of these folders and changes the ownership of the relevant username's files and folders, and then deletes the main folder, but if the username isn't in the Small folder (for example), it then starts changing permissions to another random user's files and folders. What I'd like it do to is to realise that the folder doesn't exist, and instead search the Medium (and then Large) folder, or skip it entirely. Here's my code - what am I missing? for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\SERVER\home-s\%%f /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (call cmd.exe /C "rd \\uksfs01\home$\home-s\%%f" /S) Thanks Jon ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 27 11:34:26 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:34:26 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <553D020B.2020009@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <2139471717.59691196.1430152466722.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> The Tina system should take precedence. :-) There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, > it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Mon Apr 27 11:51:19 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:51:19 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <2139471717.59691196.1430152466722.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <553D020B.2020009@torchlake.com> <2139471717.59691196.1430152466722.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <064301d0810a$6283b840$278b28c0$@winhaven.net> 2003 was the last year for FrontPage. I have one client using it yet and I think that eventually it will be hard to find a host willing to support FrontPage extensions on the web server. I've found that Adobe Muse is a great replacement for FrontPage. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:34 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question The Tina system should take precedence. :-) There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one > page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 27 12:44:09 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:44:09 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] MIcrosoft has changed In-Reply-To: <553D020B.2020009@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <1818367878.59755136.1430156649350.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> In a small town, just south of the border, called Belingham, at their technical college, the annual Linuxfest just wrapped up (http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/2015). When it started there were only about a hundred in attendance but now several thousand come every years and it just keeps growing. Different from other years though, Microsoft was in there and in full force with the biggest booth. MS has switched direction and according to the staff everything is changing at Redmond campus. Allow me to paraphrase some of the high-points of the conversation: Microsoft is no longer going to be a competitor to Linux, Linux is now considered a first class citizen. Eventually, all their products will run on Linux and Linux will run in all their environments. Linux is considered the platform of invention and therefore Microsoft will support the platform's innovations. Microsoft will stick strictly to industry standards rather than try to create them. Their service and support staff will have to be fully training in using Linux as well as Windows. Microsoft wants to be a service company, that also sells products...not the other way around. Within the company the developers run both Linux and Windows and trained Linux gurus are being deployed to all their offices around the world. To this end, system's people are being gathered from Africa, South America, Europe, Asia and any other area that predominantly uses Linux. Within North America, business may be Linux but governments have not yet embraced it...but that will change. Microsoft is no longer going to write code that has already been written. Open source products are being fully embraced: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/openness/index.aspx#home Microsoft will now support many of the open source programming languages like PHP, Python and so on. Azure is being designed to support any platform...Windows or Linux or any combination of the same. What this means is that young people planning a career in the computer industry better be fully versed in both Linux and Microsoft. I personally think all this is great! I look forward to running my MS Access on Linux without the need for products like "Wine" and be able to develop and compile .Net/JavaScript code on my Linux platform via a fully compatible VS editor. Aside: Microsoft is making a version of Windows10 that can be containerised and deployed through the Cloud via such products as Docker, all on top of Linux (...or Windows Hyper-V). Everything will now be desktop, web and Cloud based...so there is an incredible amount of learning to take... I understand that there are free courses being given on all components of how to interface Linux and Windows products within Azure. I hate to brag (actually I don't) but I have been saying and hoping for this all along and now it seems to be coming true. Jim PS Microsoft will fully supports distros Ubuntu (all debian based distros) and Suse Linux. From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 27 14:07:24 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:07:24 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <064301d0810a$6283b840$278b28c0$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <1240771310.59835331.1430161644663.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Let's be honest...anything is a great replacement for FF. Adobe Muse is great. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:51:19 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question 2003 was the last year for FrontPage. I have one client using it yet and I think that eventually it will be hard to find a host willing to support FrontPage extensions on the web server. I've found that Adobe Muse is a great replacement for FrontPage. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:34 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question The Tina system should take precedence. :-) There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one > page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jbartow at winhaven.net Mon Apr 27 15:46:48 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:46:48 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <1240771310.59835331.1430161644663.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <064301d0810a$6283b840$278b28c0$@winhaven.net> <1240771310.59835331.1430161644663.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <06a101d0812b$4823b1a0$d86b14e0$@winhaven.net> "Anything" is probably not true - have you tried some of those awful online template systems? Muse is as easy to use for beginners as FrontPage was and is capable of going much further. However, Dreamweaver is still necessary for more advanced techniques. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 2:07 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Let's be honest...anything is a great replacement for FF. Adobe Muse is great. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:51:19 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question 2003 was the last year for FrontPage. I have one client using it yet and I think that eventually it will be hard to find a host willing to support FrontPage extensions on the web server. I've found that Adobe Muse is a great replacement for FrontPage. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:34 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question The Tina system should take precedence. :-) There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, > I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one > page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From tinanfields at torchlake.com Mon Apr 27 16:46:31 2015 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:46:31 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <2139471717.59691196.1430152466722.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <2139471717.59691196.1430152466722.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <553EAE37.1010209@torchlake.com> You're right - FrontPage is pretty much long gone. I did use it, though, for several years. TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/27/2015 12:34 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > The Tina system should take precedence. :-) > > There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Thanks, Jim and Rocky, > > I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my > provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was > named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, > including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little > cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to > see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a > bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, > I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of > the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain > naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then > multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! > > Best, > TNF > > Tina Norris Fields > tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com > 231-322-2787 > > On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: >> Hi Tina: >> >> I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. >> >> Jim >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tina Norris Fields" >> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" >> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question >> >> Hi All, >> >> I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate >> folders, something like this: >> >> //root > httpdocs > files > download >> >> and >> >> //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download >> >> These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the >> website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with >> CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one page, >> it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. >> I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding >> redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? >> >> Thanks, >> TNF >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 27 17:42:43 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:42:43 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? In-Reply-To: <9ead1379bd7441c2a39dcf84c6dc0033@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> Message-ID: <1039909343.60008814.1430174563220.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Hi Jon: The following is a little batch file that I used to check whether a directory existed. If it did then a file was copied and if not a file was deleted, then it exited the command. I left the code, as it was, so you could observe how the command operand "exist" could be used. if exist y:\nul (dir > c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt) else (if exist c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt (del c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt)) exit If you need more like how to create a directory with the current date just ask. HTH Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "Dba-Tech (dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com)" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 8:44:14 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? Hi all I'm trying to automate a long and tedious process with some batch files, and I've hit a stumbling block. Every month I have a list of users who have left, and after their accounts have been closed down, I need to remove their home folders from the server. We have three locations where someone's folder could be; Home-S, Home-M and Home-L (small, medium and large). I've got a script that runs through one of these folders and changes the ownership of the relevant username's files and folders, and then deletes the main folder, but if the username isn't in the Small folder (for example), it then starts changing permissions to another random user's files and folders. What I'd like it do to is to realise that the folder doesn't exist, and instead search the Medium (and then Large) folder, or skip it entirely. Here's my code - what am I missing? for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\SERVER\home-s\%%f /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (call cmd.exe /C "rd \\uksfs01\home$\home-s\%%f" /S) Thanks Jon ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Apr 27 17:48:01 2015 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:48:01 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question In-Reply-To: <06a101d0812b$4823b1a0$d86b14e0$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <1942295302.60013597.1430174881116.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Sorry to say I have missed much of the online templates charade...just lucky I guess. I used Dreamweaver for years; excellent program. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 1:46:48 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question "Anything" is probably not true - have you tried some of those awful online template systems? Muse is as easy to use for beginners as FrontPage was and is capable of going much further. However, Dreamweaver is still necessary for more advanced techniques. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 2:07 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Let's be honest...anything is a great replacement for FF. Adobe Muse is great. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:51:19 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question 2003 was the last year for FrontPage. I have one client using it yet and I think that eventually it will be hard to find a host willing to support FrontPage extensions on the web server. I've found that Adobe Muse is a great replacement for FrontPage. -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:34 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question The Tina system should take precedence. :-) There are a dozen editors that are better than FrontPage...I don't even think they make FP any more.(?). If we live long enough, there is always code out there that should be fixed or deleted as it can be embarrassing. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Norris Fields" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 8:19:39 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question Thanks, Jim and Rocky, I think I have some of it figured out. A couple of months ago, my provider changed servers. The new root directory for the website was named httpdocs, and everything got copied into that new directory, including a copy of httpdocs and its contents. I've done a little cleaning up and things are looking much tidier. I will be watching to see if redundancy creeps in again. I remember that there was quite a bit of built-in redundancy in sites built with Microsoft FrontPage, so, I was sort of trained to expect it, but, this was way too much. Part of the difficulty stemmed from the fact that VSD wanted to use a certain naming structure and Tina wanted to use another. Both got used, then multiplied by the new root directory for the website files. Whew! Best, TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 4/25/2015 3:25 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Tina: > > I have seen this happen...even done it myself on occasions. Generally, > I would think it is an error as the code is expecting to be starting from the root and is not checking its current start position. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 7:50:35 AM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Website Structure Question > > Hi All, > > I've noticed on more than one occasion that a website has duplicate > folders, something like this: > > //root > httpdocs > files > download > > and > > //root > httpdocs > httpdocs > files > download > > These appear to get created by the application being used to craft the > website. Most recently, I'm seeing this in a site crafted with > CoffeeCup's Visual Site Designer. When I want to update just one > page, it is possible to fail to get the updated page into the correct folder. > I'm not happy with this, and I don't recall deliberately adding > redundant folders. Anybody else have experience with this? > > Thanks, > TNF > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon.tydda at lonza.com Tue Apr 28 04:51:44 2015 From: jon.tydda at lonza.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:51:44 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? In-Reply-To: <1039909343.60008814.1430174563220.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> References: <9ead1379bd7441c2a39dcf84c6dc0033@CHVEX12.lonzagroup.net> <1039909343.60008814.1430174563220.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Thanks Jim, don't know why I didn't think of that before :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:43 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? Hi Jon: The following is a little batch file that I used to check whether a directory existed. If it did then a file was copied and if not a file was deleted, then it exited the command. I left the code, as it was, so you could observe how the command operand "exist" could be used. if exist y:\nul (dir > c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt) else (if exist c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt (del c:\download\jtb\20120425\exist.txt)) exit If you need more like how to create a directory with the current date just ask. HTH Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "Dba-Tech (dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com)" Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 8:44:14 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Bit of scripting help? Hi all I'm trying to automate a long and tedious process with some batch files, and I've hit a stumbling block. Every month I have a list of users who have left, and after their accounts have been closed down, I need to remove their home folders from the server. We have three locations where someone's folder could be; Home-S, Home-M and Home-L (small, medium and large). I've got a script that runs through one of these folders and changes the ownership of the relevant username's files and folders, and then deletes the main folder, but if the username isn't in the Small folder (for example), it then starts changing permissions to another random user's files and folders. What I'd like it do to is to realise that the folder doesn't exist, and instead search the Medium (and then Large) folder, or skip it entirely. Here's my code - what am I missing? for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\SERVER\home-s\%%f /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (takeown /f \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /r /d y) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (icacls \\ SERVER\home-s\%%f\*.* /inheritance:r /grant administrators:F /t /c) for /F %%f in (Dellist.txt) do (call cmd.exe /C "rd \\uksfs01\home$\home-s\%%f" /S) Thanks Jon ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________ This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system. From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Apr 29 10:22:32 2015 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:22:32 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] How to totally wipe everything on a computer Message-ID: Fortunately I have two computers, so I can continue working with the laptop while trying to re-configure the ancient tower. The goal is to set up a dual boot into the tower. I'm having several problems. Before I get to those, the box has two hard disks, 80GB and a 250GB. First of all, I wiped all partitions from both disks, using EaseUS Partition Manager. Then I restarted the computer, but to my dismay Grub was still there, and (since I wiped the disk) failed to find Debian. So I repeated the exercise and got the same result again. Then I went into the BIOS and had a look to see which hard disk was the default boot disk, only to find that I was unable to change that, for some reason (plus and minus didn't work to promote/demote the disks). So, what I'd like to try next is to restore the tower to its virgin state: no partitions, no MBR, etc. But it appears that the EaseUS partition manager does not fry the MBR, and consequently Grub still loads. I cannot figure out why this happens, but anyway I want to fix it. I now understand that once I finally fix this problem, I should boot from my Windows 7 installation disk, install Windows and its updates, and then reboot to see if all is well. If all is well, then I'll reboot using the Debian installation disk, point to the other disk as the place to install Debian Linux 14, and then (in theory) Grub will detect that Windows 7 is already installed and offer to add it to the Grub boot menu. First things first: how can I restore this tower to its virgin state, with no MBR at all? If I can get there, then perhaps the other steps will fall naturally into place. -- Arthur From gustav at cactus.dk Wed Apr 29 15:30:20 2015 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:30:20 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] SpinRite or? Message-ID: <1430339420140.86525@cactus.dk> Hi all I have a 2 TB SATA disk which has gone bad. It is marked in Windows' Disk Manager with "Error" and "at risk". Decades ago I would have fired up SpinRite, but would that be of any use today? It's a USD 90 purchase. Or would you have other/better recommendations? /gustav From jbartow at winhaven.net Wed Apr 29 16:44:11 2015 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:44:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] SpinRite or? In-Reply-To: <1430339420140.86525@cactus.dk> References: <1430339420140.86525@cactus.dk> Message-ID: <016f01d082c5$a15513e0$e3ff3ba0$@winhaven.net> Hi Gustav, I still have and use SpinRite on drives that need attention. It boots from a USB drive or CD. Regards, John -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:30 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] SpinRite or? Hi all I have a 2 TB SATA disk which has gone bad. It is marked in Windows' Disk Manager with "Error" and "at risk". Decades ago I would have fired up SpinRite, but would that be of any use today? It's a USD 90 purchase. Or would you have other/better recommendations? /gustav _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com