7th Son: Descent

8 11 2009

7th Son Descent

The president of the United States is dead. He was murdered in the morning sunlight by a four-year-old boy…

So begins 7th Son: Descent, the technothriller novel by J.C. Hutchins. Originally released as a free audiobook podcast, Descent is in bookstores now. 7th Son has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time.com, Wired.com UK, and on the cover of Blogger & Podcaster magazine. Read the rest of this entry »





Exporting Distribution List Member Email Addresses From Exchange 2003

26 10 2009

group_usersScenario:  You need a list of the email addresses in a distribution list.  Simple enough…unless you’re running Exchange 2003, which does not have built-in functionality to enumerate this for you.  So you have a couple of options. Read the rest of this entry »





Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

26 09 2009

AESCheck out these excellent AES related links.

A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) – A fantastic stick figure comic covering AES in surprising depth!

Rijndael Cipher 128-Bit Version – A very nice Flash animation covering the workings of the Rijndael cipher!

Advanced Encryption Standard – The Wikipedia AES article.





Outlook Autocomplete Cache

6 09 2009

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When using Outlook, and you begin typing an email address (or name) in the To: field, Outlook will show you recent recipients that match what you’ve typed so far.  In this post:   How to delete addresses from the autocomplete cash, How to delete the entire autocomplete cache, and How to move the autocomplete cache to another computer or installation of Outlook. Read the rest of this entry »





Multiple Commands On A Single Windows Command Line

19 07 2009

Command PromptWhen using cmd.exe, you can put multiple commands on the same line by using ‘&’ or ‘&&’ between commands.  Using a single ampersand (&) will cause the first command and then the second command to be run in sequence.  Using double ampersands (&&) introduces error checking.  The second command will run only if the first command is successful. Read the rest of this entry »





This Link Kills Spam

4 07 2009

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Clever idea.  I wonder if it actually has the desired effect.

This Link Kills Spam

(Go ahead and click the link.)





Ever Wondered…?

29 05 2009

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Ever wondered which brand of meats is officially endorsed by the H-TIPE blog?  The answer is Bar-S!

“From Bacon and bologna to corndogs and smoked sausage, Bar-S delivers more than 100 meat products with quality and value you can trust and all the flavor and variety you want.”





Katmouse

26 04 2009

katmouseIf you run Windows, use a mouse with a scroll wheel, and routinely have multiple windows open, then you need to check out Katmouse. Read the rest of this entry »





PCitYourself – The Animated Guide To Building A PC

25 04 2009

PCitYourselfIf you’re curious about building your own computer or just curious about what all that stuff in your computer case is, then you’ll want to check out PCitYourself. Read the rest of this entry »





Home Network Topology

18 03 2009

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In this post, we’ll take a high level look at how a single Internet connection is shared amongst multiple devices in your house. Read the rest of this entry »