2 days ago I just wish they would have linked to those "typical sites". 2 days ago 2 days ago 3 days ago
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ADModify.NET is a free Open Source tool from Microsoft (CodPlex) that allows you to modify multiple Active Directory objects’ attributes. You probably know that the Active Directory User and Computers (ADUC) interface has limited bulk modification capabilities. You can open the properties of multiple user accounts, however, you can change only a few attributes this way. With ADModify.NET you can edit all Active Directory user properties, and even Exchange attributes.
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Loading ... (PDF) A short security primer.Knowing that deleted Active Directory objects are not erased immediately, but only after 60 (Windows 2000/2003) or 180 days (Windows 2003 SP1/2008), can save your day if you accidentally delete user, computer or container objects. I have reviewed two free tools that allow you to restore deleted AD objects (Quest Object Restore for Active Directory and ADRestore.NET). These tools can recover objects that are marked for deletion, so-called “tombstone” objects. The technical term for this process is tombstone reanimation. Who knows?; if you accidentally delete your boss’ account, then this term might take on a literal meaning. 
A downside of tombstone reanimation is that by default, important attributes are stripped from AD objects when they are deleted. For example, user objects’ last and first name attributes are not saved in tombstone objects. Perhaps even more problematic is that the password is blank after you restore a deleted user object, which means that you won’t be able to keep it a secret that you have accidentally deleted users accounts.
It seems this version supports R2’s IIS 7.5. Ed Bott shares his experiences with multi-touch.
ADRestore.NET is yet another free utility that allows you to restore accidentally deleted Active Directory objects. Its name is related to Microsoft’s command line tool ADRestore. Like Quest’s Object Restore for Active Directory, it relies on the fact that deleted AD objects are not removed instantly from the AD database but marked with the tombstone marker.
Hence, what I have written in my review of Quest’s utility also applies here. However, ADRestore.NET has additional features that can prove useful in some situations. It allows you to search for deleted AD objects, view the attributes of a deleted object, and use alternative credentials to access the tombstone objects.
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The ESXi Configurator is a utility to help manage stand along ESXi hosts. This utility is a GUI interface to VMware RCLI application. The ESXi Configurator uses the VMware RCLI scripts to execute all its function and features. The utility is a GUI application that uses the RCLI perl scripts to perform its tasks. This is a very simple front end interface to the RCLI (command line only) scripts.
This initial release includes the ability to backup, restore and update your ESXi host (epically handy for people that are not using VirtualCenters Update Mangers).
VMware RCLI is required to be installed on your machine in order to use the ESXi Configurator Utility.
I have been using this tool for some time now , and it’s working great , I would really recommend it !
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Some days ago, I reviewed NetWrix AD Object Restore Wizard, a tool that allows you to undelete Active Directory objects that have accidentally been deleted. Quest Object Restore for Active Directory has the same purpose but works quite differently, as it doesn’t rely on snapshots of the Active Directory database.
The tool makes use of the fact that deleted Active Directory objects are not immediately erased, but instead marked with a so-called “tombstone marker.” The lifetime of tombstone-marked objects depends on which Active Directory version is being used, with a 60 day lifetime for Windows 2000/2003 and 180 days for Windows 2003 SP1/2008. Deleted objects can’t be instantly removed from the Active Directory database, because the information that the object has been marked for future deletion has to be replicated to all domain controllers in the forest.
(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ... Helps maintain VMs that are stored offline in a VMM library. Compares the DirectAccess feature of Win2K8 R2 with VPNs
There are so many free network scanners out there and I am sure you already have one in your toolbox. However, I think SoftPerfect Network Scanner is worth a look, if you are a Windows administrator. The tool has some features that most other free scanners lack. For example, you can retrieve information about available network shares or OS information, and send WMI queries (if you know WQL). Usually, only network inventory tools have such features.
It is convenient to have such Windows-related functionality in a network scanner. If you are scanning your network for open ports, it is useful if you can see what shares are available for a specific account. You can also access the shares from within the tool. By the way, to scan a port range, you have to separate the port boundaries with a hyphen: 1-1024. SoftPerfect Network Scanner’s interface isn’t clear about that. Aside from that, the tool is easy-to-use.
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ... Funny but not really convincing (in my view). Interesting article about the latest activities in the botnet scene. We always knew it. Now we have proof. 
Is your desktop always cluttered with tons of shortcuts, files, and folders? If so, the free tool Deskcretary might be helpful. Every time I clean my desktop, I resolve to not mess it up again with unimportant junk files, but, somehow, I am unable to keep the resolution. Once the first “temporary files” have started accumulating on my desktop, my resistance to littering my desktop starts to wear off, since I know I have to clean it again anyway. After that it is only a matter of days until my desktop is, once again, completely covered.
I am wondering too. If it is ready why not release it to the public?
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