Konboot for free
Posted by Christopher in Nerd Stuff on March 17, 2010
One of the more frustrating things is trying to work on a password protected computer when the password is not-known. If you Google for an answer, you will find some but most solutions are a bit funky and unreliable.
Kon-boot is a prototype on the fly (while booting) kernel “fixer”, that will allow you to enter any password protected profile without a password. I found it to work great and will add it to my stack of tools. It is quite easy to use and is simple as it gets.
The project originally started as a linux tool but was ported for Windows kernel.
You can find the project here; http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/
Now, with every blackhat hack, the opportunity for whitehats to find a solution arrives.
How do you protect your Windows/Linux password protected profiles from this tool? Easy…my favorite encryption suite, TrueCrypt. Just whole drive encrypt your drive and this method of entry is neutered.
Depending on your password retention this could be a good/bad thing.
What cool tools have you found recently?
Super Bowl Sock Monkeys
Posted by Christopher in Uncategorized on February 8, 2010
Not that I watched the Super Bowl but the commercial with the Sock Monkey was super fun.
If you didn’t get to watch it, it is below.
I did a search and the best place to buy a Sock Monkey or a Do It Yourself Sock Monkey is at SockMonkey.net .
I could be partial though.
Google Adword Intro
Posted by Christopher in Nerd Stuff, Work Stuff on January 12, 2010
I have a number of clients that are taking their first steps into the online advertising world. The most powerful player in this field is of course, Google.
Google Adword is a program that lets companies control their online ad placement, total costs and receive complete metrics of the adverts effects. To setup the program is quite simple but does require a bit of work to perfect.
Take a quick look at the video below for a primer;
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