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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Basic Calculator

« on: September 05, 2015, 11:27 PM »

New computer, new OS, and a new IDE (Visual Studio 2013) ... And no idea what to do with'em. So I thought I'd toss together a small idiot project while I was getting used to the new trinity (eek!).

And while looking for ideas it occurred that the new calculator that comes with Windows 10 is just about the fugliest piece of software I've ever seen. The Metro flat UI is just flat-out cringe worthy, to the point that I don't even care what sort of fun/handy stuff it can do ... I just can't stand to look at ghastly the thing.

So I put together a very basic -(and probably equally hideous when I sober up)- calculator using C#/NET4, and every silly assed UI option I could find in VS13.

Download should be below...assuming I got it attached properly.

27

Living Room / New Computer

« on: August 19, 2015, 07:13 AM »

So it's time to put my now mildly arcane decade old flagship (Spunky-V) out to pasture. And to that end I got an HP Z440 Workstation (Base Package: L0P72UT#ABA) through the company. In years past I always built my own...but I just don't have time to do all the research necessary to effectively play the price point razor edge of leading/cutting edge hardware. So... since we're an HP ASP -(making a huge discount an option)- I decided to go - the lazy route - with a semi customized packaged box that had all the hardware matched for me.

Here be the Specs:
CPU: 6 core Xeon ES-1650 v3 (Turbos to 3.8GHz)
RAM: 16GB
Video: ATi W5100 (with 4 DisplayPort outputs)
OS Drive: 256GB SSD
Storage Drive: 1TB RAID5 array.

I'm a bit nervous about the SSD ... But time will tell - At least it comes with a 3 year warranty..

28

General Software Discussion / Windows 10 Automatic Update Reboots

« on: August 12, 2015, 10:55 AM »

There seems to be much discussion about the new and delightfully Draconian Windows update automatic reboot policy. Most of the solutions I've seen are of the comically idiotic variety...(like just disable the WU service)...that MS really should have seen coming before they dropped this turn in our laps. Others come closer to showing a bit of common sense & restraint, like method 2 in the article I found here.

However for my own purposes I decided to modify it just a bit by setting: No auto-restart with logged on user for scheduled automatic updater installations to enabled. This option is in the same place as the one suggested in the article, I just think it affords a better balance between getting the updates in a timely fashion...and don't dump all my shit.

29

Developer's Corner / WordPress Login Fiasco

« on: April 11, 2015, 09:45 AM »

Greetings
   This is one of those nagging issues I've been contending with for a while, that has finally come to a head. From the research I've done it's a somewhat common issue that has no real concrete solution. When trying to login to the WordPress admin backend the login keeps looping back to the login screen (yes the password is correct). The reflexively regurgitated answer is to dump the browser cache...which - for whatever reason - has never worked. The issue affects all browsers I have tried (IE, FF, Chrome, and Safari (Yes, I actually got that desperate..)).

   The only thing that I have found that had a high rate (98%) of success, was to toggle IE's compatibility mode. Start normal, let it fail, flip on compatibility mode, and it succeeded (Usually..). After this, the site could be put back in normal mode...and the login would work fine. Once again...Usually.

   Now the behavior has changed so that the redirect maze which is the WP login just stops at a blank page that after a few (5-10 - sometimes forced) refreshes finally kicks me back to the login page. I suspect that it is something that is being cached on the server side. But this is the only site I deal with that I don't have direct access to the server on. They don't even have a control panel that I (have ever seen) am aware of. I do have FTP access to the site root so I can attempt to force the issue from there...but I'm not entirely sure what the best angle of attack would be.

   The site is for the local Humane Society which I donate the time to maintain for them. So the creatures and I would greatly appreciate any assistance we can get with this issue.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

   

30

General Software Discussion / Need SSL Certificate Recomendations

« on: March 03, 2015, 01:48 PM »

Greetings
   I've been using a Start.com/Start SSL for our Exchange server, but the renewal process is a nightmare. I really don't have time to waste gathering up and submitting a bunch of prove it's me/us documentation every time the cert expires. Is suffering through these types of shenanigans "normal" for SSL cert renewal?? Or is there some place that I can just pay a renewal fee and get the damn thing extended.

   Why does everything to do with SSL have to suck so ridiculously hard?? I swear they had to have been created by the DMV!

31

Developer's Corner / Issue with MySQL db Function and rand()

« on: February 10, 2015, 03:40 PM »

Greetings
    I've been fighting with this for a day or so and it giving me fits. I'm trying to get a MySQL db function to automatically generate a 7 character ID string during an insert command in the format of ABC1234. At this point triggering the function during insert is working fine, however the string generated is randomly - generated to short - between 4 and 7 characters in length.

So my question is how to I force this code to always give my a 7 character long string?

Code: Text [Select]

1. CREATE DEFINER=`Stoic Joker`@`%` FUNCTION `MakeUniID`() RETURNS char(7) CHARSET utf8
2. BEGIN
3. declare Result CHAR(7);
4. SET Result = '';
5.  
6. SET Result=CONCAT(
7.         substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*26+1, 1),
8.         substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*26+1, 1),
9.         substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*26+1, 1),
10.         substring('0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*10+1, 1),
11.         substring('0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*10+1, 1),
12.         substring('0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*10+1, 1),
13.         substring('ABCDEFGHIJ', rand(@seed)*10+1, 1)
14.         );
15.  
16. RETURN Result;
17. END

It seemed to be a guaranteed no brainer when I swiped it from somewhere - and then modified it for my own purposes... But the damn thing just won't cooperate.

Thanks in Advance,

Stoic Joker

32

General Software Discussion / Looking for Windows Email Server Options

« on: November 29, 2014, 01:10 PM »

As Windows Server 2003 is quickly approaching EOL, I'm faced with the prospect of having to migrate my Email server to something else...and I do not have the (hardware) resources to run a full blown Exchange server here in the home office lab. So...

I'm looking for suggestions on a lightweight free - preferably Windows - Email server, that will need to support no more than a dozen mailboxes. Straight POP/SMTP is fine, although IMAP might be nice if the resource usage can be kept tightly reigned in (it will be running in Hyper-V).

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General Software Discussion / Massive malvertising campaign on Yahoo, AOL and other sites delivers ransomware

« on: October 24, 2014, 07:52 AM »

Massive malvertising campaign on Yahoo, AOL and other sites delivers ransomware


One of the sites effected is apparently CNet, as one of our customers got nailed by this while trying to download the latest copy of Avast AV (which is hosted on CNet). The customer in question is a hyper vigilant old schooler who doesn't like, trust, or use the internet for anything unless absolutely necessary. So they most likely got burnt by the idiotic marketing practice of having multiple unidentified huge green download buttons that infest CNet.

34

General Software Discussion / How Safari, Chrome, and IE handle SSL

« on: August 27, 2014, 06:57 PM »

So I was working with a client today, trying to get their Gmail account forwarded to Exchange Online. They were using their preferred Google Chrome browser to access their Gmail account to perform this seemingly simple action ... But it kept failing..

The error message was completely uninformative, and seemed to imply that the address to be forwarded to was not valid for some reason. However the address was indeed quite valid.

So I had them open IE in in-private mode to ensure a clean browsing environment. In the hopes of at least gleaning something in the way of an at least somewhat informative error message. IE handily obliged, and informed us that the certificate being provided by the next popup window was not valid. So Google's browser was rejecting the certificate that Google's own mail server was trying to use ... Impressive? ...Not!

Now here's the really sad part. Knowing that the client had an iPad, I told them to try and perform the same action using the Apple Safari browser ... Because it's security was such total crap that it would most likely accept anything ... And horrifyingly I was right. It sailed straight on through like it didn't even bother to look at the cert let alone ponder it's validity.

FireFox was not readily available for this test...(so wasn't included)...but I did find it rather darkly comical watching Safari fail a security check in such a spectacular fashion.

 

35

Living Room / IT Resumes

« on: August 21, 2014, 03:23 PM »

    So it's occurred to me as we're looking for a new body here in IT, that apparently they don't teach people how to do a resume properly in schools these days. And it seems that most people are going with the best friends interpretation of marketing tactics advice of doing as much embellishing as possible ... Which more often than not backfires horribly during the interview when the applicant goes blank after getting hit with a probing question regarding listed skillset 'X'.

    With that thought in mind - given the large cross section of talent we have here - I thought it might be nice to get a discussion started about what to and not to do when creating a resume for an IT position. I'll start by listing some of the don't I've encountered in the past few weeks:

Don't put things you are interested in learning in a list of existing skills.
Don't put certifications you are planning to get under existing skills.
Don't leave large unexplained - multi year... - gaps in you work history.
Don't get wordy trying to make limited experience sound like more than it is (Especially for an entry level position - which this is).


And on the other/do side:
Do keep in mind that the first person to see your resume is unlikely to be the guy that is in charge of IT, so lighten up on the technical jargon and just be friendly, concise, and professional (especially in the cover letter). If you come across as cocky, aloof, or arrogant...the rest of your resume won't matter.

Do research the company to find out what they do so your resume can be tailored to their needs.

Do list other skills (in short) that you have in your background that could be relevant to what the company does. Any idiot can clamp an end on an Ethernet cable, but if you have a background in construction...there's a good chance you can also handle the hard part which is to get the cable across a building and then down through a wall ... Without damaging the building. If the company systems control machinery, an mechanical background might be nice to mention (assuming you actually have one).

Anyhow, I'm running out of time. But I wanted to see what other folks thought about what makes a good IT resume.

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Finished Programs / DONE: Need a Script to Move User Files Into a Subfolder

« on: July 26, 2014, 06:43 PM »

Okay so I'm in the middle of a nightmare project (cleaning up a kludge while virtualizing and updating the servers for a school) and was hoping someone could give me a hand with this part.

The file server (is a mess) has a group of user folders for the students under D:\Students\Users (so far so good). Now in that Users folder there are folders for each year, that contain folders for each student. The problem is that I need to get all of the files, in all of the student folders, for all of the years, moved into a subdirectory (called Documents) of the student's folder ... So that it will synchronize properly with the newly created Domain DFS Root's User Home folders.

So what I'm looking at is this:

Users\
   2012\
      Student 1
          (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          (All Their Files)

      Student 200
          (All Their Files)
   2013\
      Student 1
          (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          (All Their Files)
   ...
   2024\
      Student 1
          (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          (All Their Files)
   2025\
      Student 1
          (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          (All Their Files)


And what I need the script to make happen is this:

Users\
   2012\
      Student 1
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)

      Student 200
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
   2013\
      Student 1
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
   ...
   2024\
      Student 1
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
   2025\
      Student 1
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 2
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      ...
      Student 199
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)
      Student 200
          Documents\
              (All Their Files)


Now if I have to run the script once from inside each of the Year folders that's fine...especially if it makes the script easier to create... ...I just don't want to get stuck manually moving all the files for 3,000+ Student folders.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

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General Software Discussion / Microsoft Security Notifications Ending?

« on: June 27, 2014, 05:19 PM »

Okay, granted it has been a rather long week, but this does look to be a legit Email, and I am subscribed to a list for security update notifications.

Email-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

********************************************************************
Title: Microsoft Security Notifications
Issued: June 27, 2014
********************************************************************

Notice to IT professionals:

As of July 1, 2014, due to changing governmental policies concerning the issuance of automated electronic messaging, Microsoft is suspending the use of email notifications that announce the following:

* Security bulletin advance notifications
* Security bulletin summaries
* New security advisories and bulletins
* Major and minor revisions to security advisories and bulletins

In lieu of email notifications, you can subscribe to one or more of the RSS feeds described on the Security TechCenter website.

For more information, or to sign up for an RSS feed, visit the Microsoft Technical Security Notifications webpage at http://technet.micro...om/security/dd252948.
Unimportant rest of Email removed-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


"due to changing governmental policies concerning the issuance of automated electronic messaging" ... WTF?!?

38

General Software Discussion / Free Harley Davidson Engine ScreenSavers

« on: March 20, 2014, 09:46 AM »

Okay maybe it's just me, but if anyone else likes to se how engines work these might be cool.

Harley Davidson TwinCam & Evo Engine ScreenSavers (free)

http://www.animatedp...ston.com/TwinCam.htm
http://www.animatedpiston.com/Evo.htm

Note: the solid red background was a really bad choice, but the animation is great.

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General Software Discussion / Can a VM OVA be converted to a VHD?

« on: March 18, 2014, 12:05 PM »

Greetings
    Much as this sounds like a simple question...it apparently isn't. I'm trying to demo a "Virtual Appliance" (made by major manufacturer that won't be named) that is delivered - exclusively... - as an Open Virtualization Format Archive (OVA) file. Now MS has a utility that will happily convert a VMDK file to a VHD, but it won't touch an OVA file ... And best I can tell neither will anything else that I've found so far.

    The OVA file is an archive that contains an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file that is a native export of (I think it was) the Citrix XenServer. However the free Citrix converter wont touch this thing, and nor will the free VMware converter.

    Now while just asking the major manufacturer's sales guy what I'm supposed to do with this thing normally makes sense...said sales guy hasn't yet responded to any of my requests - which started Friday - for said interaction. Did I mention that "The Brass" at both ends happen to really like said manufacturer...so switching to someone with better phone skills ain't an option.

   So... Here I am hoping someone here has had occasion to run into this predicament and recalls a solution to either convert directly from OVA to VHD/VHDX, or at the very least just extract the OVF from the OVA so I can (bank shot) convert that a few times into something that might actually boot when I load this thing and click start in the Hyper-V Manager.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

   

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / NANY 2014 Release - Engine Displacement Calculator

« on: December 27, 2013, 10:53 AM »

Stoic Joker's Last Minute NANY 2014 Entry Information

Application Name	Stoic Joker's Engine Displacement Calculator
Version	1.0.0.0
Short Description	Calculates the Size of an Engine.
Supported OSes	Windows XP and up
Web Page	You're on it.
Download Link	Engine Calc.exe (26.5 kB - downloaded 888 times.)
System Requirements	Windows XP or Newer OS .NET 2.0
Version History	Version 1.0.0.0 Released
Author	Stoic Joker

Description
Stoic Joker's EDC was written to allow the user to calculate the displacement (size) of an engine using the bore diameter, stroke length and number of cylinders. It will also calculate the compression ratio if the combustion chamber and piston dome/dish measurements (use negative number for dish) are entered. Also for the compression ratio calculations the volumes - which are correctly done as a wet measurement - can be ballpark calculated using dry measurements, but this should only to be used for very rough (ballpark) estimate as it assumes a symmetry that almost never actually exists.

Features
Various engine configurations can be stored in list view (per session only) for comparison to dial in a desired target displacement/CR.

Planned Features
None currently

Screenshots

Main window


With Show CR (compression Ratio) checked


Enter Dry Guess measurements showing

Usage
Installation
No installation required - Just run it.

Using the Application
Application is designed to be self explanatory ... Assuming you understand how an internal combustion engine works.

Uninstallation
Just delete it.

Tips
Calculations are designed to give best accuracy at 0.000 decimal precision.

Known Issues
None currently?

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Developer's Corner / ATL/WTL Ribbon Can't get CheckBox state

« on: November 09, 2013, 07:38 PM »

Greetings
   I'm trying to get a project off the ground but seem to have run into a wall out of the gate. Using MSVS2008 I created an ATL/WTL project using the Application Wizard add-on that someone here suggested I try experimenting with. In the App Wizard I added a Ribbon control (because I'm an idiot...), to which I add a group, and in that group I added a CheckBox. So far...so good.

   So the fun started when I created a function for the above mentioned Ribbon Control's CheckBox. The function is supposed to test for the state of the CheckBox...and respond accordingly. Simple enough...so I thought. Except no matter what I try I cannot get the control to divulge its own state.

   I have spent the entire day on this, and would dare say I have tried everything except the right answer! I have confirmed that the correct ID for the control in question is indeed being passed to the function ... I just can't seem to do a damn thing with it. The program either crashes, or just ignores me.

   So if anyone familiar with ATL/WTL Ribbon Controls might happen to have a clue what I'm missing they'd be willing to share it would be greatly appreciated. Program is currently being compiled for Unicode...assuming that makes a difference.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

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Living Room / 3D Printing: Food

« on: August 28, 2013, 06:42 AM »

Don't recall seeing this mentioned elsewhere on the board, so...

NASA is looking into creating a 3D food printer.

3D Pizza Printer Prototype.

So it looks like Star Trek wins again...unless Dominos decides to sue.

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Living Room / This Just in: From the You Gotta be Shitting Me Dept.

« on: July 09, 2013, 03:26 PM »

So my brother and I are coming back from the DMV. Our purpose there was to finally get the Tag and Title for a custom Harley Davidson, That I'd started building over 15 years ago. We're talking Thousands of dollars sitting in the back of my pickup truck...

As we're discussing where to go for tag bolts...hardware or auto parts store, I stop at a red light. With the myriad of truly insane (and completely issue free) 90 mph power slides (and etc..) I've done in my truck, I'm being excruciatingly careful due to the current cargo. However...

The mildly brain-dead, complete &*#!*&^$ Airhead behind us doing ~50 mph did not stop (because she was asleep <- direct quote)) ... Until she hit me.

So...sadly, while the bike is okay (yes that is a plus), my truck (2002 Dodge Dakota R/T 5.9 - Translation very fast/very rare) is I suspect totaled. Which pisses me off to no end as -- it's friggin' paid for -- I really liked it.

So here I am playing adventures in frame damage ... And I'm supposed to be on a much needed vacation.

...Can you think of a four letter that starts with F and rimes with truck??

  Damn it.

44

General Software Discussion / Nextiva VoIP (Cloud) Phone Systems Question

« on: June 19, 2013, 03:58 PM »

Just wondering if anyone is using a Nextiva VoIP Cloud phone system...or similar VoIP Cloud service?

Reliability, TCO, Support, User Friendly-ness ... Anybody got hands on with this type of service?

I'm just trying to decide if it's worth exploring as an option...or if I should run away like I'm on fire.

45

General Software Discussion / Looking for Free Linux DNS server

« on: February 05, 2013, 03:30 PM »

Okay, I'm probably completely nuts on this one...but I thought I'd ask anyway.

We have a client that got talked into going with a cloud server for their Windows domain via VPN. ...I'll pause here a bit so you can cringe to...

... ...

...So as to be expected, the tunnel goes down from time to time (daily...) which prevents the client machines from accessing the (remotely hosted - cloud situated) domain DNS which is of course running in the remotely hosted (cloud situated) DC. So whoever set this (kluge) up made the obvious (mistake) assumption that they could just add the ISP's DNS server as the secondary DNS server for the client machine (turning everything to shit) so that the users could still access the internet when the tunnel went down...in what was described as a daily fashion.

Is it even necessary to say that the aforementioned configuration is doomed to fail (catastrophically)?

So anyway, just for a bit of cost cutting fun (server OSs being $$$), I thought I'd inquire if any one could think of a free Linux/Unix based DNS solution that could properly handle the DNS records for (_msdcs.*) a Windows domain. GUI-less CLI preferred.

Thank you,

46

General Software Discussion / Anyone using NovaBACKUP Business Essentials?

« on: February 05, 2013, 03:11 PM »

Greetings
    I recently ran across a HIPAA situation in which it is required (read mandated) that the backups be encrypted to at least AES 128 bit. Now trying to find something that will do that, and play nice with a SQL (or Exchange) server for under $1,000 has proven to be a bit of a bitch.

   So far the initial test with NovaStor's NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials have gone well ...(I've backed up our production SQL server with it 3 times and it hasn't killed it...yet)... But I was wondering if anyone here had or has been using this for any length of time that can shed some light on any antics it may be prone to.

Thank you,

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyone wishing to suggest an alternate product with the same capabilities please feel free.

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Developer's Corner / Practical Use for IE Porno Mode

« on: January 29, 2013, 06:03 PM »

Okay, wasn't quite sure where to put this, but I ran across it during an Office365->Exchange OnLine Cloud Migration (which I'm currently in the middle of).

We've all had fun making fun of IE's InPrivate/Porno Mode feature ... but apparently it is actually useful if you need to log into multiple accounts simultaneously on a remote (Cloud) system. Especially if you want to do it without disturbing your own settings.

I'm experimenting with the Exchange OnLine Shared Calendars functionality trying to figure out the best way to export/map/replicate the client's current Google calendar maze (of like 25 highly populated calendars) into an Exchange shared calendar solution (suggestions welcome), when it occurred to me I needed to be several people at once on a single machine...and I didn't want to use VMs for reasons I don't want to go into.

So, I opened porno mode, and logged into the first users account. Opening a second porno mode window yielded a copy of the same session I had in the first window (damn). However...I discovered...If you go to File New Session in the first (porno mode) window the resulting second window is completely isolated from both the main browser settings, and the first porno mode windows session. Which allows you to logon simultaneously as a completely different user. So I'm now logged into the remote system as 3 entirely different users all from (and on) the same single desktop session.

Hay, maybe it's friggin obvious for some, but I figured what the hell ...(not the first time I looked foolish)... I'll give it a share and see what happens.


Oh and if anyone is wondering... I'm really liking - and am rather impressed with - this Exchange OnLine cloud thing.

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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / NANY 2013: Release - PRNter Widget

« on: December 19, 2012, 07:57 PM »

NANY 2013 Entry Information

Application Full Name	PRNter Widget
Application Short Name	pWidget.exe
Version	v1.0.0.85
Short Description	Printer Update Utility
Supported OSes	Win2000 and up
Web Page	This be it
Download Link
System Requirements	A Computer A Printer
Version History	v1.0.0.85
Author	Stoic Joker

Description
PRNter Widget was written to assist our tech with updating printer details after a repair in the field. Frequently a laser printer will need to have a component replaced that causes it to lose it's serial number, page count, or firmware revision. This often results in the tech needing administrative right on a client's network so that an update file can be sent to the printer. PRNter Widget eliminates the need for Admin rights by passing the new serial, page count, or firmware directly to the printer via the installed driver. Plain text files and (save print job) .PRN files can also be sent to a printer using this utility.

Being that I'm currently on vacation, much of the testing was handled by one of the other techs in our IT department. The tech in question (an aspiring game programmer) actually conjured up the original POC bits for this project. This is why he is also listed in the About box as Nippitz.

Features
Send .PRN, Plain Text, or Firmware files to a printer.
Update a PCL Compliant Laser Printer's serial number, page count (total or color), or Display Text (more fun that useful)

Planned Features
Currently Undecided.

Screenshots


Usage
Installation
Unzip, run, it's totally portable.

Using the Application
This utility was written to work with any PCL Compliant Laser Printer. The update commands will not work with an ink printer. The result of sending a file (of any kind) to an ink printer has not been tested.

Uninstallation
Delete it.

Tips
Start by experimenting with updating the Display text first (assuming you printer has a display). It's the easiest and safest way of finding out if your printer is PCL compliant. Most printers have a 16 character max buffer size for the display text (mine currently says: Bull Shit!).

Known Issues
While much of the code was reused from other reliable sources ... This particular utility has not been extensively tested.

I have successfully updated the firmware on an HP LaserJet 2300dn that I swiped from the office for testing purposes with pWidget (it lived).

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General Software Discussion / Anybody know Anything about Updox?

« on: August 21, 2012, 06:36 PM »

Updox his is one of those HIPPA/Meaningful Use/Core 14 utilities that is supposed to securely transmit medical records between doctors. However...it is a bit pricey (but what isn't in a vertical market).

I've got two clients both trying to get through this widget so they can swap records - Price being a factor... - They both opted for the non EMR suite integrated "Community Supported" free version ... Which I now have to figure out how to operate. So far all I've established is that the "Support Community" is nonexistent. Does anyone have any experience with this damn thing??

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Living Room / System Administrator Appreciation Day

« on: July 27, 2012, 03:08 PM »

As today is System Administrator Appreciation Day, I'd like to say thanks to the DC Admins.

And to my fellow BOFHs whose companies forgot them today (Yeah mine too), we can just appreciate eachother.

Yey us!