Lost Password – Windows XP Virtual Machine…

Ok, had to reset it.  Here is what I did:

Searches led me to this site:   http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
Trial and error led me to this tool:  Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
I downloaded the cd080802.iso file.
As I was unable to boot from the iso file itself in the VMware Server 2 web console (don’t ask [...]

Default Logins and Passwords for Network Devices

Great info to have – so change your defaults ASAP.
Visit Technofriend’s blog for the details.

Very Useful Link on Shell Scripting….

I found this while surfing Linux.com.  Very handy if you are into shell scripting (and who isn’t?, haha).
Speaking UNIX
Enjoy!

Fun Script to Track Your Blog Hit Count…

I got the inspiration for this script from CoolTechie’s blog. He made a script to display cricket match scores from a web site. I decided to have a little fun with it, so made one of my own that periodically checks this blog and displays a popup window if the hit counter has changed, [...]

Extracting an MP3 From a YouTube Flash (FLV) Download…

My wife likes YouTube.
A *lot*.
I had found out how to make MP3 files from the audio sections of the FLV files, so she wanted to know if I could set things up for her to do this on her own.
Of course I said yes.
So, first step was downloading the video from YouTube. That was [...]

Live CD Exercise…

I am currently playing around with various live CD distros (SLAX, DSL, DSL-N, Knoppix, etc.) and trying my hand at remastering a live CD.  I want to get one that ultimately opens three or four xsessions on boot (no login), and offers only an RDP client aimed at a terminal server.  Sort of a kiosk [...]