I recently encountered a script (.vbs) that automated a number of steps taken to install the necessary applications onto a fresh computer. The script would first identify if the OS was 32-bit or 64-bit and then run the appropriate script to install compatible apps. Designed with a modular approach, the 32-bit/64-bit script would launch a series of scripts for each application … [Read more...]
Codecademy – a fun, interactive crash course to programming JavaScript
If you're interested in getting into programming but want an easy way you can dip your toes in the water first, you might like to check out Codecademy. Through simple, guided steps the website can teach you all sorts of topics related to programming with Javascript. It will teach you about variables, numbers and strings, comments, arrays, conditionals, incrementing, and … [Read more...]
Java 7.0 Now Available For Download
Oracle has announced that Java 7 is available for download. This is mostly news for developers because the new Java 7 features obviously aren't implemented in code that you're likely to encounter for a while. There are some new networking and security features listed briefly but the bigger new features seem to be aimed toward developers. Java SE 7 delivers: Language changes … [Read more...]
Microsoft Launches The Xbox Kinect SDK Beta
Microsoft is holding a special event today to announce the availability of the Xbox Kinect SDK beta. The live streaming event is put on by the Channel 9 MSDN group. It includes the announcement, technical information, demos, and plenty of Q&As for the next 4 hours. … [Read more...]
Using RunAs With Active Directory Users And Computers and Group Policy Management Console
Best practice has us not logging in with Administrator-level accounts for everyday activities. One way to ease the burden of having to log off and log on with an admin account when duty calls is to use the Run As... process that I refer to frequently. Running an executable, like Setup.exe, as an administrator is easy. You can right-click on it (or hold down Shift and … [Read more...]