I am using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to install Windows 7 on computers quickly and consistently. I was interested in adding a little polish and branding the finished product. The only real stumbling block I ran into was setting a default wallpaper on Windows 7. The usual tricks of editing the Default user profile or that profile's NTUser.dat file (HKey_Current_User hive) did … [Read more...]
Watch the Apple WWDC 2013 Livestream
Apple will live stream the WWDC 2013 keynote speech today. It begins at 10AM PDT and will stream on their website and to Apple TV. According to the fine print, the live stream does have some requirements: Live Streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV … [Read more...]
Resources for a Bring Your Own Device policy
Bring Your Own Device has been a common phrase for a while now but its implementation often has room for improvement. The BYOD concept has even made its way into comics. Fortunately with time passing, more resources have become available. The benefit with not being on the cutting edge means others have gone before you. Here are a few resources with recommendations for a solid … [Read more...]
AWS Cloudfront – a perfect CDN for small websites
Site speed matters to Google ranking and, more importantly, your visitor experience. In an effort to speed up my site, I decided I needed to get 404TS back onto a content delivery network. A CDN typically has the advantage of loading content from a different host name for parallel downloads as well as serving the content from geographically closer regions. It also decreases the … [Read more...]
How to send Ctrl+Alt+Del in Remote Desktop
Ctrl+Alt+Delete by default is always picked up by the local computer. Imagine if there was malware created that looked like the Windows login screen. If it could intercept the Ctrl+Alt+Delete signal, it would look very authentic and you might give your password away unknowingly. Instead, giving the 'Three Finger Salute' will launch the full screen where the user has options … [Read more...]