AuditMyPC provides a free service with their website to: Test your firewall for open ports Show you the information your browser is transmitting Put your browser/popup blocking software to the test with all types of popups All TCP and UDP ports, just a range of ports, or a specific port can be tested to see if they are open and visible to the world with the firewall … [Read more...]
Educational Security Incidents site – Higher Education’s lower moments
To keep your finger on the pulse of technology and security in higher education's institute check out the Educational Security Incidents site. ESI keeps you in touch with security incidents at universities and colleges around the nation and helps you know what you might need to rebuff your defenses and user education about. All in all, it's a lot of interesting reports about … [Read more...]
Free Online Collaboration and Screen Sharing Systems
With the rise of remote learning, increasing availability of broadband, and high gas prices, virtual meetings are gaining popularity. If you can save a trip to the office, you save money. If you can reach millions more people now because you're tied to a virtual space instead of a physical one, you increase your impact. These tools pretty much provide the means and you provide … [Read more...]
AppDeploy.com – A Community for Software Deployment
AppDeploy.com is a website that could really serve as a community for System Administrators. Specializing in application deployment (using .MSI, Group Policy, and any of a host of tools), AppDeploy.com offers two knowledge bases: Software KB and Package KB. Software KB contains command line options for a lot of software out there as well as reviews and other tips and tricks. … [Read more...]
WikiMatrix – Compare Wiki backbones easily
While a wiki might not be considered a true knowledge base, I found a site that makes it really easy to compare different features and functionalities of a lot of Wiki systems out there. I'm hoping this helps me find something that will work as a knowledge base for the office soon. You can just check a bunch of the different systems and click the compare button to get a long … [Read more...]