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Scripted Removal Of Non-present Hardware After A P2V

Nat — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:24:19 +0000

After converting a physical machine to a virtual machine, it is considered a best practice to remove unneeded applications, software, services, and device drivers which were tied to the physical machine but no longer applicable to the present day virtual machine. Performing this task from time to time manually isn’t too bad but at large scale, a manual process becomes inefficient. There are tools available which will automate the process of removing unneeded device drivers (sometimes referred to as ghost hardware). A former colleage put together a scripted solution for Windows VMs which I’m sharing here.

Copy the .zip file to the virtual machine local hard drive, extract it, and follow the instructions in the readme.txt file. I have not thoroughly tested the tool. No warranties – use at your own risk. I would suggest using it on a test machine first to become comfortable with the process before using it on production machines or using on a large scale basis.

Download: remnonpresent.zip (719KB)

Post from: boche.net - VMware Virtualization Evangelist

Copyright (c) 2010 Jason Boche. The contents of this post may not be reproduced or republished on another web page or web site without prior written permission.

Scripted Removal Of Non-present Hardware After A P2V

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LulzSec hacks FBI liaison and security firm

Nat — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:24:00 +0000

On Friday, LuzSec announced it had hacked one of security organisation InfraGard's web servers, where it led it to confidential data for a botnet analysis centre. The hackers also say they retrieved information about a hacking attack against Libya

Using Google Maps With jQuery – GMAP3

Nat — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:01:13 +0000

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Inserting Google Maps into web pages is already easy with the simplicity Google offers in all of their products.

However, things can get easier with GMAP3 jQuery plugin if you are planning to use maps with advanced features (like overlays or callbacks).

There are simplified functions provided for the popular uses of Google Maps API that would normally require much more coding like:

getAddress – which returns a google.maps.GeocoderResult from a google.maps.LatLng
getRoute – which returns a google.maps.DirectionsResult from a google.maps.DirectionsRequest

It is also possible to use the native Google maps functions within the plugin for maximum flexibility.

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Using Google Maps With jQuery – GMAP3

Nat — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:01:13 +0000

Advertise here with BSA

Inserting Google Maps into web pages is already easy with the simplicity Google offers in all of their products.

However, things can get easier with GMAP3 jQuery plugin if you are planning to use maps with advanced features (like overlays or callbacks).

There are simplified functions provided for the popular uses of Google Maps API that would normally require much more coding like:

getAddress – which returns a google.maps.GeocoderResult from a google.maps.LatLng
getRoute – which returns a google.maps.DirectionsResult from a google.maps.DirectionsRequest

It is also possible to use the native Google maps functions within the plugin for maximum flexibility.

Special Downloads:
Ajaxed Add-To-Basket Scenarios With jQuery And PHP
Free Admin Template For Web Applications
jQuery Dynamic Drag’n Drop
ScheduledTweets

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Duplicate RSA Keys Enable Lockheed Martin Network Intrusion

Nat — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:49:00 +0000

An anonymous reader writes "Unknown hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other US military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of the attacks told Reuters. They breached security systems designed to keep out intruders by creating duplicates to 'SecurID' electronic keys from EMC Corp's RSA security division, said the person who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter." There's also coverage at PC Magazine.

Duplicate RSA Keys Enable Lockheed Martin Network Intrusion

Nat — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:49:00 +0000

ElcomSoft cracks iOS encryption system

Nat — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:18:00 +0000

The company has successfully created and decrypted a bit-to-bit copy of the iPhone's flash memory. Forensic tools can reportedly even recover deleted data this way

ElcomSoft cracks iOS encryption system

Nat — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:18:00 +0000

The company has successfully created and decrypted a bit-to-bit copy of the iPhone's flash memory. Forensic tools can reportedly even recover deleted data this way

Kaspersky: Android is the new Windows

Nat — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:00 +0000

The parallels between the security situations on Android and Windows are many, says Kaspersky, in its report on the 2011's first quarter of malware

Kaspersky: Android is the new Windows

Nat — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:00 +0000

The parallels between the security situations on Android and Windows are many, says Kaspersky, in its report on the 2011's first quarter of malware

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