TechMentor Conference

I was afforded the opportunity to attend the TechMentor Conference in Orlando Florida. It’s the Premiere Conference for Windows IT Professionals. There is a wide Varity of IT related courses to choose from, all taught by leading experts in the field.

I have included here a sampling of information on courses that I attended and the technology behind them that may be beneficial to you in your field.

Scripting: “Get er done” in half the time.

Vbsript is a programming Language that allows you to automate common Windows administration tasks.
Example Script: Shutdown multiple computers

Download this Script and learn More about scripting at: http://www.scriptinganswers.com/

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Security: Make your PC or network more secure.

Can our Computer systems ever be totally secure? The answer is NO! However you can mitigate the threat with the help of these tools and tips from the pros.

Host File:
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Password Security:
Take a phrase…Mary had a little lamb
Change it to – no spaces – upper lower case
MaRyHaDaLiTtLeLaMb
Take away every third letter
MayHDaiTLeaM
Change out letters for numbers – ‘EliteSpeak’ – and @ for ‘a’s
M@yHD@1TL3@M

You just have to remember the initial phrase… and the steps – Upper Lower, subtract every third, and change letters for numbers and @s
You can use whatever ‘steps’ you want – you only have to remember what ‘your’ steps are to recreate the same password over and over.