Name Resolution in Windows March 28, 2017, 9:10 a.m.

When the GetHostByName API is used, the Windows 2000 resolver first submits the name query to DNS. If DNS name resolution fails, the resolver checks whether the name is longer than 15 bytes. If it is longer, resolution fails. If not, the resolver then checks whether NetBIOS is running. If it is not running, resolution fails. If it is running, the resolver then tries NetBIOS name resolution.

Windows Server 2012 RDS: Enabling the RD WebAccess Expired password reset option March 23, 2017, 3:05 p.m.

Windows Server 2012 comes with an option to support the ability to let users changes their password from within the RD Webaccess interface in case it's expired.

Fix my IT system: Customise RDS Web access login pages March 23, 2017, 2:57 p.m.

The files that need to be edited are located in C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\

Cat-v.org Random Contrarian Insurgent Organization March 22, 2017, 2:21 p.m.

Cat-v.org hosts a series of sites dedicated to diverse subjects that share an idiosyncratic intellectual perspective, questioning orthodoxy and fomenting elitism and high standards in topics from software design to politics, passing by art and journalism and anything else interesting.

Other than total and complete world domination, the overriding goal is to encourage and stimulate critical and independent thinking.

Set application settings in IIS through PowerShell March 20, 2017, 2:20 p.m.

1. Open IIS
2. Click on the site you want to target.
3. Open Configuration Editor
4. Make the change
5. Then click "Generate Script" on the top right.

Group Policy Processing March 15, 2017, 11:46 a.m.

The local Group Policy object is always processed, followed by GPO. Site first, domain next, and OU last, including any nested OUs, from parent to child. The Block policy inheritance or No Override options can affect the presence or absence of Group Policy objects in the list of Group Policy objects to be processed, but cannot change their order. Computer policy is processed at startup and then user policy is processed when the user logs on. If user and computer policy settings specify different behavior, the computer policy will generally prevail.

Disable Scroll Jacking March 15, 2017, 9:50 a.m.

Make scrolling bearable again by disabling scroll jacking across the web.

Disable HTML5 Autoplay March 15, 2017, 9:50 a.m.

Disable HTML5 Autoplay disables HTML5 audio and video autoplaying.

h264ify March 15, 2017, 9:49 a.m.

By default, YouTube streams VP8/VP9 encoded video. However, this can cause problems with less powerful machines because VP8/VP9 is not typically hardware accelerated. h264ify makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos.

Don't Fuck With Paste March 15, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Prevents the blocking of copying from & pasting into input fields

RightToCopy March 15, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Enable right clicking, selecting, and copying text on pages that prevent these features. Also, prevent clipboard text injection.

Cat Facts API March 15, 2017, 9:06 a.m.

Fact: The average cat food meal is the equivalent to about five mice.

Slackmojis March 14, 2017, 9:01 a.m.

Custom Slack Emojis 🌮

Well-known security identifiers in Windows operating systems March 9, 2017, 10:09 a.m.

A security identifier (SID) is a unique value of variable length that is used to identify a security principal or security group in Windows operating systems. Well-known SIDs are a group of SIDs that identify generic users or generic groups. Their values remain constant across all operating systems.

Japanese style Faces March 8, 2017, 1:28 p.m.

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Figure.NZ March 8, 2017, 11:06 a.m.

Figure.NZ sources data from other organisations, including corporations, public repositories, government departments and academics. We import that data into a powerful open source database, we carefully validate it and standardise it. We then make the data available in a series of standardised forms, both human and machine-readable, with rich metadata about the sources, licensing and datatypes.

Simmonds Stewart Legal Templates March 8, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Library of legal templates is available for use by business users, including legal services providers.

Windows audit policy and best practices March 6, 2017, 4:43 p.m.

Windows Audit Policy is used to determine the amount of data logged by Windows security on domain controllers and other computers on the domain. These definitions were found to be most effective from both a best practice and compliance standpoint and are based on customer experience and recommendations from Microsoft.

Best practice for Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controllers Policy March 6, 2017, 4:33 p.m.

Microsoft has some good guidance on this topic, but it’s not always clearly and consistently stated. Here’s a quick Q&A that might help.

Create the Key Distribution Services KDS Root Key March 3, 2017, 8:10 a.m.

The domain controllers will wait up to 10 hours from time of creation to allow all domain controllers to converge their AD replication before allowing the creation of a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA). Workaround with Add-KdsRootKey –EffectiveTime ((get-date).addhours(-10)).