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From a IRC Chat on TeamStarfire.net.
<@XaaK> Anything that runs outside of what’s referred to as "managed code", i.e. using vista’s memory management system, etc. is a flag for admin access.
[1:49pm] <@XaaK> so it winds up that what they’re doing isn’t inherently unsafe, it’s that how they’re doing it could potentially be unsafe.
(IT Operations Manager) Posted 1/3/2008
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I thought I’d kick off 2008 by discussing the 3 rules I live by when it comes to managing people. These are rules that I have using during my management career, that have worked well for me, and consider to be battle tested.
Not that I consider them complete. Far from it.
I’m not sure if anyone’s noticed, but we people tend to be more…messy…than the machines we take care of. We have things like emotions, desires, likes, and dislikes. We feel ambition, boredom, joy, anger, sadness, resentment, affection.
None of these things have been successfully translated into binary code.
The heart of the matter is that successfully managing people takes more than any single algorithm we’ve yet devised.
So what hope do my 3 rules have? Well, quite a bit, actually, because I don’t mean these to be the be all end all. There’s no such thing.
What these are, are guidelines that address most of the daily issues that come with managing others of our wonderfully confusing species. I promise that if you follow and implement these 3 rules well, you will be ahead of most of the managers out there, and your people will know it.
Enough buildup, here there are.
1. Make sure your people have everything they need to do their job well.
This isn’t you playing Santa Claus, but it is you playing supply sergeant. By hell or high water, you have to get them what they need to do the job, and do it right. This includes
This is the rule you should start with. The next rule, no less important, goes in a different direction.
2. Get everything that impedes your people from doing their job, out of the way.
Think offensive tackle for a running back. You’ve got 11 bad guys barreling hard to take down your little buddy. It’s time for you to clear a path. Things you need to look out for include
I find this is the area most of us managers really have issues with. It’s not glamorous, or fun work. It’s easier to ignore. Slogging through this stuff takes lots of time and energy. I know it leaves me drained. But, it needs to be done. Offensive tackle isn’t a glory position anyway. =)
3. Make sure your people are doing their job well, and make sure they know you’re making sure.
Once you’ve got the first two reasonably down, it’s time for some accountability. The key here is defining “job well done” in a way that can be objectively measured and inspected. Your people should know
Well, there they are, the 3 rules. Pretty straightforward eh? I probably couldn’t package these up into a CD-ROM training course and sell them on late-night infomercials (though stranger things have happened.) Nope, too simple, not enough fluff. But these do work. I have used them to guide my performance as a manager over and over again through the last several years, and I have to say the feedback from the people I manage has been pretty positive. I think, even if they’re not complete, that I’m on the right track. I hope they’re useful to you as well.
Here’s to a great new year
HDS
Oh Boy…are you going to l-o-v-e this…I sure do!
You know how sometimes you sign up for offers, or more info…fill in your name and email address…(which they swear upon their children’s lives NEVER to divulge)…and a few days later you are getting email from organizations and people you never heard of in your whole life?
Well…that little mystery is just about to be solved!
Now first you need… or have to get… a Google email account… which is no big deal… just type Google email in your search bar, then click on one of the thousands of links, and then sign up for the account.
And THEN the fun begins!
Only use this account for opting in or signing up for offers or info. (Still use your real email account for your personal or business email.)
Choose something easy for you to remember…like yourname@gmail.com or yourpetsname@gmail.com
Then…next time you sign up for something…and have to provide an email address…you are going to remember your gmail account…and you are going to use that…
Only with a little “twist”.
Come to find out, we can use this little-known secret:
Say you want info on an offer by JoeBlow, and Joe wants your name and email address so he can send it to you.
Great!
And say you signed up at Google email and your new gmail address is: herekittykitty@gmail.com
So what email address are you going to give him?
herekittykitty+JoeBlow@gmail.com
You know why? Because here’s the secret: when gmail sees the + sign in an email address, it uses all the characters to the LEFT of the + (which would be your herekittykitty) to know who to send the email to! Really!
That means when ABC sends you an offer…you know what to put as your email address, right?
herekittykitty+ABC@gmail.com
And it gets even better….
NOW you will be able to use this trick to find out WHO gave your email address out to everyone else in the first place!
LDAP Authentication for Windows 2000:
Authenticate MS/Windows using PGina: http://pgina.xpasystems.com/
Downloads: http://pgina.xpasystems.com/files/
i.e. download pGina: pGina170a.exeRun pGina170a.exe to install.
Install to C:\pGina and accept defaults.Download LDAP Auth:
> Downloads: http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/ldapauth.php
Download instaler i.e.: ldapauth12.exe
Run to install.Configure pGina: Select: Start + Programs + pGina + Configuration Tool
- Pluggin Path: C:\pGina\plugins\ldapauth\ldapauth_plus.dll
Accept rest of defaults.- Select configure plugin button:
[LDAP configure screenshot]
- LDAP Server: IP-address-goes-here
- Port: 389 (default)
- PrePend: uid=
- Append: ou=people,dc=megacorp,dc=com
- Admin User: “cn=AdminManager,dc=megacorp,dc=com”
- Admin password: *******
The “Admin User” and “Admin Pass” are not required for “Map Mode”. A bind using the user login/password will take place if the Admin user/password are omitted.
- Select radio button “Map Mode” then select “OK”. (Panel closes)
- Select Save + Exit
(On main config panel)Uses LDAP “Search mode”.
Select option “Scramble Passwords on Logout“. This forces LDAP authentication for each login. After an initial login, the login/password become resident locally so that subsequent logins are authenticated locally. This option forces a scramble of the password upon logout forcing Windows/pGina to authenticate with the LDAP server and NOT locally.
Optional test: Download plugin_tester.exe from http://pgina.xpasystems.com/plugins/ldapauth.php
[LDAP authentication test tool screenshot]
- Select: Start + PRograms + pGina + Plugin tester
- Pluggin Path: C:\pGina\plugins\ldapauth\ldapauth_plus.dll
- Use login and passsword to test.
Reconfigure Windows 2000 not to authenticate against PDC:
- Right click on “My Computer” + System Properties
- Select “Network Identification” tab + “Properties” button.
- Select “Workgroup” radio buton and remove workgroup.
- Reboot and you are ready to login with LDAP authentication.
Note:
- Do not use false (which can’t be resolved) or a real domain (real or real but fails).
- pGina recognizes local logins if the login id can not be found in the LDAP directory.
- pGina does not support “roaming profile”.
To remove pGina: Start + Control Panel + Add/Remove program + select pGina
Links:
10 Things To Do Just After Installing Ubuntu 7.10
November 10, 2007 in Ubuntu, Linux, Howto and Software.
Ubuntu is a very complete OS, especially the Gutsy Gibbon (7.10), but there are still make tweaks you can do just after installing it that will make Ubuntu shine like never. I will explain here some things I do just after have ubuntu installed. Remember that what I’ve written here are the best things to install for ME, you may consider not making some of them or installing many different things, but if so, please, share your wisdom with us all.
1 - Expand the Software Repository List
First of all, lets make ubuntu “see” more packages:
Load Synaptic, go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. There, click in the menu Settings -> Repositories. In Ubuntu Software mark these repositories that will be accessed from the Internet:Canonical-suported Open Source software (main)
Community-maintained Open Source software (universe)
Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)
Softwares restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)
After you have selected the new repository list, I suggest you go to the Terminal and type:
sudo apt-get update
Then
sudo apt-get upgradeNow all your programs will run on the last version.
2 - Have more fun with Compiz
Now you should install advanced graphics settings for compiz. By default, Ubuntu only let you choose from None, Normal or Extra Compiz graphics configuration. To make it more configurable, you can write on the Terminal:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager gnome-art usplash startupmanager
3 - Installing packing softwares
It’s bad when you don’t have Internet on your computer/notebook, but you have to pack/unpack something but the file format isn’t recognized by the system. To prevent from this bad situation, you can install a bunch of packing softwares by typing this on the terminal:
sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils aish uudeview mpack lha arj cabextract file-roller4 - Installing More Fonts
Here you will find a bunch of fonts you can install on your system, but remember that you don’t need to install all of them
mkdir mkdir -p /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
sudo apt-get install ttf-larabie-straight ttf-larabie-deco mplayer-fonts xfonts-terminus-dos xfonts-terminus xfonts-terminus-oblique xfonts-mona tv-fonts ttf-tuffy ttf-sjfonts ttf-sil-padauk ttf-sil-ezra ttf-paktype ttf-georgewilliams
ttf-fifthhorseman-dkg-handwriting ttf-farsiweb ttf-essays1743 fonty ttf-opensymbol ttf-nafees ttf-mgopen ttf-gentium ttf-freefont ttf-dustin ttf-devanagari-fonts ttf-dejavu-extra ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu ttf-bpg-georgian-fonts ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-aleeYes, it’s a big code, but you can just copy/paste it.
5 - Multimedia
To have ubuntu playing all kinds of stuff, you need to install many codecs. So on the Terminal, type:
* Installing vlc and mplayer (playis almost everything):
sudo apt-get install vlc
or
sudo apt-get install mplayer
* Common packs
sudo apt-get install mpeg2dec a52dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libswfdec0.3 libflac++6 ffmpeg cdda2wav toolame libmp4v2-0 totem-mozilla libmjpegtools0c2a tagtool easytag id3tool lame lame-extras nautilus-script-audio-convert mozilla-helix-player helix-player libmad0 libjpeg-progs libmpcdec3 libquicktime1 flac faac faad sox toolame a52dec ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux
* Gstreammer 0.10
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mpegdemux gstreamer0.10-gl gstreamer0.10-gnonlin gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsightgstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-sdl gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-schroedinger gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse totem-gstreamer
* More programs
sudo apt-get install gstreamer-dbus-media-service gstreamer-tools
* Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree
6 - Installing Java
Java is a very important thing to install, now that many programs like Azureus need it to run. So type:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-fonts sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
sudo apt-get install equivs ttf-sazanami-gothic ttf-sazanami-mincho7 - Frontend FTP Software (Filezilla)
This ia great FTP program, very complete, in my opinion, the best one for linux. To know more about it, click here.
On the terminal type:
sudo apt-get install filezilla filezilla-locales
8 - BitTorrent Client
* Deluge: Written in python, great one:
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent
* Azureus: Uses Java to run, very complete but a bit heavy,
sudo apt-get install azureus
9 - Installing Gparted (Making disk partition easy)
You never know when you will need to change your disk partition, so you better be ready anytime by installing Gparted,
a great GUI software where you can easily create, resize and format partitions on your hard disk.sudo apt-get install gparted
10 - Get rid of unneeded stuff:
If you want to keep your Ubuntu clean, you may consider uninstalling a bunch of softwares that comes with. I can’t tell much what to remove then,
but you can check and see what you will not use. Then to remove, on terminal, you can type:sudo apt-get remove “program name”
Now I believe your Ubuntu Linux will be almost ready to deal with anything. Hope you enjoyed this guide, and please, share your linux wisdom with us on the comments below.
10 Things To Do Just After Installing Ubuntu 7.10 at pasteler0
Servers Servers Everywhere, and not enough power to run them.
This is what is in my garage right now. I picked them up from a company that was getting rid of all its extra equipment.
Anyone Interested?
Posted a question in the NorCal Forum on DSLReports.com. The Question was:
“Was there a vote in San Jose Yesterday? If there was I didn’t get my reminder. Maybe they are getting wise to me and now know not to inform me anymore.”
Thats when Lilhuricane posted the first IM listed in the bottom of the image above.
Tell me what would you do about this?
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