Change Windows Password from the Command Line

Whether you are on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or some other recent version of the Windows NT system you have probably gotten into a situation where you wanted to change your password but did not have a means of issuing a remote Ctl-Alt-Del to bring up the password change dialogue or, for one reason …

November 6, 2009: Daddy Daughter Day in Peekskill

Dominica was up and getting ready to go around six thirty this morning.  I woke up just a few minutes after her and did not really manage to get back to sleep for the rest of the morning.  I stayed in bed taking care of Liesl and Oreo – Liesl can’t be left alone or …

November 5, 2009: Liesl Is Feeling Better

I was seriously exhausted this morning after working until four in the morning yesterday!  There is just so much work to be done that there isn’t enough time in the day.  Only at night when there are no requests coming in or anything is there any chance for me to even begin to get caught …

Forcing Red Hat Linux to IGMP Version 2

Not a very common task and one that is relatively hard to locate for administrators doing a quick search online.  In some cases it is necessary to force Linux, in this case, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, away from the default of using IGMP Version 3 to Version 2.  This is often done to support older …

November 4, 2009: Liesl Appears To Be Better

We are all run down and totally exhausted here in Peekskill.  Between our normal busy schedules, work, sickness and both recent and upcoming travel we are just run down.  Completely zonked.  And that does not even include the stress of needing to sell or rent our house here in Peekskill which we need to do …