The Network Administrator

Modify the shortcut’s target as follows:

SQL Server 2008 x64: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YourDomain\YourUsername /netonly "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe -nosplash"

SQL Server 2008 x86: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YourDomain\YourUsername /netonly "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe -nosplash"

SQL Server 2005 x64: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YourDomain\YourUsername /netonly "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe -nosplash"

SQL Server 2005 x86: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:YourDomain\YourUsername /netonly "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe -nosplash"

Modifying the shortcut’s target messes up the icon. You’ll want to fix that by pressing the Change Icon… button again and restoring the path to the one you saved earlier. In case you didn’t save the path, the default values for the path to the icon are:

SQL Server 2008 x64: %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe

SQL Server 2008 x86: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe

SQL Server 2005 x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe

SQL Server 2005 x86: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe

When you start SSMS or SQLwb from a modified shortcut, you’ll be prompted for your domain password:

Notice that the Connect to Server dialog is misleading after making this change. Although it properly shows I’m using Windows Authentication, it incorrectly indicates the credentials.  You are connected with the Domain\Username supplied in the modified shortcut.

I am often asked what i use for photo editing. I like to use a free photo editor called Photoscape, which lets you do the following and more…

Viewer: View photos in your folder, create a slideshow

Editor: resizing, brightness and color adjustment, white balance, backlight correction, frames, balloons,

mosaic mode, adding text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal, blooming, clone stamp

Batch editor: Batch edit multiple photos

Page: Merge multiple photos on the page frame to create one final photo

Combine: Attach multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create one final photo

Animated GIF: Use multiple photos to create a final animated photo

Print: Print portrait shots, carte de visites(CDV), passport photos

Splitter: Slice a photo into several pieces

Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it

Color Picker: Zoom in on images, search and pick a color

Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode

Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG

Paper Print: Print lined, graph, music and calendar paper

Face Search: Find similar faces on the Internet

We have all been there, someone is having an issue and we wish we could just see their screen. There are plenty of expensive solutions and a few free ones. I personally like https://join.me/, which offers free screen sharing. Have the person who needs your help go to https://join.me, click share and follow the easy steps on the screen. They will get a code, which they can email to you the guru or you can visit https://join.me, and choose join.

http://g.live.com/1rewlive4-web/en/wlsetup-web.exe??WLI=1&WLXID=851cc5cd-ad28-453f-9ab3-3cbaa633e2e2&RID=001dbb32c1a&TID=1288661382438&lid=

Windows Live Essentials 2011 includes Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Family Safety, and Windows Live Mesh, plus Bing Bar, Messenger Companion, Microsoft Silverlight, and Outlook Connector Pack (Microsoft OutlookHotmail Connector and Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live Messenger).

http://sectools.org/vuln-scanners.html
http://www.nessus.org/nessus/
http://www.wireshark.org/
http://www.hping.org/
http://www.cirt.net/nikto2
http://freeworld.thc.org/thc-hydra/
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/
http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/superscan.htm
http://www.eeye.com/Products/Retina.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

The Symantec Anti-virus Research Center

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/index.jsp

Also check this link which contains the removal tools, tips, etc

Similar to the Exchange Management console it shows you the powershell script that was used!

Here is the site, and there is a tab to download.
http://powergui.org/index.jspa

Dont forget to check out the PowerGUI Library for more add-ons
http://powergui.org/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=21

Tutorials Page
http://powergui.org/tutorials.jspa

Virtual CloneDrive

http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html

FileZilla

http://filezilla-project.org/

ImgBurn

http://www.imgburn.com/

VirtualBox

http://www.virtualbox.org/

Sysinternals Suite

http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SysinternalsSuite.zip

HWiNFO32

http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html

CCleaner

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard

Recuva

http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download/standard

This simple app can be scheduled as a windows Task. It will ping anything with a valid IP address at an interval in minutes you set. If a ping fails on an IP address you will receive an email to notify you that there is a problem.

You can download the program here http://apps.thenetworkadministrator.net/monitor_servers.zip

There is a configuration file called PingInfo.exe.config which will allow you to set your email server, polling interval and the the email address or group for the notifications.

add key=”EmailAddress” value=”name@foo.com
add key=”PollingInMinutes” value=”15″/>
add key=”SMTPHost” value=”mailserver.foo.com
>

Just run this microsoft application…and the select the application to remove.

http://apps.thenetworkadministrator.net/msicuu2.exe