PowerShell script to collect user logons. This is rather slow, IMO. I was thinking of replacing my Python solution with PowerShell since our shop is moving to PowerShell for administrative purposes. Will likely need to add some filtering on users to get rid of the noise, you can see that…
Simple PowerShell module to store passwords.
If you have PowerShell scripts with passwords hard-coded you don’t want to risk someone accidentally exposing the script with passwords available. I wrote a simple password vault module to keep passwords outside the scripts. It stores them as files so you will need a secure share or folder to store…
How is finding duplicate files with PowerShell using SHA256? Fucking fast.
I just had to do it. I do this because why the hell not? We all have litter. I guess people will be interested in math, data, and AI. How boring… Maybe not boring at work but definitely boring at home. Maybe I’ll get motivated to do some TensorFlow slop….
Create, insert, and Query SQLite with PowerShell.
Using SQLlite with PowerShell to store and query records using SQL.
Get all installed software on Windows 10 with Python 3 and WMI.
This is very basic and I’d lie if I said I hadn’t tried looping through the registry for 64/32 bit, but this works great and isn’t missing entries. I deliver this in a web page making it easy to do look ups on most machines in my org. Tweak as…
Monitor cron jobs on Ubuntu
If you need to monitor cron jobs to verify they run for a particular user open the terminal and type, $USER being the currently logged on user: $ tail -F /var/log/syslog | egrep ‘CRON.*’$USER OR $ SOME_USER=”root” $ tail -F /var/log/syslog | egrep ‘CRON.*’$SOME_USER You could also call tail using…
How to fix a ASUS ROG laptop installing Pop OS adding HP scanning ability.
Installing Pop! OS 18.10 on a 2017 Asus ROG fixes every problem Windows created. 😂 Over heating? Fixed. USB connection issues? Fixed. Driver issues? None. Touch Pad sucks? Nope. Of course you might not be able to play all your favorite Windows games, but I get most to work if…
Installing Cinelerra GG on Pop or Ubuntu 18.10.
If you want the latest Cinelerra GG on 18.10 you’ll need to trick the system. If you’re not comfortable you can always wait. First thing is first, add the PPA. This will cause an error, but we will fix that so ignore it. Type each command in the terminal: sudo…
Linux Terminal Application list.
If you really love the terminal and can’t get enough here is a list of programs that should make you smile. Linux comes packed with so many command line tools already; you can do just about anything without the GUI, but what if you want more? Maybe some of these…
Create Desktop App from WebApp.
Here’s a nifty tool for Windows, OS X, and Linux to convert web apps, like the online Amazon Kindle Reader, to a desktop app. https://www.npmjs.com/package/nativefier
