Sysadmin Links - QuickPost

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New or Useful Software

• Find and optionally rename very long file names and paths - TinyApps blog - tiny tool referenced is Cut Long File Names by ReplSoft.
• Update for RDCMan - Ben Armstrong
• Using RDCMan v2.7 to Connect to a VM - Ben Armstrong

PowerShell

• PowerShell Break All Command - Windows PowerShell Blog
• PowerShell Remote Script Debugging in the ISE - Windows PowerShell Blog
• PowerShell Script to Retrieve Internet Explorer Telemetry Data - Anything about IT
• Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview November 2014 is now available - Windows PowerShell Blog
• Weekend Scripter: A Graphical Tool to Explore PowerShell Help - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog

Windows Diagnostic tool “PerfView”

• Download PerfView - Microsoft Download Center - This little gem of a Windows performance collection tool is sweet! I’m really loving the easy of its data collection.
• PerfView Tutorial - Channel 9 - Different video series than the “Defag Tools” listed below, Vance Morrison has some short mini-videos reviewing the tool, its usage, and some example applications. Good stuff!

Additional videos that are longer and more detailed on the tool.

• Defrag Tools #113 - PerfView Part 1 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9
• Defrag Tools #114 - PerfView Part 2 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9
• Defrag Tools #115 - PerfView Part 3 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9
• Defrag Tools #116 - PerfView Part 4 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9
• Defrag Tools #117 - PerfView Part 5 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9
• Defrag Tools #118 - PerfView Part 6 - Defrag Tools on Channel 9

Tips and Tricks

• How To Fix No Wireless Network In Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 - It’s F.O.S.S.
• How To Re-Create A Bootable ISO From Extracted Windows Installation Files - Next of Windows
• SystemRescueCD - MoonPoint.com Blog
• DNSQuerySniffer v1.35 - MoonPoint.com Blog
• Measuring the Impact of Folder Redirection - Application Launch & SMB Version - Helge Klein - part five of their Folder Redirection review series. See previously from Helge Klein:
  • Part one: How Folder Redirection Impacts UX & Breaks Applications
  • Part two: Visualizing the Impact of Folder Redirection – Logon and Application Launch
  • Part three: Visualizing the Impact of Folder Redirection – Start Menu Search
  • Part four: Measuring the Impact of Folder Redirection – User Logon

Windows 10

• Windows 10: Build 9879 now available as an ISO file - Caschy’s Blog
• Can Windows 10 Technical Preview be Upgraded to RTM Version? - Next of Windows
• Subscribe to Windows 10? Microsoft Evaluates Alternative Payment Models For Their Products - MakeUseOf blog
• December Update on the Windows Insider Program - Blogging Windows
• Join us to hear about the next chapter of Windows 10 - Blogging Windows
• Will Windows 10 mean the end of malware? - TechRadar
• Windows 10 New Feature: Enhanced Snap for Both Desktop and Modern Apps - Next of Windows
• Latest Windows 10 update shows how rapid releases work in practice - Ars Technica
• What to expect in the next Windows 10 build – BetaNews

Windows/Updating

• Adobe December Patch Tuesday - InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog
• Adobe Pushes Critical Flash Patch - Krebs on Security - November cycle
• Microsoft, Adobe Push Critical Security Fixes — Krebs on Security - December cycle
• Bonus Windows updates fix other Windows updates - ZDNet
• Microsoft update blunders going out of control – ZDNet
• Windows Update KB3004394 triggers error messages – BleepingComputer
• Microsoft withdraws bad Windows 7 update that broke future Windows 7 updates - Ars Technica

Network Nuggets

• Free Best Network Monitor Tool on Windows for Home Network - Next of Windows
• Wireshark 1.12.2 and 1.10.11 Released - Wireshark
• Wireshark 1.12.2 Release Notes - Wireshark
• Wireshark - Download
• Snort 3 a complete rewrite, aims high - ZDNet
• Fiddler free web debugging proxy - Fiddler has released a new update - version 4.4.9.8
• A look at a portable USB3 network TAP - Packet Foo

Cheers!

Claus Valca