Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Tools, IT Service Management and more... Jens Wagener´s Blog

High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.
This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided—for purely technical reasons.

Qtpfsgui is an open source graphical user interface application that aims to provide a workflow for HDR imaging, the Freeware Tool is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

You can find the Software here...

JDiskReport is a free multi-platform disk analysis utility, that allows you to view disk space usage with the help of graphical,interactive pie charts.
The tool analyses your disk drives and collects several statistics (largest, oldest or newest files, file sizes and types).
You can choose between different graphical charts or text reports.

My favorite Thunderbird extension is Nostalgy, the tool adds keyboard shortcuts to change the current folder, to move/copy selected messages into another folder, to add/remove/view tags; the selection of the target folder is made through an auto-completion box where you can type part of the folder name.

You can download it here...

Mike Laverick released another RTFM white paper.

This mini-whitepaper walks you through the setup and configuration of PowerShell for VMware - and how to get up an running with Dmitry Sotnikov’s PowerGUI and PowerPack for VMware.

You can download a copy of the mini-whitepaper here....

PuTTY Connection Manager is a free PuTTY Client Add-on for Windows platforms which goal is to provide a solution for managing multiple PuTTY instances.

This is one of the most important missing feature of PuTTY

You can Download the Tool here....

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) makes it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs.

MAP is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely run in small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of agent software on any computers or devices.

Read more here.....

The Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer reads an Active Directory configuration using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), and then automatically generates a Visio diagram of your Active Directory and /or your Exchange 200x Server topology. The diagramms include domains, sites, servers, administrative groups, routing groups and connectors and can be changed manually in Visio if needed.

A very nice Add-on are the additionally installed Shapes.

Source: www.microsoft.com

TrueCrypt is a great on-the-fly encryption software which can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a real disk.
It can also encrypt a hard disk partition or storage device, such as USB flash drive. Moreover, TrueCrypt supports plausible deniability.

New features:

• Ability to encrypt a system partition/drive (i.e. a partition/drive where Windows is installed) with pre-boot authentication (anyone who wants to gain access and use the system, read and write files, etc., needs to enter the correct password each time before the system starts). For more information, see the chapter System Encryption in the documentation.   (Windows Vista/XP/2003)

• Pipelined operations increasing read/write speed by up to 100%  (Windows)

• Mac OS X version

• Graphical user interface for the Linux version of TrueCrypt

• The TrueCrypt Volume Creation Wizard now allows creation of hidden volumes within NTFS volumes.  (Windows)

• XTS mode of operation, which was designed by Phillip Rogaway in 2003 and which was recently approved as the IEEE 1619 standard for cryptographic protection of data on block-oriented storage devices. XTS is faster and more secure than LRW mode (for more information on XTS mode, see the section Modes of Operation in the documentation).
• Note: New volumes created by this version of TrueCrypt can be encrypted only in XTS mode. However, volumes created by previous versions of TrueCrypt can still be mounted using this version of TrueCrypt.
  

• SHA-512 hash algorithm (replacing SHA-1, which is no longer available when creating new volumes).
• Note: To re-encrypt the header of an existing volume with a header key derived using HMAC-SHA-512 (PRF), select 'Volumes' > 'Set Header Key Derivation Algorithm'.
  

You can download the Software here....

The Visio 2007 Connector for MBSA allows you to visualize MBSA scan results on a Visio network diagram.

At a glance, you'll be able to:

• Convey information powerfully and succinctly with data graphics (text, data bars, icons) and color-coding on your diagrams.

• Pinpoint vulnerabilities on the color-coded diagram.    

• Prioritize actions based on the results presented in the network diagram.

Read more here.....

Source: www.microsoft.com 

Secure Copy is a powerful and comprehensive data migration solution that automates the copying of data between Windows NT/2000/2003 servers without agents or scripts. It is the perfect solution for networks that are migrating from NT4, consolidating file servers or moving to a NAS/SAN solution.

Secure Copy not only copies files and folders, but also migrates NTFS permissions, file shares, file share permissions, local users and groups, and compression settings. Secure Copy’s multi-threaded high-speed architecture simplifies and shortens migration projects, together with its ability to transparently overcome file ownership problems and automatically retry unavailable files.

MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions.

Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on the same mind map - and see each other's changes as they happen. Using integrated Skype calls, they can throw around new ideas and put them down on "paper" at the same time.
 

Die Website usingmac.com hat 200 Tastaturkombinationen, die das Arbeiten mit dem Mac beschleunigen, aufgelistet - diese sind zwar offiziell für die neue OS-X-Version Leopard, aber viele funktionieren natürlich auch mit älteren OS-X Versionen.

OpenProj is a free, open source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project.
If you want a free replacement to commercial desktop software, then OpenProj is perfect.
It's available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows, and it's free.

You can download the Binaries here.....

SecurAble probes the system's processor to determine the presence, absence and operational status of three modern processor features:

•     64-bit instruction extensions,

•     Hardware support for detecting and preventing the execution of code in program data areas, ... and
  

•     Hardware support for system resource “virtualization.”

mRemote allows you to manage all your remote connections in a single place!
It currently supports the RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, RAW, Rlogin, ICA and HTTP/S protocols.

Download the free tool here....