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Daniel Lange: httpdate - set local date and time from a web server

nospam@example.com (Daniel Lange) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:07:53 +0100

Dear Ventura,

Debian has deliberately compiled bash to disable the /dev/tcp functionality (--disable-net-redirections). See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=146464 for the corresponding bug. So you'd need to re-compile bash manually. Or use Ubuntu. Or most other distros. Easier is probably using the C or perl version of htpdate linked at the beginning of the blog entry.

Jorge Ventura: httpdate - set local date and time from a web server

nospam@example.com (Jorge Ventura) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:41:27 +0100

Hi Daniel, I am trying to use your script httpdate but I don't have /dev/tcp in my Debian...

To tell you the truth I never heard about /dev/tcp. Do you have any pointer to me???

Thank you, Ventura

P.S: Your script is very useful. I have a situation where the ntp port is not open in the firewall.

oogler: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (oogler) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:22:39 +0100

someone seriously needs to bash IT manager's heads on a regular basis because the level of paranoia and over-use of security features is epidemic.

This is not a rant, it's real life security issue: example of choice: winlogon password rules and expiry. if IT decides that passwords have to use caps, numbers, punctuation, and change every week they inevitable force users to stick post it notes on the laptop with passwords on it.

Seriously, someone hit over-zealous IT managers on the head for me please. thanks!

J. A. Calvo: Fixing FreeNX / NoMachine NX keyboard glitches (e.g. ALTGr)

nospam@example.com (J. A. Calvo) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:20:48 +0100

I had similar problems in Ubuntu 10.04 and I solved them by just installing libxklavier16. Hope this information is helpful to anyone.

roberto: Fixing FreeNX / NoMachine NX keyboard glitches (e.g. ALTGr)

nospam@example.com (roberto) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:06:35 +0200

I've linux server but windows client. I've all keys working except for altgr key (in italian keyboard []{}@ and other important chars) Is there a workarounf? I've upgraded both server and client but nothing

Laura Rontu: Fixing FreeNX / NoMachine NX keyboard glitches (e.g. ALTGr)

nospam@example.com (Laura Rontu) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:29:03 +0200

You basically need to export your local keymap and make that known to the server: The original advice

xmodmap -pke > localxmodmap scp localxmodmap server:/home//.Xmodmap ssh server

now we're on the server

xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

for Debian / Ubuntu users only (to make the Xmodmap permanent)

Gentoo users don't need this

if [ -e "/etc/debian_version" ] ; then echo "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap" >> ~/.bashrc ; fi

is fine and worked for me but only when I removed from the newly-made ~/.Xmodmap all lines and words xmodmap was complaining on the server side. This was more than one hundred of the 256 lines. What was left, was however sufficient to solve the problems with arrows, alt-gr and other necessary keys. Thank you for the advise!

Daniel Lange: Internations Greasemonkey script to enlarge user images on mouse over

nospam@example.com (Daniel Lange) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:10:35 +0200

I'll try to find some time soon, I noticed it seized working as well but did not yet check whether Firefox, Greasemonkey or Internations broke the Internet. If somebody else fixes it first, please post patch or link in a comment.

Marc: Internations Greasemonkey script to enlarge user images on mouse over

nospam@example.com (Marc) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:51:27 +0200

Hi Daniel,

I updated my Firefox and the script stopped working. Are you going to put out an update?

Thanks, Marc

AverageMidget: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (AverageMidget) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:53:24 +0200

Very cool! I was doing a vanity/paranoia search and found your post. I'm glad people found it useful. The one thing I wanted to add, but never got around to, was a way to specify a "cutoff" time. There were a few times where I accidentally left it running at work. Oops! I appreciate that you gave credit. That was nice, thanks!

Michael: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (Michael) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:32:18 +0200

I have also found Kaliro Screen Control which can do the same thing. You can also get it to turn off the screen and return to the lock screen at your own interval in case you forget to turn it off. It can also store screen images in a folder every time you hit print screen - very handy. Find it at http://sites.google.com/site/kalirosupport/

Sameera: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (Sameera) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:51:07 +0200

Thank you very much. Great work!

Filozof71: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (Filozof71) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:26:12 +0200

Thanks a lot !!!

Daniel Lange: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (Daniel Lange) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:56:42 +0100

If screens lock in your call center after 2 mins somebody seriously needs to talk to the IT manager. I find it amusing that he thinks a 2 min timeout is a viable security measure while agents are obviously able to run non-systems-managed software on the PCs. The latter is a serious security issue.

feugene: Disabling a group policy'd screensaver on Windows

nospam@example.com (feugene) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:45:48 +0100

very nice tool.. much appreciated.. with this tool I had remove the screen lock for our company computer.. its very annoying to have it locked every after 2 mins. while waiting for a call

huge call center rep

Sven: Fixing FreeNX / NoMachine NX keyboard glitches (e.g. ALTGr)

nospam@example.com (Sven) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:04:54 +0100

This one worked for me:

alias kb='setxkbmap -v 10 -display $DISPLAY -geometry "pc(pc105)" -keycodes "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" -option ctrl:nocaps -option compose:rctrl'

(from here: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-help-here/network-internet/446466-freenx-nomachine-nxclient-keyboard-problems.html )