February 2012
1 post
New Intel SSD 520 Series Now Available
Intel has released their new 520 series solid state disks. These new drives feature a 6Gbp/s SATA III connection, new AES 256 bit full drive encryption, and automatic internal data-compression. Solid state drives are the ultimate in performance and reliability for your desktop or laptop computer. Talk to Micro-Ram to learn which SSD is right for you.
January 2012
1 post
2012 New Years Resolution: Full Disk Encryption on...
Micro-Ram recommends that everyone follow the great advice of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and encrypt the disk on every computer you own.
Windows users have built in support in Win7 and free options for XP & Vista via TrueCrypt. Apple users, please upgrade to 10.7 Lion and take advantage of the great new full disk encryption included in Lion.
This is a simple method of securing your...
September 2011
1 post
Lion DVD restore disc tool
Apple has released a tool for you to make a Lion DVD restore disc.
April 2011
1 post
Uninstall Flash on Mac OSX
There are too many security issues surrounding the Adobe Flash player plug-in. HTML5 now supports video playback without Adobe Flash. After you uninstall, use Safari to visit youtube.com/html5 and click Join to view videos without Flash.
Download this file from adobe to quickly uninstall Flash from your Mac.
October 2010
6 posts
Set Environment Variable to the Date and Time
Set a variable to the current Date and Time in Batch file:
for /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/ " %%i in ('date/t') do set d=%%k%%i%%j
for /F "tokens=1,2,3 delims=:. " %%i in ('time/t') do set t=%%i%%j%%k
echo The date is %d% and the time is %t%
Batch file loop to execute all exe files
Batch loop example to run every exe file in a folder with parameters (-z -m). Originally adapted for running a folder full of windows update exe files.
for %%i in (*.exe) do call %%i -z -m
Calculating a file hash
File hashing is a very important method for determining if a file is a perfect copy and also used to save upload time when checking files against virus databases like VirusTotal.
A hash function is any well-defined procedure or mathematical function that converts a large, possibly variable-sized amount of data into a small datum, usually a single integer that may serve as an index to an array....
SMIME Certificate Installation
Step 1.
Register for a certificate from instantssl for free or from comodogroup for $12/year.
Wait for the validation email.
Request the certificate.
Step 2.
Export the Certificate from the Web Browser into the email programs.
Step 3.
Load the Certificate into the Email client.
Mozilla Firefox - Tools / Options / Advanced / Security tab / View Certificates Mozilla Thunderbird - Tools /...
S3 Backup Script for Windows
This script is a simple batch file used to compress and encrypt a series of folders then upload them to Amazon S3. We are using the compression and AES encryption built into the commercial version of PKWare command line PKZip for Windows Desktop software. Purchase a license for PKZip for Windows (not SecureZip) and you will also be given a free license for the command line version PKZIPC.EXE. (If...
GPG Encrypted Email Mac OSX Thunderbird
This document is due for an update. Expect one soon. This document is for quickly installing ThunderBird, MacGPG and Enigmail for sending and receiving encrypted emails on Apple OS X 10.5.
Downloads
1. Download Mozilla Thunderbird v.2.0.0.22 [Mozilla] 2. Download MacGPG v.1.49 [SourceForge] 3. Download Enigmail v.0.96.0 [Mozilla]
Installation
Install Thunderbird, then MacGPG, then Enigmail. ...