LINK: Login Consultants forum Moved (Flex profile Kit, Reconnact, True control template, etc. ) downloads

UPDATE 11/12/2012
Since writing this post I have learned that Flex Profile kit is now only available at Immidio website at the following link http://immidio.com/flexplus/

Please use the above link to find the FlexProfiles Kit.

Since this page gets so much traffic, I will leave intact the link to Login Consultants because they do have many other great utilities available.

FYI
 

Login Consultants now has a new site for their Forum and also is now the place to obtain their famed utilities.

 

The new site is at:  http://www.loginconsultants.com/forum/

 

 

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MICROSOFT AND EXCHANGE 2003 DST CRITICAL UPDATE FOR U.S. USERS

Hi All,

If you are running Microsoft Exchange in your organization and are in the US please be aware that there is a hotfix for the daylight savings time change.

For Exchange Server 2003 SP1 the fix is at:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=931978

If you are running Exchage Server 2003 SP2 the fix is at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926666/

This fix must be in place by March 11, 2007.

If you do not install this fix your users will be an hour early for every appointment they have for 3 weeks until Outlook catches up. (which could be considered a good thing I guess if you have chronically late users I guess) ; )

There are several other Microsoft Products that need to be updated. Check this article from Microsoft to see what you need to do and if your product is affected:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues#a2&SD=tech

There is also an article on how to fix and configure DST via the registry at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387/en-us

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Download Pick: Free Citrix/ Terminal Server Utility - TSReboot

Hi Folks,

Heres another great Freebie from Warren Simondson!

Jim

 

Hi All

 

I tapped out this little freeware utility the other day and thought it may be of some use to the community.

You can download the utility from http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au/CAD_Utils.htm.

 

 

TSReboot is a command-line tool to reboot selected or all Citrix and Terminal Servers within a Domain with specified intervals.

 

This utility was written to replace reboot commands currently found

in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers an extra

feature that will be of benefit to all admins - the ALL switch.

Using this switch, an admin can centrally reboot all Citrix/TS servers

within a Domain with one command, and at specified intervals.

An EXCLUDE switch is also available to exclude selected servers from the

ALL option. It is recommended that you run TSREBOOT LISTALL first to

list what Citrix/TS servers are available in the Domain.

This command can also be used in a script. This command can only be used

with administrative privileges.

You can run this command as a scheduled task. If this command is executed

with the ALL option from a Citrix/ TS server within the domain, then the

executing server will be rebooted last.

Servers are not rebooted all at once with the ALL command. The delay between

the reboot of each server is set at the command line (default: 20 minutes).

All users on each server are sent a message to logoff prior to the reboot.

Any user failing to logoff 2 minutes prior to reboot will be gracefully

logged off by the system.

 

 

This utility is FREEWARE and was written by Warren Simondson of

Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy, Australia. www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au

 

Thankyou to the WINDOWS SDK available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads

 

Usage:

TSReboot [LISTALL] [wait_time] [/SERVER:servername | ALL [/EXCLUDE:]]

 

     LISTALL             [Optional] LISTS all TS and Citrix Servers in

                         the current Domain. DOES NOT REBOOT.

     wait_time           [Optional] Minutes to wait after user notification

                         before rebooting each server (default is 20).

     /SERVER:servername  [Optional] Specifies the server to reboot

                         (default is current).

     ALL                 [Optional] Reboot ALL TS and Citrix Servers.

     /EXCLUDE:servername [Optional with ALL] Exclude particular servers

                         from reboot when ALL option is provided. Can accept

                         multiple entries, seperated by comma. Must be last

                         command line argument.

     /?                  This help information.

 

TSReboot with no parameters lists the help information.

 

E.G. TSReboot ALL

This command will reboot all TS or Citrix Servers in the current Domain.

 

E.G. TSReboot ALL /EXCLUDE:MyServer2,MyServer3

This command will reboot all TS or Citrix Servers in the current Domain

except for MyServer2 and MyServer3.

 

E.G. TSReboot 30

This command will reboot the current TS or Citrix Server in 30 minutes.

 

E.G. TSReboot ALL 10

This command will reboot all TS or Citrix Servers in the current Domain with

10 minute intervals.

 

E.G. TSReboot 5 /SERVER:MyServer

This command will reboot MyServer in 5 minutes.

 

All the TS utilities I have written to date can be executed from a Windows XP or Vista PC.

Warren Simondson

Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy Pty Ltd

Website: http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au

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OT: Are you getting inundated with Ringers/Text Charges on your Cell phone bill you did not sign up for and can't stop them?

(I am writing this because it is National Consumer Protection Week http://www.consumer.gov/ncpw/ Feb 4-10 in hopes it might help someone else out there)

This is the story of a 4 month ongoing saga with my cell phone carrier and a 3rd party Texting company. You may be in the this situation or you may know someone in this situation and I can assure you the light at the end of the tunnel is very dim.

Over the last few years we will call them Text Entertainment companies (aka short code providers) have been inundating childrens TV stations with advertising for "Free Ringers", Jokes, Horoscope and other types of entertainment content. The companies tell you to just text a phrase to a 5 digit number and you will get a "Free ringer" or other item. In tiny print the ads state that you are signing up for a service and will be billed a weekly or monthly amount on your phone bill for extra provided content.

Back in October of 2006 one such company was advertising heavily on Cartoon Network. My 16 year old son sent a text to this company to get a "Free Ringer" and was signed up for such a service. I was shocked the following month when I received my PCS bill and it was $40 more than it usually was. When I got to my sons portion of the phone bill, I immediately saw that there were multiple charges under text messaging to a five digit number. I am not going to put this number in this article because I do not want anyone calling it and getting into the same boat I did.

My first response was to call my carrier (Sprint) and ask how to stop the messages. I was told to text STOP or QUIT to the the 5 digit number. We tried this to no avail and the messages just kept right on coming. Another month went by more charges, I called my carrier again and asked to have text messaging turned off for the telephone. I was told that even if I turned off text messaging the messages and charges would not stop because it was a "Premium Service". I had to contact the company to stop the messages. I asked for the number and name of the company from Sprint and was told that they could not give it to me. We tried to text STOP, Quit and whatever else we could think of to the number but the messages still kept on coming along with the charges. More hours on the phone with Sprint reps asking about the company got me no satisfaction. I refused to pay my bill until it was taken care of. Another month went by, the messages and charges kept coming and with no help from Sprint I finally cancelled the phone by porting it over to an ATT account. That stopped the messages, at least from the Text entertainment company that is.

Now came the collections calls from my phone carrier. Daily at 8 am. I told them over and over again that I would pay my bill in full as soon as the charges for the text messages were reversed, removed or deducted. I got nowhere. After 5 days in a row of spending over an hour on the phone with them and asking to get to a supervisor I finally got to a person who could give me the information about the company that was sending the text messages. Three months after I had asked for it! The company name was FunkyFones. Calling the 800 number gave me a choice to stop messages or "other". Pressing the other choice got me hung up on. I jumped on the internet to find out more about this company and to see if anyone else had my problems. I learned I was not alone! The company is apparently a subsidiary of Jamster which has a pending class action suit against it ( http://cmwcomplex.com/jamster.htm) I found out about the lawsuit from http://www.jamsterscam.com/more_stories/ which is a page with a story about people in the same situation I am in. At the bottom of the page there is a listing of key contacts of the different Cell providers CSC Representatives that may be able to help.

I have also, in reading the above listed lawsuit filed, learned that the phone companies do indeed profit from this service yet they appear to be ignorant of any information about them when it comes to trying to resolve billing disputes with these companies. At least until you press them for it over and over.

More searching on the web found an excellent resource page that lists some of the web sites for many of these "short code" providers that may assist people in getting out of these services. That url is http://www.usshortcodeswhois.com/

Our only defense is to talk to our children about these miscreant short code providers and contact as many news and print organizations as possible to get the word out about them. Please pass this on to people whom you think could help do this.

Update 8/22/2008 Sprint is still sending me $4000 (yes that is thousands)collection notices for this garbage. I reply to every one that I will pay the $400 I owe and only that as soon as they send me a bill for the proper amount and remove the charges. I get nowhere. This is criminal.

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NUMA NUMA, Laugh for the day.

Seen this on Youtube? The misheard lyrics (last link) one is hilarious!!!

 

Article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numa_Numa

 

original song:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0HR4hp_-kSI

 

original parody:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PK12XrnHcxs

 

This one is really funny - the misheard lyrics:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KfEE_nYehZ8
Enjoy,
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Jim Kenzig
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
http://www.thinhelp.com
Citrix Technology Professional
Provision Networks VIP
CEO The Kenzig Group
http://www.kenzig.com
Blog: http://www.techblink.com

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Link Pick: Vista Remote Desktop Authentication FAQ

The MSTS Team blog has a great FAQ on the Vista Remote Desktop Authentication flow at:

Check it out at:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/01/22/vista-remote-desktop-connection-authentication-faq.aspx

 

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Jim Kenzig
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
http://www.thinhelp.com
Citrix Technology Professional
Provision Networks VIP
CEO The Kenzig Group
http://www.kenzig.com
Blog: http://www.techblink.com

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