Categories
How-To Software

Fix for Checkpoint VPN tunneling option being grayed out on Check Point Endpoint Security Client

I noticed that my Windows VPN client on my computer was forcing all traffic through the gateway of my VPN endpoint. Something that in most cases would be fine however this limited my ability to access local network resources in addition to browsing the internet via my local internet provider (Split Tunneling). What I soon […]

Categories
How-To Software Technical

Check Point 600 Appliance Software Blade Stuck in Updating status

Recently I had a chance to get my hands on this excellent Firewall by Checkpoint. And as you know not everything goes perfectly, and this is where you get a chance to learn how it works, while you fix. I encountered an issue where one of the Threat Prevention Blades was stuck in updating mode […]

Categories
How-To Software Technical

Quick How To Share a Document with OneDrive for Business

You can share file(s): Documents and such with Onedrive for Business 1.      In the file list, right-click a document, or select a document and then select Share. 2.      Select Get a link. 3.      Choose who to share with, and if they can view or edit the file. 4.      To share with people inside your organization, choose: 5.      View link – […]

Categories
Software Technical

Exchange Remote PowerShell Broken in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

So you updated to Windows 10 Anniversary and now have found yourself unable to connect to a remote PowerShell sessions. I noticed this in my management of Exchange Online in Office 365 after upgrading to Windows 10 version 1607 aka Anniversary Edition. In my attempts to connect, as I have done in the past: http://jermsmit.com/azure-active-directory-module-for-windows-powershell-how-to-connect/ I encountered a […]

Categories
News Software

Dangerous 7-Zip flaws put many other software products at risk | PCWorld

The flaws could allow arbitrary code execution when the 7-Zip library processes specially crafted files Credit: IDGNS Two vulnerabilities recently patched in 7-Zip could put at risk of compromise many software products and devices that bundle the open-source file archiving library. The flaws, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability and a heap overflow, were discovered by researchers from […]

Categories
How-To Software

How do I remove the Windows.old

After a recent update of my Windows 10 installation, I was left with the expected Windows.old folder containing 16 GB of old data. It’s time to clean up.  Here are the steps I followed to make this happen. Steps: Click in Windows’ search field, type Cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup.  Click the “Clean up system […]