Posts by firebits

Help, my IT team has no admin access to their own systems

Good job that Windows 2003 Server was unlocked otherwise, it could have taken a good 30 minutes to get that domain admin account password reset

Windows 11 will roll out from October 5 as Microsoft hypes new hardware

**Stares at thread in Vista**

Let's party like it's 2006

Forever mothballed: In memoriam Apple Butterfly Keyboard (2015-2020)

I think I’m the only one still happily using the 2015 MacBook having never ever had a keyboard problem and I’ve probably broke it now.

Google productises its own not-a-VPN secure remote access tool

Hello Cloudflare Access, how are you today?

Scotland: Get tae f**k on 10Mbps Broadband USO

"Jock's tell Sassenachs", 21st Century Britain folks. Jaysus wept!

Pro tip: You can log into macOS High Sierra as root with no password

Not all installs of High Sierra are affected

I have checked a dozen mac's with High Sierra version 10.13.1 and not all installs appear to be affected, only 1 out of the 12 has a blank root password. I have reset the root password on all devices anyway however, I am struggling to see why only 1 of the 12 has this condition? Any thoughts other than someone else reset the password?

Half-ton handbuilt CPU heads to Centre for Computing History

I think this is what I learned AutoCAD v9 on