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Data Recovery on Mac

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After Apples release of Yosemite  we have seen several of the software upgrades go bad. The users files structure can get deleted by the upgrade and the files are not longer accessible. This is a panic situation that the apple Genius are telling the users that it was not Apples Fault but a coincident that it happen when they upgraded.

This problem places the user in a difficult situation. Since Apple Genius said try buying DataRecovery 4 software or they can lose all there data or in a very special case pay dearly to the tune of 1000 or so for a data recovery service. One such student approached the Student Help desk asked what we might be able to do since they are not ready for a thousand dollar bill with no recourse if it does not work.

As I thought about this problem I did a little research on various data recovery software using apple recommendation but the cost was prohibitive for our meager budget. I then went to CNET a reliable industry source I used for years and in the middle  of listings for mac recovery software was a trial version of “Amazing Mac Any Data Recovery” software.. hmmm.. Amazing

I selected it after reading  that It had a unique feature that it would allow up to twenty files to be recovered before buying. While the hard drive would not mount to the iMac I was using, the software was able to use the USB to SATA Adapter to read the Hard drive this was a good sign. This started looking like it had a chance so I ran the software and and it was able to read the drive. Next with the user, we selected a group of 20 documents and had the software recovered them. I was impressed that the files were recovered and in  the proper format fully usable with any editing ( note the original names did comeback).

The client was impressed and wanted to see if we could get any more beyond the original twenty files. Well since that was not possible they decided to purchase the software for 49 dollars..
Overnight the software ran with a total of something in the range for 270, 000 files recovered. The success of this is the recovery pulled out the Senior thesis ,  important the pathway documents necessary for graduation and several hundred more essential documents..

So in the end I recommend this software as an alternate to the 1000 dollars you might have to pay for recovery service. “Amazing Mac Any Data Recovery” with a funny

 

 

Mobile Printing

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How to use MobilePrinting

 

  • submit print jobs from mobile devices (smartphones, iPad, tablets, laptops)  via email
  • submit print jobs without installing any print drivers
  • release mobile print jobs at any SmartPrint printer

If your mobile device (or computer) can send email, you can send print jobs to SmartPrint!

Note: Print jobs remain in the Print Pools for 2 hours. If they are not released within that timeframe, they will be removed from the Print Pool.

Compatible Files Types

MobilePrint will accept the following compatible file types:

  • PDF file
  • Microsoft Word file (.doc, .docx, .dot)
  • Microsoft Excel file (.xls, .xlt, .xlsx, .xltx, .xlsm, .xltm)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint file (.ppt, .pptx, .pptm, .pot, .pps, .potx, .ppsx)
  • Microsoft Visio file (.vsd, .vss, .vst, .vdx, .vsx, .vtx, .vdw)
  • Microsoft Outlook file (.msg, .eml)
  • Open Office document (.odt, .ods, .ott, .odp, .odg, .odf)  *tested with OpenOffice 4.0 only
  • image file (.bmp, .jpg, .gif, .tif, .png)
  • Rich Text File (.rtf)
  • Plain Text file (.txt, .csv, .ini, .cfg)

Send EMail to MobilePrint

To submit a print job through MobilePrint, simply compose an email to the address:

mobileprint@scu.edu

Attach files of compatible type to the email, send the email, and wait for an email response from MobilePrint.  If your email has a message body, the message body will be submitted as a separate print job.  If you just want to print an email message, simply forward the email message to mobileprint@scu.edu

MobilePrint EMail Responses

After emailing and submitting files to MobilePrint, the MobilePrint server will retrieve the email, process the email file attachments, and send  an email response with the status of your print job(s).  You should receive an email response from MobilePrint in one to two minutes.  You may receive one of the following responses:

  • Documents are ready for release  – Your files were submitted successfully.  You may go to a SmartPrint Release Station as usual, and swipe your ACCESS card. You should see your MobilePrint jobs on the display.  Select your print job(s) and print.
  • Documents were unable to be processed – You attached an incompatible file in your email.  MobilePrint did not know how to read the attached file and failed to submit it for printing.  Please refer to the MobilePrint compatible files on reverse of document.
  • Register your Non-SCU email address – MobilePrint/SmartPrint already knows your Santa Clara scu.edu email address.   If you submit files from your scu.edu email, there is no need to register your scu.edu email address.  However, if you use your personal, non-SCU email address to send files for printing, MobilePrint needs to register your personal email address and associated it with your SCU Network ID.   To register your personal email address, you must be on-campus using the SCU network.  Click on the “Click to register your email address” link in the email response.  This link will take you to the Print Center and ask you to login.  Enter your SCU Network ID (eg. JSmith) and password.  Once you login correctly, MobilePrint/SmartPrint will associate your personal email address with your SCU Network ID.  After registering your personal email address, you can send files for printing from either your scu.edu email account or your personal email account.  You should get another email response from MobilePrint saying your documents are ready for release.

If you are a Guest

Click on the My Print Center icon on the desk top, or open a web browser and go to the site:

it.scu.edu/guestprint

Click on “I am a guest.” Fill out your account information; first and last name, email address you wish to use, and new password for your guest account. Note: your email address will be your account Username.  Click the create button. You will now log in with your new account and proceed to print your document.

*If you already registered your guest email, you will not have to

re-register your email, just log on at it.scu.edu/guestprint

Mouse and Keyboard stop working.

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Windows update issue that blocks the USB drivers is back.  Here’s a refresher of the steps that you need to do to correct the issue.
1- Uninstall KB2862330 but don’t restart the computer after the uninstall.
2- Do a search for updates in Windows updates.
3- Click on ‘Important Updates’ and find KB2862330 and uncheck and hide update by right clicking on the update and selecting ‘Hide Update’. (Don’t install updates yet)
4- Run another search for Windows updates and check ‘Important Updates’ to make sure KB2529073 shows up.
5- Install all updates and restart computer after updates are installed.

 

500 Bad Passwords

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The Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time

From the moment people started using passwords, it didn’t take long to realize how many people picked the very same passwords over and over. Even the way people misspell words is consistent. In fact, people are so predictable that most hackers make use of lists of common passwords just like these. To give you some insight into how predictable humans are, the following is a list of the 500 most common passwords. If you see your password on this list, please change it immediately. Keep in mind that every password listed here has been used by at least hundreds if not thousands of other people.

There are some interesting passwords on this list that show how people try to be clever, but even human cleverness is predictable. For example, look at these passwords that I found interesting:

ncc1701 The ship number for the Starship Enterprise
thx1138 The name of George Lucas’s first movie, a 1971 remake of an earlier student project
qazwsx Follows a simple pattern when typed on a typical keyboard
666666 Six sixes
7777777 Seven sevens
ou812 The title of a 1988 Van Halen album
8675309 The number mentioned in the 1982 Tommy Tutone song. The song supposedly caused an epidemic of people dialing 867- 5309 and asking for “Jenny”

“…Approximately one out of every nine people uses at least one password on the list shown in Table 9.1! And one out of every 50 people uses one of the top 20 worst passwords..”

Lists the top 500 worst passwords of all time, not considering character case. Don’t blame me for the offensive words; you were the ones who picked these, not me.
NO Top 1-100 Top 101–200 Top 201–300 Top 301–400 Top 401–500
1 123456 porsche firebird prince rosebud
2 password guitar butter beach jaguar
3 12345678 chelsea united amateur great
4 1234 black turtle 7777777 cool
5 pussy diamond steelers muffin cooper
6 12345 nascar tiffany redsox 1313
7 dragon jackson zxcvbn star scorpio
8 qwerty cameron tomcat testing mountain
9 696969 654321 golf shannon madison
10 mustang computer bond007 murphy 987654
11 letmein amanda bear frank brazil
12 baseball wizard tiger hannah lauren
13 master xxxxxxxx doctor dave japan
14 michael money gateway eagle1 naked
15 football phoenix gators 11111 squirt
16 shadow mickey angel mother stars
17 monkey bailey junior nathan apple
18 abc123 knight thx1138 raiders alexis
19 pass iceman porno steve aaaa
20 fuckme tigers badboy forever bonnie
21 6969 purple debbie angela peaches
22 jordan andrea spider viper jasmine
23 harley horny melissa ou812 kevin
24 ranger dakota booger jake matt
25 iwantu aaaaaa 1212 lovers qwertyui
26 jennifer player flyers suckit danielle
27 hunter sunshine fish gregory beaver
28 fuck morgan porn buddy 4321
29 2000 starwars matrix whatever 4128
30 test boomer teens young runner
31 batman cowboys scooby nicholas swimming
32 trustno1 edward jason lucky dolphin
33 thomas charles walter helpme gordon
34 tigger girls cumshot jackie casper
35 robert booboo boston monica stupid
36 access coffee braves midnight shit
37 love xxxxxx yankee college saturn
38 buster bulldog lover baby gemini
39 1234567 ncc1701 barney cunt apples
40 soccer rabbit victor brian august
41 hockey peanut tucker mark 3333
42 killer john princess startrek canada
43 george johnny mercedes sierra blazer
44 sexy gandalf 5150 leather cumming
45 andrew spanky doggie 232323 hunting
46 charlie winter zzzzzz 4444 kitty
47 superman brandy gunner beavis rainbow
48 asshole compaq horney bigcock 112233
49 fuckyou carlos bubba happy arthur
50 dallas tennis 2112 sophie cream
51 jessica james fred ladies calvin
52 panties mike johnson naughty shaved
53 pepper brandon xxxxx giants surfer
54 1111 fender tits booty samson
55 austin anthony member blonde kelly
56 william blowme boobs fucked paul
57 daniel ferrari donald golden mine
58 golfer cookie bigdaddy 0 king
59 summer chicken bronco fire racing
60 heather maverick penis sandra 5555
61 hammer chicago voyager pookie eagle
62 yankees joseph rangers packers hentai
63 joshua diablo birdie einstein newyork
64 maggie sexsex trouble dolphins little
65 biteme hardcore white 0 redwings
66 enter 666666 topgun chevy smith
67 ashley willie bigtits winston sticky
68 thunder welcome bitches warrior cocacola
69 cowboy chris green sammy animal
70 silver panther super slut broncos
71 richard yamaha qazwsx 8675309 private
72 fucker justin magic zxcvbnm skippy
73 orange banana lakers nipples marvin
74 merlin driver rachel power blondes
75 michelle marine slayer victoria enjoy
76 corvette angels scott asdfgh girl
77 bigdog fishing 2222 vagina apollo
78 cheese david asdf toyota parker
79 matthew maddog video travis qwert
80 121212 hooters london hotdog time
81 patrick wilson 7777 paris sydney
82 martin butthead marlboro rock women
83 freedom dennis srinivas xxxx voodoo
84 ginger fucking internet extreme magnum
85 blowjob captain action redskins juice
86 nicole bigdick carter erotic abgrtyu
87 sparky chester jasper dirty 777777
88 yellow smokey monster ford dreams
89 camaro xavier teresa freddy maxwell
90 secret steven jeremy arsenal music
91 dick viking 11111111 access14 rush2112
92 falcon snoopy bill wolf russia
93 taylor blue crystal nipple scorpion
94 111111 eagles peter iloveyou rebecca
95 131313 winner pussies alex tester
96 123123 samantha cock florida mistress
97 bitch house beer eric phantom
98 hello miller rocket legend billy
99 scooter flower theman movie 6666
100 please jack oliver success albert

Source: Perfect Passwords, Mark Burnett 2005