February 2010 ~ bench3

Intrusion Detection Tools Available In Red-Hat Linux

Many Linux distributions include stock operating system tools that make file alteration monitoring easy and reliable if properly configured. In this post, we introduce some security functionality built into Red Hat and Fedora Core Linux, as well as additional common file alteration monitoring tools that you can download and install.

If you want to purchase a commercial alternative, you can certainly do so; however, equally effective tools are available at no charge and as part of your regular installation. There's no excuse. Additionally, home-brewed security tools are sometimes seen as more secure than commercial OTS (of the shelf) solutions, as there is no known program for the intruder or his tools to detect as being installed.

Red Hat Package Manager

You probably think of RPM, or the Red Hat Package Manager, as an easy way to install and track software packages. Did you know that it also tracks individual file size, stock permission, user, group, and time settings, and even each file's MD5sum, or personal "fingerprint"? Using all this install-time information, you can check for all sorts of changes on your system. As you will see, all this information makes RPM an effective security tool in and of itself.

With RPM, you can are able to track every file on your system that was installed via RPM. With a bit of creative scripting and automation, you can even use RPM to watch all your files for changes over time. This is called file alteration or file integrity monitoring, and it is a critical aspect of host-based intrusion detection. Such monitoring shows you local intrusions in a way that network-based tools can't.

Note: Learn more about RPM's file attribute tracking capabilities by issuing the command man rpm. Search down to the QUERY OPTIONS section, as well as the mnemonic keyword for much more detail on RPM file alteration tracking.

File System Tools

You can use other native Linux file system tools to detect cracker presence on your system. After a successful break-in, crackers like to use the command-line tool chattr (change attribute) to lock in their cracked changes at the ext2/3 file system level. However, you can use the counterpart of this tool, lsattr (list attribute), to sniff out the infiltrators and detect files that they have replaced and locked.

If you're using the Debian Linux distribution, consider using the debsums program. Just like RPM on Red Hat or SuSE Linux, debsums tracks MD5sums and other file attributes. Not all Debian packages use debsums yet, but an increasing number are being released with this capability.

Note: An MD5sum or digest is a mathematical checksum, or "fingerprint," that can be generated for any given file. One way of creating an MD5sum is with the md5sum command-line tool. When the md5sum command is run against a file, it reads in the entire file and generates a 32-hexadecimal character label that is statistically unique to that file. If even one bit of data in the file changes, the MD5sum will be completely different the next time the digest is generated. This is a robust method for tracking the validity of files on your system, and is used in most commercial grade file alteration suites.

Watching Your System

Other basic Linux tools can help you keep an eye on your system and let you know what's going on, whether through e-mail or in real time. If you prefer to get regularly scheduled information through e-mail, consider logwatch. This program scans the various log files on your machine and sends a daily report (usually depending on log rotation frequency) of important system activity, ranging from e-mail access attempts to SSH login attempts on your system.

Note: The logwatch automated monitoring service is configured by default on Red-Hat- and Fedora-Core-based systems. Do a man logwatch or locate logwatch on other systems to see if you have it installed and configured.

If you'd rather get your information in real time from the console, consider the Red Hat System Logs tool. To run this program, issue the following command.

redhat-logviewer

The tool will open, as shown in Screen Shot below. You can use the System Logs tool to look through the various log files, filter them for keywords, or even scan installed RPM packages to quickly see what version of a given package or packages you have installed.

Figure: The Red Hat System Logs tool simplifies log file monitoring.

On non-Red-Hat-based systems, the various log files are usually located in /var/log/, and these files can each be parsed or searched with your favorite tools for any of the information discussed above.

Third-Party Tools

If you're ready to move beyond the basic tools included with your Linux distribution, check out some of the third-party software solutions. There are a number of excellent IDS and host-based security suites for Linux, most of which are open source, and are free. Just because they aren't installed shouldn't keep you from giving them a try.

One of the most popular and powerful IDS for Linux is Snort. This tool does real-time traffic analysis and packet logging, as well as full-blown intrusion detection. It can detect a wide range of attack, probe, or scan types. Snort can even identify buffer overflows, port scans, CGI attacks, SMB probes, OS fingerprint attempts, and stays current with all the latest signatures that the cracker community is using. Once Snort notices an intrusion attempt, it can log the attack, fire off a script, or spawn another program to rebuff it.

If you need to monitor kernel system calls, check out SNARE. It's a client application and kernel module combination, which work together to set up a monitoring tool that's truly operating system-wide. Any time a system call is made, whether for a simple file permission change or a file deletion, SNARE will log the information. Note that if you're installing SNARE on a Red-Hat-based machine, you'll probably need to recompile the kernel.

Finally, many Linux administrators rely on Portsentry. This is a small package that can be easily integrated into your iptables- or netfilter-based firewall. Portsentry is a port scan detector and blocking tool, and does a great job of identifying would-be crackers who are rattling your doors and windows for vulnerable services. Even though it's small, it's very responsive and a critical defense mechanism to many high profile Internet sites.

Haja is currently working in a multi-disciplinary role that combines programming including, SAP Administration, Network Management, and System Administration. He is passionate about Technology and this blog is his platform for sharing his ideas. If you like this post, Please leave a comment. And if you have any queries, mail to help @ bench3 . com

Responsibility Should Be Shared To Achieve World Class In Any Work

Labels: Education , Management , World

‘Managers give orders; workers only do as much as they have to’ Surprisingly enough, many managers prefer simply to issue orders and have staff do just what they’re told. Why? Because the power flatters their ego, it takes less time, and they feel they’re in control. Some staff prefer it too – they don’t have to think, they don’t have to accept any responsibility, and if you’re only doing what the boss told you, then you keep yourself safe and out of trouble.

The problem with that is that staff act powerless when the boss is not there, and they don’t take initiatives to solve problems or to do it right for the customer at the time. In fact, they don’t think about customers, they just do what will keep the boss happy.

They know he is there all the time, they have to live with him every day, whereas customers they may never see again, so why bother? At times also, staff will do what the boss orders even when they know it is wrong, either just to be able to say ‘Ya boo!’, or because they know they have the protection of saying later ‘Well, that’s what you told me to do!’

That’s a terrible waste of time and talent. You’re never going to reach world class if you treat employees like automatons who just take orders. You have to use all the developable talent they’ve got.

Strong advice is: don’t let staff push all the responsibility on to the boss, even if he is willing to take it, and they want it that way. Determine to train your staff well, give them all the information and materials they need to do a good job, and show them clearly what a good job looks like. After that, insist that staff take responsibility for the work they do, ie its quality and its quantity. Overtly, the basic philosophy should be: ‘We’re not going to treat you like children.

We’re going to treat you like adults, but in return we expect you to act like adults. That means we expect you to work effectively by yourself without having to be supervised into it.’ That act by itself will release a lot of formerly wasted managerial time. Some staff will be apprehensive at first, but later as they realize you are actually trusting them more, they will begin to appreciate being treated like a sensible adult and won’t want to go back to the old ways.

Remove Office Genuine Advantage Notification Without Using Any Crack

Labels: GeniuneSoftware , Microsoft , Office , OGA

Warning! This article has been given only for informational and educational purpose. We do not encourage pirated or illegal software. If you’re using an illegal copy of the software, please purchase an original copy. bench3 is not responsible for your work or use. Use at your own risk.

Important: Windows Registry is a weak link in the operating system’s stability and robustness. It’s remarkably easy to damage, but very difficult to repair... Backup your registry before you start modifying the registry entries. Read my other article to know how to backup the registry.

Microsoft’s worst decision was to install this thing called Microsoft Genuine Advantage and it has created a lot of fuss in the computer world. Sometimes even the genuine Windows or Office products will not validate against Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program.

Solution 1:

Don't use any cracks/patches You are jeopardizing you security. JUST USE COMMAND PROMPT:

1. (RIGHT CLICK COMMAND PROMPT AND RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR, THIS IS IMPORTANT)

2. CLOSE ALL RUNNING MS OFFICE APPLICATIONS (WORD,EXCEL, ETC)

3. TYPE (OR COPY AND PASTE): MsiExec.exe /X{B2544A03-10D0-4E5E-BA69-0362FFC20D18}

4. HIT ENTER!!!

5. PRESTO!!! THIS IS THE ONLY LEGIT WAY TO REMOVE THAT PESKY KB949810 UPDATE

Remember: From now, hide (do not install) the update "KB949810" through windows automatic updates. Though many people will advice not to use automatic updates. I strongly dis agree with that. Automatic updates are necessary to keep your computer up-to-date. Also in Windows Vista, AFTER U UNINSTALL KB949810, use this method and make sure you hide this particular update so it doesn't reinstall in future. Read Here To Know How To Manually Remove OGA Notification And How To Skip KB949810 Updates From Installing

Solution 2:

We can remove OGA notification by disabling OGAAddin.dll from loading when we start Office applications. OGAAddin.dll file shows the notification and removing this will stop such notifications from appearing. This below hack will make Windows think that KB949810 is properly installed and it will not prompt you for further installation.

Go to Start - Run - Type regedit in the box and hit Enter
This will open Registry Editor window, press Ctrl+F to open search box
Type OGAAddin.connect in the serach box to find this registry key
Once found, Right click on Load behaviour and select Modify option
Edit and change the value from 3 to 0
Repeat this process for each and every instances of OGAAddin.connect key
You are done.

Solution 3:

Microsoft does not allow people to uninstall OGA notifications, but you can easily delete and remove OGA components from your system manually. In this way, they will be automatically go inactive and you won’t see those boring “This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine” notifications again.

Close all Office applications first
Navigate to C:\Wndows\System32 or C:\Windows\SysWow64 folder and delete the following files
OGAVerify.exe
OGAAddin.dll
You are done.

Remember: From now, do not install KB949810 through windows automatic updates. Though many people will advice not to use automatic updates. I strongly dis agree with that. Automatic updates are necessary to keep your computer up-to-date. If you have any problems, please let me know. Feel free to comment here.

Solution 3 (Using Third Party Crack): Microsoft has recently updated their Office Genuine Advantage Crack. Supremo Phantom has a combined crack for Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage. That crack has got the fix for the latest version of OGA 2.0.48.0. The crack can be downloaded from the internet. You can google for the file Office_Geniune_Fix.zip.

How To Uninstall Partly Installed Programs On Windows | Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

Labels: Cleaning , Softwares , Windows 7 , Windows Tips

Warning: The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is provided "as is" to help resolve installation problems for programs that use Microsoft Windows Installer. If you use this utility, you may have to reinstall other programs. Caution is advised. in-case if you want to install the uninstall-ed software again, you need to have to original setup file and the serial number if it required.

Note: We recommend that you do not use this utility with 2007 Office system products. For help removing installations of 2007 Office system products, click the view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article 971179 How do I uninstall the 2007 Office suites if I cannot uninstall it by using the "Add or Remove Programs" feature?

Few times while trying to install a program on our computer, system gets halted or reboot and later we can’t either remove or reinstall the program. Partly installed programs are hard to remove since they have not been configured by Windows and hence Windows default installer can’t uninstall them.

This is very annoying since you can neither remove them or get started with the fresh installation. At this point of time, you should give Windows installer Cleanup utility a try. Windows installer cleanup utility is capable of removing or uninstalling any installed program on your computer.

You can safely use Windows Installer Cleanup utility since it does not remove any fully installed programs from your computer. All it does is search for partly installed programs and uninstall them. After the uninstallation, you can get the set up file and install that program as a new fresh installation without any more problems.

Keep this tool handy for your future use. Download Windows installer cleanup utility and remove all partly installed programs from your computer. Also tested in windows 7 64bit operating system.

Please Note: If you are running windows vista or windows 7, you need to run this utility as a system administrator.

Blocking Pop-Ups In Windows 7 | Internet Explorer 8 Settings To Block Pop-Up

Labels: Internet , Internet Explorer , Security , Windows 7

Some web pages contain pop-ups. A pop-up is a subwindow that is displayed when you access a web page. Sometimes pop-ups appear on top of the browser window; other times they appear under the browser window. Because most pop-ups contain ads or are otherwise unwanted content, Internet Explorer blocks most types of pop-ups it recognizes by default in all security zones, except the Local Intranet zone.

This means Internet Explorer uses the Pop-up Blocker when you are browsing sites on the public Internet, trusted sites, and restricted sites, but does not use the Pop-up Blocker when you access sites on your local network.

By default, when a pop-up is blocked, Internet Explorer displays a message on the Information bar stating this. If you click the Information bar and select Temporarily Allow Pop-ups, Internet Explorer will allow pop-ups from the site until you navigate away from the page. Alternatively, if you click the Information bar and select Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site, Internet Explorer will configure the site as an Allowed Site, and all pop-ups for the site will then be displayed.

You can enable or disable pop-up blocking by completing the following steps:

In Internet Explorer, click Tools→Internet Options. This displays the Internet Options dialog box.
On the Privacy tab, select the Turn on Pop-up Blocker checkbox to enable the Popup Blocker, or clear the Turn on Pop-up Blocker checkbox to disable the Pop-up Blocker.

With pop-up blocking enabled, you can configure the way the Pop-up Blocker works by completing the following steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools→Internet Options. This displays the Internet Options

dialog box.

Figure: Deleting your browsing history

2. On the Privacy tab, select Settings under Pop-up Blocker. This displays the Popup Blocker Settings dialog box shown in screen shot below.

3. You can use these options to add or remove allowed sites:

Add: To allow a site’s pop-ups to be displayed, type the address of the site in the field provided, such as www.msn.com, and then click Add. This site is then permitted to use pop-ups regardless of Internet Explorer settings.

Remove: To remove a site that is currently allowed to display pop-ups, click the site address and then click Remove.

Remove All: To remove all sites that are currently allowed to display pop-ups, click Remove All. When prompted to confirm the action, click Yes.

4. To stop playing a sound when a pop-up is blocked, clear “Play a sound when a pop-up is blocked.”

5. To stop displaying an information message (but this not advised) in the browser when a pop-up is blocked, clear “Show Information Bar when a pop-up is blocked.”

6. By default, most types of automatic pop-ups are blocked when the Pop-up Blocker is enabled. You can use the following options of the Blocking Level list to control the types of pop-ups that are blocked:

High: Block all pop-ups (Ctrl-Alt to override) With this setting, Internet Explorer tries to block all pop-ups. To temporarily override this setting, press Ctrl-Alt while clicking a link to open a page and its related pop-up.

Medium: Block most automatic pop-ups With this setting, Internet Explorer tries to block pop-ups most commonly used to display ads or other unwanted content. Some types of pop-ups are allowed. To override this setting temporarily, press Ctrl-Alt while clicking a link to open a page and its related pop-up.

Low: Allow pop-ups from secure sites With standard (HTTP) connections, Internet Explorer attempts to block popups most commonly used to display ads or other unwanted content. With secure (HTTPS) connections, Internet Explorer allows pop-ups.

7. Click Close and then click OK to save your settings.

Introducing Jump Lists In Windows 7 | Use Of Jump List In Windows 7

Labels: Microsoft , New Launch , Windows 7 , Windows Tips

Right-click any taskbar button, and there’s a menu of choices sliding from the bottom of the screen (or from another side if you repositioned your taskbar), giving you access to frequent tasks and destinations for your application. (Destinations are files your application can open and handle and that can be grouped into categories.)

The Start menu has been the canonical location for application tasks and documents for all applications installed on the system. To launch an application, you would wearily navigate the Start menu until you reached its program group. To take a quick look at your recent Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets in this paradigm, you have to manually filter out recent documents from all other programs—programs that you’re not interested in seeing at that moment.

The jump list is your application’s opportunity to have its very own mini Start menu—an area where you can group popular tasks and destinations to enhance your users’ productivity. Two types of items can be placed in a jump list—destinations, which are the groupable files your application can open and handle, and tasks, which are launchers for common functionality your users frequently need.

It’s easy to envision destinations as your recent Microsoft Office Word documents or your Internet Explorer browsing history; it takes a little more imagination to come up with useful tasks.

Even if an application does nothing to enhance its jump list (which is precisely what Windows Paint does), Windows automatically populates the jump list with recent documents of the application’s registered file type, as well as a set of three predefined system tasks (launch the application, pin the application to the taskbar or unpin it from the taskbar, and close the application’s window).

However, well-behaved applications are expected to use this opportunity to provide a convenient, one-click-away mechanism for launching and interacting with programs and data. Showing absolutely nothing in the jump list (such as the Command Prompt button just shown) is frowned upon because users are becoming more and more accustomed to using the jump list for interacting with programs and data.

Even though the most natural place to find the jump list is right next to the taskbar button, the jump list can also appear within the Start menu, the same Start menu that it is destined to replace. If an application is currently visible in the Start menu area devoted to frequently used applications, a small arrow exposes the presence of the same jump list you would see if you clicked the application’s taskbar button:

Almost any application has a justification to customize its jump list for the benefit of its users. If you’re writing a document-oriented application, you’ll immediately reap the benefits of the Recent and Frequent categories of destinations. Even if it seems you have no well-defined file type, and you need to consider which useful tasks and destinations will be beneficial for your users, you’ll quickly become addicted to the ease of use and productivity gains the jump list brings to your application.

Using The Default Windows 7 Calendar With Windows Live

Labels: Calendar , Internet , Microsoft , Softwares , Windows 7 , Windows Live

Start With Windows 7 Calendar: To view your calendar in Windows Live Mail, click the Calendar icon in the bottom left of the Windows Live Mail window (or make the menu visible with the Alt key, then select Go→Calendar). The calendar will be displayed.

Viewing the calendar in Windows Live Mail

By default, three calendars will be created for you: My Calendar (your personal calendar), Birthday calendar (your contacts’ birthdays calendar), and Holidays (the holidays of the country you have selected).

You can create a new Calendar by clicking the “Add calendar” link, as shown in the below screenshot.

Creating a new calendar allows you to organize the entries according to specific occasions. For example, you might have a calendar for company meetings and another for family matters.

You can also share calendars that you have created with your friends or the public. Before you can share your calendar, you need to sign into Live.com. Click the Sign In button in the upper right of the Windows Live Mail Window (if you see your Windows Live ID listed there instead of a Sign In button, it means that you are already signed in).

However, to do so, you need to use the web-based version of Calendar. First, log in to http://calendar.live.com. You will be asked to sign in using your Live ID (the one that you signed into from within Windows Live Mail). Once you have signed in, you will be able to specify which calendar you want to share by clicking the Share link. You can then specify whom you want to invite to subscribe to your calendar, and the selected recipients will receive an email invitation.

To immediately synchronize the calendars and events created in Windows Live Mail with the Calendar in Live.com, press F5.

Another interesting thing you can do with Windows Live Mail is subscribe to an online calendar. Subscribing to online calendars allows you to view the calendar of another party and be updated automatically when the party’s calendar is updated.

To subscribe to a calendar published by other users/organizations, click the Subscribe link. And you will be asked to either subscribe from a public calendar via a URL or import an .ics file. ".ics" is the file format used by iCal (short for iCalendar).

When you subscribe to a calendar via a URL, you will always get the updates performed by the calendar owner. An example of a calendar URL looks like this:

http://cid-6d498f3bdb1fa52e.calendar.live.com/calendar/Trainings/index.html.

If you choose to import the calendar via an .ics file, then you will only get a static calendar (i.e., you won’t see updates performed by the calendar owner).

Please Note: Calendars created in Live.com will be synchronized automatically with Windows Live Mail when you relaunch Windows Live Mail again (or simply press F5).

Installing A Previous Version Of Windows On Windows 7 PC

Labels: Boot Screen , Virtual PC , Windows 7 , Windows Registry , Windows XP

One scenario where Bootsect is particularly handy is when you are installing a previous version of Windows on a computer running Windows 7. Normally, Windows 7 won’t let you install and then run a previous version of Windows. You can work around this issue using Bootsect and BCDedit.

To install a previous version of Windows onto a computer running Windows 7, follow these steps:

1. Insert the media for the previous version of Windows into your CD-ROM or DVDROM drive.

2. Restart the computer and run Setup for the previous version of Windows. Be sure to install the previous version of Windows onto a different partition or drive than the one running Windows 7.

3. Log on to the previous version of Windows and restore the Windows 7 boot manager.

You must specify the partition where Windows 7 is installed. If Windows 7 were installed on C:, you’d use the following command:

bootsect /nt60 c:

4. Create a BCD entry for the pre-Windows 7 operating system you just installed using BCDedit. BCDedit is located in the \Windows\System32 directory of the Windows 7 partition. Type the following commands exactly as shown, where Windows_Version is the version of Windows you installed:

Bcdedit /create {legacy} /d "Windows_Version"

Bcdedit /set {legacy} device boot

Bcdedit /set {legacy} path \ntldr

Bcdedit /displayorder {legacy} /addlast

5. Restart the computer to apply the BCD changes.

For Your Information:

Windows XP Mode provides a virtual Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3) environment for computers running Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 7 Enterprise. You can use this environment to run your applications for Windows XP directly from the Windows 7 desktop. Read More... Configuring And Using Windows XP Mode In Windows 7

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology, such as Windows Virtual PC, to provide a virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7. Read more: Running Windows XP In Windows 7

Change The Way You Think | Moral Story

Labels: Education , Moral Story , Story

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fineview of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man onthe other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall !

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.' Change Your Thinking...

Just PUSH | Moral Story

Labels: Moral Story , Story

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and the Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.

The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: “you have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn’t moved.” Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man. Satan said, “Why kill yourself over this?”

“Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.” That’s what he planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. “Lord,” he said, “I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter.

What is wrong? Why am I failing?”

The Lord responded compassionately, “My Servant, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push.

And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard.

Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven’t moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done. Now I, my servant, will move the rock.” At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong ............................. just P.U.S.H!
When the job gets you down ...................................... just P.U.S.H!
When people don’t react the way you think they should ..... just P.U.S.H!
When your money is “gone” and the bills are due ............. just P.U.S.H!
When people just don’t understand you ......................... just P.U.S.H!

P + U + S + H = Pray + Until + Something + Happens

How To View The User Activity Reports In Windows | Using Parental Controls In Windows

Labels: Internet Fraud , Microsoft , Parental Controls , Windows 7 , Windows Vista

User activity reports provide a summary of user activity. You can view the report for any user at any time, and you can review a child’s computer activity by following these steps (I am explaining Windows Parental Controls Using Windows Live:

Navigate to the Windows Live Family Safety Web site.
Log in with your Windows Live account and then click the icon beside the user whose reports you want to view.
Click the Activity Reporting link (See Screen Shot Below).
In the Web activity tab, choose the range of dates you want to view and click Refresh. By default, the site shows the previous seven days of activity.
Click the Other Internet activity tab to view reports for the child’s other Internet activity.

Screen Shot: Viewing an activity report.

Technical approaches to online safety, such as parental controls, are a good thing. But they cannot cover all possible risks. Kids like to get involved with instant messaging and chats in which people aren’t always who they claim to be.

Children should be taught some basic ground rules. For example, children should never give out personal information, such as where they live or go to school. If anything makes them feel uncomfortable, they should report it to their parents. They should never agree to meet with anyone.

As a parent, you have many online resources for sharing your concerns with others and getting advice.

You don’t need to be a technical whiz to take advantage of these sites. Here are some you might want to add to your Favorites:

Safe Kids: www.safekids.com
Child Safety: www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children
CyberAngels: www.cyberangels.org/
GetNetWise: www.getnetwise.org/

Intrusion Detection Tools Available In Red-Hat Linux

Responsibility Should Be Shared To Achieve World Class In Any Work

Remove Office Genuine Advantage Notification Without Using Any Crack

How To Uninstall Partly Installed Programs On Windows | Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

Blocking Pop-Ups In Windows 7 | Internet Explorer 8 Settings To Block Pop-Up

Introducing Jump Lists In Windows 7 | Use Of Jump List In Windows 7

Using The Default Windows 7 Calendar With Windows Live

Installing A Previous Version Of Windows On Windows 7 PC

Change The Way You Think | Moral Story

Just PUSH | Moral Story

How To View The User Activity Reports In Windows | Using Parental Controls In Windows

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