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Knoppix and dd_rhelp to the rescue! #
Yet another item added to the burgeoning ;-) Docs section: Imaging a corrupt hard drive

/nix | Feb 24, 2008

Mount VMWare virtual disks and dd images under Windows #
Virtual Disk Driver (VDK) 3.2 [100k] {S}+ Mount VMWare virtual disks and raw sector images (made with tools like ddrescue) under 32-bit versions of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003.

UPDATE: Jacopo Lazzari kindly informs us of his GUI for VDK as well as another one which he likes even more. Jacopo adds: "By default, VDK mounts RAW images with a Nx64x32 geometry, which can lead to incorrect data retrieving. To mount a RAW image with the correct Nx255x63 used under all NT based systems, you need to use the .pln descriptor file, see these:
http://forum.winimage.com/viewtopic.php?p=938
http://www.msfn.org/board/Help-Mount-physical-disk-image-virtual-HDD-t80281.html&st=1
http://www.forensicfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1489&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=38
http://www.forensicfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1489&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=42 "

/windows | Feb 23, 2008

Four Mac Apps: #
  • JollysFastVNC 0.96.12 [484k] Fast VNC client that plays well with OS X's VNC server / Screen Sharing.  Screenshot
  • InstantShot! 2.5 [552k] Screenshot utility that runs in the menu bar.  Screenshot
  • sudo fs_usage - Displays file system activity - think "FileMon for OS X".
  • plutil - Checks the syntax of property list files, or converts a plist file from one format to another. Useful for validating that plist file you cobbled together at 2am.

/mac | Feb 22, 2008

G4 owners - get your Leopard awn! #
Newly added to the Docs section: Install and Optimize Leopard on Unsupported Macs.

/mac | Feb 17, 2008

Freeware alternative to Faronics' Deep Freeze #
Looking for a "reboot to restore" app similar to Deep Freeze? Check out the freeware Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition. It is extremely easy to setup and use, and the installer weighs in just under 2MB! Review

/windows | Feb 10, 2008

Cross-platform, open source GUI for SQLite databases #
SQLite Database Browser "is a freeware, public domain, open source visual tool used to create, design and edit database files compatible with SQLite. It is meant to be used for users and developers that want to create databases, edit and search data using a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, without the need to learn complicated SQL commands." Binaries available for Linux, Windows, and OS X. (Found on the highly recommended Grand Stream Dreams blog.)

/misc | Feb 10, 2008

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