Quantum Sunrise
Some handy bits & pieces compiled by James E Lyon
A
cache-proof, DNS-independent, Internet Test Page : 95.154.200.100 (Address will not change,
so feel free to memorize it, jot it down...)
Other Websites
Security
Things to use
- Google Chrome: Fast and Safe Web-browsing
(possibly also use Session Buddy)
Microsoft ® users prior
to Windows 8 should run the Windows System Installer
logged in as an Administrator.
This 'alternative' offline downloader/installer is
also available as a last resort for troubleshooting purposes.
Latest -
Windows 8
and some notes on launching
Chrome as a Windows 8 app
vs. Desktop mode.
Now also available for iPad, iPhone etc. via Chrome on iTunes.
- A good VNC Viewer supporting encryption is available as a
Google
Extension, or...
- The ssh/scp/sftp PuTTY,
clients/utilities for MS-Windows.
Virtual Network Computing: TightVNC,
for remote-controlling desktops across all platforms.
- Virtual Network Computing: RealVNC Lite,
for non-commercial use only, suitable for helping friends and family, for example.
- VideoLAN Media Player: VLC,
a better alternative to Windows Media Player. (Also an option for Mac users.)
- AVG: Free Download of the Anti-Virus edition for home use.
CIS: Comodo Anti-virus & Firewall (scroll to
"Download Comodo Internet Security..." and choose applicable option. Not 'GeekBuddy'.)
Or use Sophos
(free for home use) on a Mac, though it's not as crucial as with Microsoft Windows, of course.
Or maybe purchase Kaspersky 3-licence pack and use also on Android device etc.
- SAS: SUPERAntiSpyware
(download Free version and follow two-phase installation)
- MBAM: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
(blue button for Free download near bottom of page)
Drag this
SendTo
link to the Bookmark Toolbar for an 'email address of current page' feature in Google Chrome.
Default installation displays a
Getting Started
page with basic tips on using Chrome.
Don't use the Chrome extension for Amazon's add-to-wishlist feature
(too much privacy surrendered by installing it)
but rather go and get Amazon's button
for your browser's toolbar to explicitly add any web-page as a wishlist item instead.
Other Apple Mac & OS X bits
Some Mac magic-keys for resets and special boots etc..
Shift-Control-Option-Power : Hard Reboot ?
Option-Cmd-P-R during power-on (press before grey screen appears, hold until second start-up tone heard) : Reset NVRAM
T for FireWire/Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode for OS X 8.6 on (not Vault).
Option-Command-Escape : 'Force Quit' pop-up window.
Option-Command-Escape-Shift held for 4 secs : Unconditionally 'force quit' the front-most application.
Ctrl-Command-Power : Immediate forced soft restart. (hold power on its own for 10 secs to force power-off)
Ctrl-Shift-Power : Puts screen to sleep only, though not on Snow Leapord Mac Book Pro mid-2010, it doesn't. Try C-S-Eject.
Option-Command-Eject : Sleep. (Quick, light sleep, it appears -- maybe less than closing clamshell.)
Big list of Keyboard Shortcuts from MacRumors.
(note references at end for other sources & lists)
Microsoft Fixes & Hacks
- Problems with Outlook sending Winmail.dat
attachments, and we really don't want that.
- Outlook's address Auto-complete
feature is causing grief, especially with cached information.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Administrator Only\Security\useVPuninstallpassword
Unrelated & Miscellaneous
- A track called "Quantum Sunrise" by SunChill3 released late August 2011 is apparently a pure coincidence.
Our website address (domain name) was registered in the early half of 2010 and we have no affiliation,
but having listened to the track sample,
I think I quite like it anyway.