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If you have ever done a presentation, you know that a remote presenter is an absolute must!  The Indy Project outlines how to use your Wii controller as a remote presenter so that you can stand away from your computer and use the remote to control your presentation.

From the website:

Currently Wii Presenter has two key mappings. One for PowerPoint, and
one for Zoom. Initially the PowerPoint mapping is selected. The current
mapping can be determined by looking at the blue lights at the bottom
of the remote. #1 lit = PowerPoint. #2 lit = Zoom. The Wiimote will
also produce a short rumble whenever changing between mappings.

It is amazing the stuff that people are doing with the Wii remote!

And, if you have been following along, you will note that this is the end of Awesome Find Day.  That was a 24 posts in 24 hours marathon.  Time for a break!

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There are a number of reasons why you would want to hide a text file.  You need to keep your passwords somewhere.  There is sensitive information.

There is a really neat post on Megaleecher which walks you through hiding your text using nothing more than notepad!

Please be aware that the file needs to be stored on an NTFS filesystem and the data will probably be lost if you transfer it to a different file system.  But that can work to your asvantage since most USB sticks are FAT or FAT32, if someone tries to take your file off site using this method, the secret information will automatically be left behind!

Cool!

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There always seems to be less and less time each day to get things done.  So, whenever I can, I try to find quicker ways to perform various functions on the computer.  One way to do this is to be able to start different applications in Windows from the command line or the run box.

Cyber-Junkie has provided a nice list of applications and how you can launch them from the run box!

Excellent time saver!

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Sometimes IT is called in to get information after someone has broken a policy or committed a crime with a computer.  It is always important to have a good forensics tool available to you.  Plainsight might be the right tool for the job.

From the website:

PlainSight is a versatile computer forensics environment that allows inexperienced forensic practitioners perform common tasks using powerful open source tools.

We have taken the best open source forensic/security tools, customised them, and combined them with an intuitive user interface to create an incredibly powerful forensic environment.

With PlainSight you can perform operations such as:

• Get hard disk and partition information
• Extract user and group information
• View Internet histories
• Examine Windows firewall configuration
• Discover recent documents
• Recover/Carve over 15 different file types
• Discover USB storage information
• Examine physical memory dumps
• Examine UserAssist information
• Extract LanMan password hashes
• Preview a system before acquiring it

You can see PlainSight in action in the demo section. However we think that the best way to learn about it is to download the PlainSight iso from the downloads section and boot a computer with it.

Something to add to your tech arsenal.

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“I don’t need anything much for a computer.  I just want to run some games!”

I can’t remember how many times I’ve heard that mantra.  In reality, there are so many different applications out there that it is almost impossible to know what will run on your present hardware configuration.

Can You Run It? is a web application that will analyze your present hardware and check to see if your hardware will run the selected software.

AN excellent tool to see if you can run the app you are looking to buy or if you need an upgrade.

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