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NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM VANDYKE SOFTWARE® So the weather outside is frightful – cold, wet, windy, snow, rain, ice. You changed your ringtone to a snappy tune from Der Bingle, and you just spent the whole weekend on the wrong side of a cash register: so you're ready for the good side of what's coming. We offer you our festive mix of practical ideas and the lighter side. For the hard-at-work, scripting with SecureCRT® tabs, and moving files with the SecureFX® SFXCL command-line utility, along with a shot of good password construction. If your attention is straying, we've got some ideas on how to find just the right widget for a favorite sysadmin's stocking. ------------- 1. The Script Doctor Is In: Tab Scripting With SecureCRT -------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- This month's tip demonstrates the capabilities in SecureCRT 5.2 to create
scripts using the tab interface. The tab object/tab scripting functions
allows you to control multiple tabbed sessions from a script, including
connecting Secure Shell command and SFTP tabs, cloning tabs, activating
tabs, and Sample scripts are available on the VanDyke Software web site. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transferring files just became easier with SecureFX 4.0. With the new /Move flag in the SFXCL command-line utility, you can transfer and delete files in one step. A forum member using SecureFX 4.0 asked how they could use SFXCL to move files from a remote server running VShell® to their local server. The /Move option will transfer the specified files and then delete the successfully moved files from the source directory. You can also specify passwords on the command line. On the VanDyke Software web site, you can see examples of how to use the /Move option and how to combine the /Rename and /Move options to transfer a file to a new folder on a remote server. You can also read the original forum
thread.
---------------------------------------- For those who might be playing Maytag repairman over the holidays, we thought we would suggest some light but still work-related reading to keep your faceprints off the desktop. Microsoft has a straight-forward and informative page on creating quality passwords, "Strong passwords: How to create and use them". It's not "The Onion", but when the boss walks by, hey, it's work-related. The article covers such topics as six steps to creating a good password, why it's a good idea to write them down, the place of misspelling, testing with a (supplied) password checker, things to avoid, and protecting passwords from phishers. Also covered is password security when using an alien computer (think internet cafes). Of course, you should be using public key authentication wherever possible, but passwords in some form are unavoidable, if only in the form of passphrases, so it's important to have the strongest ones you can. Read "Strong passwords" on the Microsoft web site. --------------------------------------------------------- Have any techie friends you need to find a gift for? Warm the cockles of their hearts with the right object of fascination. Until full-size commercial robots are available from Honda, check out suggestions from Network World and the Open Source Gift Guide. Network
World's list is a top 100, though if you take out phones, computers,
and MP3 players and accessories, that leaves about 50. There are still
some interesting, offbeat and even creative ideas. Top of that list would
be the Hammacher Schlemmer Hot Diggity Dogger, which cooks/toasts hot
dogs and buns; a steal at $50. The only knock appears to be that the "pump
it up" dogs get stuck in The
Open Source Gift Guide from Makezine.com is a bit more off the beaten
path but has the kind of wonky yet extensible widgets the Linux lover
in your life might just wig out over. How about Leaf, your basic open-source
robot? A notebook, some casters, plywood, and a few bits in between and
Bob's your uncle. For the kids or perennial kids, there's LEGO Mindstorms
NXT for $250. NXT Firmware and developer kits are open source, so have
at it! Also, Open Gameboy – doesn't that just sound great? For the
musically inclined, there is xOxbOx for $315, an open-source synthesizer/sequencer
modeled on the original Roland design. Finally, check out Free Beer, an
open source ale whose recipe is ---------------------------------------- Maintenance releases of SecureCRT, SecureFX, and CRT™ were made November 16. Here is a list of the latest
official product releases: SecureCRT 5.2.1 All VanDyke Software products may be downloaded and evaluated free for 30 days. Licenses include one year of free upgrades and access to our expert technical support.
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