Hiding Windows User Accounts

Interested in creating a hidden local maintenance account for a Windows box? Is easy to do, just go to the registry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList, create a new dword and name it the exact same as the account you want to hide. A value of “0” hides the account and a value of “1” displays it at … Read more

Welcoming a new author!

RighteousHack welcomes our newest author, habanero_joe to the blog. Habanero_joe brings years of IT management and hands-on experience to our blog. When asked about himself he simply states that he “Enjoys candle lit dinners and long walks on the beach.” I pretty much have zero questions left after that. We look forward to the insight … Read more

Calling all Ubuntu fans

This week I joined the Ubuntu LoCo Florida Team and participated in last night’s team meeting (via IRC).  Seems like a great group of people AND an excellent way to get more involved with Ubuntu (and really any Linux). In addition to the IRC meetings, there are scheduled meetups to perform various activities such as … Read more

Ubuntu LoCo Team Meetings

Just wrapped up another Ubuntu LoCo meeting. The meetings are fun, informative, and full of ideas. I am still truly amazed by the community efforts in open source project and Ubuntu is no exception. You can join your LoCo anytime or idle in ours on Freenode @ #ubuntu-us-fl. –himuraken