Download VMWARE Infrastructure Client (viclient)

How to download Vmware Vsphere Client? (Damn it!)  

The other day,  I re-did my machine and wanted to get the vmware infrastucture client back  and to my surprise, it was not that easy to find on Vmware ‘s Website. So naturally I turned to Google and searched “download vsphere client” , I ultimatelly found how to download vmware vsphere client but I had to put the pieces together. 

Here are two common ways you can get the vsphere client:

1. The faster way is to type your vmware internal IP in the browser something like (https://192.168.2.45), it will redirect you a page that looks like this:

2.  The second way is to log into  VMWARE’s website (login required)
(https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=free-esxi&lp=1)
and download it there

Change Download Location Chrome

This should be obvious right? but everytime I have to change my download location on Chrome I have to do a Google search.

The reason: It is not intuitive that I have to scroll down to get to the download folder.

To change the download location in Chrome:

1. Click on Options

2. Click on the “Under The Hood” tab and scroll down to the Downloads Location section

ASP.Net Latest Security Vulnerability

I told a friend once that I did not like the idea of running PHP on IIS he thought I was old school. In reality, I think that Microsoft has no business running PHP, we have enough problems with their ASP.net complex paradigm already.

A couple days ago, we learned that there is a serious security vulnerability in ASP.net where the attacker can read data from files including web.config. So God Knows what they will be able to do to the PHP files, which as we know are not encrypted by default.

"Microsoft is investigating a new public report of a vulnerability in ASP.NET. An attacker who exploited this vulnerability could view data, such as the View State, which was encrypted by the target server, or read data from files on the target server, such as web.config. This would allow the attacker to tamper with the contents of the data. By sending back the altered contents to an affected server, the attacker could observe the error codes returned by the server. Microsoft is aware of limited, active attacks at this time."

Directly taken from Microsoft.com (9/24/2010)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2416728.mspx

Developers please update your applications by following their workaround

( workaround link in the middle of the page):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2416728.mspx

Here is Microsoft FIX
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-070.mspx

Gmail not Displaying Images (IE)

If you are unable to display email images using Gmail the problem is more likely related to your browser settings.

let ‘s say you receive one of your newsletter something like

if you click on “always displays from …” nothing happens this post is for you:

solution:

Tools - Internet Options -> Security(tab) -> Custom Level

Locate “Display Mixed Content”

I have mine on Prompt so I will get prompted the next time i click on “always display images from…” something like

Click No if you want to see the images or Yes if you want to keep hiding them