Windows God Mode

Just the other day I was helping a friend set up their computer after doing a full reinstall of the OS.

Now configuring a system can get to be a bit tedious with all of the clicking necessary to get to all of the settings and tools.  So to make things a little easier, I clued him into Windows' God Mode.

God mode puts all of the the things you can customize together in one place on your Windows machine, and it is available from Windows Vista through Windows 10.

Getting to God Mode is easy; just create a folder anywhere you like and name it God Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Actually, you can name it anything you like before the dot.  the important part is what comes after the dot.  Don't change that part.

Once you rename the folder, open it up and you'll find a wealth of tweaks and tools.

Give it a look if you're of the mind.  If you find it convenient, enjoy.  If it's not for you, just delete the folder and it's gone.

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GHOST Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A critical vulnerability that impacts a majority of Linux servers has been identified.  This vulnerability, named "GHOST", affects the GNU C library (glibc) that is used by Linux applications to interface with the Linux operating system via a series of function calls. The “buffer overflow” vulnerability in a pair of glibc’s functions can allow a remote attacker to exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system.  

Details of the discovery in this posting on Openwall and, Red Hat provides a detailed description of the vulnerability and updates to resolve the issue.

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