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Monday, February 24, 2025

Tim Hortons Phishing Email featuring Yeti 42oz Rambler Drink

For the record, this is a Tim Hortons phishing email attempt that is recently going around, with subject line "dga". 

What to do?  
Report them, goto bottom of page. 


From : Horton<sufiyanmalik75601@gmail.com>

Subject
 :  dga









PHISHING LINKs;

1. https://t.yesware.com/tt/xxx


How to tell this is a Phishing email ?

  1. Check email address in full, if it's not from originating company then it's phishing.
  2. Hover over all links in email, if it's not from the  company's website then forget it.
  3. The best way is to 

How to examine Email Message Source ?

Now lets look at message source
  1. Outlook.com->Actions->View Message Source. 
  2. Gmail.com->More (down arrow to top right)->Show original.
Check for suspicious links, anything that does not originate from apple.com.


Report Phishing Email (not as Spam)

  1. Outlook.com->Junk (at Top)->Phishing Scam
  2. Gmail.com->More (down-arrow to top right)->Report Phishing 

Report Phishing to Google

If you have received this email, take further action by

  1. https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/

Report phishing at Microsoft and government agencies

  1. http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-faq.aspx

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Date Range Filter for Outlook client


Online Data Range picker for Outlook client 

Date Range Picker Outlook Client mainly, and mimics the one on outlook.com

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received:>=mm/dd/yyyy
received:<=mm/dd/yyyy

                                    from:username@google.com from:username2@google.com ...


 

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

How to check or change the minimum password length in Windows

On Widows the max password length can be 127 long. I recommend the length of the current year 2025, a min password length of 25 characters long. 

  1. Open the command prompt as an Administrator. 

  2. To view the current minimum password length, enter the command 

    net accounts 



















  3. To set a minimum password length, enter the command

    net accounts /minpwlen:n

    Range is 0-14, this has not change in Windows 11. National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends a minimum password length from 8 to 14 characters. 




















More uses 

  • net accounts /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED - do not expire password

  1. net accounts /maxpwage:days – This sets the maximum number of days after which the user will have to change the password. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999. If used unlimited, no limit is set. The value of maxpwage should always be greater than minpwage.

  2. net accounts /minpwage:days – This sets the minimum number of days that must pass before the password can be changed. Replace days with the desired value. Range is from 1-999.

  3. net accounts /uniquepw:number – This sets the number of times after which a password can be used again. Replace number with the desired value. Maximum value is 24.















Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Online Data Range picker for Outlook.com and Outlook client


Online Data Range picker for Outlook client 

Date Range Picker Outlook Client mainly, and mimics the one on outlook.com


Monday, February 17, 2025

Remember the Number of Days per Month

Courtesy of letterboxd.com 2025

 Never forget the number of days in the month, using the following memory method or 'mnemonic'.

Odd numerical months are 31 days and even are 30, except when calendar authors got a hangover/vacation in August and bumped the rest of the calendar by 1. 


Month      Abbreviation  Month
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 Month
No. of days
Johnny
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January Jan. 1 31 odd month Q1 Winter
February Feb. 2 28  (common year)
29  (leap year/4)
Jan-3
(even month - 2)
Q1 Winter
March Mar. 3 31 odd month Q1 Spring
April Apr. 4 30 even month Q2 Spring
May May. 5 31 odd Q2 Spring
June Jun. 6 30 even Q2 Summer
July Jul. 7 31 odd Q3 Summer
August Aug. 8 31 summer
vacation /
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September Sep. 9 30 bumped Q3 Autumn
October Oct. 10 31 bump-odd now Q4 Autumn
November Nov. 11 30 bump-even now Q4 Autumn
December Dec. 12 31 bump-odd now Q4 Winter

Historically, August was named by Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14. Another way to remember this...

  • Augustus was born in 63 B.C. and named Gaius Octavius (Octavian) and was the grandson of Julius Caesar's sister.
  • In addition to changing Sextilis to Augustus, speculation states that he took one day from February and one from September to add to his month, making it 31 days; because he apparently did not wish to have August with fewer days than Julius (July).


The calendar commonly used in modern America is the Gregorian calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and is a modification of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar is widely used worldwide and is the calendar system officially followed by most countries, including the United States.


Date Range Picker Outlook.com and Outlook Client

 
















































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Sunday, February 16, 2025

App Screen Capture Tool - take screen shot of your running apps and multiple monitors repeatedly

App Screen Capture Tool (ASCT) can take a screen shot of multiple sources, but most salient feature is it can screen shot running apps, if they have an active window open. 

Repeated capture can get down to about 10ms between shots, before this app will blow-up.





 Download ASCT Demo


ASCT runs on Windows 7+, Windows 10.  

Program, artwork, code, icons are copyrighted 2025 by MetadataConsulting.ca 

App Screen Capture Tool is free for personal use. For commercial use you must obtain a license. Usage statistics are tracked, like all Microsoft Store Apps. Paid license turns tracking off. Click on link to send a request email to purchase, or if you need an evaluation demo for a corporation. 

This tool is provided 'AS IS' without warranty of any kind. Metadata Consulting further disclaims all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising out of the use or performance of the tool and documentation remains with you.

By downloading and/or using this app you agree to terms and conditions listed under the License Info button. Please read carefully the License information found under the Help->About menu.