Monthly Archives: September 2006

PHP Random Secure Password Generator Class

Posted by David Hurst on September 21, 2006 2 comments

UPDATE: If you don’t want to spend the time implementing this code, and just want to generate some passwords, I’ve put it on a separate website: www.random-password.net.

I just recently had to create a function to generate random passwords on a site I was developing and thought it would be an ideal thing to expand upon and put into a class. If you’re not familiar with using classes, I also have integration code below.

This source code is provided free of charge under the condition that my name remains upon it. Any modifications, improvements and suggestions will be gratefully received.

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All change for the Apple iMac range

Posted by David Hurst on September 13, 2006 None comments

I can’t believe how cheap the iMac has become. £679 buys you a 17″ iMac with the following specification:

1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
17″ Widescreen LCD
512MB RAM
160Gb Hard Disk
DVD-ROM/CD-RW

Plus don’t forget it comes with Wireless and iSight Web Cam, not to mention the full suite of Apple software goodies. And it can run Windows too. Bargain! Read more »

Connect Mac OS X to Windows 2003 server shared folders

Posted by David Hurst on September 13, 2006 3 comments

Do you use a multi-platform network with a Windows 2003 server? If so, you may have found with great irritation that your Mac will for some reason refuse to authenticate properly on shares held on a domain controller. It’s all to do with the way your Mac is handling .local domains and something called SMB signing on the server. Here’s how to fix it: Read more »