Thursday, January 5, 2012

Trinity Rescue Kit-Windows Update


Latest
Now I can report to you that I downloaded TKK 3.4 iso and made a Mini CD and booted it and tested all its utilities in Text Mode and all are working without a problem.
 I am not going to test the win exe file even though I downloaded it (I have no win to test mind you).
Go ahead and enjoy Trinity Rescue Kit.
Windows Update
The recent news in UK where Microsoft is suing Comets for using rescue CD has made me to post this.
I must confess I have never used it and there is no need for me to use this kit since I do not  use any Microsoft computers.

I never attempt rescuing windows machines unlike 10 years ago.

I just say if one sleeps with a dog one wakes up with fleas and that comment put off anybody who has any sense of pride having paid for a commercial OP to face me front on and  bear the pain one has to go through with Microsoft.

Having said that one is free to try it at once own comfort ZONE.

The guy who updates this KIT unlike me is genuinely sympathetic to the windows users.
He is a saint and a good guy not a bad guy like me.

Trinity Rescue Kit
It is possible to boot TRK in three different ways:
1. As a bootable CD which one can burn oneself from a isofile or a self burning Windows executable.
2. From a USB stick or from the bootable TRK CD.
3. From network over PXE:
By running one T.R.K from CD or USB and run all the other computers from the booted CD over the network without modifying anything in the local network.

Here's a sum up of some of the most important features, new and old:

1. Easily reset windows passwords with the improved winpass tool
A simple and easy menu interface.

2. Five (5) different virus scan products integrated in a single uniform command line with online update capability.
3. Full ntfs write support thanks to ntfs-3g
4. Winclean, a utility that cleans up all sorts of unnecessary temporary files on your computer.
5. Clone computers over the network via multicast.

Moodle


Moodle is something that escape my attention while researching on Linux utilities.
This is to rectify that omission on my part.
I will be writing on Moddle once i have used and modified its capabilities to my needs.
It is not a desktop utility but a server utility with database management based on Linux. 
That is why it escaped my attention.
Its beauty is that it is platform independent and can use any database system available in the operating system.
Its configuration bit difficult but once configured works smoothly provided the there is broadband connectivity.
Moodle (abbreviation for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment (V.L.E).
Moodle was originally developed by Martin Dougiamas to help educators create online courses with a focus on interaction and collaborative construction of content, and is in continual evolution.
Moodle has several features considered typical of an e-learning platform, plus some original innovations (like its filtering system).
Moodle is very similar to a learning management system.
Moodle can be used in many types of environments such as in education, training and development, and business settings.
The beauty of Moddle is that it is Open Software that can be modified and customized to one's needs or if one is not into PHP can use the Moodle commercial arm for one's desired activity.
Some typical features of Moodle are
   Assignment submission
   Discussion forum
   Files download
   Grading
   Moodle instant messages
   Online calendar
   Online news and announcement (College and course level)
   Online quiz
   Wiki