24 core Fiber optic cable

9,000 meters. Divided into 3 3,000 meter wheel weighing 550kg each. Cables are inch-thick and hard. wow.

Password Reset

Password Reset is a useful utility for those who forgot their Windows password. It can be in a bootable CD or floppy. The program can be downloaded from: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

The program is purely text based and is a Linux boot.

Limitation is if the account you are resetting is AD-based. You just can't.

iLogic Infinity UPS part 2

Continuing from iLogic Infinity UPS part 1

You need a power cord which you have to attach at the back of the UPS. If you don't have an extra cord, you can easily buy one from your local hardware or electronics store. You will have to cut the female end of the cord, strip the wires from that end. At the back of the UPS, take off the cap in the middle. Simply twist the copper fibers around the screws and with a screwdriver, wind the screws tight. The UPS has a manual that tells you which color wire goes to which port. Fortunately, we have pictures for easy reference. Positive wire goes the left, negative wire in the middle and the ground in wire at the rightmost. Afterwards, you attach the cap back.

Now that you have bought your terminal cables and connectors, it's time to connect the UPS to the battery. One nice thing about separate cables is that you can decide how long you want them to be. Gives you an option where you can place the UPS. Isn't that nice?

First, strip a bit of covering from the ends of the terminal cables so there is a bit of exposed copper fibers. Take the O-ring away from the connector cover. Insert the cable's end into the cover and with a pair of pliers, crimp it into place. Then, place back the O-ring into the connector cover.

Next step is to connect the cables to the terminals. At this point, everything is a snap. Just lock the terminal cables' ends onto the terminals of the UPS, locking the screws and nuts together.

Ideally, we wanted color coded cables to match the colors of the two terminals from the battery with that of the UPS. But since we can't always get what we want, simply make sure that each of the terminal cables are connected to the matching colors of terminals in the battery and the UPS. The finished product will look like this. Note that we haven't fully covered the terminals on the battery just for illustration purposes.

Now, your Infinity UPS is good to go.