PowerShell script to Delete Temporary Internet Files

Wanted to write a quick PowerShell script to delete IIS Temporary Internet Files and thought I would share. If there is a better or less verbose way of writing this, feel free to post a comment. I would love to see other ways of doing it.

$sleepDuration = 5 write-host "Restarting IIS and sleeping $sleep seconds!" Stop-Service W3SVC,WAS -force Start-Sleep -s $sleepDuration write-host "Deleting Temporary Internet Files!" $dirName = "Temporary ASP.NET Files"; $directories = @(gci "c:\windows\Microsoft.Net" -r -force -i $dirName) foreach($x in $directories){ $childDirectories = @(gci $x) foreach($y in $childDirectories){ remove-item "$x\$y" -r -force; } } Start-Service W3SVC,WAS

Why My Netflix Password is My Weakest Password!

EDIT: Had the occasion to change my Netflix password again recently. To my surprise, they now allow up to 60 characters. My Netflix password is no longer my least secure password!..

I just spent the last hour and a half updating all of my passwords. Not a favorite task of mine, but something that definitely needs to be done occasionally. The task was pretty uneventful but something really annoyed, so I thought I would share. While updating my Netflix password, I got the following error.

“Your password must contain between 4 and 10 characters”

The Hell You Say!!!

I was able to enter my new password into EVERY site that I tried, except for Netflix. Every bank, utility and online service accepted my password, but for some silly reason Netflix requires users to enter a password with a  length of 4-10 characters.
I definitely understand setting a minimum password length to force a standard for password strength, but why would you ever impose a maximum length on users? Rather than being able to enter my strong password of 14 character, I have to shave off the last 4 just to conform to Netflix’s password rules. My password is now weaker and I’m much more likely to forget it because I was forced to make it different from all my others. *sigh*
And that, is why my Netflix password is my weakest password.

Microsoft Outlook Web App’s Annoying Quirks

I was initially impressed with the latest Outlook Web App. It looks fairly nice and the Outlook UX isn’t horrible. I was surprised that it even worked really well on my iPad via the Chrome App. Well, at least until I tried to change my password.

Upon reaching the password reset page, I noticed that I could enter my old password, new password and new password confirmation, but there was no way to submit the form. Repeatedly spamming the iOS keyboard “GO” button did nothing and there was no visible link/button to click on the web form. How exactly should I change my password?

No worries, I’ll wait until I get home and change my password on my PC… Log in from my PC, change my password and I get the following confirmation screen and message “Your password has been changed. Click OK to sign in with your new password.” Hrm, I’d love to, but where can I find this mysterious “OK” button you speak of? Perhaps I’ll just have to refresh the page…

 

Definitely not huge, issues, but it really makes the entire Outlook Web App feel unpolished. Which is a shame since my initial impressions were good.