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Monthly Archives: December 2005
New skin
I’d gotten some feedback on my personal blog that the Black Sun skin I’d switched to wasn’t nearly as impressive to readers as it was to me. Since I was switching it there, I figured I’d switch it here too … Continue reading
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Oh, yeah, Chapter 3 is up
Chapter 3 of my DCAR ebook is now online, details on my work blog. If you need to read about these things, enjoy. Share this post:ShareFacebookDiggRedditEmailStumbleUpon
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The title of this post is appropriate in at least three different ways: Sometime this afternoon, my servers got knocked offline thanks to a transient power glitch. Normally, this is fixed just by rebooting the servers in the correct order, … Continue reading
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DCAR ebook Chapter 3: The Messaging Environment
Chapter 3, The Messaging Envrionment, of my ebook on DCAR (Discovery, Compliance, Archival, and Retention) is now available for download. This ebook is published online by Windows IT Pro. This chapter takes a look at your Exchange environment and points … Continue reading
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A father’s nightmare
Actual conversation at the dinner table this evening: Treanna: I have three boyfriends on my list. Devin: No, you don’t. Stephanie: You don’t have any boyfriends. You’re not mature enough. Treanna: What does that mean? Devin: It means that you … Continue reading
What good is Windows Error Reporting, anyway?
In the August 2005 issue of Windows IT Pro magazine, Karen Forster wrote an article “Windows Error Reporting: Elementary, My Dear Watson” that described how Windows Error Reporting (WER) is more than just a black box component designed to annoy … Continue reading
How to bypass Group Policy settings as a non-admin
Security researcher Mark Russinovich once again knocks one out of the park by showing that even non-admin users can bypass Software Restriction Policies and other components of Group Policy. Software Restriction Policies (SRP) are another example of Group Policy settings … Continue reading
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Ultimate Lego!
Oh. My. Stars. And. Bars. Thanks to net.friend Mark (who goes by hasturcubed on LJ), I have now been made aware of the eBay auction for this one of a kind 8-foot long Lego Star Wars Rebel Cruiser. drooooool… It’s … Continue reading
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Software update
I’ve updated the Community Server software to version 1.1. Things should look a touch different, since 1.1 has a lot more functionality. I’ll probably be updating to one of the beta versions of 2.0 here in the next couple of … Continue reading
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nLite: slipstream and Windows installation tweak tool
Okay, this is the coolest utility I’ve seen in quite some time. nLite is a sweet little freeware utility that bills itself as a “Windows Installation Customizer.” Using it, you can create customized Windows installation media or network share points … Continue reading
Excellent Windows IT Pro article on scripted shutdowns
It’s a problem that every admin has to face at some point or another: you have a series of servers that you need to shutdown or reboot. If you’re doing this with relatively recent versions of Windows, no problem — … Continue reading
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ISA Server 2004 Best Practices Analyzer released
Following in the steps of the insanely useful and cool Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer and Best Practices Analyzer Tool for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft rolled out the ISA Server 2004 Best Practices Analyzer on December 8th. I … Continue reading
Oh, snicker
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a big fan of wikis in general and the Wikipedia in particular. I do, however, think that the Wookiepedia is quite funny, because you can’t really do any harm to either Star … Continue reading
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Stupidity keeps me safer
With a week left until we fly away for the holidays, Steph is beginning the final process of ramping up for travel: finding and cleaning the luggage, making checklists, and all the other steps that she needs to be sure … Continue reading
The past comes knocking
Right on the heels of me whining about whether or not my blogging is reaching anyone, I got an email from someone who I was friends with back when I was kid. He lived, for a time, in the town … Continue reading
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A Doctor Who HOWTO
Fellow blogger, GURPS author, and all-around good guy Jon Woodward has written the essential Filling In for Doctor Who HOWTO. Says Jon of his efforts: -Making Light has a link to an article with the above title. Which, unfortunately, does … Continue reading
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A witness to remember
Love your EnemiesEnd the OccupationRelease the Peacemakers Share this post:ShareFacebookDiggRedditEmailStumbleUpon
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Feeding the monkey on my back
Every now and then, I look up from the keyboard and wonder why the heck I’m blogging. I’ve been blogging for work for 14 months, and I still don’t have any really good feel for how many readers I have. … Continue reading
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More sf TV
It’s not the new Battlestar Galactica (what is, really?), but the first season of Dark Angel is proving to be an entertaining watch. Share this post:ShareFacebookDiggRedditEmailStumbleUpon
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And whilst in the throes of insomnia, a book review
Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley — surely two of the best-known Microsoft names in the Windows Security business — have written a fantastic book on Windows Security. While it came out in May 2005, I didn’t learn about it until … Continue reading
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Review: Protect Your Windows Network by Jesper M. Johansson and Steve Riley (Addison-Wesley)
Title: Protect Your Windows Network Authors: Jesper M. Johansson and Steve Riley Publisher: Addison-Wesley ISBN: 0-321-33643-7 Price: $49.99 SRP (578 pages with CD) Let me cut to the chase: if you’re a Windows admin and you are at all … Continue reading
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No stopping for CO2
I really should have done it months ago. Last weekend, I gave up pop (or soda, or soda pop, or Coke — whatever you call it in your neck of the woods) again. This time, other than an occasional treat, … Continue reading
Looking forward to Exchange Connections Spring 2006
For some of us, it’s already time to start thinking about the next Exchange Connections, which has traditionally been held during the fall Windows Connections. This is the first year Exchange Connections will also be held during the spring conference, … Continue reading
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Spring, when a young man’s thoughts turn to PowerPoint slide decks
If you’re wondering what I’m going to be up to this spring, wonder no more! Get thee hence to the Looking forward to Exchange Connections Spring 2006 post on my work blog and find out! Share this post:ShareFacebookDiggRedditEmailStumbleUpon
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