November 2005 - Posts

Epson Launches 55 and 65 inch 1080p LCD Projection HDTVs

posted Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:01 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.i4u.com/article4679.html Seiko Epson introduces in Japan two new projection HDTVs with 1080p resolution (1920×1080 pixels). The new 65 inch ELS-65GL1 and the 55 inch ELS-55GL1 are released under the Seiko Epson Livingstation G-Series Read More

New Gmail Tweak

posted Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:47 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I have been using Gmail for a very long time, and I use GMAIL Drive and have heard of RoamDrive…but now it looks like there is a new item to use with GMAIL. Someone came up with a way to use Gmail to share files…G2G Exchange. Now, I’m Read More

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Released

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 5:11 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Release Notes Get it whiles it’s hot…and before they patch it!    I’m still waiting from an xbox 360. Technorati Tags: Firefox, myITforum, Microsoft, Systems Management Server, SMS Read More

Testing Ecto Blog Posting software

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:06 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Testing the Ecto Blog Posting software. I'm a current BlogJet user and will probably continue to use BlogJet...but I wanted to test Ecto and see how it works. So, far...it's pretty nice.Technorati Tags: Blog, myITforum, Microsoft, Systems Management Read More

John Howard: Part 24: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - RPC Publishing

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:44 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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John Howard: Part 24: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - RPC Publishing Series Index:0. Network configuration and series background.1. Getting started2. ISA Server configuration to allow basic web browsing Read More

So just how hack-proof is the 360? - Engadget

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:38 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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So just how hack-proof is the 360? - Engadget - www.engadget.com Well…I knew that people would be trying to hack it…but they don’t waste any time do they?     Read More

Clear Cache feature for Internet Explorer

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:35 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Clear Cache feature for Internet Explorer Overview This program intended to automatically delete all temporary Internet files, cookies, and history files when it is installed and executed. The program was developed to programmatically clear these files Read More

Reed Porter

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:42 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Not only one of the Funniest men I know, but without a doubt one of the nicest I know!! Thanks a bunch Reed!! Read More

myITforum Blogs

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:41 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Looks like the blogs are all here…maybe a little out of date, but at least they look to all be here.   Read More

Who did it?

posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:33 AM by rcrumbaker :: 1 Comments
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Who did it? Not yet.  I want one, just not sure about spending $399 for a system…if I can find one.   Read More

myITforum Blogs

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 11:18 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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If anyone is missing their blog posts, please Email me and I will get you a list of the posts and you can re-upload them. Thanks to Reed Porter, we have the “missing” blogs.   Read More

Help file Generator

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 11:15 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Anyone have a Help File Generator they really like to use and would recommend? I've asked a few of my closest friends and have some really good suggestions, but I just want to get other opinions.  So if you have one you use and like it, Read More

Happy Thanksgiving

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 11:14 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I could go on an on about what I'm thankful for....   So I will only say I'm thankful for my Salvation, my family, and my career...among a million more items. I hope that you will think about the things you are thankful for over this holiday.  Read More

Eileen Brown posted Technet MOM and SMS Webcast list

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 10:51 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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MOM & SMS Webcasts for December Microsoft Webcast: Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape Backup with Data Protection Manager and CommVault Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific TimeRandy De Meno, Director of Advanced Applications & Microsoft Read More

Good Luck

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 10:50 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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New Xbox Goes on Sale at Midnight. Good Luck New York Times has a good article about the rush to get a Xbox 360   Good luck. Read More

Wi-Fi mosquito killer coming to a porch near you

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 10:49 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Wi-Fi mosquito killer coming to a porch near you Wi-Fi mosquito killer coming to a porch near you Nice!!  I want one of these!! Read More

The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 10:49 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging 1. Using Free Blog Hosting Services 2. Ignoring the Basic Principles of Good Web Site Design and Usability 3. Being the Jack Of All Trades 4. Not Posting Regularly 5. Publishing Badly Written Posts 6. Spamming Read More

Microsoft Xbox 360 crash fix found?

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 5:38 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft Xbox 360 crash fix found? A GAMER fed up with his new Xbox 360 crashing every 20 minutes has fixed the problem by raising the power supply off the ground with some string. Dan, from Duluth, or 'goldeneyemaster' as he is known, told the game Read More

Windows Vista shipping target is August 31st 2006

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 5:37 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Windows Vista shipping target is August 31st 2006 According to an internal blog by Chris Jones, one of Microsoft's top Windows execs, the shipping target is Aug. 31. To be clear, that's not the day Vista will land on store shelves or be available on computers. Read More

myITforum.com, Inc.

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 5:28 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Folks -- myITforum.com has moved sites. You can access the site here, though: http://209.34.241.244/ Once the DNS switch has been made you can still access it using myITforum.com. Read More

Test

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 5:22 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Testing new site Read More

New KB - SMS 2003

posted Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:37 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Systems Management Server 2003 909387   An advertisement may not run on remote roaming Advanced Clients after you configure the advertisement to run from a remote distribution point in SMS 2003 Read More

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange

posted Friday, November 18, 2005 7:06 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange The Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange provides you with an executive dashboard to measure and trend service availability and workloads across multiple Read More

Activesync 4.1 has been released for download

posted Friday, November 18, 2005 7:05 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Activesync 4.1 has been released for download Download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/activesync41.mspx Read More

Nice Thumb Drive

posted Friday, November 18, 2005 4:37 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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This is one of the funniest ideas I have seen in a while.  I have a few thumb drives, but none like this one.  I doubt I will get one of these guys. For other weird Thumb drive check out this link Read More

Coldheat Soldering Iron

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:20 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Nicholas Colyer posted this article: ColdHeat - Worst Soldering Iron Ever! I was looking at getting one of the ColdHeat devices…but I guess I’ll have to wait and see now. Let me know your thoughts if you own one of these devices, Read More

Disposing of Mobile phones

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:17 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Toilet-disposed mobiles menace Helsinki's sewers Phones are turning up in the sewage.  Do you think this is an accident, or are they using Cingular (as Rod would say)?   I’m a very pleased Cingular customer and have no complaints about Read More

Fly Pentop Computer

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:10 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Fly Pentop Computer This just seems like a really cool toy.  Maybe I’ll get one for…hmm, would this be something a 5 year old could use?       Read More

CD and/or DVD Copy

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:02 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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With all the programs out there...what do you use?   I'm a HUGE NERO fan.   If you use another product and really like it, let me know...maybe I will switch.  But, it better be some good comments for me to quick using Nero Burning Rom. Read More

TechNet and MSDN virtual labs running on Virtual Server 2005 R2

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:56 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft just re-launched the TechNet and MSDN virtual labs running on Virtual Server 2005 R2. Read More

MSDN Search Beta

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:54 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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MSDN Search   New feel to the MSDN Search. Read More

New KB - SMS 203

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:39 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Systems Management Server 2003 909388   A 10702 status message appears on the Systems Management Server 2003 site server       Read More

SMS v4 information and screenshot

posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:37 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft SMS v4 information and screenshot Microsoft SMS v4 information and screenshot taken from Bink.nu.             Vista and Office 12 upgrade assessment – Perform enterprise-wide, consolidated identification Read More

MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:31 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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MOM 2005 SLA Scorecard for Exchange: This solution provides an executive dashboard for measuring and trending service availability and workloads across multiple server roles in an Exchange Server messaging environment. This solution also helps you to Read More

SMS 2003 Desired Configuration Monitoring

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:30 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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SMS 2003 Desired Configuration Monitoring: This solution helps enable you to easily define desired configuration settings across multiple hardware and software configuration sources and detect configuration non-compliance. The SMS 2003 Desired Configuration Read More

Insides of an XBOX 360

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:24 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2610 This will void the warranty.   Read More

New KB - SMS 2003

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:23 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Systems Management Server 2003 906372   How to direct all traffic from the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update to a Dell-hosted HTTP site Read More

Sony Playstation 4 within next decade

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:44 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Never afraid to speak his mind, Sony's Ken Kutaragi, the man behind the PlayStation division, is looking to the future - the far future. While Kutaragi and the rest of Sony's engineers are hard at work hammering out the kinks in the PlayStation 3, the Read More

Another interesting weather day for us...

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:13 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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This was about 2 or 3 miles from my house.   Read More

Rod...Do you have this?

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:44 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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The Ultimate Star Trek Collection (1989) For the ones that don't know...Rod is a HUGE Shatner fan. Plus, I think at MMS 2005 in Vegas...Rod almost got to met Shatner. Well, he thought he was... Read More

Amazed at what people will do

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005 1:28 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I thought people were crazy about Klondike bars...   But spending $400+ dollars for an INTERNET LINK to get a FREE XBOX 360. Totally amazing!!   Read More

Logitech´s New Harmony Remote Delivers Advanced Control for Microsoft´s Xbox 360

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 4:34 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/news/US/EN,contentid=11265,crid=34   Optimized for Xbox 360Out of the box, the Harmony remote for Xbox 360 can control the console, because the remote is preprogrammed during manufacturing. Users can navigate Read More

Circuit City Selling Xbox 360 on Friday?

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 4:33 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gaming/circuit-city-selling-xbox-360-on-friday-136976.php   Anyone up for a Road trip?   Read More

Sat Wars

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 4:33 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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So, this weekend I had a little free time on my hands (Is time ever free?) so me and my 5 year old son (Nate) decided to have a Star Wars Day. We took all 6 Episodes we have and started watching all of them without stopping (other than the occassional Read More

Google Registers A Few New Domain Names

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 4:32 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Google Registers A Few New Domain Names + GoogleMagazines.comalso registered in the .net, .org, and .info domains. + GooglePapers.orgalso registered in .net and .info domains. GooglePapers.com is registered to a person in British Columbia. + GoogleMicrofilm.comalso Read More

First image of rumoured mini P990, the P970 from Sony

posted Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:32 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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First image of rumoured mini P990, the P970 Sony Ericsson may be working on a reduced-size version of the P990 without the Qwerty keypad but same touchscreen, UIQ 3.0 interface and rest of features, and what you see above is a computer generated image Read More

Nice Camaro, but a little much for me

posted Saturday, November 12, 2005 3:44 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Craig posted this about a $470,000 Camaro. I saw this as a comment on my blog eariler today.  It is a VERY nice Camaro, but I a bit priced out of my range. Here is the picture gallary on CNN about it. http://money.cnn.com/popups/2005/autos/camaro/frameset_cnn.exclude.html Read More

Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360

posted Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:19 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitygameslist.htm The folks at Xbox® are working hard to add more of your favorite games to this list, so check back often for the latest updates. Note: A software emulator is required for each original Read More

I don't see how they could control this...

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 5:47 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Secondhand Microsoft software goes on sale in UK Microsoft has stunned some in the British reseller community by allowing a discount dealer to sell secondhand volume licenses, opening the floodgates for a used-software market. Disclic this week began Read More

Can you hold for a second while I take this call?

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 5:46 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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OK...Now, this is just stupid... http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2120#more-2120 Who hasn’t been annoyed at someone getting a phone call in the middle of a movie, or at the theatre, or in a nice restaurant … you get the picture (all right, Read More

Whole Big Brother Concept

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 5:45 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Several state transportation agencies, including those in Maryland and Virginia, are starting to test technology that allows them to monitor traffic by tracking cellphone signals and mapping them against road grids. Posted in the New York Times Not Read More

Happy Veterans Day

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 8:31 AM by rcrumbaker :: 1 Comments
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You Veterans all are HEROS.God Bless you and Thank you!  Read More

Virtual Server Host Clustering Step-by-Step Guide for Virtual Server 2005 R2

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 7:04 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Virtual Server Host Clustering Step-by-Step Guide for Virtual Server 2005 R2 OverviewThis document provides an introduction to the methods and concepts of Virtual Server host clustering. With Virtual Server host clustering, you can provide a wide Read More

John Howard's Infrastructure essentials Blogcast Series

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 7:01 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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John Howard has released a new Part to the Infrastructure essentials Blogcast Series.  Part 22: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - Bounce OWA through LocalhostSeries Index:0. Network configuration and Read More

Nintendo is going to play Price War with the Big Two

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 6:45 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Nintendo is going to play Price War with the Big Two Even though for the next couple of weeks/months everyone will be talking about the XBOX 360...Nintendo is gearing up for the release of their next generation gaming systems. Check Read More

Microsoft Hits Windows Vista Beta 2 Delays

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 6:40 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Microsoft Hits Windows Vista Beta 2 Delays  Bummer!!Looks like there were some issues that came up unexpectendly.  Hopefully this will not cause too much of a set back.  According to this article, Microsoft will catch up on lost time by Read More

Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 6:27 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005 This was orginally released 11/02/05, but something has been refreshed because the date is now 11/10/05.  Read More

Not for me...I use the myITforum Code Repository

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:21 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Code goodness...I use the myITforum Code Repository to store my code.Since we are on the topic of the myITforum Code Repository...we have started development of the NEW CODE REPOSITORY!So, if you have any thoughts about what you would like to see Read More

One million Windows users switch to Mac

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:52 AM by rcrumbaker :: 1 Comments
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Techworld.com - One million Windows users switch to MacWell, this would explain why the iPod is so popular in the news lately.     Read More

TechNet Briefings

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:47 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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TechNet Briefings Use this link to keep up with all the TechNet Briefings. Read More

Top 5 virus and malware files submitted to Computer Associates during the week from October 31 to November 06, 2005.

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:40 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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The table below lists the top 5 virus and malware files submitted to Computer Associates during the week from October 31 to November 06, 2005. 1. Win32.Glieder.CChttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/virus.aspx?id=478222. Win32.Glieder.CEhttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/virus.aspx?id=478343. Read More

Now this is just Freaky

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:03 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Robot Moves Like an Amoeba Read More

Apple tries to patent 'tamper-resistant software'

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:59 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Apple tries to patent 'tamper-resistant software' So, what is Apple gearing up for?  Some say it's an Virtual OS war with Microsoft?    Read More

Newsvine

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:58 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.newsvine.com/Newsvine will be a collaborative, social news site. Like other sites, Newsvine will show major news publications. However, readers can comment on news items, allowing for a discussion to ensue. Will this be the next News Read More

Welcome to the ASP.NET 2.0 QuickStart Tutorial

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:30 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Welcome to the ASP.NET 2.0 QuickStart Tutorial The ASP.NET QuickStart is a series of ASP.NET samples and supporting commentary designed to quickly acquaint developers with the syntax, architecture, and power of the ASP.NET Web programming framework. The Read More

Step-By-Step Guide to Converting Web Projects from Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003 to Visual Studio 2005

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:24 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Step-By-Step Guide to Converting Web Projects from Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003 to Visual Studio 2005Summary: Avoid pitfalls in the upgrading process with these best practices for converting Web projects in Visual Studio 2005. (14 printed pages) Wish Read More

Visual Studio Express Editions - MSDN

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:23 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Visual Studio Express Editions - MSDNVisual Studio Express Editions This forum is dedicated to supporting the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions. Read More

Writing SQL Queries: Let's Start with the Basics

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:22 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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SQL Server Developer Center: Writing SQL Queries: Let's Start with the BasicsThis is a nice introduction to writing SQL queries written by Jackie Goldstein. Summary: Learn to be more productive with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with this quick Read More

Free* Microsoft E-Learning Courses and Clinics

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:20 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Free* Microsoft E-Learning Courses and Clinics* Microsoft E-Learning for Visual Studio 2005 is free until November 17, 2005. Whether you are interested in creating Windows forms, building Web applications, implementing Data Access, or finding out Read More

Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 5:04 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Bryan's WebLog : Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft UpdatesExcellent writeup on Windows Installer 3.1!! Read More

Congrats Michael

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:00 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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SMS 2005 DeliveredI hope all is well for you and your family!  Read More

A discussion of what's new in Access 12

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:54 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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A discussion of what's new in Access 12Very indepth list of resources to find what is in Access v12.  Read More

The World’s Smallest Patches

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:26 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
The World’s Smallest PatchesNow this is too funny...Can't get much smaller than 0 KB.Read the rest of the post here Read More

Matrox Box Splits One Monitor Into Two

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:35 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Matrox Box Splits One Monitor Into TwoMatrox Graphics announced a breakout box capable of splitting a VGA output so that two monitors can be attached to a single VGA connection.  I've been looking for one of these type devices for my Laptop...  Read More

Having fun with MAPs

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:22 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Maps that are Consistent with YOUR designNow this is pretty nice... Have you noticed how popular MAPS have become over the past year or so? Why is that?  Read More

Link Spamming (aka Blog Spam)

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:16 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I hate getting spam on my blogs...but I understand why "they" do it, because Link spamming intends to beat the search engines and trigger an artificially high link-based ranking of specific target web pages. This does not mean I condone it, because Read More

Brian Tucker has been busy!!

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:05 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Brian posted this: I can see that the cat is out of the bag.... Nice work Brian!!  Can't wait for the move!  Read More

PlayStation 3 won’t play used games?

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:32 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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PlayStation 3 won’t play used games?  Nice looking box!!   Rumors "claims that Sony has secured a patent for a disk technology that prevents the use of used, as well as pirated, software. From the registered patent description:”A device Read More

I plan to be one of the 3 Million

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:24 AM by rcrumbaker :: 1 Comments
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Microsoft expects high Xbox 360 sales Now, I plan to be one of the 3 Million, but I'm also in a dilemma... I have a 1967 Camaro that I am restoring and I want to put all my extra cash towards finishing this project...but the Xbox 360 is a huge wrench Read More

Alright!!

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AMD surpasses Intel in U.S. retail stores Advanced Micro Devices sold more chips than industry giant Intel in U.S. retail stores in October, according to a report released Tuesday by market researcher Current Analysis. This puts a smile on my face! Read More

November Security Bulletin

posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:46 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Date  Bulletin Description  Affected Software Service Packs  Bulletin Rating  Nov 8, 2005 Vulnerabilities in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Code Execution (896424): MS05-053 Affected Software: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Read More

CBS and NBC offer shows 'on demand'

posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:47 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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CBS and NBC offer shows 'on demand'Two US broadcasters, CBS and NBC Universal, have signed deals with cable and satellite operators to make top-rated television shows available for "on demand" viewing within hours of being aired. Read More

Philips announces amBX - a revolution in Ambient Intelligence - to the games industry

posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:45 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Bastion: Philips announces amBX - a revolution in Ambient Intelligence - to the games industry"Imagine the room of the future, where all electronic devices are amBX-enabled. The treacherous road to Saigon will turn your room jungle green, swimming with Read More

U.S. newspaper circulation falls

posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:43 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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U.S. newspaper circulation fallsWith the increase of Internet usage and newsfeeds coming via RSS, the Newspaper circulations numbers have fallen. Will we see the traditional newspapers one day go away?  I don't think anytime soon, but we Read More

Microsoft Express Edition products and website

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Microsoft Express Edition products and websiteQuestions about ExpressDownloads:Visual Basic 2005 Express EditionVisual C# 2005 Express EditionVisual C++ 2005 Express EditionVisual J# 2005 Express EditionVisual Web Developer 2005 Express EditionSQL Server Read More

Yahoo, Google to launch new wireless services

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 3:17 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Yahoo, Google to launch new wireless servicesActually this is not much of a surprise to me...they have been gearing up for this for quite some time. Read More

Generation NEX

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 10:30 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Generation NEX (Next gen NES) WOW...it will play 90% of the old NES Games...   Now, where are all my old games? Read More

Google brings maps to phones

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 9:02 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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USATODAY.com - Google brings maps to phonesInternet search giant Google introduces its first downloadable cellphone application on Monday, bringing its acclaimed map technology to phones.  Read More

Demolition of Busch Stadium begins

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 7:56 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Next year, St. Louis Cardinals will be playing in a new Stadium.  A new 400 Million dollar Busch Stadium.   http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051104&content_id=1264812&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=st Read More

Buying old sites for a hobby

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 7:30 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Jim Boykin’s posted on his blog - Screw the Sandbox - Buy an old site.He is using some tool to search for old sites and buying them up.  He tries to keep as mush of the whois as possible so nothing really changes, so he stays within google's ranks Read More

John Howard's Infrastructure essentials Blogcast Series

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 7:21 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Part 21: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - Outlook OK, OWA needs some work Series Index:0. Network configuration and series background.1. Getting started2. ISA Server configuration to allow basic web browsing capability3. Read More

Eileen Brown's Blogcast Series Finally!

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 7:19 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Eileen Brown's WebLog : Blogcast: Switching to Native modeThe Series:1: Reviewing the Exchange Organistion2:Creating the trust 3: Assigning appropriate rights4:Exploring Deployment tools and checklists5:Preparing Active Directory6: Using the Active Read More

Want to see who you are Google Talking to?

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:48 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Now you can...if you get the Video Plug-in for Google Talk Read More

Yahoo Plans to Connect Services With TiVo

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:47 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/technology/07yahoo.html?ex=1289019600&en=22b04dd9b003ba03&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss This is a surprising move by Yahoo (at least, imo).   After reading the article, I guess I understand Read More

Thoughts and Prayers for those in Indiana and Kentucky

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:39 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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As Tim Mintner posted: Thoughts and Prayers for those in Indiana and Kentucky. My thought go out to my neighbors as well.  This struck about 45 minutes away from us. The Sirens went off in my city for us about 2:00 am Sunday morning.  It was Read More

The new Nokia 770 Internet tablet

posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 3:48 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Nokia 770 Coming to US, November 10The new Nokia 770 Internet tablet is pretty nice looking device.  Read More

Announcing Windows Defender!

posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 3:45 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Announcing Windows Defender!Microsoft Anit-Spyware is now Windows Defender!  Read More

Xbox 360 Rejects

posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 2:10 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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360 Rejects - 360Monster - Your Xbox 360 Monster Resource Website360 Rejects  Read More

New KBs - SMS 2003 907979 and 906318

posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 2:07 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Systems Management Server 2003 907979   Microsoft System Management Server (SMS) 2003 clients may report a hash mismatch when you run a version of SMS 2003 Advanced Client that is configured to download and run a package 906318   A transfer Read More

Xbox 360 and iPod interoperability? Sort of | CNET News.com

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 3:16 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Xbox 360 and iPod interoperability? Sort of | CNET News.comIf you play "Project Gotham Racing 3" on an Xbox 360 after the console hits stores later this month, Microsoft invites you to use tunes straight off your iPod as an alternative to the game's sound Read More

FrontRange Solutions to Be Acquired by Francisco Partners for Approximately $200M

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 1:02 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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FrontRange Solutions to Be Acquired by Francisco Partners for Approximately $200M We are Goldmine users...I wonder what effect this will have on Goldmine.   Read More

Microsoft to Integrate Voice Communications Into Microsoft Office System

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 1:00 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Microsoft to Integrate Voice Communications Into Microsoft Office SystemMicrosoft to Acquire media-streams.com AG; Technologies to Integrate Voice Communications Into Microsoft Office System; Unifying text and voice communications dramatically improves Read More

Law proposed to make open biz WiFi illegal

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 12:46 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000187066611/ Hmm...Wonder if it will work the way they "think" it will...or will it cause issues?  Read More

Maxtor's External Drives Hit 1TB

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 12:38 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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WOW...how many songs can you get on this drive? http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1881242,00.asp Read More

November Patches

posted Friday, November 04, 2005 6:11 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft is planning to release:Security Updates1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for this is Critical. These updates will require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Read More

NewsGator - Enterprise

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:28 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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NewsGator - EnterpriseThere are hundreds of thousands of information workers worldwide tracking mission critical information with RSS readers and aggregators today. NewsGator Enterprise Server (NGES) has taken RSS to the next level. It’s a server-based Read More

Improvements coming for myITforum.com...

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:23 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Improvements coming for myITforum.com...Rod let the cat out of the bag...so now let the fun begin.Remember that song - "I'm so excited..."   Read More

New KBs - SMS 2003

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:11 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Systems Management Server 2003 899715   No updated inventory information appears in the SMS Administrator console for SMS 2003 Advanced Client computers 905654   The LastLogonUserName property is empty after you upgrade SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003 on Read More

Camaro - Zeta Project back on track

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:50 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Camaro - Zeta Project back on trackSix months after General Motors halted plans to use its Zeta rear-wheel-drive car architecture in North America, the company has revived the program.In an interview with Automotive News last week, Jim Queen, GM's vice Read More

F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Bagle.EK

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:02 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Bagle.EKThis Bagle-related downloader appeared on November 3rd, 2005. The dropper for the downloader DLL was spammed in e-mails to a large amount of people as 5.EXE. As in all previous cases, the dropper was Read More

The New Yahoo! Maps

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 7:36 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Yahoo! Maps, Driving Directions, and TrafficWOW, Yahoo did their homework with this one!! Read More

Visual Studio 2005

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 7:31 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I'm VERY impressed with the new version.Speechless!!  Well almost...if I was truly speechless, I wouldn't be blogging about it.Microsoft did a Great job with this product!!   Read More

Microsoft Online Virtual Labs

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If you haven't had a chance to try out the online labs - you should.  It beats building these systems and they get updated regularly so there is always something new to try.  Plus, there are two places you can go, on the TechNet virtual Read More

John Howard's Blog Cast series part 20: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - Completing internal config

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:25 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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John Howard has added Part 20: Infrastructure essentials Blogcast - RPC/HTTP for Outlook & Exchange - Completing internal config to the blogcast series.Continuing the blogcast series on infrastructure essentials.This fifth part of configuring RPC over Read More

Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005

posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:12 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Management Pack for MOM 2005OverviewRelease Date: 11/02/2005The Exchange Server Management Pack includes rules and scripts to track performance, availability, and reliability of Exchange components, such as Read More

HD-DVD won’t be used for games on Xbox 360?

posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:06 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000380066062/ Surprising move...  Read More

Is today Monday?

posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:07 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Man, I have had some good conversations today about issues other people are experiencing today.It's either got to be Monday or a Full moon because some freaky stuff is happening today across the IT field.  At least from what I have seen today.  Read More

Eileen - Blogcast Series on Upgrading Exchange Organization from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003

posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:17 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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The Series1: Reviewing the Exchange Organistion2:Creating the trust 3: Assigning appropriate rights4:Exploring Deployment tools and checklists5:Preparing Active Directory6: Using the Active Directory Migration Tool7: Configuring the Active Directory Read More

Microsoft's Anti-Malware Engineering Team has a blog

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:20 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Anti-Malware Engineering Team! Read More

AMD, IBM Expand Semiconductor Alliance

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:15 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Electronic News - AMD, IBM Expand Semiconductor Alliance I use AMD Processors in my home systems and anytime I see them gaining in the market, it makes me happy.No, I do not have any stock in AMD...I just really like their products.AMD processors Read More

Extend MOM with Management Packs and Product Connectors

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:42 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Extend MOM with Management Packs and Product ConnectorsSource:  Microsoft.com  Read More

Scripting for MOM

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:40 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Scripting for MOMScript Center Scripting for MOM brings together resources for system administrators who are interested in writing scripts for use with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). Read More

Microsoft Management Pack Notifier for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:39 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft Management Pack Notifier for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005OverviewThe Microsoft® Management Pack Notifier Management Pack enables the generation of Informational alerts as updated management pack are released.Once installed this Management Read More

Metro File Format aka PDF Killer!!

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:24 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Previously codenamed “Metro” and first demonstrated by Microsoft last spring, the XML Paper Specification or XPS will be included in Office 12, according to blog entries by several Microsoft officials. The company had previously revealed that XPS support Read More

Oracle to offer free database

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:08 PM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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November 1, 2005 (FinancialWire) Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), whose rivals include IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), has unveiled Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE), a free, starter edition of the database software. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5920796.htm Read More

What is UMTS?

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:29 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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I posted earlier about a new MS Smartphone that uses UMTS...so, what is UMTS? What is UMTS? Also check out http://www.umts-forum.org/servlet/dycon/ztumts/umts/Live/en/umts/What+is+UMTS_index       Read More

msmobiles.com - EXCLUSIVE: photo and specifications of upcoming MS Smartphone : HTC Breeze

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:08 AM by rcrumbaker :: 2 Comments
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msmobiles.com - EXCLUSIVE: photo and specifications of upcoming MS Smartphone : HTC Breezephoto and specifications of upcoming MS Smartphone : HTC Breeze Specs: UMTS, HSDPA (possibly), Edge, GPRS, Quadband, 320 by 240 QVGA, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixels Camera Read More

Microsoft Working on Wi-Fi Virtualization

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:27 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft Working on Wi-Fi VirtualizationNice article about Wi-Fi via Virtualized System. Read More

Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Rick Segal gets to the heart of what rocks about corporate blogs

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:25 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
Scobleizer's BlogRick Segal gets to the heart of what rocks about corporate blogsOne little sentence, by Venture Capitalist Rick Segal, explains just why corporate blogging is so powerful: “having one of the designers tell me what they fixed, what Read More

MOM 2005 Summary Reporting Pack

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:22 AM by rcrumbaker :: 0 Comments
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Microsoft.com: MOM 2005 Summary Reporting PackOverviewThe MOM 2005 Summary Reporting Pack extends the MOM data warehouse to provide long term reports on performance metrics and alerts based on weekly and daily summarization of data. Key reports include Read More