August 2005 - Posts
Interesting! Source: http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/11/HNredhatexchange_1.html Red Hat shed a little more light this week on how it intends to develop the directory and certificate management software it bought from America Online's Netscape division.
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Back in Manchester for a couple of days this week. My trip from the airport to Port Sunlight was an experience that I might share later. BUT what I do find interesting is the spread of the Blackberry.. On my BMI flight, as part of the safety instruction,
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Blo0dy hell, have you seen this! I remember a very long time ago, seeing a shuttle fly over my house enroute to Heathrow I think … on the back of a 747! Source: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/main/index.html The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery
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These made me laugh!
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Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33757 Williams will campaign Cosworth engines during the 2006 season, it was confirmed on Monday. The announcement has been widely anticipated ever since the Grove team’s current engine partner
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Source: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=33764 BAR-Honda confirmed on Tuesday that it has signed Rubens Barrichello for 2006 and beyond, finally bringing one of Formula 1’s worst-kept secrets into the open. The news had been widely
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Right so in one of my last blogs I said about the US prices, and now we have the european ones! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-17EuropeNA360PricePR.mspx LEIPZIG, Germany — Aug. 17, 2005 — Ending weeks of speculation
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-16zotob.mspx Editor's Note, August 17, 2005 -- The statement has been updated to include new information on Zotob and how Windows 2000 customers can protect themselves from the worm. REDMOND,
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Do you know what, it looks like trampolines are the order of the day for gardens around Manchester! I have just flown in to Manchester and they are in most of the gardens. Nearly all round, and good for the little kids to use and abuse Check this one
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God it seems to have taken sooo long to complete this blog! 0900: Wakey wakey! Last day here 0930: Breakie time. They are a bit slow today 1020: We have asked to checkout one of the apartments in the hotel .. Nice, a bedroom with a sitting room and a
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Source: http://www.planetxbox360.com/?view=article&article=74 Microsoft have officially broken the news that they will release the Xbox 360 console in 2 different package variations costing US$299 and US$399 each. Microsoft staff have been quoted
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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2005/tc20050810_2117_tc024.htm With the likes of Microsoft eyeing its turf, the outfit behind the ubiquitous Blackberry knows it has a fight on its hands Long have the would-be competitors to Research
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0940: Where the hell am I? The alarm has gone off 0941: Oh damm, I’m in India. Right lets get some breakie 0950: Ohh with 10 mins to spare 1020: Time to got back to bed until 1230 1230: Yeah I like this. Humm looks like the TV is buggered. I have
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Bruce found this and blogged it .. Interesting! Source: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/08/x-box_security.html Interesting article: " The Hidden Boot Code of the Xbox, or How to fit three bugs in 512 bytes of security code." Microsoft wanted
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This one of mine ;-) Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;903941 Consider the following scenario. You use the Outlook Web Access Web Administration tool on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 back-end server to do the following.
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Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;870923 When mailbox logon scripts fail, Exchange 2000 Management Pack components for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 cannot monitor a server that is running Microsoft Exchange 2000
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1100: Oh now that was some good zzzzzz’’sss 1200: Okay so do I want a curry for Breakfast? 1330: Off for another day in the office :-D 1700: Checked on the guys in training .. they seems to be okay 1715: Damm now this is SOME rain. The heavens
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This is cool. I’ve scriptomatic on steriods! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2cc30a64-ea15-4661-8da4-55bbc145c30e&displaylang=en The WMI Code Creator tool generates code that uses WMI to obtain management information
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So the important fix, I mentioned at TechEd. ExBPA will not run a perf check automatically when run under MOM! with out the need to update the MOM script! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=dbab201f-4bee-4943-ac22-e2ddbd258df3&displaylang=en
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Source: http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=6850 Accused spammer Scott Richter agreed to change his business practices and pay Microsoft $7 million to settle a lawsuit the software giant filed against him and his company, OptInRealBig.com
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-09EnhancedMacIMPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 9, 2005 — You’re on a conference call near the end of the day, and before you hang up you need to remind your manager to approve
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0630: Okay who is the joker who arranged an early morning call …. 0930: Is that the time already, better get some breakie 1030: Ahhh back to bed, not being picked up until 1330 1200: Can’t sleep to save my life 1240: Kingfisher time ..down
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So I was asked some build number of Outlook and didn’t have a clue, then i found this website .. and it has the lot! Check it out! http://www.cdolive.com/build.htm Here is a snippet Exchange Build Numbers Product Version Exchange Build Exchange Admin
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032279693%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
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Humm, not by Paul Bowden! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032279695%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032279564%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
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At last they bring it in-line with OWA! Source: http://blogs.technet.com/exchange/archive/2005/08/05/408728.aspx This post will go into the steps that happen during the OMA 2003 logon process. As I work in Support Services, I get to explain this a lot
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Found this an thought it worthy of being shared. Downloading it now to see if it’s any good! http://research.microsoft.com/adapt/omm/ We are happy to introduce Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager 2.0. Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager (OMM) brings the
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When you use Exchange ActiveSync to synchronize items from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to a Pocket PC device or to a Smartphone device, new items are not synchronized. Additionally, you do not receive an error message when this problem occurs. For
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Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;903291 When you upgrade the forest to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 native forest functional level, the Recipient Update Service may overwrite the value of the homeMDB attribute for new
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Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;901108 Consider the following scenario: Your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 organization contains a server that is running Novell GroupWise. The GroupWise server uses Original Equipment Manufacturer
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Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;898782 When you use a third-party MAPI program in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, over time, the third-party MAPI program stops responding. Additionally, Exchange Server 2003 intermittently
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Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;894180 Consider the following scenario. You use the Microsoft Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes to connect Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Lotus Notes. The Exchange Connector for Lotus
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Seems a bit drastic! Source: : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/essex/4749099.stm Essex Police staff are being urged not to send e-mails on Wednesdays in an attempt by the new chief constable to make people talk to each other. The request by
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I like the NOTE at the end! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=028c0fd7-67c2-4b51-8e87-65cc9f30f2ed&displaylang=en Redaction is the careful editing of a document to remove confidential information. The Microsoft Office
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Right this is going to be my kind of diary for the next week or so. I’ll try not to bore any of you too much ;-) 0600: So that it, off again. I have an Air India flight at 0930, and they say you should check in two hour before! 0720: Made it to check
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Source: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000613 An Austrian virus writer has published five simple viruses targeting Microsoft MSH in a virus writing magazine. These proof-of-concept viruses will never became a real-world problem, but the case is interesting
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Humm Source: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1842646,00.asp Seeking to expand its lineup of business team collaboration products, WebEx on Monday announced that it was acquiring privately owned Intranets.com for $45 million in cash. WebEx Communications
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I know it's old news ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4740651.stm ) but I saw one thing in this article!.. Robinson, who was accompanied on the spacewalk by crewmate Soichi Noguchi, had received instructions in a 12-page e-mail to prepare him for
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So, another year and another trip to India. So 0930 Sunday Morning, I have a lovely Air India Flight to Bangalore for a week of excitement. I'll fill you in on my travels. It will actually be a good time for me to get used to having Vista on my Tablet,
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