From the yearly archives:
SanDisk said on Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for flash drives – delaying delivery of optimized drives until next year. Specifically the CEO said at a second quarter earnings conference “As soon as you get into Vista applications in notebook and desktop, you start running into very demanding applications because Vista is not […]
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There has been a story starting to brew about a serious DNS security flaw. The details of the flaw have finally been leaked here: Information Week Article This is one of those problems that is easy to ignore, but could become a huge nightmare if left unchecked. Essentially the flaw allows an attacker to redirect […]
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Like me, I know many of you are probably starting to take a look at Windows 2008 for your environment…so this might be of use to you. I came across a detailed performance tuning guide that Microsoft released back in June. What does it cover? Here is a list of the performance tuning sections within […]
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I have been playing around with the SystemInfo command in windows, and I wanted a concise way to see what the uptime of my system was. It is actually very simple. Get a command line, and type: It will go through some calculations, and finally come back: This is a very simple way to see […]
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I have been toying around with different configurations here using the free VMWare server package. I decided I would take another look at the Microsoft VM solution (Now known as Hyper-V) In the past I have been underwhelmed by the truly abysmal state of Microsoft’s Virtual Machine server software. Last time I tried it out […]
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Well, we were able to release a beta last Friday, and the response so far has been great. If you are not on the list yet, we have a private blog and website you can be a part of if you send an email to support@intelliadmin.com with ‘Beta’ in the subject line. We are shooting […]
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I got a question from Linda: “Hi Steve I just started using your remote control software, and I have a problem I have run into. We have a few computers that have VNC installed. I no longer know what the password is. They are in another building, and it would be fantastic if I could […]
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The time is almost here. We are getting ready to release our first beta of Remote Control LAN Edition – compatible with Vista, and 64 bit windows. We have been accepting beta application requests for almost a year now, and over 5000 people have asked to be on the list. We have setup a private […]
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I have been looking for a “best practices” document to use when setting up Vista in a business environment. While searching the MS website I came across these three security guides: Windows Vista Security Guide Windows XP Security Guide Windows 2003 Security Guide They offer a tremendous amount of information that can help you get […]
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If you are like me, you were brought to Windows Vista kicking and screaming. All of the flash and lights just do not seem to be worth all of the broken drivers, slow boots, and frequent crashes. Microsoft is trying to sunset XP as quickly as they can, and after June 30th it will be […]
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