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- What can the helpdesk do for global warming?
- You can have PCs suspended to S3 state and it will wake for upgradesYou can have PCs suspended to S3 state and it will wake for upgrades at a time you set. Microsoft SMS can also remotely wake PCs on the network though it's a trivial task that many...
- Tags: help desk, george_ou@..., advertisement, global warming
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Stunning Microsoft Labs Photosynth preview
- Anyone try Photosynth yet?Anyone try Photosynth yet? What do you think?
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., george_ou@..., Photosynth
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- The Register gets it wrong on UAC
- Nice catchAbsolutely zero fact checking on theregister's part.ALL MediaUnfortunately this seems to be a true for ALL mainstream media. They rush to be 1st to publish a story that they forget to check the facts. Shame..I wouldn't say allI've made some mistakes trying to rush things too and no...
- Tags: george_ou@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- Killing the crapware problem on PCs
- Ok George, who does that fat guy remind you of in that commerical?The first I thought of was the oompa loompa's on Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. Then I changed my mind, Violet after she ate that raspberry and blew up and they rolled her out. Come on, doesn't...
- Tags: george_ou@..., crapware, BIOS, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Fear and anger erupt over $3 Microsoft Suite
- Who will win the war of the emerging billion person market?http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=473Vote here.Ok, you put a different spin on how I was looking at itAnd I can appreciate that fact.I would like to see your numbers concerning hardware and power/memory usage with regard to Linux. Is this specific to a...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, george_ou@..., Linux, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, memory
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- An introduction to enterprise data storage
- What's your favorite SAN topology?What kind of SANs do you use in your company and what kind do you prefer?1. Fibre Channel2. iSCSI3. ATA over Ethernet
- Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, george_ou@..., storage
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
- Linux e-mail system Scalix meets the tech specs... but does it meet your business requirements?
- Some missing featuresThere are some missing features in Scalix like RPC over HTTPS for Outlook and Exchange Mobile clients. Those are important features once you get use to them. I know Scalix is talking about adding their Outlook to Scalix over SSL but they've been promising that for...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, RPC, Groupware, Microsoft Office, george_ou@..., Linux, e-mail, Scalix Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-14
- Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality
- Can PBS go any lower in quality?Robert Cringely is on the rampage again and this time he's mad that his fax machine isn't working and it's all a plot by his ISP.http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=470you know, there is a congressman/woman somewhere that will agreeThey never take the time to do research. I...
- Tags: Fax, george_ou@..., Robert Cringely, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Video: Bill Gates, meet the Blue Screen of Death
- Would you walk up to the man and call him a flunkie?Would you walk up to the man and call him a flunkie? I don't mean if you would be afraid of a physical confrontation or not. I'm just wondering if you would walk up to a man...
- Tags: george_ou@..., video, blue screen of death, Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Apple TV's drawbacks outweigh its benefits
- article rootMessage was edited by: The Trivia GeekOnly so much you can compress a videoAudio can be compressed 5:1 or even 10:1 from a CD with very little quality loss because the CD is uncompressed to begin with. But DVDs are already more 16:1 compressed to begin with and...
- Tags: benefit, george_ou@..., video, Apple Computer Inc., Apple TV, movie, TV
- Discussion threads 2007-04-11
- DNSSEC: What's the fuss all about (and what does U.S. Homeland Security have to do with it)?
- I'm not sure how you can conclude that"I suggested above that DNSSEC could be used as a public key infrastructure for signing of e-mail; however, the aforementioned issue means that doing so would be tantamount to publishing a list of all employees in the organisation — something most wouldn't even...
- Tags: PKI, Digital security, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, SECURITY, george_ou@..., DNSSEC
- Discussion threads 2007-04-11
- The dream of the universal power connector becoming a reality
- Who wants to see USB become the universal power adapter?Who wants to see USB become the universal power adapter? That seems to be what's happening. The dream of the universal power connector becoming a reality.http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=467Agree 100%I hate the hassle of having to swap power adapters about to use...
- Tags: george_ou@..., USB, adapter, power connector, telephone
- Discussion threads 2007-04-11
- Microsoft fights with researcher over Full Disclosure
- Who's right on full disclosure?Should zero-day exploits ever be disclosed even if the vendor decides to wait a long time for the patch? Who's side do you take on this?http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=465
- Tags: Patches, george_ou@..., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- Prevent outbound IP spoofing with the Cisco IOS
- Restricting outbound webaccess from DMZ is good tooRestricting outbound web access from DMZ is good too. That alone would have stopped the Code Red worm since the exploit can't go out and download the rest of the payload.
- Tags: NETWORKING, george_ou@..., Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., IP
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Women caught in wringer between Congress and inferior mammogram technology
- If true, sounds like someone got their lobbying money's worthIf true, sounds like someone got their lobbying money's worth.Help save more boobs...support early breast cancer detectionBeing a guy, the best part of a woman are her breasts in my opinion, as they serve mutiple purposes and define a woman's sexuality...
- Tags: george_ou@..., U.S. Congress, women
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Strike 3 for AMD hypocrisy on benchmarking
- Is AMD's hypocritical behavior getting ridiculous?This is the third time in just over a month that AMD has behaved hypocritically. Is this getting ridiculous?
- Tags: george_ou@..., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., benchmarking
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Apple bursts out with 8-core 3 GHz Intel quad-core
- Anyone interested in an 8-core workstation?Can anyone see themselves plopping down some hard cash for an 8-core Mac Pro?
- Tags: george_ou@..., quad-core, Apple Computer Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Wireless LAN security myths that won't die
- Can we put these wireless LAN security myths to sleep already?I've been trying to spread the word on what's real wireless LAN security and what's not. Can we put these wireless LAN security myths to sleep already? It seems like every few months someone comes out and pulls...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Hacking, Network security, WLAN, george_ou@..., wireless, WPA, hacker, wireless-LAN security, SSID, Associated Press, security
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
- Study claims Microsoft Windows has fewer (but bigger) flaws
- Their criticality count for other OSes is messed upThere's no way most of those vulnerabilities for other OSes were "moderately" dangerous. It's a fine line and a judgment call. Symantec is up to the usual of banging the FUD drum to drum up business.Just in the first 3...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, george_ou@..., window, Apple Computer Inc., vulnerability, FUD, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, FUD drum, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
- Making sense of the security certification smorgasbord
- Good summaryThis is a very good summary of what's available. The CISSP seems to be growning very dominant.
- Tags: george_ou@..., security
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
