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- DriveClone Pro Installation (DriveClone Pro 3.5: The Right Tool for the Job?)
- Maybe not the right tool if all you want is a cloned driveAny time you have to install an application to a drive you want to clone, you are changing the drive..You want something that will clone without installing anything, and that will not require a running OS install before...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, TG2, job, BartsPE, DriveImage XML, DriveClone Pro 3.5, tool
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- MS Office 2007 versus Open Office 2.2 shootout
- Do you have anything with Wordperfect Suite?Just curious ... if you've ever done anything with Wordperfect Office Suite?I know its fringe ... but Wordperfect was, for a very significant period of time, the better word processor before windows, and was until Word started gaining ground in Win95. Fact is...
- Tags: Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, TG2, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2007-04-27
- Report: HP playing hardball in ink replacement market
- Always 2 sides to the issue, burned by genericsThere's always two sides to this story. I've tried refills, I've tried generics, and in each case I've been lucky to have my printer repaired at no charge when these alternatives to the expensive brand named cartriges fail.Let me define fail...
- Tags: cartridge, printer, TG2, ink, brother, windows, hardware, hp, printing, replacement, kodak, canon, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Some bumps on the road to Vista
- Vista - a complete change you should not go to for a yearQuote: "Take the case of the college student who uses exam software which runs only on XP--that individual can't upgrade," Cherry said. "Even for noncorporate users, there are these blocking programs that can get in your way." Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, TG2
- Discussion threads 2007-02-07
- MySpace.com, News Corp. sued in assault cases
- Its a shame the attacks happened but how is myspace guilty?It is a shame, and disgusting that innocent people are attacked and harmed in this way, but, exactly what did MySpace do, that caused this to happen?They facilitated? What? They allowed people to post things about themselves. ...
- Tags: assault, blog, blogging, e-mail, lurk, lurking, MySpace, News Corp., security, TG2, web, web sites
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- PDF security risk greater than originally thought
- more reason not to allow "view PDF in the browser"This is another reason why I so strongly dislike having PDF set to display in a web browser. And it is also why I am so disgusted that they modify attributes of the registry that disable my protection (the check...
- Tags: Web browser, TG2, Adobe PDF, file type, windows, software, security, programming, default open
- Discussion threads 2007-01-05
- Bloggers are a tough crowd when it comes to IE 7
- And why shouldn't they be? (tough on ie7)So why shouldn't bloggers be a tough crowd for IE7?Even in the article it mentions the 5 years of stagnate explorer-ism that microsoft has continued. Further is it anything really worth all the hype?Browsers nowadays are the back drop, and trying to...
- Tags: Microsloth, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, microsoft sucks, security, software, TG2, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-21
- Heading off a potential FCC debacle
- article rootMessage was edited by: The Trivia Geekwhat the? what cablecard? not from MY cable company!Maybe I need to read that a few more times.. and get the understanding..but some of those keywords.. like cable-card .... they aren't use-able in mostplaces I've lived. That is, the cable company...
- Tags: cablecard cable directv dish, FCC, it management, TG2
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
- AOL IM worm on the loose
- sure AIM is safe.. we blocked ... stupidsOh sure.. Aim blocked access to the "url" so how stupid does a hacker have to be, to redesign the worm to look for multiple URL's?And again, it points back to the days of Nimda/CodeRed .... ANY URL could be infected.. Even Microsoft's...
- Tags: America Online Inc., aol aim jpg worm, AOL Instant Messenger, IM, security, TG2, worm
- Discussion threads 2006-09-20
- The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006
- Best tech laugh in a whileSome of these pages have some of the best writeups I've ever taken time to flip through.Loved the Cellphone, the Remote, and the navigation box...
- Tags: TG2
- Discussion threads 2006-07-14
- Microsoft: Shortcut 'trick' is legitimate feature
- Microsoft: Shortcut 'trick' is legitimate featurearticle rootthe next big flaw has just been discussed, when will crackers exploit it?the next big flaw has just been discussed, when will crackers exploit it?This is why the internet browser should either be 100% stand alone, or should have at the MINIMUM, options available...
- Tags: shortcut, Web browser, microsoft bundle file system core, TG2, security, cracker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- Understand Storage Groups and Stores in Exchange
- basic, but does give comparison from regular to enterpriseIts basic information. But it does give a primer on the difference between regular and enterprise versions, namely the mailbox stores you can have.That and the pre-2003 SP2 16 gig limitation are reasons not to use standard exchange in any but...
- Tags: Exchange, Store, Understand Storage Groups, TG2, networking, storage
- Discussion threads 2006-07-03
- Trojan targets Google hosting service
- so google got hit .... not to point fingers but microsoft is no betterEveryone remember Nimda / Code Red ?we all got a chuckle in the day, when we'd go to http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage ... and then our antivirus/maleware would pop up blocking nimda/codered2 from downloading and getting us infected.. Good Ol'...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., microsoft nimda finger pointing, TG2, security, Google Inc., trojan horse
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
- Mostly agree...
- Mostly agree...Blue's idea was innovative and daring, but they obviously didn't expect a counter-attack.You're spot-on regarding the size issue. If the BIG DOGS would have joined in the game, then the counter-attack would have fizzled, but that's not their thing. They wouldn't have gotten involved unless the attack went global...
- Tags: spammer, Internet Service Provider, spam dos zombie, TG2, security, anti-spam, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- Another security hole found in IE
- spotting the phish with IEThe only things I saw with the exploit, is that if you pay attention to IE, the marker in the top right corner continued to change as if continuing to load the page .. even though it said done in the status bar..of course I noticed...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, ie race logo spins, TG2, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2006-04-07
- IBM offers bounty for Exchange customers
- The problem with notes/domino solutionsThe problem with notes/domino solutions is the perceived complexity. Microsoft makes it look so simple, so easy, and so "seamless" that people think why bother to make work ....Domino/Notes has been excellent for a long time, features above and beyond what exchange and outlook could...
- Tags: exchange domino notes dominance, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, keyboard, Microsoft Corp., programming, TG2
- Discussion threads 2006-03-31
- Microsoft aims to topple Lotus' Domino
- Exchange is not and can not be DominoExchange is no Domino.When I think of data, databases, and collaboration, Exchange can not match domino, tried field replication microsoft.. try it.. oh and security? yeah.. update exchange to do RPC over http and then require everyone in the world to run XP...
- Tags: domino lotus ibm microsoft, hardware, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Corp., TG2, workplace
- Discussion threads 2006-01-17
- Reality check on Xbox 360
- article root[Edited by: admin on Nov 30, 2005 8:17 AM]Wonder how those Ebay sellers are handling itSo I heard reports of people buying two or three of them, and they planned to turn around and resell them on ebay..wonder how the people buying from sellers on ebay feel if theirs...
- Tags: ebaY, eBay Inc., ebay xbox xbox360 lemon, Microsoft Xbox, programming, Reality Check, TG2, Xbox 360
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- AOL forces friends on AIM customers
- AOL forces friends on AIM customersarticle rootAlready gave them my 2 centsI've already given their "feedback" my two cents worth..So now.. they have published that *THEY* have the ability to forcibly insert buddies into lists..AND MORE, they have the ability to force them onto lists where the users have specifically...
- Tags: E-mail, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-18
- Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk
- Threat severity relying on firewall useIts times like this that make me wonder if sometimes they base threat severity on whether a firewall is in use or not..While a company may block RPC (135) from outside, there are many valid reasons no to do so from inside.... one of those.....
- Tags: call-center, Exploit Code, firewall, gig, hack call center kiddie, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, security, storage, TG2
- Discussion threads 2005-11-18
