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Just installed the Remote Server Administration Tools on my Vista SP1 box. Unlike the adminpak.msi that you can install for Windows Server 2003 boxes, the tools don't automatically show up after install...
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In case you missed it, the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) have been made available for Windows Vista SP1. Role Administration Tools: Active Directory Certificate Services Tools Active Directory...
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Once again the Microsoft-Yahoo fandango dominates the quiz this week, but we also find time to dwell on the Webby Awards, smelly cell phones, and things Wal-Mart would rather you did not know. Correct...
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SanDisk has warned that IT managers are unaware of the extent to which unsecured flash drives are being brought into their organizations, backing this with a new study of corporate end-users and IT executives...
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The missing system tray icons mystery is solved. It was corrupt "IconStreams" and "PastIconStreams" cache. Navigate to the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings...
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I just noticed that my network icon in the system tray, and my volume icon in the system tray, are both gone. I checked task manager properties and the options are now grayed out: Hmm, what happened? Off...
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It took three days, but Windows Vista was hacked as well. I blogged earlier that the Mac OS fell the fastest, and now Vista has fallen, through of all things a hole in Adobe flash. Maybe I should take...
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According to an article this morning in the Wall Street Journal, Google Inc.'s short-term outlook has grown increasingly murky in the wake of new data showing weakness in the number of consumers clicking...
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See this? http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ I checked a couple of sites today. Good news and bad news. Looks like myitforum.com is up.... But it looks like I can't take my Palm tutorials. digg_url...
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I'm back to almost a 7, a steady increase since installing Vista SP1? A coincidence? digg_url='http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/03/29/reliability-monitor-is-climbing.aspx';digg_title...
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Do you have Windows Vista SP1 installed? If so, check here: C:\Windows\Help\Windows\en-US If the dates on all the files in this subdirectory are 2006, the SP1 help files are not installed. After the KB...
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Softpedia is reporting that Apple's OS was hacked...pretty quick...due to a challenge. At 12:38pm local time, the team of Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and Mark Daniel from Independent Security Evaluators...
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With all the announcements this week from Moto, what will CTIA bring? According to the Washington Post: Motorola won't choose sides in the main technology standoffs expected at the CTIA Wireless trade...
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I have a great show this week even if your not a Media Center enthusiast. Windows expert Ed Bott joined me for a live show a couple of weeks ago talking about Vista Service Pack 1. We talked about many...
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I need to figure out how to turn this off. I unchecked the box the last time and said to quit, but it popped up again this morning. digg_url='http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/03/28/once...
The Swedish telecommunications giant will use the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas to show off what it calls HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) Evolution, the next step up in speed from HSUPA (High-Speed...
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The Windows Search Team is making available Windows Search 4.0 Preview - a preview of the next version of desktop search for Windows. Windows Search 4.0 introduces several improvements I'd like to...
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Nokia Siemens speeds up 2.5G cell net Wireless equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks said Thursday that it has new software that will more than double the download speed on networks using 2.5G EDGE (Enhanced...
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OK all you Photoshop wanna-be's. Adobe has released Adobe Photoshop Express to the web, and you can sign up to participate for free. digg_url='http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/03...
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The head of the top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it was having trouble finding enough skilled workers to fill all the 5,000 customer service jobs it promised to return to the United...
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Building your Schedule We encourage you to go ahead and build your schedule for the week on CommNet as soon as possible. To help plan your session schedule you may wish to use these two documents: MMS...
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Dell (Dell) on Tuesday launched migration services for organizations planning to switch to Windows Vista on 2,500 or more client computers. Dell's Client Migration Solution helps customers determine...
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If you're running Windows Vista, have you ever taken a look at Reliability Monitor? What is it? A snapshot of how reliable your system is including: A System Stability Chart which shows you a stability...
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Well, I took the plunge and installed Windows Vista SP1 this morning. I installed with the 430 MB download rather than Microsoft updates. From what I've been reading, most seem to install fine without...
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This from John Lilly's blog: What Apple is doing now with their Apple Software Update on Windows is wrong. It undermines the trust relationship great companies have with their customers, and that’s...
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Microsoft has added an SP1 Support Site. No Charge Support for one year! Support Site digg_url='http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/03/21/microsoft-windows-vista-sp1-support-site.aspx';digg_title...
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I went to Amazon.com this morning to check on an order, and was met with an apology: digg_url='http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgormly/archive/2008/03/21/amazon-apologizes-for-kindle-issues.aspx';digg_title...
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Apple today released APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002, the second security update for the year. Most significant updates include to Apache, ClamAV, Emacs, OpenSSH, PHP , and X11. Security Update...
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The new Safari 3.1 includes patches for at least 13 documented flaws, including one that puts Mac OS X at risk of drive-by code execution attacks. Apple has shipped a new version of its flagship Safari...
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