by wwarren | Mar 15, 2011 | Hardware, Microsoft
Microsoft has a loooong history of partnering with companies only to undercut them..IBM and OS/2(which MS morphed into NT, then 2k, XP, Vista, Windows 7, *..etc etc etc) Novell(which they used to develop Active Directory then cut the legs form under Novell).etc etc....
by wwarren | Mar 13, 2011 | Cloud Computing
clients with ATT DSL or UVERSE please read the bolded area. If you are heavily into p2p or online movies(like youtube or netflix) this most likely will impact you. Keep in mind you only have to breach the cap 3 times per the lifetime you have the service..not per...
by wwarren | Mar 13, 2011 | Microsoft, SBS 2008, Server 2008, Windows
I just figured out SBS2008 does NOT automatically setup roaming profiles. This explains why i’m having issues with the desktops not matching when the users roam because the profiles are all local. Unfortunately one of the users has his hdd die and this spewed...
by wwarren | Feb 28, 2011 | Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
Operating Systems Lifecycle Chart « Benjamin Schweizer..
by wwarren | Feb 28, 2011 | Cloud Computing
Gmail goes POOF! While i DO have my business and personal domain accounts in the “cloud” i back them up from time to time. I don’t have my own mailserver at the moment(no space/power/bandwidth) which is why I use Google’s Free Apps....
by wwarren | Feb 25, 2011 | Security
HBGary was plugged into some of the deepest reaches of the Military Industrial Complex. Right now it’s interesting how Anonymous has gone quiet. A cracker doesn’t want publicity…if they get exposed their cover is gone. Anonymous..by it’s...
by wwarren | Feb 25, 2011 | Security
Its harder to explain away the substance of many other e-mail messages which have emerged in reporting by Ars Technica as well as others. They show a company executives like HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr mining social networks for data to “scare the s***”...
by wwarren | Feb 25, 2011 | Apple, Microsoft
With android closing in on Apple very quickly.. by the time MS does this deal(if they do) and with how slowly MS moves they will be once again years behind the market. I think this may not only be the end of Nokia but the end of MS mobile as a significant market...
by wwarren | Feb 24, 2011 | Microsoft, Security, Security Alerts, Server 2008, Windows, Windows 7
There are increasing reports of issues with this service pack. Despite it not supposedly making any major changes to either OS it seems that may not be the case. if you are an ECC client or just a user watching the ECC feeds i advise NOT installing this update right...
by wwarren | Feb 22, 2011 | Security
It’s funny to me that folks seemed shocked at the latest treasure trove of goodies from the HBGary email spool. Basically these folks built custom malware on behalf of their government clients. ARSTechnica digs in (with pretty impressive technical depth, I might add)...