December 2006 Entries

A break from the technical stuff: Transformers!!

posted @ Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:00 PM | Feedback (0)

Surviving the all-nighter

posted @ Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:27 PM | Feedback (0)

Using PowerShell to find the average size in a group of files

Have you ever wanted to quickly get the average file size in a group of files? No? Why am I the only one who wants to do that?

At any rate, I show you how to do it with PowerShell, which is better than ice cream cake on a cold day!

posted @ Monday, December 18, 2006 6:10 PM | Feedback (0)

Made it through the storm

posted @ Monday, December 18, 2006 12:52 PM | Feedback (0)

Virtual Labs from Microsoft

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:15 PM | Feedback (1)

CAL 9000^H^H^H^H2007

Wherein Devin ponders the inscrutable mysteries of Exchange and Outlook licensing, and offers some edtiorial comments on what the changes may mean.

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:52 PM | Feedback (0)

GRYNX Greylist redux

posted @ Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:44 PM | Feedback (0)

Software IP PBX for Windows

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 4:47 PM | Feedback (1)

Am I Exchange 2007 compatible or not?

Wherein we learn how to tell whether a given system is running on 32 bits or 64 bits and experience one small way that Intel could make life easier for the end user.

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:44 PM | Feedback (0)

$true-thiness

posted @ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:17 AM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft-Novell and the IP risk factor

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:38 PM | Feedback (0)

A grab bag of small goodies

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:36 PM | Feedback (0)

Another PowerShell one-liner

posted @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:46 AM | Feedback (0)

The Federal Excise Tax is dead

posted @ Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:03 PM | Feedback (0)

Farewell, OS/2 (and a look back at BBSes, FidoNet, and Window NT 3.1)

IBM's OS/2 operating system is heading rapidly for the end of its standard support lifetime at Deceber 31, 2006. IBM is urging customers to transition to the WebSphere platform. I take a stroll down memory lane through OS/2, Desqview, the BBS and FidoNet community, Windows NT 3.1, and SLIP/PPP dialup accounts.

posted @ Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:40 PM | Feedback (0)

SPF Wizard due for an overhaul

posted @ Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:03 PM | Feedback (0)

Exchange 2007 and Forefront Security for Exchange Server RTM

posted @ Friday, December 08, 2006 12:35 PM | Feedback (0)

Community Server 2.1 SP2 is now available

posted @ Friday, December 08, 2006 12:31 PM | Feedback (0)

Watched logs never update

posted @ Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:07 PM | Feedback (0)

DNS gotchas and tips

Thoughts on the care and feeding of DNS records, sparked by Exchange MVP Bharat Suneja's recent post on the incompatibility of DNS CNAME and MX records.

posted @ Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:47 AM | Feedback (0)

Cingular and Windows Mobile drama

Wherein I relate a spine-chilling tale of billing skullduggery, data plans gone wrong, and creeping telco horror! With a happy ending.

posted @ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:45 PM | Feedback (0)

A new download to brighten your Tuesday

posted @ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:28 PM | Feedback (0)