2005 August

I was watching Call for Help (revisited) today and boy, was I in for a shock. Not only did they have Steve Gibson on the show, but he was going to share something that I have mixed feelings about disclosing to the masses. Now, I am not going to give out the exact how-to like […]

Today’s column is different from others in this series for a couple of reasons. First, I’m submitting it for posting several days late. Second, I am deviating from the normal exploration of decision theory and probability to discuss why it is late, and that discussion will indirectly wrap around into the proper topic […]

A Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification authority can send e-mail messages to users, to administrators, and to certificate managers about operations on the certification authority. However, after you configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) exit module to send these notifications on a certification authority server that is running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, the […]

A user in a trusted external domain cannot log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain, even though the Allow Cross-Forest User Policy and Roaming User Profiles Group Policy setting is enabled.
When this problem occurs, the Userenv.log file may contain an entry that is similar to the following:

This animated TECHTip tutorial is available here.
This is a self-repeating tutorial on RLT [Release Link Trunking] where, after transferring a call, unused “trombone” (like the musical instrument with dual slides) trunks are released (disconnected).

While hurricanes are certainly nothing new for those in the south and southeast, discovering the amount of devastation that can be caused by a major storm is never something that sets well with anyone. In the interest of good taste, I have opted to hold off on my articles that I had ready for today. […]

Much like we saw during the power outages on the east coast back in 2003, many people are turning to different technologies not only to find out what is going on with the hurricane aftermath, but also to try and get in touch with missing loved ones. As many of you already know, communication is […]

Over many years in the IT field, I’ve come to know and use a variety of security tools for my own PCs. Like you, I’m pretty picky, and don’t mind a product that requires a little more “elbow grease” if it does the job well. For reasons I won’t get into here, I use products […]

HTML e-mail that doesn’t properly render in the e-mail reader is the bane of my existence. I get it not only from a few regular sources, but nearly universally from people using MSN accounts.
The problem is most often that the sender has not properly embedded in their outgoing e-mail the “Content-Type: text/plain” or […]

Microsoft has released a free update for Outlook 2003’s junk email filter. Says the Microsoft site, “This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.”

This animated TECHTip tutorial is available here.
Wi-Fi attacks are becoming commonplace. Detection and prevention is critical. Here’s a security attack where the “Evil Twin” (hacker) is captured when the hacker goes “phishing” or wireless called “wi-phishing” and is detected by various network security devices. The animation shows how the hacker installs a […]

What is with Japan’s crazy desire to make robots a continuing part of their lives? It seems like that every time I turn around, it’s ‘robot this’ and ‘robot that!’ I have to tell ya, I am just not too sure about the idea of robots having too much responsibility in our society just yet.

I’ve been talking a lot about my customers lately… the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this post, I’ll talk about one of my good customers. I just rebuilt and upgraded his iMac G4 today.
Today was my third or fourth gig for this customer since May, counting both work done for him as well […]

Someone asked about how to format the newsletter - how much content to put in the newsletter itself, whether it should be a link, some content, or all of the content. As you know, in Lockergnome you get the title and a summary. It allows you to quickly decide whether or not you want to […]

Mary Jo Foley at Microsoft Watch writes:
…They had decided to christen the first service pack (SP) update for Microsoft’s Virtual Server 2005 product as an R2 release…
Virtual Server, which is based on technology Microsoft acquired from Connectix Corp. in 2003, allows customers to run multiple operating systems, including Linux and Unix, concurrently on a single […]

This animated TECHTip tutorial is available here.
As organizations are more dispersed, content distribution and management become more complex (such as home retrieval systems). Some organizations use multiple proxy servers or replication servers, which reduce the continuous need for content retrieval from origin servers. Replication servers also reduce the internal LAN traffic by providing […]

Skype-based phone calls over Bluetooth. A very cool idea to be sure, but can we seriously expect the average business user to fully grasp Bluetooth technology with Skype so easily? I think this is wishful thinking, myself. Now, I want to be crystal clear about something. I support people taking some time to understand the […]

Do network security products protect your corporate Web sites? That’s just one of five common misconceptions that can leave your company open to attack. Get the facts about Web application security with The Five Myths of Web Application Security.
Web applications are the latest target for hackers. Most e-commerce Web sites are constantly changing to update […]

Two men believed to be the authors of both the Zotob Botzor.exe, and the Mytob worm have been arrested in Morocco and Turkey.
Working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Moroccan police arrested Russian-born Moroccan citizen, Farid Essebar, who used the online name “Diab10″ (cute, eh? Like Diablo only with a […]

Bluecasting has been defending its Bluetooth Bluecasting practices, which I, and many of you, believe is nothing but tarted up bluespamming, or bluejacking.
Most recently, here, Bluecasting showed up to defend its actions, saying that “by making your handset discoverable you are permissioning ANYONE to send you something” - in other words, the “she asked for […]