Reading Time: < 1 minute New KB 912222 article titled "The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack release“ delivers refresh for Windows 2003 and Windows XP (x64 only) TCP\IP stack. This update is delivering three new features: TCP Chimney offload Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Network Direct Memory Access (NetDMA) which are all about accelerating Windows TCP\IP stack. … Continue reading "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack"
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Problem with site shape in Visio 2007
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today I was working on Active Directory project for customer and as usually in such cases I was doing some drawings with Visio 2007 to illustrate concepts and ideas. When I was trying to draw proposed site configuration I was able to place site on the drawing, but then I wasn't able to move it … Continue reading "Problem with site shape in Visio 2007"
Going for a short break
Reading Time: < 1 minute As I'm going for short holiday break to visit my family and friends, probably without access to Internet (there are still some places with no or at least limited access to network) I will take a chance to wish You all Mary Christmas and Happy New Year. Or just happy days with Your family in new … Continue reading "Going for a short break"
Windows Media Player and iPod
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some time ago (actually over the year now) I bought iPod Shuffle as a simple replacement for my old 256MB USB memory stick. I'm still using it mostly as USB memory, but sometimes when I have to travel (like tomorrow at 6 AM 🙁 ) or during the flight I'm using it to listen to … Continue reading "Windows Media Player and iPod"
Vista RTM first impressions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vista officially got to RTM. I'm using Vista since it became Beta 2 with several upgrades on the way. Today I installed fresh Vista RTM on my laptop and I want to share few of my fresh thoughts about it. First – installation procedure. Damn, it is quick! If You remember all these installation … Continue reading "Vista RTM first impressions"
Sysinternals has a new home
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sysinternals tools have new home at TechNet – if You need it now You can find at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/. With new home, new tool was added to SysInternals toolset – ProcessMonitor, which has functionality of Regmon and Filemon, plus monitoring of processes and threads in one tool
Microsoft and Novell are announcing cooperation on SUSE Linux
Reading Time: < 1 minute At this very moment Microsoft and Novell are announcing agreement both companies made on supporting SUSE Linux and Open Source technology in terms of interoperability. Details of this agreement are being announced but it looks like Microsoft and Novell will work together on: providing interoperability between Linux and MS systems providing support for Novell Linux … Continue reading "Microsoft and Novell are announcing cooperation on SUSE Linux"
Fall in Poland
Reading Time: 2 minutes It looks like today is a day (night) for non technical content so let's continue this way. We have here in Poland a time which is called "golden Polish fall". This is the time during the fall when it is still warm and sunny, rains are still few blocks away … and it looks … Continue reading "Fall in Poland"
Vista will open more access for security providers …
Reading Time: < 1 minute I just found at joe's site link to Washington Post's article which is informing about decission which was made at Microsoft to open access to system "guts" for security software providers. If it is true, and I don't have any reasons not to belive WP it will mean that security software providers like Symantec and … Continue reading "Vista will open more access for security providers …"
AdMod and AdFind updated
Reading Time: < 1 minute In case that someone who is reading this blog is not subscribed to joe's blog or notification list (unlikely) I want to inform that two of joe's tools, which are ultimate … great tools for AD get updated. These two tools are: AdFind – which allows You to search for anything You want to in … Continue reading "AdMod and AdFind updated"