I was looking for a tool to resize the primary partition on my Vista workstation…you know something like Partition Magic but with the shiny “Works With Vista” logo? Only after a few searches I discovered that Microsoft has baked into Vista automatic partition resizing. I was very skeptical at first, and I worried that it […]
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As users become more savvy and are able to easily detect phishing attempts, the attackers are getting more clever in their methods. Symantec has put out a warning for a new virus named Trojan.Kardphisher. The maleware is installed by an infected email, or webpage. Once the software is installed you are prompted by this screen […]
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Symantec is treading a new path – using virus detection technology that does not need signature files. Recently many security researchers have spoken out against the use of signature files. Ironically almost every popular anti-virus solution uses some type of signature file system. How do signature files work? Before a signature file can be created […]
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VMWare released its latest in its line of betas for MacOSX this week. This release is more stable than ever, and I would highly recommend to anyone with a Mac to download and try this latest release. With this version I am able to easily run three or four virtual machines at a time (Usually […]
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Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 was quietly released to automatic updates yesterday. As you can see in the screen shot below – there is no need to worry about it installing without your knowledge. It requires that you manually agree to install it before it is applied to your system It definitely is not […]
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While digging around for an answer to another issue, I came across this KB article Essentially it boils down to this: Windows XP comes with a bunch of pre-loaded software. Lots of it you can’t even find in Add/Remove programs. Why? Because Microsoft designed it this way. By simply opening up the file Sysoc.inf (This […]
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If you are not aware yet, there is a serious vulnerability in the Windows 2000/2003 DNS server service. Current solutions involve changing a registry key so the DNS service can no longer be managed over TCP. Before you get in a panic – This flaw only affects 2000, and 2003 servers that have had the […]
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Many times we see this error reported by customers when trying to use one of our programs to update a remote machine. It has taken us a while to find the source of the error, but it seems that it is an issue with 3rd party applications http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177078 A registry change needs to be made […]
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The Windows Vista resource kit was released this week. I know many administrators have been waiting for it as the previous resource kits have been an invaluable resource. Like the previous resource kits it will include tools, utilities, and vital information all in one package. It is currently retailing for $59.99 US. I think I […]
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I have been catching up on some reading this weekend. A few weeks back I bought Raymond Chen’s book “The New Old Thing“. It is an excellent walk through windows history, and why windows does the things it does. One of the things I came across in the book was about how the Windows XP […]
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