Greetings! Hello to all my new Alaskan friends! Here is the link to the resource document that contains all the links and related information for both the SP1 and SQL 2005 session. Come back here in a day or two (or subscribe via RSS) and I should have some answers to the questions I made note … Continue reading Resources and Answers to Questions for the Anchorage, AK TechNet event
Tag: Security
Resources for Security Risk Management Webcast
The resources for the Security Risk Management webcast I delivered on June 13, 2005 can be viewed as an article HERE, or downloaded as an MS Word document THERE.I hope you will put them to use, and find them useful!
One-Stop for All Updates?
“Okay… Windows Updates does my OS, and then I have to go to the Office page to scan for Office updates… and then I have to go to the Exchange page to find updates for my Exchange Server… and…”Yeah… It’s a pain. But your crys have been heard. Finally, the long-awaited Microsoft Update is live! “Now … Continue reading One-Stop for All Updates?
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is now available
Outstanding! The long wait is over!WSUS – the Windows Server Update Services – is now available. This is the new version and replacement for SUS.Here’s the WSUS homepage, including links to where you can download it, and additional resources and documentation.If you’re just interested in the product overview, you can download it from here.
Remde TechEd Diaries – Saturday – Goin’ Home!
TechEd 2005: Learn. Solve. Grow.Yep. We learned. We solved. And we growed. Here I am on the plane ride home. And judging from all the TechEd bags, VB.NET magazines being read, and funny ‘No, I will not fix your computer’ t-shirts, this is a plane that’s chock-full o’ geeks. And most of these geeks are … Continue reading Remde TechEd Diaries – Saturday – Goin’ Home!
A Day To Reflect
My Dad is a veteran. He served our country as an officer in the USAF, specifically what was known as the Strategic Air Command (SAC). He, like so many others, felt it was important to serve and add to the strength of an already strong nation, in order to maintain peace; to ensure that future … Continue reading A Day To Reflect
XP is now 15x safer? Wow!
Here’s an encouraging/enlightening news story posted yesterday on C|Net containing notes from an interview with Jason Garms, who heads Microsoft’s anti-malware product team.Comments posted to that story are as expected though. “15x nothing equals… ?” Cute.
Don’t be fooled by cheap imitations…
…Please!Hackers Circulate Fake Microsoft Security Update
Why is this man smiling?
Because his long wait is over!He has been waiting patiently for the long-promised Service Pack 1 for Small Business Server 2003, and now it’s finally HERE!With Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1, you can take advantage of several key product improvements, including:• Enhanced security and performance• Increased reliability• Improved productivity and collaborationWindows Small … Continue reading Why is this man smiling?
New SSN, PDQ.
Interesting. Are they really going to make us all of here in the U.S. get new Social Security Numbers?Here’s the C|Net article about it.Personally I think it’s a good idea. But along with this someone has to come up with strong and enforced standards on how to use and protect that information. Anything short of … Continue reading New SSN, PDQ.
Absolutely Full of I.T. 