February 2006 - Posts

Taking A Dump (file!) With Windows Vista
25 February 06 03:38 PM | tristank | 7 Comments   

Note: Not sure if this is a feature that will make it into the final release, or if it's there for testing while the product's in beta; I personally would love to see it remain, especially in the Server version. Oftentimes, you don't know you need to Read More...

Filed under: Developery, IT Pro / Sysadmin, Windows Vista

My PR is 4. What's Yours?
25 February 06 03:00 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Let down mainly by my cheap (but serviceable for games) video card, I rate a 4 in the Windows Vista Performance thingummy. Makes it nice and easy to plan for my next upgrades :) Whadayaget? Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Windows Vista

Windows Vista Feb CTP (5308) Nvidia Driver Update (fixes judderbug)
25 February 06 02:19 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

The new Forceware 87.15 release is available now from Nvidia, fixing 5308's rather annoying once-a-second pausing problem on GeForce cards (like my 6600GT)... http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp It's a ZIP file at the moment, so just extract Read More...

Perfwiz (!)
15 February 06 07:03 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Yet another one minute blog post. That took four. Perfwiz is a tool that configures Perfmon (Performance Monitor) counters for you, based on the settings you give to a functional yet adorable little wizard. The output can be useful in troubleshooting Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin

Windows Defender Beta 2
15 February 06 09:49 AM | tristank | 1 Comments   

(The Product Formerly Known As Windows Antispyware) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx Nice to see that the names are starting to swing back in favour of the fun and descriptive, rather than descriptive and descriptive Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Networking, Security

ISA 2006 Beta now on the Web!
10 February 06 08:30 AM | tristank | 0 Comments   

I have a juicy little VM waiting for this: http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/2006/default.mspx So, if you're interested in testing ISA Server 2006, go hit the site and download your copy! Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking, Security

Quickie: The ISA Team is Blogging!
08 February 06 10:54 AM | tristank | 1 Comments   

Yes, the folks behind ISA Server have their own blog now. And have done for a month. Go subscribe! http://blogs.technet.com/isablog/ Favourite post so far: Ziv's Celebrity Deathmatch: Access Rules vs Server Publishing Rules Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking

Sir William, I cannot wait until lunch time.
06 February 06 11:34 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

WARNING: Low-content lint collection post. I've finally run around fixing all the broken bits of the blog's front window , so hopefully the old neighbourhood will follow my example, and won't continue its inevitable spiral towards doom and disfigurement. Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature

ISA 2004 SP2 Out Now
02 February 06 08:10 AM | tristank | 0 Comments   

ISA Server 2004 Service Pack 2 is the latest collection of updates, fixes and enhancements to ISA Server, for both Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. SP Numbering: There was no SP1 for Enterprise Edition, because it was roughly equivalent to Standard Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking, Security

IE7 Preview 2: Out There Now
01 February 06 05:24 PM | tristank | 2 Comments   

For the advanced users amongst us (and those that don't mind quirky software). Get it from here . Note: If it does something bad, I'm not responsible. See also: Al's Quick IE7 Preview 2 FAQ . Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking