As an IT Consultant, I often find myself mucking with the latest and greatest things before I would even consider recommending them to clients. The down side to this is the time spent during a Saturday afternoon trying to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit on my home desktop. I was so impressed with the RC1 […]
Since we have approximately 4 more months until the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) will be applied to all publicly traded businesses, I’d like to give everyone a little refresher course. Although it won’t apply to most of our clients, the act proves to be a solid compliance guideline for any company. Due to the trickling effects […]
Below is a quick rundown of all the goodies in the new Service Pack for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. Of course, SP2 includes all hotfixes and other updates post SP1, but unlike traditional methods, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 uses the same Service Pack executable, which makes it easier to deploy. […]
I know everyone has been hearing this continuously for the last 3 years or so, but what does it actually mean? How does it help the IT department and how does that help the business? While the two words of Virtualization and Consolidation are separate topics, they often go hand in hand. I believe the […]
Backgrounder: Like everything Microsoft, downloading and applying updates and patches are the key to keeping your computer running efficiently. Today, we are focusing on Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2. It has been more than a year (December 2007) since Microsoft has released a single service pack to keep computers up-to-date without having to download […]
What kind of damange can this virus do? Create administrative accounts on your PC Prevent you from downloading security and antivirus updates Use your computer as part of a Denial of Service (D.O.S.) attack. Could steal personal information Populate your computer with malware pop-ups Erase data on your computer What computers are affected? Unpatched Microsoft […]
I know there are many websites that lists a bunch of features of Microsoft’s latest Windows Server 2008. I also know that these lists sometimes forget the fact that technology in the workplace is only as good as the business value benefited from it. I understand that during these tough economic times, migrating and upgrading […]
You see and hear the buzz word swarming around the internet of networks with special setups that tout “High Availability” or sometimes commonly known as “H.A.”. What is it? What does it do for my business? Ultimately in today’s economic climate… Can I afford not to have it? There are actually different types of HA […]
Today, it’s all about security. If you aren’t practicing good security, you are probably going to be held accountable for the information that sneaks into your network, and especially the information that can find its way out of your network. Script kids and hackers alike all begin their first “hacking” by targeting what’s easy – […]
It still amazes me how many critical IT related tasks still require a floppy disk. I came upon one of these situations when trying to install Windows 2003 Server R2 on an extra Dell Workstation I had. Of course, it wanted the drivers on A:, which didn’t exist. Of course, you could always install a […]