The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy:

Microsoft Windows


April 1, 2010  4:37 PM

ImageResizer for Windows 7



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Resizing image has always been a problem in Windows OS, it lacks the support to resize image quickly. Fortunately the popular tool ImageResizer in Windows XP now has support in Windows 7 and Vista, it has native 64 bit support for 64 bit 7 and Vista.

Like it sounds, this tool lets you...

April 1, 2010  4:34 PM

Exchange 2010 Large Mailboxes



Posted by: Nathan Simon
e-mail, Exchange 2010, large mailboxes, mail store, Microsoft Exchange 2007, outlook data file, pst

Exchange 2010 has now been out in the wild for a while. I like how no one has to worry about that 75gb limit anymore(was gone in Exchange 2007) With the new limit, comes the ability to store many large mailboxes...


March 21, 2010  7:46 PM

Internet Explorer 9



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Microsoft's new iteration of browser is on the horizon, while the beta embraces HTML 5, it has marginal speed gains(up to 9 times) while rendering pages.

In the very first report of browsers' scalability compared to IE7 in Vista SP2, the IE9 tech preview in Windows 7 scored a 6.57...


March 16, 2010  2:05 AM

Silverlight 4



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Silverlight 4 gets released next month, but if your a developer and want to get started right away, then check out this link. I have included an insert below for quick review.

This latest version of...


March 11, 2010  3:04 AM

Alienware M11x



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Ever wanted a netbook that could truly do it all? Well now you can own such a beast, or should I say Alien... Meet the Alienware M11x. Now you wont have to lug a bulky computer around to LAN parties, this little guy will fit into your backpack. With the ability to play Crysis and Call of Duty...


March 10, 2010  11:59 PM

Windows Sysinternals



Posted by: Nathan Simon
adexplorer, microsoft, prodump, sysinternals, sysinternals suite, vmmap, Windows

Hey all, I haven't posted about Sysinternals in a while. As you all know, newsid has been discontinued and i have yet to find a worthy application that did the same. I mean sure you can use sysprep, but this was easier :) Anyone have any suggestions? Anyways...


February 27, 2010  4:36 PM

iPad Competition? Gigabyte might have the answer.



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Apple, competition for iPad, Gigabyte, Intel, Ipad, microsoft, N450, N470, Netbook, Netvertible, touch screen, WiFi, Windows 7

Hey everyone! I was just browsing around the net earlier and came upon this news story... could this be Microsoft's answer to the iPad, a Netvertible? Gigabyte will soon release the Gigabyte T1000, while it might not net as smooth an interface as the iPad, i think upgradingto 2GB+ of ram, would...


February 26, 2010  3:18 AM

Microsoft Security Essentials



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Well Microsoft finally released a free Antivirus and Malware application, and I must say, its clean, not overly processor intensive, and gets the job done. I personally endorse it, as I have been using it for some time and am very pleased.

Microsoft Security Essentials provides...


February 21, 2010  9:04 PM

Windows 7 RC1 Expiring



Posted by: Nathan Simon
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Well I don't have to remind everyone that your evaluation copy of Windows 7 will be expiring soon. As of March 1st 2010, you PC will begin to shutdown every 2 hours. On June 1st 2010, Windows 7 will stop working altogether. So to alleviate yourself from the stresses of a PC that just doesn't want...


February 19, 2010  3:59 AM

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express



Posted by: Nathan Simon
BES, BlackBerry, Enterprise Server, Express, Windows Mobile 7

Okay, maybe its me, but I think BlackBerry knows that Windows 7 Mobile is coming and with Windows 7 Mobile, you do not need anything in between Exchange and a Windows Mobile device. So what does BlackBerry do? They release BES Express! BES Express can be installed right on your exchange server...