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May 4, 2011  1:07 PM

Update : VMware Workstation 7.1.4



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Fedora 14, microsoft, program update, RHEL 6.0, security update, USB, vmware, VMWare workstation, Windows 7 SP1

VMware Workstation 7.1.4 is a FREE update for all VMware Workstation 7 users. Highlights of VMware Workstation 7.1.4 are: - Windows 7 SP1 and Ubuntu 10.10 are officially supported. - Improved support for RHEL 6.0 and Fedora 14. - Resolved customer reported USB device issues. - Enhanced...

April 28, 2011  4:23 AM

Sysinternals Process Monitor Update



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Filemon, microsoft, monitoring, process monitor, Regmon, sysinternals, Taskmanager, utilities, Windows 7, Windows XP

One of my favorite apps to use. I am not sure where I would be without it. I have included an insert for your reading pleasure.

Introduction Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It...


April 24, 2011  8:06 PM

Android is Global Smartphone OS Market Leader



Posted by: Nathan Simon
android, BlackBerry, google, Honeycomb, microsoft, Nokia, RIM, smartphone market leader, Symbian, Windows Phone 7

Here is a quick breakdown based on the Global Average as of March, I couldn't find April numbers. Interesting that a smartphone can come out of nowhere and quickly overtake the market... that's the power of Google I guess! Android is at 38%, a +29.4% change. RIM(BlackBerry) is at 24.5%, a...


March 24, 2011  11:32 AM

Server 2008 R2 Robocopy New Features



Posted by: Nathan Simon
file migration, microsoft, new features, R2, robocopy, robocopy switches, smart file transfer, Windows Server 2008

Robocopy has been around for a long time, but there are 2 switches that you want to start incorporating into your scripts, they are /ZB and /DCOPY:T /ZB :: use restartable mode; if access denied use Backup mode. When you use the /ZB option, this command uses Restart mode. If...


March 22, 2011  5:51 PM

Asus Eee Slate EP121



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ASUS, Bluetooth V3.0, core i5, Eee Slate EP121, LED, microsoft, touch, Windows 7 Home Premium, WXGA

With all the tablets out there, here is one to watch out for.

A tablet device shouldn't have to skimp on powerful hardware just because of its size. Accept no compromises on performance and portability with the ASUS Eee Slate EP121, the world's most powerful tablet device featuring an...


March 19, 2011  4:39 PM

How to Disable Windows 7 Automatic Update Restart



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Automatic Updates, Computer Policy, disable Windows 7 automatic update restart, gpupdate, Group Policy, microsoft, no restart, User Policy, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

How often have you sat down at your computer and your logged off? What happened you say to yourself? You log back in and Windows kindly mentions to you that it had restarted because of Windows updates. Well what if you had a bunch of stuff open? Yeah Windows doesn't care, it just reboots. Well I am...


January 31, 2011  3:15 AM

Process Explorer v14.01



Posted by: Nathan Simon
cpu usage, DLL, Mark Russinovich, microsoft, network, open handles, sysinternals, Task Manager

If you haven't heard of Process Explorer you have been hiding under a rock! It is very handy for looking at processes, who the process belongs to, and what DLLs are bound to those processes. Process Explorer can be a direct replacement for task manager, its especially handy with Windows XP as the...


January 25, 2011  2:05 PM

Kinect Hacked!



Posted by: Nathan Simon
CNET, hacked, homebrew, iPod touch, Kinect, microsoft, Microsoft SDK, xbox 360

That 150$ piece of equipment could be your portal into the future of all gaming. Microsoft was once opposed to the idea, and they aren't fully comfortable with it yet, but a couple Microsoft...


January 24, 2011  12:31 AM

Windows 7 Service Pack 1



Posted by: Nathan Simon
microsoft, Technet Roadmap, torrent, unofficial, Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Its out there, the RTM anyways. Its not official and the easiest place to get it is from a torrent site, although I would caution against downloading, if you are keeping up with your updates you won't find too much new in this release. This just confirms that Microsoft is very close to releasing it...


January 13, 2011  1:40 AM

Lost HTTP Access to MSA 2012i



Posted by: Nathan Simon
cannot access via browser, Firefox, HP, http access not working, Internet Explorer, iSCSI, lun, microsoft, MSA 2000, MSA 2012i, Storage Controller, vmware, Windows

Well, the scenario is that I lost the ability to manage the storage controllers via a web browser. I could ping each controller fine, and I could also telnet into them, which is great, because with telnet you can fix this issue. Go to Command Prompt. Type telnet 192.168.x.x (whatever the IP...