hardware

Monitoring Windows Server CPU performance

I didn't realize how much I really didn't know about CPU performance monitoring until I read this Microsoft Technet blog on Interpreting CPU...

Would you click if it showed on the NY Times website? – Really would you?

Yesterday Fierce CIO reported that New York Times falls victim to rogue ad. This is a trend that seems to be happening more frequently. Rogue...

Another threat to watch out for – Ants in the keyboard!

On Friday I posted a tongue-in-cheek type posting about a worm taking down a laptop. Not necessarily big news but something different to see as a...

Friday news alert – Worm causes computer crash! – Troubleshooting tip

Well... that's probably news every day somewhere but in this case it was a real worm and I'm not talking about an electronic worm! I guess I need to ensure I don't leave my computer out on the patio on the swing. I need to also watch my cat. Check out the story

Pandemic preparation, risk and business continuity

I'm not the kind to run around thinking the sky is falling or that the swine or bird flu risk is non-existent. I take a lot of these warnings with a grain of salt. However, the pandemic watches of the past few years should obviously have organizations thinking about their risks and business...

Security news – Videos from Hack In The Box 2008 Malaysia available for download

December 19, 2008  8:55 PM

Microsoft’s environmental campaign – XP goes green

Posted by: Troy Tate
administration, awareness, DataCenter, design, environment, facility, facility management, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Performance, power management, tools, Vista, XP

Microsoft has a special section of their website dedicated to fostering environmental sustainability. To that end, they have released a product called Edison PC Power Management software. The application will...

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December 4, 2008  6:54 PM

Did you see this? – IBM creates Microsoft-free linux virtual desktop

Posted by: Troy Tate
administration, design, hardware, IBM, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, reporting, Virtualization

Many IT trade publications are reporting that IBM is launching alternative to Microsoft-centric software and the bloated hardware required by recent operating system releases. The Virtual Linux Desktop ranges in price from $59 to $289 per user, depending on level of software and service desired,...

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