ReRam - The Flash Successor
Posted in The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy by Nathan Simon on May 22, 2012

Resistive Ram is 100 times faster, uses less power, lasts longer, and can be used in transparent material... So essentially they can make any device, and add storage capacity to it, even as they said above, mobile device screens... this would basica...READ MORE

What Happens in Vegas -- Part II
Posted in Unchartered Waters by Matt Heusser on May 22, 2012

Last time I wrote about the CityTime boondoggle, that spent over $700 million from an initial budget of $68 million, and seemed primarily designed to separate the people of New York City from their money. It seems most of the folks involved in the...READ MORE

Strange Error when shrinking db file
Posted in The Multifunctioning DBA by Colin Smith on May 21, 2012

So I almost never say that you should shrink but sometimes you have to. I ran into such a situation recently and I continued to get this error when changing the initial size of the file. File ID 2 of database ID 13 cannot be shrunk as it is either...READ MORE

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity hits the FCC! Finally!
Posted in The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy by Nathan Simon on May 21, 2012

So the WiFi only edition of the Transformer Pad Infinity has finally hit the FCC, once approved, which it will be, this tablet will be on its way to consumer hands... I believe this is one of the most hyped releases of a tablet since the iPad 2... le...READ MORE

What to do when your Twitter account gets hacked
Posted in SQL Server with Mr. Denny by mrdenny on May 21, 2012

On occasion Twitter accounts get hacked and are used to send out spam to other twitter followers, usually via Direct Message. When your twitter account is taken over there are two different things that you need to do in order to get your account bac...READ MORE

UK PowerShell group–next two meetings
Posted in PowerShell for Windows Admins by Richard Siddaway on May 21, 2012

29 May 2012 PowerShell and Windows server 2012 – new functionality pt 2 http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/archive/2012/05/08/uk-powershell-group-may-2012.aspx   4 July Jonathan Medd XenDesktop and PowerShell This will be at the s...READ MORE

More Windows 8 UI Rationale Explored and Explained
Posted in Windows Enterprise Desktop by Ed Tittel on May 21, 2012

There's a fascinating new post on the Building Windows 8 blog this morning, entitled "Creating the Windows 8 user experience," by Jensen Harris, Microsoft's Director of Program Management for the User Experience Team. In the story, he explores and ex...READ MORE

How to Make a Graceful Exit from a Job
Posted in IT Career JumpStart by Ed Tittel on May 21, 2012

I really like it when a career advice article can make me laugh out loud, yet provide some good advice as well (my favorite paragon of this kind of thing is the inimitable Jerry Weinberg, whose books, articles, and classes deliver laughs and insight ...READ MORE

Effective use of information reports
Posted in Information Technology Management with a Purpose by S R Balasubramanian on May 21, 2012

I have often wondered why users clamor for more reports. It is as if they have been denied a fundamental right and would starve without them. When I look at some of these demands dispassionately I don’t see clear answers to the usefulness of many o...READ MORE

Fast, Real Fast Wireless
Posted in Can you hear me now? Tales from a Cisco voice instructor by Dave Bateman on May 20, 2012

Over the years the speed of wireless networking has increased. I remember when it maxed out at 11 Mbps and it served most everyone just fine. Many wired connections were still running 10 Mbps, so no one really noticed. Then 100 Mbps wired connections...READ MORE

Modern Network Architecture and the Facebook generation
Posted in Modern Network Architecture by James Murray on May 20, 2012

Sometimes I feel a little old in the technology world.  Even though I've been a Seattle IT Consultant for over 21 years, I feel like the old guy who isn't keeping up.  My kids and even my new grandkids (now I feel even older just saying that...) ha...READ MORE

Modern Network architecture - Control
Posted in Modern Network Architecture by James Murray on May 20, 2012

Recently I was meeting with a business owner and discussing customer relationship management (CRM) systems.  We were comparing Dynamics, Sales Force and Zoho from a business standpoint.  The three CRMs have three very different price point models, ...READ MORE

Using Invoke-WmiMethod to set the DNS servers
Posted in PowerShell for Windows Admins by Richard Siddaway on May 20, 2012

In the last post I showed that there was an issue with the way the SetDNSServerSearchOrder of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class worked This would work $nic = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter "Index=7&quo...READ MORE

TCP/IP Alternative Configurations: pt IV reset to static address
Posted in PowerShell for Windows Admins by Richard Siddaway on May 20, 2012

At some stage we may need to reset our NIC back to having a static address $index = 7 $nic = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration ` -Filter "Index=$index" $ipaddress = @(...READ MORE

What Is ETL Testing - An Overview
Posted in Quality Assurance and Project Management by Jaideep on May 19, 2012

ETL stands for Extract Transform and Load. ETL can be treated as wider and broader horizon of normal testing that is done for business applications. Technically the process remains same as is there in any other kind of testing. First and foremost ste...READ MORE

What Analytics Tools Do You Use For Project Management
Posted in Quality Assurance and Project Management by Jaideep on May 19, 2012

CPA (Critical Path Analysis) and PERT are well proven age old tools to use for scheduling and management of large and complex kind of projects. They came into existence in mid of 1950 when in US huge projects were looking for ways to control them in ...READ MORE

See Through Screen
Posted in Can you hear me now? Tales from a Cisco voice instructor by Dave Bateman on May 19, 2012

Have you ever tried walking and texting at the same time? Sure you have, but most people won't admit it. This act has caused many a proud person to stumble or even fall flat on their face. I am not sure what was so important that they couldn't wait u...READ MORE

Dont Underestimate Your Strengths
Posted in Today's Big Picture by Shilpa on May 19, 2012

I recently did my strength finders again .... after almost 3 years. Of the top 5.... 3 remained the same from last time. I am not surprised at all. Since I got into strength finders I have been focusing on my strengths at work and on many other front...READ MORE

What Every IT Manager Should Know About Service Delivery and Support - Part V
Posted in IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance by Robert E. Davis on May 18, 2012

Management’s operating style is usually derived from devotion to tasks, symbolic behavior, and engrained cultural norms. Operating style will typically be reflected, directly or indirectly, in entity-centric imperatives presented in items such as ...READ MORE

Windows Signature Offers Official "Degunking" for Windows
Posted in Windows Enterprise Desktop by Ed Tittel on May 18, 2012

OK, you know that the Windows world has truly come full circle when OS maker Microsoft offers an official Signature (the italics are theirs, not mine, as a quick trip to the Signature page will reveal) designation for PCs (both laptops and notebooks)...READ MORE

Pearson VUE Acquires Certiport
Posted in IT Career JumpStart by Ed Tittel on May 18, 2012

In a move sure to catapult it to the very top of the testing and certification business, Pearson VUE announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring foundational level testing, certification, and content company Certiport. The terms of the acquisition ...READ MORE

TCP/IP Alternative Configurations: pt III set the alternative configuration
Posted in PowerShell for Windows Admins by Richard Siddaway on May 18, 2012

  We have seen how to set the NIC to use DHCP to get its address. This post shows how to set the alternative configuration on the NIC. If you just  want APIPA then do nothing – other wise use this script $HKLM = 2147483650 #HKEY_LOCAL_M...READ MORE

Advanced PowerShell v3 book
Posted in PowerShell for Windows Admins by Richard Siddaway on May 18, 2012

Three new chapters are added to the MEAP – Manning Early Access Program Chapter 3 – Using the PowerShell help system – includes PowerShell v3 Updateable help Chapter 5 – Working with PSsnapins and Modules Chapter 9 – Formatting   ...READ MORE

Different methods to advertise routes into OSPF
Posted in The Journey of a Network Engineer by Sulaiman Syed on May 18, 2012

Advertising routes into protocols is one of the interesting topics. Most of big enterprise networks will have different routing domains. Thus dealing with these routes become an essential topic in CCIE exams. Although the topic stats into OSPF, bu...READ MORE

What happens in Vegas Part I
Posted in Unchartered Waters by Matt Heusser on May 18, 2012

It's been a crazy couple of weeks. First, I get back from Las Vegas, a town teeming with the spirit of the age, that seems to promise that you can do anything and not get caught.  Some folks at the show even dressed like it. Except, of course,...READ MORE