Today I installed Outlook 2007 on a test machine and enabled the RSS defaults. An hour or so later I noticed that the Junk Mail folder contained 60 items. Curious as to what might be in there so quickly, I found it was RSS items from MSNBC.com. Interesting that one Microsoft product considers… Read More: MSN Just Junk? »
I sometimes have to work in environments where I have to use the customer’s PC instead of my laptop. This can be quite frustrating as my laptop is quite heavily customised and has all the tools that I need. One thing I find problematic is having to work with scripts (especially VBScript) without a… Read More: Stuck without a script Editor? Try MSE7.EXE »
Okay, okay, so I’m a little behind the times. “Welcome to the nineties, dude!”, as a friend of mine would say. I can’t help it – I’m the one who thinks this whole Interweb thing is just a fad. 🙂 Anyway, I’m working with a new laptop (Dell Latitude D830) that, apart from being the… Read More: My first foray into the brave new world of 64-bit… »
Windows Server 2008 introduces a new security principal called OWNER RIGHTS. It was introduced to fill a security and delegation loophole in previous versions of Windows whereby creators of objects potentially inherit more permissions than are intended. For detailed information on how the new feature works in the context of AD, see Jorge’s blog entry… Read More: My failed attempt to break aDDS using oWNER RIGHTS »
If you’ve managed to get some hands-on experience with the RTM Windows Server 2008, you might be surprised to see the version shown as Service Pack 1. Relax, you haven’t been in a coma – this really is what the RTM release calls itself (see below). The reason for Service Pack 1 moniker is so… Read More: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1? »
If you’ve never watched Fox’s TV series ’24’, the name of this blog will mean little to you. On the other hand if you have watched the series you will recognise that the term “open a socket” is CTU’s panacea for all ills. Will Jack escape the building surrounded by bad guys? Sure, all he… Read More: What’s in a name? »