Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.2 Available

July 2, 2009 – 7:50 am
Microsoft has released a new version of its toolset designed to help administrators migrate shared folders between servers running Windows operating systems. Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.2 went live in June 2009, and is currently up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center. Making use of the Distributed File System (DFS), the File Server Migration Toolkit is capable of maintaining Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths. In this manner, admins will be able to enjoy a simplified consolidation and migration process, the software giant promised. “Microsoft released the File Server Migration Toolkit version 1.2 (FSMT 1.2), which will help you migrate file shares from computers running Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Storage Server 2008 to computers running Windows 2003 Server, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Storage Server 2008. You can use it to consolidate multiple file servers or simply to ...

Tiny S’pore-made MP3 player

June 30, 2009 – 4:44 am
A home-grown company has come up with what it is pitching as a cheap alternative to Apple's tiniest digital-music player, the iPod Shuffle. Barely the size of a thumb, the Kube (right) measures 23mm by 23mm and weighs 18g. The company behind the player, Blue Tree Electronics, wants to make MP3 players affordable for everyone by pricing the Kube at only S$34.90. It is also selling it at 7-Eleven stores so as to reach out to a wider clientele. Despite its light weight, the player can pack in six hours of performance, with just an hour of charging needed, said Blue Tree. Source: digital.asiaone.com Despite launching the product at all 450 7-Eleven stores, Blue Tree insisted "we are no Creative", referring to one of the most successful companies in Singapore, Creative Technologies, well known for its line of MP3 players. The company, set up by a group of long-time friends in 2004, initially went into ...

Lenovo to offer free Windows updates

June 29, 2009 – 4:58 am
Lenovo has become the latest PC vendor to offer users a free upgrade to Windows 2007. The company said that all systems sold between 26 June and 31 January with the Home Premium, Business and Ultimate versions of Windows Vista would be eligible for the update. Lenovo said that the offer will be limited to home and small business system purchases. Customers who purchase more than 29 systems will be directed to use Microsoft's volume licensing programme instead. The offer makes Lenovo the second major PC vendor to roll out a free upgrade programme in recent days. On Thursday HP said that it would be offering a similar deal to users who purchase new systems between now and the 22 October release of Windows 7. Microsoft is also pressing users to plan an upgrade to the new version of Windows. The company said yesterday that it would offer discounted pricing to those who ...

How can I see a list of all users who access Exchange via the Outlook Web Access (OWA)?

June 26, 2009 – 5:24 am
If you inspect the IIS web service logs you'll will see all the access logs, which include source IP address and username. This file is very cumbersome, however. A friend of mine, Tim McCarty, used the LOGPARSER tool with a little T-SQL script to take the data and reformat into a more digestible format. To make sure logs are enabled check, the Web Site tab of the default web site, as shown here. Click to expand. First, save the following as UsersofOWA.sql Select date as [Date], time as [Time], s-ip as [Server IP], cs-username as [UserName], c-ip as [Client-IP], cs-method as [Request Verb], cs-uri-stem as [Request URI] FROM \\D:\sources\logs \OWALogins.csv Once you have the CSV file, you can see information such as unique users using Microsoft Excel's remove duplicates functionality. You can also tune the above commands and formats to get the format you want. Full info here

MailMessenger Email Server

June 25, 2009 – 5:33 am
The MailMessenger Email Server is a high performance, multi-threaded email server for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista which supports IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols. Whether you are hosting your own email or collecting mail from your ISP, the MailMessenger Email Server will provide everything you need to run a secure and dependable email system. Major Features: Spam Protection Methods - Supports various methods of fighting Spam. Supports real time spam lists, relay authorization, black and white lists, content filtering, Spam Quarantine with Digests and other methods. 3rd Party Virus Scanner Support - Scan your email using your current anti-virus software. IMAP, POP3 and SMTP Protocol Support -The Internet standards for email client and server communication. Supports TLS/SSL Multiple Domain Support - Supports virtual and multi-homed domains. Multiple Email Box Types - Standard, Forwards, Aliases, Groups, Relays and Mailing Lists are supported. POP3 Pickup and SMTP Pickup Support - Pickup your email from other ...

Pirate Bay Launches VPN Service

June 24, 2009 – 5:18 am
The operators of The Pirate Bay launched a long-awaited VPN service Monday, promising to make file sharers and other internet users more anonymous online.The IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service, at about $7 monthly, is named for Sweden’s IPRED law that went into force in April. That law empowers copyright owners to acquire data from ISPs identifying people linked to file sharing. The four operators of the Pirate Bay are staring down a year in prison each, and millions of dollars in fines, after being convicted in a Swedish court for facilitating copyright infringement. They run the world’s most notorious BitTorrent search engine. Their fines and imprisonment are pending appeal. On Monday, The Pirate Bay announced that 180,000 people have signed up for the service. Invitations to the first 3,000 who signed up in April went out Monday. “There’s been some small issues but it’s being resolved right now,” the Bay announced Monday on its ...

HP Web-Connected Printer

June 23, 2009 – 4:42 am
Hewlett-Packard on Monday introduced an Internet-connected inkjet printer that lets people print coupons, movie tickets, maps, and other items from Web sites without having to turn on a PC. The HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web has a 4.33-inch touch screen for navigating to sites. The printer includes software for accessing Web content from HP partners, including USA Today, Google, Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku, and Weathernews. HP also launched HP Apps Studio, a site for downloading future applications for the printer. HP has included application programming interfaces with the printers software platform for third parties to build software and make it available through the Apps Studio, a strategy made popular with Apple's launch of the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new printer can connect directly to the Internet through a wired or Wi-Fi connection. The device also supports Bluetooth for printing directly from digital cameras ...

Six Easy Ways To Save Money And ‘Go Green’

June 22, 2009 – 6:25 am
Source: thenorthcountyvoice.com   Want to save money while simultaneously saving the planet? Then listen up...    1) Power down your computers at night. A recent Gartner study measured carbon emissions from a variety of IT devices and found that the top three are PCs/monitors, data centers, and fixed-line telecommunications systems, in that order. PCs and monitors alone contribute 40 percent of total carbon emissions, data centers around 23 percent.. In fact, PCs worldwide consume about 80 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year. What's more, as much as two-thirds of that is wasted, according to Kevin Klustner, CEO of Verdiem, an IT energy monitoring and management company, translating to $5.4 billion of energy waste each year.    2) Stop Printing Non-Essential E-mails, Faxes And Documents. Not only will this save your company money on ink and toner, but you’ll reduce the amount of paper and ink waste clogging up landfills. You can also install software to make ...

Google Offers Glimpse of Google Apps Script

June 19, 2009 – 4:50 am
Google announced this week that it has launched a limited test of a new feature, which lets people add customization and automation to Google Apps, starting with spreadsheets in Google Docs. They call this Google Apps Script. Google Apps Script lets users automate spreadsheet actions, like reading and changing values in cells and ranges, changing formats and formulas, and creating custom functions. It also allows users to send email or create calendar entries outside of spreadsheets. Google was kind enough to provide a couple of videos to illustrate the capabilities of Google Apps Script. Following are an introduction and a look at sending email from Google Spreadsheets. Google Docs Product Manager Jonathan Rochelle, who announced Google Apps Script, also tweeted about an interesting spreadsheets gadget: Google has invited about a thousand organizations to start using the Google Apps Script, so they can get feedback and improve upon it. Those who wish to participate can ...

Tips to Diagnose Linux server Network Connectivity Issues

June 18, 2009 – 4:29 am
Source: cyberciti.biz Steps to diagnose the problem: #1: Use ping command Always ping the IP address of server and then try hostname. For example: $ ping 75.126.43.232 $ ping cyberciti.biz If you can ping by IP address but not by hostname, then make sure you have correct DNS servers setup in /etc/resolv.conf file. $ less /etc/resolv.conf Output: nameserver 192.168.1.10 nameserver 208.67.222.222 nameserver 208.67.220.220 Make sure your own DNS server running. #2: Use traceroute command If you cannot ping your server at all, use traceroute to trace network problem. traceroute provides the detailed information about path to a network server. You can always find out if server is down from your own workstation or gateway router. $ traceroute cyberciti.biz #3: Look for default route / gateway IP If traceroute point out that you cannot reach to your own gateway, then check routing setting on your own workstation. Add default route. # route # route add default gw 192.168.1.254 eth0 #4: Look for IP address Make sure you have correct IP address assigned ...
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