Posted by: kurtsh | July 17, 2005

Summer Vacation

Hi.  If you’re reading this, I apologize for not putting much up recently.  I’ve been very busy sitting on my duff on vacation.  Or more appropriately, either laying out poolside at the Hard Rock Hotel or playing swim-up Blackjack in said pool.
 
I do actually have a lot to write about, not the least of which is my new Verizon Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone.  This thing is just AMAZING – I haven’t gotten this giddy over a mobile device since my original Pocket PC Phone from T-Mobile, and that thing initially was pretty unstable. 
 
This i730 is rock solid – I’ve only encountered 1 bug and that’s just a piece of software that doesn’t work quite right.
 
More on all of this later.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 13, 2005

RELEASE: Microsoft Global Contact Access for Windows Mobile

Microsoft Global Contact Access is a free power toy for Windows Mobile devices which enables customers to look up contacts in the Global Address List (GAL) and check co-worker schedules on their Exchange server. Global Contact Access is available now for employees and external customers at the Windows Mobile download site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/global/default.mspx.
 
Global Contact Access can be installed on any device running Windows Mobile 2003 or 5.0. It is designed to work with Exchange Server 2003, and requires users to have access their Exchange accounts via Outlook Web Access.  The download website also includes a FAQ with more information about system requirements and functionality.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 5, 2005

BOOK: Windows Administrator’s Automation Toolkit

I was quite surprised by the number of people that  immediately went to go get the book I wrote about called "Windows Group Policy Guide".  In fact, I had no idea so many people read this blog.
 
That being said, check this out:
This is the Windows Administrator’s Automation Toolkit.  It’s focused on writing scripts against Windows XP & Windows 2000/2003 for automating redudant or scheduleable tasks.
 
Get the detailed guidance, tips, and tools you need to automate Windows system administration—including 120 full working scripts with command-line controls on the CD! Windows automation expert Don Jones shows you how to run the scripts as written or customize them for your unique requirements. You’ll learn how to reconfigure multiple services on a computer, shut down multiple remote computers, add users to Active Directory® directory service, automate security configurations, work with Internet Information Services 6.0, and perform other key computer and network management tasks. You’ll also explore advanced scripting tools. The CD features all 120 timesaving scripts, plus a bonus eBook to further your scripting expertise

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 2, 2005

NEWS: Halo2 Cheaters!

This is a blog entry just to some of my friends that have asked about this ever mission critical business topic: 
 
 
(There is a autoupdate coming around the week of July 11th that will eliminate a lot of the cheating.)

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 2, 2005

NEW: “Windows Game Advisor”

Hmm.  I find it interesting that I learn about things within our company that no one ever bothered telling me… and I’m an employee!   How is the rest of the world supposed to hear about this stuff?!?
 
Microsoft Windows Game Advisor
This site lists all the latest games out there and helps people make sure they have the technical capability to play said games. 
 
"Put more fun in your life with the new Windows Game Advisor. Get demos, trailers, updates, and other game information. You can even see if your computer running Windows has the hardware you need to play a game before you buy it."
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

RTW: Outlook 2003 Business Contact Manager for Pocket PC

Business Contacts for Pocket PC is a program that allows you to synchronize your business contacts and a subset of your communication history to your Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC device. While on the go, you can make changes to your business contacts and later synchronize the changes made with the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager database.

Note: Business Contacts for Pocket PC is not supported on Smartphones.

This download contains two parts: a sync provider for Microsoft Active Sync and a program residing on the Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC device.

DOWNLOAD:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f3bc2918-c310-4599-81d1-558cf385ed88&displaylang=en

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

RTW: Microsoft SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

The Microsoft SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is a set of 8 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with a sample database of information extracted from a SharePoint Portal Server environment. This database can be populated from your own SharePoint Portal Server environment using the downloadable Data Extraction Program (DEP). The DEP will read the SharePoint Portal Server data via the object model. You also can use the sample reports as templates for designing new reports.
This Report Pack includes the following reports:

  • Storage Report
    Shows a listing of the virtual servers and the number of collections, sites, areas, lists, files and size. Also shows a size distribution and storage usage chart, and a top 20 sites based on size.
  • Storage Trend Report
    Shows four charts illustrating the virtual server storage trend, site collection growth trend, area growth trend and list growth trend.
  • Site Trend Report
    Shows hit counts for virtual servers, collections, areas and lists. Also shows the top 20 sites based on hits.
  • Comprehensive Site Collections Report
    Shows the list of site collections, who owns the collection, configurable characteristics about the owner and the date the collection was last accessed.
  • Detailed Site Collection Report
    Shows top 20 pages accessed (based on hit count) for this site collection.
  • Detailed Page Report
    Shows users who have access to the page, when they last accessed it, any referrer URL and number of hits. Also shows two charts illustrating user distribution and referrer distribution.
  • Best Bet Keyword
    Shows top 20, top 10, bottom 10, or bottom 20 keywords used for searching. Also shows which keywords have best bets.
  • Search Terms
    Shows top 20, top 10, bottom 10, or bottom 20 search terms used for searching. Also shows which search terms match a defined keyword.
 
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

RTW: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer v2.0

In response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). Version 2.0 of MBSA includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems. MBSA runs on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems and will scan for common security misconfigurations in the following products: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0, and 6.0, SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01 and later, and Office 2000, 2002 and 2003. MBSA also scans for missing security updates, update rollups and service packs published to Microsoft Update.
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

RTW: Microsoft Management Pack Notifier for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

The Microsoft® Management Pack Notifier Management Pack enables the generation of Informational alerts as updated management packs for MOM2005 are released.

Once installed this Management Pack will periodically contact Microsoft to determine if updates to previously installed management packs are available for download. When an update is detected an Informational alert will be generated indicating which management pack(s) and version(s) are available.

DOWNLOAD:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a24cea3a-1920-4b18-8cf2-8bf78c94c917&displaylang=en

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 1, 2005

WEBCAST: Microsoft Architecture Webcasts

Check this out.  Microsoft Architecture Webcasts.

Learn about:
– Service-oriented Architecture
– Creating a Shared Technology Vision
– Building reusable frameworks
– Achieving integration, aggregation, and interoperability

All attendees of the webcasts get a free MSPRESS Patterns and Practices book on the topic of their choice.

This requires registration so check it out now!
REGISTER:  https://www.architecturewebcasts.com/

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