Tips and Tricks from the Lab Rat

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WOW. Still getting questions on Dual-core

Q: Can Windows 2000 take advantage of dual-core technology. Yes and No. This is a very common...

Date: 04/20/2006

I'm Still Here

Wow... over a month since my last entry.... Sorry everyone, but things have been quite busy around...

Date: 03/11/2006

HP 64bit Opteron Follow-up Post

I've had several folks email asking for more pics of the 64bit HP DL585 boxes, especially the drives...

Date: 01/23/2006

Additional Patches for WMF (Windows Meta File) vulnerability

For those of you not following our discussion over at the Channel 9 blog, there have been a couple...

Date: 01/10/2006

Which OS for the 64bit Dual Core?

I was asked over on the Channel 9 blog about which operating system do I have running on the new...

Date: 12/14/2005

Need a Few Processors?

Referring back to my post on hyperthreading, I had to remove quite a few procs to get the correct...

Date: 12/07/2005

New 64bit DUAL CORE Servers in the RAT CAGE... YAAAH

Who are the new animals in the rat cage? Two new servers... that you as a Microsoft customer can use...

Date: 12/06/2005

Happy Holidays

Sorry it's been over a month since I've blogged. Things have been hectic around the lab and back at...

Date: 11/24/2005

Hyper-Threading? Multi-Core? What the?

Another very common question around the cheese post and watering dish. What does it all mean?...

Date: 10/20/2005

How much traffic can Windows 2003 Server handle?

That’s the question that I was asked today. My answer: It depends. Many folks will ask if we can...

Date: 10/19/2005

Exchange Server Status

Sorry folks, I created the blog shortly before going to San Diego for a team summit, so I haven't...

Date: 09/30/2005

Tips on the way from the Lab Rat

To give you a bit of a background.... I work in the Microsoft Services Labs. Our facilities are for...

Date: 09/20/2005