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New Phishing Attacks
Educate your users and friends/family...Microsoft never sends patches (updates) in an e-mail....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/31/2006
Scalable Networking Pack Debuts at WinHec
Among the cool demos today at WinHec is the Scalable Networking Pack. Through the introduction of...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/23/2006
The Good Samaritan Would Blog
I am reading a new book written by some friends of mine: Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/23/2006
System Center Virtual Machine Manager Debuts
Now that the WinHec demo and announcement are live, I can reveal the name of the new product I have...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/23/2006
New SharePoint Blog
Don't forget to keep an eye on blogs.msdn.com. About 20% of IT Pro and Dev "audiences" self-identify...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/19/2006
You Asked, We Listened
I downloaded the Powershell RC1 and documentation as soon as they came out. I didn't think much...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/09/2006
RC1 of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Released
The Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 RC has released on Microsoft Connect. Once you sign in with...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/09/2006
Xray that iffy site with URL Tracer, block the typo-squatters
Microsoft Research has released one of its Strider tools, URL Tracer. Security Watch says it...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/08/2006
PowerShell Reloaded
Refreshed PowerShell bits are available here. Check out the blog here and Windows PowerShell on...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/05/2006
DPM Starts a Trend?
Here's hoping other product teams follow the DPM team lead and post their error message catalogs....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/05/2006
New Microsoft Security Blog to Watch
Keep an eye on the new Jeff Jones Security Blog. Great new post On Disingenuous Analysis and...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
UMPC Debuts to Poor Reviews
The Samsung Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) is out to poor reviews, like this one, that state:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
Tools and Tidbits from MMS
Great paper on using WMI for scripting MOM from Brian Wren's session. SMS 2003 Client Health...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/01/2006
System Center on Technet
System Center has a new site on TechNet. Get the goods on: System Center Reporting Manager 2006...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/25/2006
Monad Name Change Announced at MMS
Bub Muglia just announced a change of name for Monad to Windows PowerShell. Get it here:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/25/2006
Jasonic Rituals
Interesting new book: The Jasons, is reviewed in Wired. I'm gonna try to pick this one up for the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Online All-In? Go To Jail in Washington State
Washington state legislature recently passed SB 6613 - 2005-06 prohibiting internet gambling. As of...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Win a trip to TechEd
Tech-Ed 2006 Webcasts: Power to the Pros Attend a pre Tech-Ed webcast by May 12 and you could win...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
New Laptop Setup
Setting up a new laptop today, and thought it might be helpful to others if I documented a couple of...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/19/2006
Get Your MOM Stressed Out
A colleague recently asked about a stress tool that would let his shop generate multiple events to...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/18/2006
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Management Pack Live in the DLC
The Virtual Server 2005 R2 Management Pack Guide is live today on TechNet.The Microsoft Virtual...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/13/2006
As Above, So Below
By now you have heard (since everyone has been screaming their heads off about it) that virtual...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/07/2006
DSI Analyst Report
The PressPass site has a new link to an analyst report on DSI: Microsoft's DSI Strategy: Clearer...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/07/2006
Management Wants Your Feedback (MOM, DPM, SMS)
The Windows Enterprise Management (WEMD) documentation teams are conducting a survey to evaluate how...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/05/2006
Phish Hooks Study
This BBC article claims in a recent study 40% of users failed to spot phony bank phishing websites....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/05/2006
Support for Linux VM additions
Unless you subscribe only to one or two obscure TechNet blogs, you have heard that Virtual Server EE...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/04/2006
Button, button, how do I find my CD on the network?
Ever gone to the place where you keep your CDs and found one of them missing? Here's a script that...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/03/2006
MBSA 1.2 Lives on
CNET reports today that MBSA 1.2.1 will not be retired today as previously announced. The most...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/31/2006
Handy Tip - New Web Query in Excel
A colleague passed on this tip - very handy. I came across a web page that showed a list of folks...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/30/2006
WMI Diagnosis Scripty
Here is a nifty IT Pro script for your diagnostic toolbox: The WMI Diagnosis Utility. WMIDiag.vbs is...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/29/2006
Monad B3
Signed up for Monad today through connect.microsoft.com to see wha the process is like. Interesting...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/29/2006
Scriptolicious
OK, so weeks now I've been touting the TechNet Script Center and its scriptolicious user-sumbitted...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/22/2006
Measuring Customer-centricity
We are all customer-centeric now, right? Well, just how much, in what areas? How are we measuring...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/22/2006
IT Administrator Scripting Help
Do you manage your IT environment with scripts? Here are some new resources to help: Windows "Monad"...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/15/2006
ISA BPA
The ISA Server Best Practices Analyzer tool checks your config including that administration COM...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/15/2006
WDS Update Live in the DLC
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 2.6.5 beta helps you find virtually anything on your PC or your...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/15/2006
ITIL-MOF Bookmarks
Thanks to Kyle and Tom: IT Service Management American Strategic Management Institute -...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/14/2006
Put Your Users On a Crash Diet
You already know about the script center's user- submitted scripts, right? Every Monday is new...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/27/2006
Remote Access Quarantine Tool for ISA 2004 ready for download
Get the newly posted Remote Access Quarantine Tool for Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA)...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/27/2006
Brushach
You remember those Rorsach ink blot tests? Ever heard those "brush with fame" stories? I'm coining...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/20/2006
NEW Antigen site on TechNet
The Antigen TN site is live, althought the download link takes you to Sybari and requires...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/09/2006
Seven Rules for Making a (Science) Movie, or techie blog
Cool NOVA site on "the Ghost Particle". Check out the producer's 7 rules for making a good science...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/08/2006
LUA Lower Now
A new paper from the MSSC to help you LUA: Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/06/2006
Nifty User-Submitted Scripts
First, you have seen the new User-Submitted Scripts section of the TN Script Center, right? Mark...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/06/2006
The BattlePlan is Clear
This CNNMoney article has a focus on what Vista might do to Microsoft stock price. But this quote at...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/03/2006
FEMA Children's R&R Guide
FEMA has a brochure and webpage to help kids prepare for and cope with disasters. It includes advice...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/02/2006
New TechNet Interop & Migration Center is live
The new TechNet Interop & Migration Center is live. Check it out. Why? It's new, it looks like...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/01/2006
DPM Appliance
I love this company. Think about how much time, money, and wasted employee effort you could save...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/26/2006
Is It Safe?
Imagine Olivier in MARATHON MAN interrogating Dustin Hoffman's character ..."Is it safe?" The...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/26/2006