August 2008 - Posts

The Application Virtualization article to end all articles by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

InfoWorld has produced a great article for anyone who wants to get up-to-speed on Application Virtualization: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/21/34TC-appv-extreme_1.html Read More...
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IE8 Beta 2 touted as a faster browser. But is it? by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

From a personal perspective, watching the time it takes for new tabs to load and then for the new pages to load in the tab, I’m a bit disappointed in the speed of IE8.  Even Maxthon , which uses the IE8 rendering engine is much faster opening new...
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Adding a web slice adds a new RSS feed in MS Outlook by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Hmmm…this I didn’t expect.  When you add a web slice to IE8, it also adds a new feed to MS Outlook (if you are using Outlook to read RSS feeds). It also appears (and, I’m double-checking this) that installing IE8 also changes the update frequency...
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Still no speed dial for IE8, but the Favorites bar will have to do for now by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

In Maxthon , Firefox , Opera , and even using IE7Pro , there’s a feature I’ve come to rely on, the speed dial. Speed dial is a configurable page where you can insert regularly visited web sites for easy access.  Here’s a view from Maxthon. You basically...
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What is a Web Slice? by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

A Web Slice is a specific portion of a webpage that you can subscribe to, and which enables you to see when updated content—such as the current temperature, or a changing auction price—is available from your favorite websites. Once you have subscribed...
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Block advertisements in IE8 by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Adblock Pro: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Security/Adblock_Pro/ Read More...
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Skin IE8 like Firefox by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

IE8 Theme Manager: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Time_Savers/Internet_Explorer_Theme_Manager/ Read More...
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Setting up a local weather IE8 web slice by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

The IE8 add-on directory offers a weather web-slice, but only for the Seattle, WA area.  So, how do you setup a web-slice for your local weather? Jump out to Live.com Search and enter your city and the word “weather” (with quotes).  The result...
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The IE8 Accelerator directory by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Here’s some cool new add-ons for IE8 – with many more coming… http://www.ieaddons.com/en/ Read More...
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WSUS gets two new categories by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

From the WSUS product team blog : Today you will see two  new product categories in your WSUS Synchronization Options dialogs: Windows Server 2008 Server Manager – Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Dynamic Installer and Windows Server 2008 Server...
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R2 Releases! – with Updated Documentation by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

The Release 2 add-on for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 is released today. Keep an eye on it being announced on the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Web site with details of how to download it. R2 is available free of charge to customers who have...
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Conversation with Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

ReGeneration.org provides a short web interview with 1E’s CEO: http://www.regeneration.org/2008/08/26/conversation-with-sumir-karayi-ceo-of-1e/ Read More...
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Don’t delete the TEMP or TMP directory on a ConfigMgr client… by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

J.C. Hornbeck tells why… Today's tip comes from Vinay Pamnani, a Support Engineer in our System Center Configuration Manager 2007 group.  I didn't see a whole lot documented on these error codes so if you're seeing a 8004402F or a 80041010...
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Issue with latest updated DHCP Management Pack by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Steve Rachui talks about the latest flaw and workaround: After installing the latest DHCP MP customers are seeing an issue where the event log cannot be opened on the DHCP systems.  An event similar to the following is logged This problem is due...
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iPhone security flaw exposes private data by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/template6.aspx?articleid=5563&zoneid=72 Read More...
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SCCM-Tools.com coming… by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

http://sccm-tools.com/ Per a post to the forums today by mhudson… SCCM Tools Well I have my domain now http://sccm-tools.com/ I hope to have the BETA of it up in a few weeks. This site will be central place where people can request tools to be create...
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Want to know what’s up with Appdeploy.com? by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Bob Kelly indicates that the site should be back up, but it is still moving slow today.  So, additional technical issues are being worked on. However, you can now “follow” what is going on with Appdeploy.com by following the updates on Twitter: ...
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Betanews.com comes up blank when using IE8 Beta 2 by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

Try accessing Betanews.com in IE8 Beta 2 and you’ll see a completely blank page. Incidentally, if you use Maxthon (which uses the IE8 rendering engine), Betanews.com works fine… Betanews.com works fine when you place IE8 Beta 2 in compatibility mode....
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RSS Feed links in MS Outlook work, but give errors after installing IE8 Beta 2 by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

After installing IE8 Beta 2, I receive a similar message as show below on each and every link inside a RSS feed in Microsoft Outlook. After a quick test, this error seems to be caused by Maxthon running as the default browser.  When I use IE8 as...
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Maxthon needs an update to work with IE8 Beta 2 by Rod Trent at myITforum.com

After installing IE8 Beta 2, I found that Maxthon no longer works.  But, there’s a post in the Maxthon forums with a link to a Maxthon update that allows it to work with the new beta. http://forum.maxthon.com/viewthread.php?tid=73817 Read More.....
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