October 2007 - Posts

Mon, Oct 29 2007 14:34

Facebook – Friend or Fiend?

Body: Ok – so I've resisted many of the online social networking sites for a while now. I've got some info up on LinkedIn and now finally got a Facebook account. I've got to ask the question though "Is it too much to be connecting?"...
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Thu, Oct 25 2007 7:21

SBS Events in Sydney in November!

Body: Sydney, November, 2007 – that's the place to be if you want to see some of the best get together and chat about all things SBS and SMB related. There are two key events on in late November. November 21 st , the Sydney SBS Group will be moving...
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Sun, Oct 21 2007 3:51

Preparing for Cougar aka SBS 2008

Body: This is the first in a series of posts around preparing for the next version of SBS (code named Cougar) which we're expecting to be called SBS 2008. It's due out next year, some time after Longhorn server is released. Given Longhorn server...
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Mon, Oct 15 2007 23:18

The description for Event ID... in source.... cannot be found

Body: Don't you hate it when you go to a server to review the event logs and it's filled with "The description for Event ID (NNNN ) in Source ( SOMETHINGGOODHERE ) cannot be found." Now – in itself these don't constitute a big problem...
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Mon, Oct 15 2007 19:03

SBS 2003 Best Practice Analyser has been launched

Body: Yes- you heard it here first – Microsoft today have launched their new analysis tool for SBS 2003 servers that will help understand some of the common configuration mistakes and advise on how to correct them. The tool is available here http://www...
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Wed, Oct 10 2007 22:04

Do you get the Name ActiveX Control message on Sharepoint Services 3.0 sites?

Body: UPDATE: I've reverted to the old init.js file as if you make the changes below, it removes the ability for you to log in and add webparts to the page using a web browser. I'll investigate later and sort it. Need to get on with writing today...
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Wed, Oct 10 2007 20:49

MS KB 934525 Breaks WSS 3.0 sites – here’s how I fixed it

Body: This morning I applied the current MS patches to a number of my servers. On some they worked fine, but on this server – my blog server the patch horked up Sharepoint Services 3.0. I was getting the following error Event Type: Error Event Source...
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Mon, Oct 8 2007 16:24

The joys of beta testing

Body: One of the joys of testing new software is the temporary error messages they have in it. Below is one from one of the packages I'm testing now. At least it's clear why things don't work J Category: Software Published: 9/10/2007 7:24...
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Mon, Oct 8 2007 16:18

Testing Email Antispam Solution – now in progress

Body: This morning I've started testing of TrendMicros InterScan Messaging Hosted Security product. It's an in the cloud based Antivirus/AntiSpam/AntiPhishing solution that should offload the task of cleansing my email before it reaches my server...
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Sun, Oct 7 2007 7:24

MVP means you are invulnerable... NOT!

Body: A fellow MVP – Kathleen Anderson has reminded me of a spoof video that Microsoft did a few years back for an MVP summit. The video suggests that the instant you become an MVP that you'll have hordes of loyal followers, beautiful women throwing...
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Tue, Oct 2 2007 2:24

MVP Once More

Body: MVP's are nominated to Microsoft from various sources based on the work they have done in the past 12 months to assist the community. It so happens that my award cycle is from October through to September, and today I was fortunate to receive...
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Mon, Oct 1 2007 11:29

The things you hear at SMBNation

Body: Now I'm not going to name who said what – that would really put me in big trouble with some well respected people, but often you come in on part of a conversation and it just sounds funny... here are a few things I heard over the last few days...
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