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- DST arrives this weekend: Are your Microsoft systems ready?
- Daylight Saving Time DST starts a couple of weeks earlier this year than usual -- on Sunday March 9 for U.S. and Canada. Microsoft users and administrators should know the drill by now: Double-check to make sure your Microsoft-based systems are ready. M3 Sweatt, the Chief of...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Daylight Saving Time, DST, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Apple Daylight Saving Time (dmg)
- The Daylight Saving Time Update for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server addresses recent changes in the way Daylight Saving Time will be observed in the U.S. and Canada beginning in March 2007 and includes the latest time zone information for the rest of the world. This version...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Daylight Saving Time, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Update Mac OS X and Server to Daylight Saving Time 2007
- If you're using one of the latest versions of Mac OS X (such as Panther or Tiger; 10.3.x and 10.4.x, respectively), the easiest way to update your Mac's clock for the early start to Daylight Saving Time is with Software Update. However, if you are using an older version of...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server, Daylight Saving Time, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-03-06
- Update Linux and FreeBSD systems for new Daylight Savings Time settings
- Daylight Savings Time starts three weeks earlier in 2007, which may cause problems for some companies as they scramble to alter their IT networks so scheduled software and clocks will remain accurate after the change. Linux users will need to ensure that their computers are compliant with local Daylight Saving...
- Tags: FreeBSD, Daylight Saving Time, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-02-28
- Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now
- The United States Federal government has decided to start Daylight Savings Time earlier, starting with the year 2007, than it has in previous years. Unfortunately, many versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system and Windows Servers like Exchange are not ready for the early starting point and have to be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Window, Server, Microsoft Corp., Daylight Saving Time, Josh Hoskins, United States Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-02-23
- Daylight Saving Time
- A basic capability of any modern computer system is timekeeping and date/time calculations. Computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems are no different: Windows, not application programs, provides the basic timekeeping functions including Daylight Saving Time. Microsoft clearly states that many important productivity applications such as Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook...
- Tags: Argent Software, Window, Microsoft Corp., Daylight Saving Time, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Productivity, It Management, Operating Systems, Software, It service Management
- White papers 2007-02-12
- Deploying Microsoft Windows 2000 Updates for Daylight Saving Time Changes for Worldwide Use
- The presenter of this webcast introduces the daylight saving time changes for calendar year 2007. This webcast also provides an overview of why the changes are needed. The presenter specifically focuses on Microsoft Windows 2000. He talks about the registry changes and the time zones that are being updated. The...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Daylight Saving Time, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2007-01-18
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- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th-century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking for...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more
- I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Diaz's Memo: Can cloud computing weather the storm?
- ZDNet's Sam Diaz isn't ready to give up on cloud computing after Amazon's recent S3 storage service outage. He believes the technology still has the potential to drastically reduce operating expenses.
- Tags: Diaz, Cloud Computing, Amazon
- Videos 2008-07-25
- EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook
- On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...
- Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup
- Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot!According to the story the 2.1 firmware also contains...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- A Friday Active Directory puzzler
- We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...
- Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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