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September 01, 2003
September 29, 2003
Can You Hear Me -- OW!
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Tom LaSusa
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A rather enterprising teenager in Spain conned a bunch of folks into believing they were purchasing inexpensive cell phones via an internet auction. After they sent payment, the buyers received a package -- with a brick inside instead of a phone.
I wonder how many minutes they got with their plan?
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New Issue Online
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Tom LaSusa
at 02:56 PM
Hi folks. We've just posted the first half of our October 2nd issue of Network Computing.
This week, Dave Molta explores Wireless LANS, and reviews offerings from seven WLAN vendors. In our sneak previews department, we examine Network Associates InfiniStream Security Forensics, which lets you examine previous events on your network to determine how intrustion detections may have taken place. And don't miss our Interactive Buyer's Guide on iSCSI SANs.
As always, you can grab the entire contents of the new issue from our RSS feed.
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September 28, 2003
Site Upgrade
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Brad Shimmin
at 11:51 PM
Hi folks. We've been quite busy on the main site over the last two weeks, upgrading our content delivery system to ATG Dynamo. As a part of that upgrade, we've created a number of new services, including story toolkit upgrades, automated story indexes, and a fleet of RSS feeds.
Continue reading "Site Upgrade"
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September 26, 2003
Best Worst Server Name Awards Compendium
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Brad Shimmin
at 11:27 PM
When we first came up with what obviously was a hair brain scheme of asking for your favorite bad server names, we were surprised to see so many entries (literally two hundred+). But we were even more surprised at the number of entries for favorite "good" server names. Since beauty obviously lies in the eyes of the beholder, we won't cast any dispersions on these beloved names. We'll let you decide for yourself. But we just couldn't resist the temptation to categorize most (there were some we just couldn't publish) entries.
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Back in the saddle again
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Lori MacVittie
at 03:25 PM
Sean Doherty is working on a review and taking advantage of our infrastructure. Sometime yesterday we lost all connectivity between our Cisco router and our provider's CPE. Turns out the router was running at 99% CPU utilization and was dropping packets faster than a well configured firewall fending off MSBlast.
After trying a few tricks, which did not help, I pulled every connection from the switch hoping to use process of elimination to find out where the errant packets were coming from. Everything went well until I plugged in our CRM machine.
Wham! The router became unresponsive and packets starting dropping. I unplugged it and all was normal after the queues cleared out.
So the CRM machine remains unplugged until we can determine what odd behavior was causing all this strange traffic and freaking out the Cisco router.
It sat at 30% CPU utilization until after we rebooted it, then returned to normal. No odd processes were discovered running - though that isn't a certificate of a clean bill of health.
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September 25, 2003
Top 11 List: Blackout Bingo
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Brad Shimmin
at 11:46 PM
What happens when someone accidentally knocks out power across a large portion of the eastern seaboard? Well, of course you scramble to check the UPSes or gas up the generator and gracefully down unnecessary systems. But then what? Bingo? Well, leave it to our clever readers to discover the top 11 Benefits of a Multistate Blackout. In anticipation of our upcoming Last Mile on the subject, were you can read the Top 11 entries, we invite you to sit back, boot up a candle and check out our extended list of reader submissions. On second thought, you may need two candles.
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September 22, 2003
New Issue Online
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Tom LaSusa
at 12:14 PM
Hi folks. We've just posted our September 25th issue of Network Computing. This is a special issue, devoted to a discussion of the inner workings of a comprehensive product-testing program.
Continue reading "New Issue Online"
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September 18, 2003
Everything Old is Time Warner Again...
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Tom LaSusa
at 04:22 PM
Call them anything you like, just don't call them AOL Time Warner.
Faster than their dwindling subscriber base, the company is dropping the "AOL" part of their name.
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September 16, 2003
The Award for best misuse of Flash goes to...
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Tom LaSusa
at 05:45 PM
Just...just click. Don't speak. Just click.
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September 15, 2003
Stop Spam: Give Spammers Money!
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Tom LaSusa
at 05:17 PM
Ever see the movie "LA Story" with Steve Martin? There's a scene where he and his love interest are on line at an ATM. Meanwhile, there's a second line next to the AMT comprised of muggers. When Steve gets his cash from the machine, a grungy-looking robber politely greets them with "Good evening, I'll be your mugger tonight." Steve cheerfully gives him the cash and everyone parts ways.
For some reason, I thought of that when I read this article that talks about the proposal to pay Spammers not to Spam.
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I hate CLI0621E
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Lori MacVittie
at 03:02 PM
This error is the bane of my existence. I hate it. With a passion.
I'm in the process of upgrading to WAS 5.0 and of course something had to go wrong.
The application deployed beautifully, all looks well and then ...
CLI0621E
Yes, the "unsupported JDBC configuration" error. The one that ostensibly can be fixed by running db2jstrt on the JDBC server. But since that'd already been run on the server once to fix this problem before, I'm not really sure what to do - other than rewrite the entire application using Type 4 drivers.
CLI0621E
I swear that if Edgar Allen Poe were a programmer he would have written the "Telltale Error: CLI0621E"
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September 14, 2003
Wiring Closet in Blue
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Brad Shimmin
at 01:28 PM
We've really been enjoying the posts you've made to our MoblogIT server. We've seen smashed cars, trashed wiring closets and rather odd infrastructure choices. Thanks for sending them in!
 Here's this week's pick of the litter, a rather flowing example of "wiring over time" by Al Rudminskiy. Well, at least it's all in blue.
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New Issue Online
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Brad Shimmin
at 01:19 PM
Hi folks. We've just posted our September 18th issue of Network Computing, featuring a new episode of On Location in which Dave Joachim and Jonathan Feldman take to the high seas with the U.S. Navy to learn their training secrets.
Plus we've published an in-depth review of search engines by Sean Doherty. As a part of our NWC Project, Sean has graciously kept his test environment running for the winning product, CSRIO's Panoptic, which you can use to compare results against our live search engine. He has also done an interview with me, revealing his conclusions drawn from the testing as well as his expectations for future search engine products.
As always, you can grab the entire contents of the new issue from our RSS feed, or you can browse for stories here.
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September 12, 2003
Game On!
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Tom LaSusa
at 01:05 PM
We asked our readers to submit their best lame excuses for holding a LAN Gaming Party in the office. By the responses, it sounds like some of our submitters may have actually used them in practice.
The Top 11 can be seen this week in our latest Last Mile. But until then, here's the lot of them for your viewing pleasure.
Continue reading "Game On!"
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September 11, 2003
Rememberance
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Tom LaSusa
at 10:34 AM
As you're probably aware, today marks the second anniversary of the September 11th attacks upon our country. Two years have elapsed since we all woke up to what we thought was going to be just another ordinary work day, and found our lives changed forever.
It may not be much, but our entire staff sends out their thoughts and prayers to everyone who lost someone that day, as well as those who were lost themselves.
We will never forget the past, but we look towards the future -- to better days.
Be safe, everyone.
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September 09, 2003
Dear Open Source Community
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Brad Shimmin
at 10:26 AM
CEO and purported owner of the UNIX Operating System, Darl McBride, posted a friendly missive today on SCO's site, encouraging all followers of Open Source to play nice. Here's a six-point summary:
- Open Source has its roots in hackers and miscreants, which explains this community's need to act outside of "the rule of law," but please, please stop DoSing our site.
- Open Software is still woefully immature and has blatantly disregarded fundamental software practices (namely IP rights research).
- All your base...sorry, a million lines of code in Linux belong to us, and Bruce Perens admitted as much.
- We're not naming names, but some large corporations (IBM) are selling software (Linux) without a warranty!
- Most Linux vendors are barely scraping by.
- Evidently, "It is easier for some in the Open Source community to fire off a 'rant' than to sit across a negotiation table," but my door is always open. Let's work together!
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September 08, 2003
Final installment online
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Brad Shimmin
at 03:47 PM
We've published the final installment of our September 4th issue, featuring an assault on QoS Policies by Mike DeMaria and a workshop on backing up Active Directory by Dan Wohlbruck. Enjoy.
As always, you can grab the entire contents of the new issue from our RSS feed, or you can browse for stories here.
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September 04, 2003
Roads? Who Needs Roads?
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Tom LaSusa
at 12:16 PM
Grab your Martini (shaken, not stirred of course) and rejoice -- the Aquada is here!
The slick new sports car doubles as a speed boat, as was demonstrated yesterday when it went from the banks of the Thames River in Great Britain, to actually cruising the river itself.
Like something out of a James Bond movie, the wheels retract and the jets send propel you across the water at about 30 MPH (not sure what that is in knots).
No word yet if the $235,000 vehicle comes equipped with a bevel of uniquely-named beauties. Octapussy anyone?
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So much for my 20-Disc CD Changer
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Tom LaSusa
at 11:28 AM
Folks used to say Compact Discs would never replace cassettes and records. Then came the dreaded day I had to sit my mom down and explain to her that I couldn't find "Three Tenors Invade Saskatchewan" on anything but a CD.
Well at least CDs were here to stay, with their crisper sound and their...well, compacty goodness.
Continue reading "So much for my 20-Disc CD Changer"
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We don't need no stinking updates
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Brad Shimmin
at 11:18 AM
Now that Microsoft is caching its Windows update service from here to kalamazoo over the Akamai network, users are at last safe from that nasty Blaster worm. According to the fine folks at the The Sydney Morning Herald , however, not everything that glitters is golden. One of Akamai servers, a248.3.akamai.net, just happens to be a known advertising host. The result? Users who employ ad blocking software may not get their precious Windows updates.
Evil twist of fate? Sad irony? Nah. It's nothing more than a small cup of instant karma.
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Ok, everyone breath easy
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Brad Shimmin
at 10:44 AM
From Spacetoday.net: Updated orbit calculations based on new observations have eliminated any chance that a newly-discovered asteroid will collide with the Earth in 2014.
You say Tomato, I say Tomatoe. You say millimeter, I say 0.04 inches?
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September 01, 2003
New Issue Online
By
Tom LaSusa
at 10:12 AM
Happy Labor Day all. Officially, we're off the clock today, enjoying the sun, surf and sand (Okay, techincally it's cold and raining here in NYC, and I'm posting this in my dark and dismal basement home office -- but I can dream right?).
In any event, we've published the the first part of our September 4th issue.
Some of the sweet articles you'll find this week inclue our cover package on Network Intrusion Prevention as well as a review of two very impressive NIP Systems. Also, check out our Interactive Buyer's Guide on Physical Security, such as cameras and locks. And of course, our every popular Top 11 list in our Last Mile.
As always, you can grab the entire contents of the new issue from our RSS feed, or you can browse for stories here.
Have a great Holiday!
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