In this economically tough climate, we all have to trim expenses to the essentials. Just this week, I instructed my manservant to take my suits to the dry cleaner only if they’ve been worn for more than three hours. My nightly meals at five-star restaurants will be cut back to six nights a week at 4.5-star restaurants. During the summer, I’ll raise the thermostat in my 25-room summer house... 

These days Apple reminds me a lot of the inscription found on the James Farley Post Office in New York City: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” If Apple had a credo, the aphorism on its Cupertino headquarters might read: “Neither antenna problems or dropped calls, nor irreplaceable batteries,... 

Rackspace Hosting on Monday announced the launch of OpenStack, an open source cloud platform designed to foster technology standards and cloud interoperability. NASA is collaborating on the project. Rackspace is donating the code that powers its Cloud Files and Cloud Servers public-cloud offerings to OpenStack, while NASA will provide the technology that powers the NASA Nebula Cloud Platform. Through... 

With its addition to the DISH Network lineup, the Church Channel is now available on many major satellite and cable services, including DirecTV , AT&T U-verse , Verizon Fios , and Sky Angel, as well as in selected markets on Comcast and Charter Cable. … Henke noted that with its launch on DISH Network , the Church Channel takes its place as one of the most popular and uplifting faith channels... 

As part of a company-wide shift toward cloud computing, Microsoft is cutting hundreds of jobs worldwide with plans to create new cloud-focused positions down the road, according to various reports. Read the rest here: Microsoft cuts jobs as part of core shift to cloud computing  Read More →

“Least privilege” is the No. 1 IT security mantra . It means, “Don’t grant users permissions or privileges beyond the bare minimum they need to perform their assigned duties.” Unfortunately, adhering to this mantra always has been easier said than done. Both Microsoft and third-party software vendors have attempted to ease the task, with some (but not complete) success.... 

My first encounter with Microsoft Forefront occurred a few years ago when I was working on creating a solid defense for an Exchange 2007 deployment. We implemented an ISA server and an Edge Transport server inside the network’s perimeter. The Edge Transport server is an Exchange server that handles antispam protection but lacks solid antivirus protection. For that, you had to add yet another... 

Make sure to read this post on Wordpress customizations that requires no plugins . The very first tip mentioned there is actually about creating a cool author box without any plugin needed – which may ultimately mean more freedom … If they do something wrong, however, you give some tips and inspiration, thus allowing a great result. If you treat guest posts as your own blog post, and do everything... 

I live in the boonies where I can only get Satellite TV and Internet. both of which are different companies. How the hell is my Sat television able to stream HD channels to me for half the cost of my sat Internet that only goes 1.5Mbs for $100 a …. June 24, 2010 at 2:53 PM. I look forward to Cablevision trying to charge me 150 dollars a month for catching up with Fios . ddhboy. scarbrtj. June... 

If you haven’t noticed, Microsoft has done a pretty good job with its core products lately: Windows 7 , Office 2010 , SharePoint 2010 , The rest is here: Microsoft’s embarrassing problem with the future  Read More →