Life and Times in System Administration & Windows and Web Development

Verizon's Not So "Unlimited" Broadband Capped at 5GB a Month

2007-04-05T15:36:00.000-07:00

InformationWeek Weblog: Verizon Elucidates Data Plan Marketing Lingo

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Analysis of SQL Server Performance Data

2006-10-30T05:57:00.000-08:00

There have been many write-ups about handling performance data from SQL Server on this website and in many other places. Here is a little twist with an implementable example of how to do this

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Microsoft clarifies Vista licensing; users still irked

2006-10-30T05:49:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Corp. yesterday attempted to clear up confusion over licensing of Windows Vista for power users who rebuild their PCs on a regular basis. But the answer from the software vendor did little to placate some users, who are still upset about Microsoft's one-machine transfer policy for Vista.

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Benchmarking and tuning Apache servers

2006-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

Apache is the number one Web server running on Linux systems. There are a number of little things that can be done to tune Apache performance and to lessen its impact on system resources. One of these things is tweaking the memory usage, which can be a difficult thing to profile.

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After years of decline, data centers are back

2006-10-26T06:02:00.000-07:00

More businesses looking for a little extra server space

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Why you should protect your wireless network with WPA.

2006-10-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

A gang (from BBC's The Real Hustle) using easily available software break into a WEP protected wireless network and find out what a surfer has been up to as well as having access to his computer and his internet connection.

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Verizon Broadband Wireless "Unlimited" Scam

2006-10-17T14:23:00.000-07:00

Verizon has been marketing it's broadband wireless as "unlimited"; however, it is actually limited. Customers who pass the secret threshold of 5GB usage per month for 3 months in a row are immediately terminated without question. Quite a scam.

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ExclamationSoft Unveils Version 5.0 of WebWatchBot Performance Monitoring S

2006-10-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

ExclamationSoft Corporation announces the release of WebWatchBot version 5.0 , the latest upgrade to its performance monitoring software for web-based applications, servers, and network infrastructure. WebWatchBot 5.0 offers a unique dual approach to performance monitoring, allowing companies to monitor application performance from an end-user per

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I am not a number!

2006-10-10T06:17:00.000-07:00

UPC bar code symbols and the evolution to RFID. (more)

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Stress Testing SQL Server and a Selection of Performance Counters

2006-10-10T06:11:00.000-07:00

A good methodology for stress testing your SQL Server installation by monitoring with performance counters.

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Top 10 Web 2.0 Attack Vectors

2006-10-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

Here is the list of 10 attack vectors along with a brief overview of each.

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SQL Slip Up

2006-10-05T07:05:00.000-07:00

An Update or Delete SQL query can really ruin your day.

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Improve The Performance Of Your MySQL Server

2006-09-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

A list of tips and hints for improving MySQL performance.

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Optimize database code to boost performance

2006-09-27T06:14:00.000-07:00

What to avoid in order to increase performance of your SQL code.

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CodeFetch: Search through the source code in programming books.

2006-09-15T06:24:00.000-07:00

Select a language, and search for code. This site searches through the source of many books and displays the code along with what book it was found in.

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Server virtualization growing in data centers

2006-09-15T06:14:00.000-07:00

IT Managers have been very accepting of server virtualization over the past year and the trend appears to show that acceptance will continue to grow. As clearly stated in this article there is no downside.

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Is Data Warehousing a Fad?

2006-09-13T06:32:00.000-07:00

Are there real benefits to looking at data differently advantageous?

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IT: Tasting their own medicine

2006-09-13T06:25:00.000-07:00

IT Companies have long promised ROI, efficiency, and productivity but have only now begun to do it themselves. For example, SAP now runs SAP software...a novel concept.

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Fundamental Security Problems for Storage Vendors

2006-09-11T06:02:00.000-07:00

An insider who used to work for the U.S. Federal Government who now works for Hitachi, states that storage vendors do not understand the potential security risks for their own systems, including storage. (more)

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Code Analysis Tool Checks for Security Vulnerabilities from the Inside Out

2006-09-08T05:39:00.000-07:00

Security Compass web application auditing tool (SWAAT) is a free static web application source code analysis tool, primly designed to help developers diagnose and locate potentially dangerous portions of source code that could be exploited by attackers and lead to security breaches in your application.

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Immediately Useful Utilities for SQL Server DBAs

2006-09-07T06:05:00.000-07:00

Resource kit, command line, and SQL Queries to put in your DBA toolbelt.

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Prepare yourself to upgrade to SQL Server 2005

2006-09-07T06:03:00.000-07:00

The two most important issues facing database administrators when preparing to upgrade to SQL Server 2005

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HTTP Traffic Cop: ISA Server 2006

2006-09-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

ISA Server 2006 offers better bandwidth monitoring and control.

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91.6% of Respondents Indicated that their Call Center Monitors Agent Intera

2006-09-06T06:05:00.000-07:00

We've all heard the recorded message when calling the customer service department, "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes", but it is somewhat surprising that the calls are actually listened in on.

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Troubleshooting Tips for Virtual Server 2005

2006-09-06T05:53:00.000-07:00

Server virtualization has been booming for the last year thanks to Microsoft first releasing a decent product then recently making it free. But, like all software, things can go south with little warning. In this article, get some good advice for figuring out why your virtual server has crashed.

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