SporkBomb

When I run backups on SharePoint, I do both database backups and individual site backups via a script utilizing the stsadm.exe tool. This gives me the opportunity to both be able to be granular in my restores and also be ready for a disaster scenario. continue reading »

If you have a SharePoint 2.0 server and you have installed SharePoint Services 2.0 SP3, you may have notices a few issues. Among the several issues with the service part there are two which stand out.

1. Data view web parts cause users with access to SharePoint sites to be denied access. When users attempt to access sites, they receive an authentication prompt, which fails after being filled out with correct information. The quick workaround for this issue is adding users to the local Administrators group. This was the best (so to speak) solution to this problem before a hotfix was released.

2. The edit in datasheet View feature in lists does not work correctly. It redirects the users back to the standard view. The fix for this issue was quickly released by the community, and later corrected by Microsoft via a hotfix. continue reading »

I’m sure that by now everyone and their grandmother has heard that an ex-NSA employee by the name of Charlie Miller has managed to r00t a MacBook Air after directing the machine to a website with malicious code¹. continue reading »

First of all, malware (i.e. viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware) cannot be completely thwarted by any anti-malware program. Think about it this way: you’re a single American guard in charge of protecting the whole Mexican/American border from illegal immigrants. Now, regardless of how you feel about the issue of illegal immigration, you will not be able to prevent it. The immigrants have to find a single place to cross while you have to guard everything. In the same way, the computer attackers have to find one hole in your computer, while you have to plug all the possible holes (even the ones you don’t know about). It’s not possible. continue reading »

Originally Posted in December 2007.

In the past month or so, I’ve been researching which console to buy. XBOX 360 or a Playstation 3? The Wii was off the table because I am not really into the concept. I like to sit still while playing my games.

So I did what every other self-respecting geek would do–I googled xbox 360 vs playstation 3. I was hoping to get a few objective reviews based on facts and reality. No luck there. Every single review I watched was biased. Most were annoyingly biased. Next, I tried to go to YouTube and do the same thing. 10 minutes into it, I just had to quit because I was getting angry at just how ludicrous most of the videos were. I had to sit back, close my eyes and rub my temples. I was completely mind raped by the misinformation flowing from the net like a sea of poisonous radioactive waste.

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To be frank, I have attempted this whole blogging thing before, but I could never stick with it. In the past I have used WordPress (WP) exclusively as my blog publishing platform. I was reasonably happy with it. Everything worked reasonably well and the community was second to none. The only (sort of) negative thing in my view were the frequent updates. Now, don’t get me wrong; I like my software secure and fresh as much as the next guy, but the vulnerabilities kept being discovered and patches kept being made. I’m not really complaining, just noticing. I assume that some people may perceive frequent updates to be a bother. continue reading »