ITwhirled
Sold on eBay: one lame life ... US airports a Bermuda triangle for laptops
This week in the world of weird tech-related news (or at least geek-related news) we find a life sold on eBay, a Bermuda triangle for laptops, flaming UFOs, and an '87 Ford Mustang that can out-MPG a Prius. Good reading all.
Smart Tech for Small Biz
Mass Duplicating USB Drives
Cool new things catch my eye, which is what happened right before I threw away the latest paper catalog from Discmakers, the CD and DVD duplication product source. They now have USB media duplicators.
The Left Field
Only the cloud can scale
The future is shared infrastructure. The future is the cloud. Not because it is trendy but because only the cloud can scale.
Windows in the Enterprise
Script to make KB searches easier
Do you ever get tired of typing "site:support.microsoft.com" into the search box when your using Google to search the Microsoft Knowledge Base? I certainly do--here's a short script to give your fingers a break.
Inside the Channel
Microsoft gets into software rental business
With "Equipt," Microsoft aims to sign up consumers for $70 a year
Unix as a Second Language
Building a Jumpstart server
There may be little that's new about using Jumpstart to install Sun servers, but setting up a new jumpstart server is something that I do rarely enough that I want to make the process simpler and more reliable. So, on building a jumpstart server for Solaris 10 05/08, I decided to augment the customary procedure with a few helpful scripts and to document the steps precisely and simply so that I have a reference for next time.
Networking with Windows Vista
Disabling the Hidden Administrative Shares
I mentioned in my previous post that you can add $ to a share name to hide the share, and that it was a good idea to also modify the share name to something not easily guessable by some snoop. Note, however, that Windows Vista sets up certain hidden shares for administrative purposes, including one for drive C: (C$) and any other hard disk partitions you have on your system. Windows Vista also sets up the following hidden shares:
As It Happens
ITworld has a new look!
We've overhauled the site from top to bottom, and we're excited to share it with you! The site is set up as an "open exchange" that allows IT pros, technology vendors, and anyone else with a passion for technology to create and post content on the topics that mean the most to them. So, please take a look around, let us know what you think! Contribute
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