I recently created a DFS namespace for tying multiple file servers into the same path structure with the hope that this would make it easier for people to remember where to find files and to give flexibility on the back-end to change out servers or spread out files across multiple servers as needed. Once in place, I tested accessibility from Windows and Mac which worked fine. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
How to crash Explorer on Windows 10 Anniversary Update from the new UAC prompt
I had an end-user demonstrate this problem in Windows 10 v1607 to me. It was pretty odd that they stumbled upon it but testing software really requires "infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters" to debug and test of all possibilities (or write Shakespeare). We know that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update brought a redesign to the User Account Control window, adopting the UWP … [Read more...]
Access-based enumeration for DFS folder targets
Moving to a Distributed File System required testing for a few parity features. One of those was Access-Based Enumeration. This simplifies an end-user's navigation experience because they only see the folders that they have access to. This was in place in our current file servers and would be a tough sell without the feature. Access-based enumeration is easy to turn on for … [Read more...]
The CS Detective – An algorithmic tale of crime, conspiracy, and computation
I just finished The CS Detective by Jeremy Kubica. It is a story of an officer kicked off the police force, turned private investigator. The narrative is a fictional mystery that has the goal of explaining search algorithms and data structures to organize and process searching. The author is a principal engineer at Google with a PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University … [Read more...]
Your 2016 tech gift ideas
It is less than a week to Black Friday and the deals are out there. Are you looking for ideas to add to your own Christmas wish list or looking for gift suggestions for a techie on your list? This article has some of the hot products of 2016 across different budgets so you will be able to find something for everybody. Nintendo Switch While not available yet, you could … [Read more...]