On September 4th, Microsoft is holding an online launch event for Windows Server 2012. It begins at 8 AM Pacific Time. The even will be highlighting some of the new features and capabilities of Server 2012. Microsoft is branding this release of Server 2012 as the "world's first cloud optimized OS". … [Read more...]
EFF guide to surviving a DDoS attack
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has prepared a guide to surviving a Distributed Denial of Service attack to your website. As DDoS attacks become more common, the EFF is trying to assist site owners with preparations to survive an attempt to censor your site. … [Read more...]
Windows 8 90-day Evaluation available free to all IT Pros
Windows 8 reached the RTM stage a little while ago and the final version of Windows 8 has been made available to those with an MSDN or TechNet subscription or a Microsoft Volume Licensing/Software Assurance agreement. In order to get Windows 8 in more hands before its general availability, Microsoft is allowing all IT professionals to download a 90-day evaluation of Windows 8 … [Read more...]
Keeping notes on the WordPress Post edit page
Earlier this week, I was once again visiting an old thought of wishing I had a place to keep notes within WordPress. A new site I'm working on requires a particular wrapper around embedded video to make them responsive in size. Instead of bookmarking the documentation or keeping a post draft with the information, I set to looking for a plugin that might suit my needs. This … [Read more...]
Use Starter GPOs in Group Policy as a template to prevent tedium
If you're in the Group Policy Management Console a lot like I have been the past few weeks, you can save some time using Starter GPOs. Starter GPOs act as templates for configured settings that you will want to use repeatedly. In my instance, I created a starter GPO for "Managed Labs". Now, when I create a GPO for a new lab I can choose this starter GPO to start off the … [Read more...]