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Shecky Tweets for 2010-03-10

Michael Kavka — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000

To live in the moment, to notice this second, to enjoy the sensation of life, and to be true to yourself is the key to happiness. #
Lets see, its the second Tuesday of the month. Patching time! #
Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010: http://tinyurl.com/yftmfyg #Win7 #Microsoft http://bit.ly/cATLsT #
Hmmm, Tweetdeck's auto URL shortner is not working today. Hello Tiny URL. #
Newegg Fires Supplier IPEX in Fake Intel Chip Flap – Desktops and Notebooks from eWeek http://shar.es/mHO9d #
RT @threatpost: Security researchers have found that Vodafone is distributing some HTC phones w/malware on them. http://bit.ly/94xSbh #
All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement http://eff.org/n/9785 #
RT @msPartner: Forrester provides tips to Windows 7 early adopters http://bit.ly/bnAEea ^clp #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-03-05

Michael Kavka — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. -Bruce Lee #
10 Things Apple's HTC Lawsuit Tells Us About iPhone, Android – Mobile and Wireless from eWeek http://shar.es/m364a #
Microsoft has stake in Novell fight http://bit.ly/bBfy4Y #IT #Microsoft #Linux #SUSE #OS #
RT @arstechnica: Obama admin declassifies major cybersecurity plans – http://bit.ly/agJJov #Security #IT #OpenGovernment #
Why do big corps still use IE6? I think its lazy and stupid IT departments fault. #
The Cape will be back on air shortly. We are experiencing a small tech issue. #
And we are back up and streaming Live again! DJ Enigma is rocking it out! #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-03-04

Michael Kavka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000

The truest test of a person is how they face themselves in an adverse situation. #
Ok, why do people who don't know what they are doing, go onto servers and stop services, disable services, and then leave the server borked? #
Why Managed Services? – http://blog.comptia.org/2010/03/03/why-managed-services/ #
@goheit Thanks for the Retweet! in reply to goheit #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-03-03

Michael Kavka — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. -Henry David Thoreau #
Macs in Enterprise: Management Headaches Linger – CIO.com – Business Technology Leadership http://shar.es/mXEx3 #
RT @ldignan: Apple sues HTC for patent infringement: Apple said that it is suing HTC for infringing … http://zd.net/bEQ9iT #Smartphone #IT #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-03-02

Michael Kavka — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0000

Grab what you want, the only thing stopping you is yourself. #
Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning. – Bruce Lee #
@MCPONHAMMYWIFE Watch him, read the books he wrote. Very smart man, and a great teacher of how to be a free thinker. in reply to MCPONHAMMYWIFE #
Ok, unbootable server just had a couple of bad memory sticks. Got an install this afternoon. Now to get some other projects to work right. #
AS/NZ "Online Offensive – Fight fraud online" week March 1-7 http://bit.ly/bk1e8H via #Security #IT #
RT @microsoftsubnet: Should Open Source Be An Enemy Of The State?: Try to wrap your brain around this: http://bit.ly/acmO3M #
So now the fun begins. I've been having my desktop icons stop showing on my laptop and my desktop has been a slug all of a sudden. #
I still don't understand why Dell can't have most of the updates installed on a machine they build. #win7 #Microsoft #Dell #IT #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-02-26

Michael Kavka — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:20:00 +0000

To be helpful to others, one must first love and be true to ones self. #
This is what I've been dealing with! If it calls itself “Security Essentials 2010”… http://bit.ly/9RqDLG #Microsoft #Security #Virus #IT #
Here's the cmdlet and options to create dynamic distribution groups and define query params in #Exchange2010 http://bit.ly/boVeCJ #
@Coop374 Sorry about that, but the fake one is really nasty and I have been dealing with it for 2 months now… in reply to Coop374 #
RT @threatpost: Supposed footage of the Sea World killer whale attack actually points at sites distributing scareware. http://bit.ly/crv1TR #
Big Content condemns foreign governments that endorse FOSS – http://arst.ch/fpq via @arstechnica #
SEO poisoning reaches a new level: http://bit.ly/c4KXEz via @addthis #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-02-25

Michael Kavka — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:20:00 +0000

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. -Henry David Thoreau #
10 Reasons Why Apple's App Store Polices Make No Sense – Application Development from eWeek http://shar.es/mm9sL via @sharethis #
Here is hoping that I don't have to deal with any more viruses this week. I'm tired of watching scans on computers. #
And there is the call for today's virus machine… It seems to never end. #
Enterprise Security Tips on a Small-Business Budget http://shar.es/mmFNQ via @sharethis #

More Windows 7 oddities

Michael Kavka — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:04:05 +0000

Windows 7, overall I love it. It works on my laptop like a champ. No real issues, nor any odd things occurring. My desktop on the other hand, seems to have some really odd issues with it.

I’ve written about the problems I’ve had with homegroup working properly, and those issues are still there. Yet I am beginning to believe they are just a symptom of some other problem with my desktop and Windows 7.

Let me start by saying that my desktop is an Athalon 4200+ with 4 GB of Ram and a 320 GB SATA drive. Yes, its around 4 years old now, so its not the best machine out on the market. Still it works and at a high level for the most part.

The machine needed to be wiped and reloaded last year. Too much crap, too many things tested and removed, it was running like a dog. I wanted a clean registry, a system that didn’t have a bunch of crap on it, and of course to use Windows 7.

Now, 5 months later, I’m seeing weird activity. Out of nowhere I won’t be able to save things to either my local or external hard drive. Everything will be fine and then I go to save something and get a permission error. So I reboot the machine to get it to work again. Then there is the homegroup issue, which I am convinced is due to the Desktop. My laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate (which is what the desktop is running), has 4 GB of Ram and a Centrino 2 Processor, and has no issues with writing to drives at all.

So we come to the troubleshooting, which right now consists of a lot of research, and looking at logs. Is it a problem with the AMD processor not integrating with Windows 7 nicely, or is it a problem with Windows 7 itself. That is the question I will try to answer, and take all of you along with me for the ride.

Shecky Tweets for 2010-02-24

Michael Kavka — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:20:00 +0000

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. -Bruce Lee #
News "parasites" on the prowl: http://bit.ly/bKz8qc #Security #Malware #Microsoft #IT #
Getting a handle on celebrity Twitter IDs – CNET News: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10457868-52.html?tag=twitter2 #
10 open source Windows apps worth checking out http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1350 #

Shecky Tweets for 2010-02-23

Michael Kavka — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:20:00 +0000

@edbott I got the Hockey in HD. Your cable company maybe? in reply to edbott #
Monday morning and time to clean the Security 2010 virus from another client. At least I know how to get rid of it. #
Twitter ‘LOL’ Phishing Attack Turns Into Spam Wave http://viigo.im/2vLv #
75% of Enterprises Have Suffered Cyber Attacks, Costing $2M+ On Average http://viigo.im/2vLJ #