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With a career spanning more than 23 years in IT, George Chetcuti has hands-on experience on HP high-end UNIX setups, Windows high-availability clusters and cloud computing. He has overseen various network projects and managed IT departments. The aim of this blog is to address various network related issues and topics from networking concepts to hands-on tasks for the community of network administrators, where your comments and suggestions are always welcome. He also writes about Windows 7 in the little free time he has at www.windows7library.com.

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The Windows Networking blog authored by Vitaly Popovich contains Microsoft Windows networking news, product tips, administrator tricks, tweaks to the OS, such as Windows Server 2003, and other information necessary to maintain an Enterprise networking system. It discusses emerging technologies such as server virtualization and thin clients; new server based products and tools, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and different corporate network hardware and software solutions. Vitaly Popovich manages an IT consultancy firm and has years of experience in networking and server management.

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16-bit legacy applications & Windows XP Mode

Date - May 15th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Although, 16-bit legacy applications may have become something of the past there are still instances of these applications which are considered as critical to some businesses. In fact, last week during a conference I met an IT Manager who said that they still use a 16-bit finance package which was developed for the specific needs of the organization. more...

HP Delivers Increased Performance, Automation with New HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

Date - May 14th, 2012

Author - Windows Networking Admin

HP today extended its HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) portfolio with new servers that deliver increased performance, simplified maintenance and improved data center uptime. HP also announced new financial, support and partner programs, including the HP ProActive Insight Architecture Alliance, whic. more...

Online Email Privacy Tester

Date - May 14th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Companies track their marketing campaigns in various ways like, in mass mailshots they add tracking images so that they would get more information about the users who have opened and read their marketing message. They collect users' information such as, IP addresses which help them determine the country, and client software which help them determine the type of operating system, etc. more...

UK ISPs to block The Pirate Bay!

Date - May 11th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

"Sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in the UK and undermine investment in new British artists," the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said. According to U.K.'s High Court, Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs. However, the court order will neither influence the artists' pockets nor prevent users from accessing the site if they use proxy servers and other techniques!!! Read the full news item here - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17894176 . more...

Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Date - May 10th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Amazon AWS Cloud now supports the launch of Microsoft SQL Server on m1.small (1 ECU, 1.7 GB RAM) and m1.medium (2 ECU, 3.75 GB RAM) instance types. Amazon is introducing support for Microsoft SQL Server Web Edition, which brings together affordability, scalability, and manageability in a single offering. SQL Server Web will be supported across all Amazon EC2 instance types, all AWS regions, and on-Demand and Reserved Instance offerings. more...

Try Windows Intune for free!

Date - May 9th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Try Microsoft cloud services with Windows Intune. Windows Intune helps you manage and secure personal computers and with the 30-day free trial you can use up to 25 computers. Windows Intune includes both the cloud service for PC management and security and upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise and future versions of Windows. more...

Why Can My Devices Be Searched at the Border?

Date - May 7th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

The U.S. Constitution prevents the government from performing searches without a valid reason; the government generally can't snoop through your laptop for no reason. Electronic data stored on personal devices is a reflection of our lives - family photos, medical documents, banking information, details about what websites we visit, and so much more. But those privacy protections don't safeguard travelers at the U.S. border, where the U.S. more...

Passwords are not the bottleneck

Date - May 4th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Passwords were and remain an important aspect of security in the financial sector, however, when you reflect on the whole scenario of financial mechanisms you might be surprised to find out that the impact of stolen passwords or compromised credentials is quite low in terms of financial losses. more...

What Is the Windows Server "8" Beta Remote Access Server Role?

Date - May 2nd, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

Windows Server 8 new remote Access Server role combines the previous DirectAccess and RRAS roles into one unified service role. The new role allows for centralized administration, configuration, and monitoring of both DirectAccess and VPN-based remote access services. more...

Microsoft security updates for April 2012

Date - Apr 27th, 2012

Author - George Chetcuti

If you do not have automatic updating turned on, or to check whether you need an update, go to Windows Update by clicking the Start button, All Programs, and then click Windows Update. In addition you can go to Microsoft Update. Microsoft Update is an online tool that will scan your computer and provide you a report about what updates your computer needs. Read more about April's updates here - http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/pc-security/bulletins/201204.aspx. more...