Check Point SSL Network Extender and Windows 7

If you use an older version of SSL Network Extender (SNEX) and you run the new Windows 7 (Beta, RC or RTM) on 64bit architecture you may get errors through both ActiveX and Java stating it failed to load. This is confirmed by Check Point … “Check Point SSL Network Extender and Windows 7”

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Malaysia for Internet Censorship? Vain Move. 5 reasons why.

I read the Star article and Nasdaq this on Internet censorship. I think this is simply a vain move by our government. Why? Nobody should play God, especially when it comes to information and information disclosure! Who determines if one site is politically “compliant” and … “Malaysia for Internet Censorship? Vain Move. 5 reasons why.”

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MSI and Run As Administrator

Some MSI programs require elevated privilege to run and its always cumbersome to run it through runas. In Windows Vista/7, the shell integration (right click) of an Exe will contain a Run As Administrator function like below. But for MSI files, there’s no such context! … “MSI and Run As Administrator”

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Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

What to look forward to Exchange 2007 SP2 (these are the ones i really like, there are more of course) Enhanced Auditing – Not sure what’s brewing for this but in itself is great news. Exchange seriously needs to sort out and “humanize” their Audit … “Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)”

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Windows Live Writer (and Blogger problems)

This post and the previous one was written using Windows Live Writer through the Windows Live Software Suite (http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger). This software is just amazing and its really convenient as i don’t have to use the crappy blogger.com writer interface no more. I think this software … “Windows Live Writer (and Blogger problems)”

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Nagios vs HP OVO

Was searching around the web to see opinions and stuff as off this above title. I came across a very interesting post found here: http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1249349302208+28353475&threadId=1333927 posted by a gentleman named Dirk Dierickx. He’s a person using HP Openview OVO for over 10 years and i … “Nagios vs HP OVO”

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Why you should NOT hide extensions for known extensions (Windows users)

Microsoft should just disable the feature in Explorer that hides known extensions. But in Windows 7, its still not and you should. By default it is turned on. This is bad. Here’s why; It is very easy to simply trick a user into thinking that … “Why you should NOT hide extensions for known extensions (Windows users)”

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