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Monthly Archives: July 2006

Symantec Gateway Security 1600 and Sun Java

18-Jul-06

More fun with consoles developed in Java. Check out the administration tool for Symantecs’ Gateway Security 1600 appliance - 100% CPU usage just to display the logon dialog then 100Mb of RAM just after opening the console:

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Citrix AAC and Microsoft’s NAP

18-Jul-06

One of the great features of Citrix Advanced Access Control is the ability to control access to internal resources from trusted machines with End Point Analysis. Citrix have implemented their own client and server components to perform end-point analysis and ensure that client machines are safe for access.
Microsoft are implementing their own tools for controlling [...]

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12 tips for better e-mail etiquette

14-Jul-06

This one’s more for my own benefit than anything else, but I came across an excellent, but obvious to most of us, list of tips for e-mail etiquette -
12 tips for better e-mail etiquette
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX012055341033.aspx?ofcresset=1 and here http://matthewmcostello.wordpress.com/2006/06/10/12-tips-for-better-e-mail-etiquette/
These are great tips that should be a part of any corporate training program. My favourites are:

Use the blind copy and [...]

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BumpTop 3D Desktop Prototype

11-Jul-06

Interesting idea for changing the desktop metaphor, try displaying this over a Terminal Server session..

YouTube video: Bumptop 3D Desktop Prototype

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