Monthly Archives: February 2008

Server Manager’s Power Is In The Command Line

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Like most IT Pros deploying and managing Windows Server, I’ve avoided the wizard interfaces, like Manage Your Server, in previous versions of Windows. However with Windows Server 2008, Microsoft have actually succeeded in creating a tool that I think people … Continue reading →

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Update Adobe Reader Now, PDF Exploits In The Wild

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Adobe have recently released an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8, updating them to version 8.1.2, to address a serious vulnerability that is leading to infections of Trojan.Zonebac via malicious banner advertisements. The Sunbelt Software blog has some more detail … Continue reading →

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Citrix Hotfix Turns Oracle JInitiator Pink

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Aaron Parker

A workaround has been posted in the forums. Run the following command to exclude Internet Explorer from the multiple montior hooks that Presentation Server provides: Avert thy eyes lest you be turned to stone! Well not quite, but your users … Continue reading →

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The Short NAP: Thursday February 7 2008

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Aaron Parker

The Short NAP is a quick list of links covering Microsoft Network Access Protection and Server/Domain Isolation topics and related information. Network Access Protection is a great new feature of Windows Server 2008 that will help you understand the health … Continue reading →

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Virtualising Apple QuickTime 7.x

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Updated 04/05/2010 Here’s how to create a custom Apple QuickTime 7.x installation for virtualisation. This post specifically deals with virtualising QuickTime with Microsoft App-V, but the general process should be similar for any application virtualisation product. If you’ve ever looked … Continue reading →

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