Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins

Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins

test and purchase these plug-ins with Adobe Photoshop Elements

IBM Windows-to-Linux roadmap

Windows-to-Linux roadmap: Series overview

IBM is very serious about Linux. This is a series of articles for users interested in migrating from Windows to Linux.

Downloads for JetDirect EX Plus - J2591

Downloads for - HP Business Support Center

I love HP. I just installed the Download Manager and updated the JetDirect print server I bought on eBay. Hope this fixes the intermittent printer hang I have with my HP 1100Si.

Client Network Traffic with Exchange 2003

Microsoft Exchange Server: Client Network Traffic with Exchange 2003

13 Meg doc - CliNetTraf.doc.
Download to FTP server and link here.

Supported Display Adapters for Multiple Monitors and Dualview in Windows XP

307397 - List of Supported Display Adapters for Multiple Monitors and Dualview in Windows XP

Just what it says. I want to configure my primary workstation to support multiple monitors. I have an old Matrox Mystique and I have to check the make/model of the embedded video on my ABIT motherboard.

Button Maker - Kalsey Consulting Group

Tools :: Kalsey Consulting Group

Very cool tools - I tried the button maker and made the button below. I don't have time to futz with some of the other tools now, but I'm impressed.

How to forge an S/MIME signature

Jon Udell: How to forge an S/MIME signature

Uh Oh. This is an interesting article. I think the issue is as much with how the certificate is issued and managed as it is with the protocol.

I don't think individual certificates is a good idea in the first place. Corporations should install and configure a PKI and link it to e-mail.

Individuals aren't keen to pay for a private key and most don't know what to do with it even if they get one, which is where the problem Udell describes in this article originates.

Windows XP SP2 Technical Preview Download

Windows XP SP2 Technical Preview Download

I'm loading SP2 on a test workstation to test it out. I will load it on my work laptop if its stable enough and really give it a daily workout.

LDAP administration toolbox

Linux.com | Your LDAP administration toolbox

Brief overview and list of tools. Related Links are useful as well.

Exchange 2003 - Active Directory Schema changes

Active Directory Schema

I was looking for this infomation the other day. There are links for the update (Exchange 2000 -> 2003) and Ex2003 new install changes.

Linked from Gerod Serafin's weblog

Uptime 2000

Uptime 2000 - Displays system's uptime transparently on your desktop

Very slick, available with source. I like to track uptime on my servers. I can do that using a command line tool, but its nice to have something in the tray. You can use bginfo from System Internals as well.

First Atomic Clock Wristwatch

First Atomic Clock Wristwatch: "HP 5071A Cesium Beam Primary Frequency Reference "

I don't know why this amuses me so much. Probably because its something I would do and this guy beat me to the punch.

There are some interesting atomic clock and time links at the bottom of the page.

Hush Technologies 2004

Hush Technologies 2004

Another silent PC manufacturer. These look like really nice boxes, but they are ~1500EU, which is close to US$2000. Pretty expensive for my tastes, but I like where the technology is headed.

I'm concerned about how long the fanless, silent PC's will last compared to conventionally cooled devices. Some of our home PC's are 8 years old with no failures (Intel CA801 and 440 motherboards and PC Power and Cooling fans).

Win32 cheat sheet

Win32 cheat sheet

Interesting notes about Win32 tools and configuration info.

mail howto : Index

mail howto : Index

Nice overview of How To Build A Mail Server.

Tweak Windows XP

TechReviewer.com :: Tweak Windows XP :: Intro

Clear, accurate description of how to optimize Windows XP performance.

A7N266-VM Download

Download

AMD workstation support download site. I like the Asus motherboards. You pay a little more, but they have been full featured, stable and reasonably high performance.

Mozilla Firebird, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird Optimized Builds

Mozilla Firebird, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird Optimized Builds - World of Scragz

I'm just testing this now, but from past experience, using compiler optimizations can make a big difference in performance of an application. I'm running the O1-G7 optimization for the AMD Athlon XP.

Using the GNU text utilities

Using the GNU text utilities

IBM is a company to watch. IBM's engineering and technology have been underestimated and underrated for years. We are seeing more and more evidence of their long term commitment to *NIX and Linux.

You have to register for access, but its a site I have already returned to several times.

Exchange 2003 Transport and Routing Guide

Download details: Exchange 2003 Transport and Routing Guide

Just what it says. Add to Ex2003 whitepaper folder.

Mastering IIS FTP

Mastering IIS FTP - Part 1 - Redirecting Users

Excellent article on IIS FTP config options. Hope he finishes the article.

Slashdot | Five Free Calculus Textbooks

Slashdot | Five Free Calculus Textbooks

Looks interesting. Read and review with Sarah? She will be thrilled (not).

Free Typewriter Fonts - 95 different free typewriter type faces.

Free Typewriter Fonts - 95 different free typewriter type faces.

Ever want a document to look like it came from your old Royal typewriter? Here is the place to get the fonts.

They are free, too.

SnapStream Media - Home

SnapStream Media - Home

Time to check out this software. My ATI All-In-Wonder 128 Pro card doesn't have hardware compression, but it will probably work.

So now we will have ReplayTV, TiVo and PC based DVR's...

TightVNC: VNC-Based Free Remote Control Solution

TightVNC: VNC-Based Free Remote Control Solution

This is a 'tighter' version of VNC. Test on box at home.

Caller ID for E-Mail Technical Specification

Caller ID for E-Mail Technical Specification

This is the Microsoft link for the CallerID e-mail spec.

Creating a CVS server using FreeBSD

Creating a CVS server using FreeBSD

configure cvs on FreeBSD and Windows 2003 for use with documentation and digital photographs. compare performance, functionality and ease of use.

functionality should be identical, but...

SMTP SPF: Sender Policy Framework

SMTP SPF: Sender Policy Framework

This might be a duplicate post, but this is really, really important.

SPF uses an existing infrastructure (DNS) to determine if an inbound message is authentic or not.

The basic idea is companies add DNS info (TXT) that states the domains and IP addresses that are authorized to send mail on its behalf. A remote SMTP server will query DNS and compare the TXT data with the inbound header information (From, connection IP address). If the TXT data matches the header and IP info, the message is accepted, if not, the connection is dropped with an SMTP error.

The only problem I see is that the vast majority of companies barely know how to spell DNS. The ISP's and registrars are pretty good, but the 'unwashed masses' will need to get a clue pretty quickly. There is also the issue of SMTP server software getting updated to support SPF.

I will be testing this with Exchange and Sendmail in the near future.

Six Things First-Time Squid Administrators Should Know

ONLamp.com: Six Things First-Time Squid Administrators Should Know

Good starting point for Squid install. I'm looking for a web filter for the younger girls to use to prevent browser hijacking and p0rn redirection.

Is this something I should draft for an article?

Advanced Outlook Password Recovery

ELCOMSOFT: Advanced Outlook Password Recovery

Earlier PST password utilities just didn't work very well. Microsoft was also very limited in how they would handle PST file recovery (afadavit, courier not electronic transfer, etc).

This appears to work. Personal license is $30, Corporate is $60. Not bad!

Nmap 3.50

Nmap 3.50 Press Release: "SCO Corporation of Lindon, Utah (formerly Caldera) has lately taken to an extortion campaign of demanding license fees from Linux users for code that they themselves knowingly distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. They have also refused to accept the GPL, claiming that some preposterous theory of theirs makes it invalid (and even unconstitutional)! Meanwhile they have distributed GPL-licensed Nmap in (at least) their 'Supplemental Open Source CD'. In response to these blatant violations, and in accordance with section 4 of the GPL, we hereby terminate SCO's rights to redistribute any versions of Nmap in any of their products, including (without limitation) OpenLinux, Skunkware, OpenServer, and UNIXWare. We have also stopped supporting the OpenServer and UNIXWare platforms. "

This is freaking brilliant. I once was a beta tester for SCO (1980's). At one time, with the Xenix/SCO UNIX products, they had the majority of *NIX installations in the world.

That being said, the current CEO/President is on crack and I (and the majority of IT Professionals) are just waiting for Wall Street to catch on and bankrupt SCO.