I have been doing quite a bit of work in the arena of Active Directory Troubleshooting. As you are well aware Windows Time Service is a very important element to the success of a healthy Active Directory. Many Windows Components, for example the Kerberos V5 authentication protocol relies on time to be accurate and consistant….
Year: 2006
Exchange 2007 Wiki – Its Wicked
As you probably realised by now I have a real interest in the mobility arena, and all things to do with Exchange and Windows Mobile. Well I have just been pointed to a great new resource of information by Brett Johnsons Blog the Exchange Ninja,s Wiki. Apart from being a “wicked” name this has a great…
Security Boundaries where do they stop and start
I was discussing recently with my customer where security boundaries within the Active directory start and stop. This discussion came about as they were under the impression that the Domain was a security boundary. This can be a quite a confusing area because people assume that because each seperate domain has its own Domain Administrator…
Screaming for Mama by mobile !
I thought I would carry on the week with something that made me laugh out loud. On my favorite Radio Station “Radio 5 live”, they featured a technology piece on Mobile phones and the problems of them being lost and stolen. I know that in Chicago last year over 80,000 mobile devices were left in Taxis !. As you…
Repadmin and friends My top Ten Commands
I was working at a customer site the other day, and they were looking over my shoulder as I was typing in some Repadmin commands. They asked me the question what is your recommended top 5 Repadmin (plus friends) commands. Well that got me thinking and here is my top 5 list. BTW the numbering…
My Favorite Communicator
As I mentioned previously, I have just taken possession of my shiny new SPV M300 Pocket Pc running Windows Mobile 5. Now I am a happy bunny. My favorite package at the moment is Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile. This is so useful. It means even when I am on the road I can be in…
Excellent Prodcast on Mobility
I have just finished listening to an excellent “Prodcast”….(productivity Broadcast). Nope I did not know that before either ! on mobility. Jason Langridges Blog highlighted it to me.This “Prodcast” really takes and excellent Strategic view and is excellent to hear Brian Holt, a Product Manager in Microsoft’s Mobile and Embedded Devices talking about new trends and…
Steganography and all that !
I like learning new words. Especially ones that have multiple connotations. The word Steganography is a great example of this. I came across this word when I was reading around security techniques and variations on cryptographic techniques. The discussion veered into security and varying techniques of hiding a content of a message. As the dictionary definition states the…
Do you know your BASL ?
I was talking to a customer the other day about best practice for optimizing their Active Directory Replication. The conversation headed into Site Configuration and I mentioned whether BASL was configured. The response was a blank look and a comment about Herbology ! so I thought I might be a good idea to explain what…
Now remember Wipe your Disk !
There was recently some articles in the press that received allot of coverage regarding UK Bank details being sold in Nigeria, due to the fact that old recycled PCs had not had their hard disks adequately wiped. Well this got me thinking as both in my personal life and work life I have recently donated…