http://www.digwin.com/user/hax0r/voted/new digWin: Community news sharing for Microsoft Techies. en http://www.digwin.com/softgrid-sequencing-best-practices-and-antivirus-software Should I run anti-virus software when I sequence applications or should I not? That's a question we hear all the time. And no wonder, since we mention in our sequencing best practices that our recommendation is to disable all anti-virus and malware detection...(read more) http://www.digwin.com/controlling-oofs-per-domain-and-per-mailbox OOFs can be controlled per domain using Remote Domain settings. By default, setup creates the default Remote Domain for address space *. (As with Connector namespaces, * translates to all domains for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] http://www.digwin.com/a-few-thoughts-about-scr-target-activation I recently activated an SCR target as part of adding a mailbox server to remote office. I couldn't find much on the web about how long the activation would take, or what if any effect SCR activation would have on BES. All clients are outlook 2007, so i knew autodiscover would take care of the mailbox move. I used the activation procedure found http://www.digwin.com/vmware-express-patch-for-esx-and-esxi-35-now-available Yesterday I wrote that VMware was promising a patch by noon PDT today to address their licensing issue that caused version 3.5 Update 2 ESX and ESXi machines not to power on, suspended machines not to leave suspended mode, and machines not be able to be migrated via Vmotion.  Well, VMware has released patches for both systems ahead of http://www.digwin.com/identapop-pro Caller ID add-in for Outlook displays either the Caller ID or the related Outlook contact. For callers not in Contacts, you get the option of creating a new Outlook contact. 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But taking on the Blackberry maker http://www.digwin.com/missing-from-bill-gates-tech-ed-keynote-live-mesh As I see it, Mesh Silverlight (plus of course things like SSDS) forms Microsoft’s cloud computing development platform. However, I imagine that like modelling vs software factories this is a matter of debate within the company as well ... http://www.digwin.com/howto-export-3com-4xxx-family-switch-configurations-to-a-text-file-for-backup-and-change-management I have been using RANCID to monitor my Cisco routers and switches for changes to their configurations.  If you’re not familiar with RANCID, linuxhomenetworking.com has a very detailed tutorial that shows how to setup RANCID on Fedora Linux. I was hoping to use RANCID to monitor for changes to my 3com 4050 and 4060 building level core switches, http://www.digwin.com/microsofts-xbox-live-arcade-purge-explined There has been a lot of talk about Microsoft removing Xbox Live Arcade games from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Today Microsoft’s Xbox Live product manager Aaron Greenberg clarified the situation. According to Greenberg: ““The reality is ... http://www.digwin.com/exchange-techcenter-got-a-face-lift We've just redesigned the homepage of the Exchange TechCenter to give Exchange administrators a single place to start when they're looking for information about Exchange. We're pretty confident that you're going to find it easier to get ... http://www.digwin.com/apple-announces-iphone-20-software-beta-0 The iPhone 2.0 beta release includes both the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as new enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide secure, over-the-air push email, contacts and calendars ... http://www.digwin.com/htcs-touch-diamond-and-raphael-dont-like-the-us Why has the number one Windows Mobile manufacturer in the world removed such an essential feature from their new lineup? 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The latest promotion is aimed at subscribers Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) or TechNet who provided Microsoft with Vista testing feedback. ... http://www.digwin.com/microsoft-shuts-down-live-books-and-academic-projects A post at Pandia, gives an interesting insight about this latest Microsoft decision. According to Pandia, it seems that Microsoft is slowly withdrawing from its pursuit of sharing the throne with Google. Microsoft has realized that its ... http://www.digwin.com/finally-a-way-to-install-wss-3-onto-vista-woohoo You have to manually enable IIS7 with the proper options (explained). Your workstation has to be part of a domain. Here’s how you install it. 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You can http://www.digwin.com/is-microsoft-offering-real-olive-branch-to-open-source-community Repeating a tune that Microsoft’s played a lot recently, Smith said his company wants to work with the open source community to find mutually beneficial solutions to intellectual property issues. But for the most part, ... http://www.digwin.com/troubleshooting-exchange-2007-ese-event-491 My Exchange 2007 SP1 server started reporting Event 491 in the Application Log. Source: ESE Event ID: 491 edgetransport (3488) Transport Mail Database: An attempt to determine the minimum I/O block size for the volume “D:\” containing “D:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\data\Queue\” failed with system error 5 http://www.digwin.com/need-a-webcam-try-the-microsoft-vx7000-lifecam-0 All LifeCams are optimized for Windows Live - specifically being used with Windows Live Messenger for video calls. The VX-7000 comes with a pretty slick set of specs (you can also read the specs here from the Microsoft Hardware site): ... http://www.digwin.com/microsoft-to-develop-iphone-applications I am sure that, nobody will deny the fact that iPhone, within one year of its launch has, created ripples in the mobile phone market. Everybody wants the iPhone, everybody wants to ride on the popularity of the iPhone, whether it is a ... http://www.digwin.com/windows-essential-business-family-of-servers Includes Windows 2008, a new Remote Web Workplace, Exchange 2007, Sharepoint Services 3.0, Windows Mobile services, monitoring of PC's and Servers, WSUS and customizable reports, IIS, trial versions of Forefront Security for Exchange ... http://www.digwin.com/microsoft-releasing-xp-sp3-this-week-2 Filed under: Desktops, Laptops. XP may not EOL until this June, but that doesn't mean it's not in need of the same kind of tender lovin' update packs as OSes of every variety occasionally receive. And according to CRN, the long awaited ... http://www.digwin.com/microsoft-exchange-virtualized-by-vmware-virtualization VMware has set a record in system capacity and resource utilization for running Microsoft Exchange. via SOA World Magazine.