Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The Sysadmin Song

The Sysadmin Song - avi - Google Video: "A funny song that sings the praises of System Administrators. Written by Wes Borg and Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie (deadtroll.com). "

FYI: USA Death Penalty

AM - US penalty reaches grim milestone: "Barring any last minute reprieve, convicted murderer Robin Lovitt will, tomorrow, become the 1,000th person executed since a moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in the United States in 1976."

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

How many GUID combinations are there?

Generating GUID Trivia:
"There are 122 random bits (128 - 2 for variant - 4 for version) so this calculates to 2^122 or 5,316,911,983,139,663,491,615,228,241,121,400,000 possible combinations."

Monday, November 21, 2005

User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1

Download details: Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1: "This tool migrates user files and settings during large deployments of Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The USMT captures desktop, network and application settings as well as a user files, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation. (November 11, 2005)"

Requires genuine windows

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Useful NZ Dates

NZ Public Holiday Dates:
2005 to 2009 State Schools Terms and Holidays:

A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome

A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome:"Chris & Gisela Slater-Walker are a married couple where one of the partners has Asperger's Syndrome. We hope to provide a positive message about Asperger's Syndrome within marriage, and to show that it is possible to maintain a functional and successful relationship.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Once - only E_Mail address

Give Out Your E-mail Address Without Fear Thanks to New Anti Spam Software Feature:
'Locked Address' concept introduced by Roaring Penguin Software allows customers to create secret e-mail addresses that only allow mail from a pre-determined sender."

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Microsoft Office Live

Microsoft Office Live is coming:
"Microsoft Office Live will provide your company with its own domain name, Web site, and e-mail accounts for free."

open to U.S. residents only :(