I've been recommending MSE for ages now as it seems to work fine for me. In a corporate environment, I have also long recommended the equivalent System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP formerly Forefront Endpoint Protection). However, recent AV tests show that SCEP/FEP (and MSE which uses the same AV engine) are significantly worse than any of the competition.
All very well when you're sitting at home but have you ever worked in a large corporation? Most PCs aren't powerful enough to run a second virtual OS instance and, even if they could, maintaining, patching and securing a second OS on every PC effectively doubles the admin overhead of the network - not to mention the licensing cost of doubling the number of antivirus seats you have etc. Virtual XP mode is only suitable for home users and for very specific cases in larger organisations. For large-scale rollout another solution is needed. If you want to stick with the virtual XP based solution but have it manageable, Microsoft have MED-V which will happily run an seamlessly instanced IE6 (as virtual XP mode does) but is clever enough to automatically switch between the native IE8 browser and the virtual IE6 browser based on which URLs you are visiting. MED-V still suffers from the increased hardware requirements of running a second virtualized OS on a client PC. Other alternatives are to deploy IE6 using Citrix XenApp running on a Windows 2003-based server but this also suffers from the same issues or VMware have just announced full support for IE6 running under ThinApp which is probably the least-worst option for most organisations if it weren't for the licensing angle.
Microsoft have a huge number of tools and information on performing compatibility testing prior to a Win7 rollout and anyone considering it I would highly recommend looking into the (free) Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT). For more thorough appcompat testing, look at the toolset provided by App-DNA which is fantastic.
As someone who works for a Microsoft Gold Partner I suppose I ought to defend Windows Server 2008 but the Core version *DOES* have half a GUI (the command line is in a window and it uses notepad for text editing for instance). What it does lack is.NET Framework support - apparently that needs a full GUI to even install and therefore PowerShell is NOT currently available on Server Core!
You're entirely right. As a DR consultant, I come across many companies which keep their backups in the "fire" safe. Whilst this is fine for protecting against theft, it is just not suitable for storing magnetic or optical media. Magnetic is particularly bad as the tape tends to have a very low melting point.
There arew fireproof safes around which are "Media" friendly and have been designed specifically to keep tapes cool in a fire and they are usually rated to show how long they will work for and at what temperatures.
A fireproof safe is NO replacement for off-site backups.
I think you've actually hit the nail on the head with this scenario. I know you are actually using it to contrast with the **AA/DRM issue but it is not the same thing. In the example you give about developing medicines to cure disease, the actual issue involved is that we've let it get to the stage where _private_ companies can effectively hold humanity hostage to the almighty dollar. The only feasible solution to this issue (and one that won't happen so long as the drug companies keep buying our politicians) is to bring the drug companies under the direct control of the government (and remember this is the "government of the people, for the people" not the corrupt fuckup we live with today) and allow our own tax moneys to pay for the R&D on the basis it benefits all therefore all should contribute and then allow any one with one of these molecular replicators to 'download' the formula _for free_.
While the above is, I believe, the only way to ensure that medicines are available to all who need them it is an entirely different matter to the duplication of "intellectual property" allegedly "owned" by the **AA or its members. We can happily live without the combined output of these organisations whereas the medical situation could literally be a case of life or death.
That's not to say I'm defending the **AA's of the world. What they have done to destroy popular culture through their combination of greed and neglect is criminal but I believe that the drug companies are millions of times worse. All you need to do is look at the patenting of parts of the human genome, the (lack of) availability of essential drugs in the developing world to treat infection and diseases such as HIV and malaria due to the artificially high costs imposed on those countries.
That may have been the case in the past but the letter (sent to the registered vehicle owner) clearly states that if the owner is unwilling/unable to identify the driver then they are themselves liable to court action so I'm not sure I'd want to try that. The fact that GATSO cameras take pictures of the rear of the vehicle means that it is probably difficult to use this excuse anyway as it doesn't clearly show the driver anyway.
On a very slight side-note I recently got caught by a GATSO speed camera (36 in a 30 zone) here in the UK and got the obligatory letter through the door a few weeks later. Standard penalty for speeding is 3 points on your license and a ukp60 fine. You are not even entitled to see the photo evidence unless you want to contest it in court in which case, if you are found guilty, the courts can fine you much more than the ukp60 amount and you could end up banned.
Personally I think it's disgusting that the manufacturer of the fluorescent tubes didn't provide explicit warnings that filling their tubes with fuel was likely to cause injury. In fact, if I was a) in the US and b) one of the injured parties then I would seriously consider sueing. Maybe enough other people have also been injured in that way that they could start a class action suit.
> (and because terminal services does not control > the root console of a windows server like VNC > does)
Erm, yes it does. Click Start, Run and then type "mstsc.exe -console" and it takes over the console. The only thing it doesn't do is allow you to share the console with the person sitting physically in front of the server - to them the console appears locked.
Errrrm. you're so wrong in so many waays, but let's start with the fact that the companies behind skype and kazaa are completely different - skype was developed by the original kazaa guys but they sold kazaa years ago and don't have anything to do with the lawsuit in.au
I just use dd, since any file level backing up in a live Windows can't do a complete job
Yes it can and has been able to for some time, at least on the server side. Windows Server 2003 has a service called Volume Shadow Copy which is designed to do exactly that.
I think it's important to point out that while Canada is a massive country (2nd or 3rd largest iirc) with a relatively small population (half that of the UK!), it is also a fact that the vast bulk of the population - somewhere in the high 90%s - live within an hour or so's drive of the US border!
Yeah. Compressed air would be far more dangerous than 60 litres of highly flammable liquid or compressed liquid petroleum gas or even hydrogen (think of the Hindenberg!)
I'm afraid that your code infringes my patent #3254324 "Method of writing computer code using ASCII characters so that they can be displayed on an internet site"
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I've been recommending MSE for ages now as it seems to work fine for me. In a corporate environment, I have also long recommended the equivalent System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP formerly Forefront Endpoint Protection). However, recent AV tests show that SCEP/FEP (and MSE which uses the same AV engine) are significantly worse than any of the competition.
Take a look at http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2012/ which puts SCEP at the bottom of the heap (although Trend doesn't fare much better to be honest)
Then look at the slightly older comparison at http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/corporate-user/julaug-2012/ (FEP gets 2/6 for protection - lower than the next nearest - McAfee and Trend - both of which get 3.5/6
Surely that's a _re_incarnation. After all, it was "Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away"...
All very well when you're sitting at home but have you ever worked in a large corporation? Most PCs aren't powerful enough to run a second virtual OS instance and, even if they could, maintaining, patching and securing a second OS on every PC effectively doubles the admin overhead of the network - not to mention the licensing cost of doubling the number of antivirus seats you have etc. Virtual XP mode is only suitable for home users and for very specific cases in larger organisations. For large-scale rollout another solution is needed. If you want to stick with the virtual XP based solution but have it manageable, Microsoft have MED-V which will happily run an seamlessly instanced IE6 (as virtual XP mode does) but is clever enough to automatically switch between the native IE8 browser and the virtual IE6 browser based on which URLs you are visiting. MED-V still suffers from the increased hardware requirements of running a second virtualized OS on a client PC. Other alternatives are to deploy IE6 using Citrix XenApp running on a Windows 2003-based server but this also suffers from the same issues or VMware have just announced full support for IE6 running under ThinApp which is probably the least-worst option for most organisations if it weren't for the licensing angle.
Microsoft have a huge number of tools and information on performing compatibility testing prior to a Win7 rollout and anyone considering it I would highly recommend looking into the (free) Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT). For more thorough appcompat testing, look at the toolset provided by App-DNA which is fantastic.
Take a look at the Trend WorryFree managed service. Doesn't need a central server on-site and you still get a centrally managed solution.
As someone who works for a Microsoft Gold Partner I suppose I ought to defend Windows Server 2008 but the Core version *DOES* have half a GUI (the command line is in a window and it uses notepad for text editing for instance). What it does lack is .NET Framework support - apparently that needs a full GUI to even install and therefore PowerShell is NOT currently available on Server Core!
VMware has a solution which does exactly what the OP describes. Take a look at VMWare ACE and VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Just as soon as they completely forget how to spell I'd imagine.
You're entirely right. As a DR consultant, I come across many companies which keep their backups in the "fire" safe. Whilst this is fine for protecting against theft, it is just not suitable for storing magnetic or optical media. Magnetic is particularly bad as the tape tends to have a very low melting point.
There arew fireproof safes around which are "Media" friendly and have been designed specifically to keep tapes cool in a fire and they are usually rated to show how long they will work for and at what temperatures.
A fireproof safe is NO replacement for off-site backups.
Alex
I think you've actually hit the nail on the head with this scenario. I know you are actually using it to contrast with the **AA/DRM issue but it is not the same thing. In the example you give about developing medicines to cure disease, the actual issue involved is that we've let it get to the stage where _private_ companies can effectively hold humanity hostage to the almighty dollar. The only feasible solution to this issue (and one that won't happen so long as the drug companies keep buying our politicians) is to bring the drug companies under the direct control of the government (and remember this is the "government of the people, for the people" not the corrupt fuckup we live with today) and allow our own tax moneys to pay for the R&D on the basis it benefits all therefore all should contribute and then allow any one with one of these molecular replicators to 'download' the formula _for free_.
While the above is, I believe, the only way to ensure that medicines are available to all who need them it is an entirely different matter to the duplication of "intellectual property" allegedly "owned" by the **AA or its members. We can happily live without the combined output of these organisations whereas the medical situation could literally be a case of life or death.
That's not to say I'm defending the **AA's of the world. What they have done to destroy popular culture through their combination of greed and neglect is criminal but I believe that the drug companies are millions of times worse. All you need to do is look at the patenting of parts of the human genome, the (lack of) availability of essential drugs in the developing world to treat infection and diseases such as HIV and malaria due to the artificially high costs imposed on those countries.
That may have been the case in the past but the letter (sent to the registered vehicle owner) clearly states that if the owner is unwilling/unable to identify the driver then they are themselves liable to court action so I'm not sure I'd want to try that. The fact that GATSO cameras take pictures of the rear of the vehicle means that it is probably difficult to use this excuse anyway as it doesn't clearly show the driver anyway.
On a very slight side-note I recently got caught by a GATSO speed camera (36 in a 30 zone) here in the UK and got the obligatory letter through the door a few weeks later. Standard penalty for speeding is 3 points on your license and a ukp60 fine. You are not even entitled to see the photo evidence unless you want to contest it in court in which case, if you are found guilty, the courts can fine you much more than the ukp60 amount and you could end up banned.
Personally I think it's disgusting that the manufacturer of the fluorescent tubes didn't provide explicit warnings that filling their tubes with fuel was likely to cause injury. In fact, if I was a) in the US and b) one of the injured parties then I would seriously consider sueing. Maybe enough other people have also been injured in that way that they could start a class action suit.
> (and because terminal services does not control
> the root console of a windows server like VNC
> does)
Erm, yes it does. Click Start, Run and then type "mstsc.exe -console" and it takes over the console. The only thing it doesn't do is allow you to share the console with the person sitting physically in front of the server - to them the console appears locked.
Errrrm. you're so wrong in so many waays, but let's start with the fact that the companies behind skype and kazaa are completely different - skype was developed by the original kazaa guys but they sold kazaa years ago and don't have anything to do with the lawsuit in .au
Except for the small matter of there being no applications :)
Thermal ones?
Yes it can and has been able to for some time, at least on the server side. Windows Server 2003 has a service called Volume Shadow Copy which is designed to do exactly that.
Microsoft are introducing a new concept called "castles" or something equally inane to replace workgroups which will allow that very thing
Jeez, where does that leave me? I've got two MCSEs
ah nevermind, i'll get my coat
DC power is an option - IBM for instance has a NEBS compliant DC-powered server in its xSeries range - the xSeries 343
In fact IBM also have a blade offering which is DC powered, the BladeCenter T
These are primarily designed for the telecoms market which I understand already is big into DC-powered racks.
I don't know Saskatchewan really. My wife is from Thunder Bay and her family from Dryden - both in northern Ontario.
:)
On a side note, you're not related are you as you have the same surname
I think it's important to point out that while Canada is a massive country (2nd or 3rd largest iirc) with a relatively small population (half that of the UK!), it is also a fact that the vast bulk of the population - somewhere in the high 90%s - live within an hour or so's drive of the US border!
What are they thinking?
I'm afraid that your code infringes my patent #3254324 "Method of writing computer code using ASCII characters so that they can be displayed on an internet site"