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How to secure a wireless network: Part 5 of 5 - Connecting using WPA for the first time on XP broken link fixed
- NOTE: I've fixed the broken link to the demo* This post follows on from How to secure a wireless...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007
How to secure a wireless network: Part 4 of 5 Connect using WPA for the first time on Windows Vista
This post follows on from How to secure a wireless network: Part 1 of 5 - Enabling WPA on a wireless...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007
How to secure a wireless network: Part 3 of 5 - Reconfiguring a Vista client to connect to your WPA secured access point
This post follows on from How to secure a wireless network: Part 1 of 5 - Enabling WPA on a wireless...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007
How to secure a wireless network: Part 2 of 5 - How to change the SSID
This post follows on from How to secure a wireless network: Part 1 of 5 - Enabling WPA on a wireless...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007
How to secure a wireless network: Part 1 of 5 - Enabling WPA on a wireless router
This is the first part in a series of five blogcasts (video demonstrations showing you "how to")...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007
TechNet Radio Podcast discussing this month's security bulletin and how to write secure code
The TechNet Radio podcast announced yesterday on Channel 9 discusses this month's security bulletin...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is due to be Released To Manufacture (RTM) at the end of August
Larry Orecklin ("General Manager at Microsoft focussed on the System Center family of Management...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007
Stupid Security at The Simpsons Movie!
Together with some other Microsofties I went to a cinema earlier this evening to see The Simpsons...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/14/2007
System Center Configuration Manager is now at Release Candidate 1(RC1) (not RTM as previously stated) - it's effectively SMS v4
Note: This post has been amended as I originally stated that SCCM was at RTM - apologies for the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/14/2007
Spoof hacker message circulating on Facebook
I received the following message from a friend on Facebook earlier: "Not sure this is true...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/10/2007
Poor wireless signal? - how to improve the range of your wireless network
I recently set up a new wireless router at home and was disappointed to find that I couldn't connect...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/10/2007
Dell's built-in Smartcard Reader - I didn't know it was there
I'm a muppet! I've been using a Dell 820 laptop (other machines are available) as my main machine...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/09/2007
Bluetooth mobile phone security/spam - how many people remain discoverable?
A UK nightclub made the morning news today as they are about to start broadcasting sexual advice...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/09/2007
NASA Photosynth collection makes the most of navigation
James wrote about the new NASA Photosynth collections a couple of days ago. I really like the way...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/09/2007
SATA versus PATA - which to use for my Home Server / Vista Media Centre?
Back in "the old days" I used to build hardware on a regular basis hence was intimately familiar...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/08/2007
Twitter, Facebook and Social Media discussion in a PR context by Robert Scoble
The Brian Solis's PR 2.0 blog has an interesting interview with Robert Scoble titled "PR is about...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/07/2007
Here's how to solve the Facebook messaging problem
- Don't take the post as an endorsement of "Email Me Instead" or of it being fit for purpose - it...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/07/2007
Facebook email client for Windows Mobile - where can I find one?
Some of you may be getting bored of me talking about Facebook - apologies if that's the case. I'll...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/07/2007
Channel 8 - a blog for Students to interact with Microsoft
Channel 8 Beta site was launched a couple of weeks ago following hints from Mark Johnston - it was...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/07/2007
Facebook security: I like the "add application" interface
I like the "add application" interface in Facebook as it asks meaningful questions in everyday...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/06/2007
Ooops - "secret" nuclear sub caught on Google Earth
Thanks to Kai Axford for his post Wow! I wonder who's going to take the heat for this? which linked...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
What do you get if you cross beer with a skateboard and a big hill? Do not drink and ride!
James eluded to my visit to the hospital in his Pigs Drugs and Naked Dwarves post. Thanks to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
Accident: The gory details
Note: this page follows my post don't drink and ride. You just had to look didn't you!
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
I'd like to change my Mother's maiden name please
In the UK a common "authentication" question used by banks and many other institutions is "what is...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
Facebook: Will you be my friend?
This is a question many of you will be asked if you know people who use Facebook. For some requests...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
Facebook, myspace and other social networking sites - whatever happened to Privacy?
I've been slow to adopt Facebook. Perhaps I'm a luddite. Perhaps I'm too paraniod. There's an...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2007
It's a bargain - browse the Internet @ Seattle Internation Airport (SeaTac)
I was pleasantly surprised to find that wireless Internet access is only $8 (for 24 hours) at...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/30/2007
How will Vista stop malicious code from compromising the Administrator account?
There are a range of new features and architectual changes in Windows Vista (and Server 2008) that...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/30/2007
System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is very cool
System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) has been my star of the show for our week of intensive...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/30/2007
How to Manage a Microsoft Infrastructure Webcasts covering Systems Centre
There is a wealth of information available via the Managing a Microsoft Infrastructure webcasts area...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/30/2007
Windows Live Traffic Information - avoid the jams...if you're in the USA
It's interesting to note (and somewhat frustrating) that Windows Live works better in the USA than...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/30/2007
Announcing Microsoft Time Machine: When do you want to go today?
Following my earlier post about the need for teleport and Nik's wonderful comment "Well you guys...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/26/2007
All we need is a Teleporter/transporter to dramatically reduce global warming
As every geek/sci-fi fan knows there's always a place for a teleporter/transporter. Note: Thanks to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/25/2007
Kiosk PCs are not secure - Blimey, that was close!
As James mentioned in his excellent post detailing his travel misery we're at an internal...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/25/2007
How can you tell who's real on Facebook?
Am I just being dumb here or is it pure guess work who's really who on Facebook? I'm new to Facebook...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/23/2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book is just hours away
I'm excited. The new book's going to be released in a couple of hours time. "Harry Potter and the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/21/2007
Windows PowerShell hits a million downloads and manages MySpace
If you've been to a Microsoft technical event covering Exchange, Systems Center or Windows Server...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/20/2007
The Microsoft Sharepoint Conference 2008 will be in Seattle from 2nd to 6th March
I know it seems a long way away but the Microsoft Sharepoint Conference 2008 will be held in Seattle...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2007
Microsoft Employee wears a RedHat t-shirt on campus following LINUX User Group Challenge at LUGRadio
Redhat provided every delegate to LUGRadioLive with either a track suit top or t-shirt hence many...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/18/2007
Download SQL Server 2008 CTP for free
The latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008 (formerly known as "katmai") is...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/17/2007
Happy New Year! I'm now covering Management as well as Security
Don't worry. I haven't lost the plot! Microsoft's financial year runs from the 1st of July each year...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/16/2007
How Microsoft Implements System Center Operations Manager 2007
Thanks to Kurt Shintaku for posting about TechNet Radio's podcast detailing how Microsoft Implements...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/16/2007
Windows Management in Server 2008 podcast
Thanks to Cliff Hobbs for sharing the link to a TechNet Radio session (podcast) that goes into...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/16/2007
What's the difference between Windows SharePoint Services and Office Sharepoint Server 2007?
That's easy - Windows SharePoint Services is a free download for Windows Server 2003, Office...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/13/2007
Windows Sharepoint Services failed to create the configuration database System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException
James, Andrew Fryer (new SQL/BI Evangelist) and I were helping a charity to implement some...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/13/2007
.net developer community DDD5 podcast
The .net developer community's DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper! 5 (DDD) podcast is now available for...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/12/2007