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Migrating to https://blog.tristank.com/ . And still so terrific that 3 of 4 readers rated it "soporific"
Vocabulary Corner: Analuze
Analuze: verb 1. A pointless analysis, as in "I'll analuze those logs if you really want me to,...
Author: Tristan K Date: 06/12/2008
Generic Troubleshooting: "Is it still a problem?"
I've been doing this support thing for a while now. Frequently, the basics are what get overlooked...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/28/2008
Can Bluetooth Shut My Phone Up?
I love my Touch Dual, but I'm one of those people that constantly forgets to shut it up when I'm at...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/28/2008
It's A Saving, not A Savings!
Yes Atwood, it was you that drove me to this. "This power savings is achieved by dropping the...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/27/2008
The Cat's Out Of The Bag: ISA Server will become ForeFront TMG
So, we all know that ISA 2006 doesn't work on Windows Server 2008. Massive architectural changes to...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/09/2008
(ooh!) Foldershare Revamped!
(This post brought to you by the number 3, and the letters WHY AM I NOT SLEEPING?) It's been a while...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/17/2008
Post-SP2 TCP Offload Fix
I've mentioned Chimney before. Now, a new Windows Update fix for TCP Offload, which turns it off. It...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/16/2008
IIS7 Modules Aplenty - WebDAV, Bitrate Throttling
New modules, supported by Microsoft, are now officially RTMd (RTWd?) and available for use with IIS...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/15/2008
"Stacking" NTLM Authentication
This question came up today (well, actually, it was about four weeks ago I started typing this, but...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/11/2008
What's in IIS 7.0 for me?
While having a seemingly-innocuous chat with a colleague, I was asked to "throw together a few...
Author: Tristan K Date: 02/28/2008
Windows Server 2008 Desktop Edition
WS08 Workstation, Anyone? Apart from those pesky Live applications that won't install (why...
Author: Tristan K Date: 02/28/2008
SetSPN improvements in Windows Server 2008! W00t!
Update: Most recent SetSPN ramblings (short: use -S instead of -A). All this stuff is based on a...
Author: Tristan K Date: 12/21/2007
Anthology Of Interest
Okay, so there's no interest here, but perhaps an anthology anyway. Yes I've been gone a while;...
Author: Tristan K Date: 12/17/2007
Kerb Notes Down for a bit
Due to one of my hosters changing their hosting policy, and the other having unspecified ongoing...
Author: Tristan K Date: 11/04/2007
401.3, you say? Not 403?
You're running an IIS 6.0 website, and you have a virtual directory configured for anonymous...
Author: Tristan K Date: 10/22/2007
Tip o' the Week: WEVTUTIL for EVTX/EVT file conversion
This week, a pointer to a solution to a problem I occasionally hit. Windows Vista (and by extension...
Author: Tristan K Date: 10/05/2007
I've gone soft!
Yes, perhaps my friends are right. Or perhaps they're just not nice people. Oh, enough with the...
Author: Tristan K Date: 09/20/2007
ROCKtober approaches again
Fans of this blog - of whom there are at least six (see mum? 100% up on last year, despite the lack...
Author: Tristan K Date: 08/28/2007
Jason Brown's new blog
The traitorous malcontent (and former MVP) that left my cubicle for greener pastures has set up his...
Author: Tristan K Date: 08/02/2007
Netmon vs Chimney
I recently encountered TCP Chimney for the first time in the wild. Short version: Chimney is an...
Author: Tristan K Date: 07/22/2007
Fear The Hand Of Non-Selection
One of those "remember it for when you need it" posts: On Tiny, I've been unable to select text in...
Author: Tristan K Date: 07/22/2007
Happy New Year!
Last post for this FY, so I'm going to make it as content-free as I possibly can, for your visual...
Author: Tristan K Date: 06/29/2007
KDC_ERR_BADOPTION when attempting constrained delegation
Hit this earlier while working with someone else on a Kerberos delegation problem. All the SPNs...
Author: Tristan K Date: 06/18/2007
Two New Updates for Aussie Windows Vista Media Centre Owners
The Media Center dev team have been working to address a couple of problems that have particularly...
Author: Tristan K Date: 06/15/2007
Can I use SQL Server 2005 as the Biztalk Server 2004 database?
No - SQL 2005 and Biztalk 2004 aren't currently supported together, except with an "arm's length"...
Author: Tristan K Date: 06/12/2007
Quickly* pinging everything on a subnet
For when you don't remember that you set your wireless gateway's static IP to .253, and it's not...
Author: Tristan K Date: 05/24/2007
Still Alive...
Not much to report - tons of work to do and only 27 hours a day to get it all done in! I did catch...
Author: Tristan K Date: 05/24/2007
Wondering how many Autocolor* Colors* there are?
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- Yes, I know that real people spell it "colour". I'm sorry. Um, a lot! More than I have the...
Author: Tristan K Date: 05/10/2007
IIS 7 - LH Beta 3 Launch Stuff
Tons of cool new things in Longhorn Beta 3 on the IIS front, including: ... the first beta of our...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/26/2007
FAQ: How can I bundle IIS 6.0 (or IIS 7.0) with my application on an older OS?
I've seen a few variations on this question come up recently, generally of the form: "We have...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/22/2007
Aussie HD-DVD add-on selling well?
I'd heard they were out, but couldn't find one for money nor begging at the local shopping centre...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/15/2007
A Tiny Measure Of Progress
Prompted by Joseph's lamentations, I thought I'd check on how Tiny was doing in the performance...
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/14/2007
New Day Office Videos
Thanks to Long Zheng for pointing to these. They're brilliant....
Author: Tristan K Date: 04/13/2007
360 Elite, Eh?
We announced what appears to have been the world's worst-kept gaming secret! From my perspective (as...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/28/2007
Every Windows Admin Should Know: Template User vs Mr Nobody
Raymond beats me to the punch (mine was going to be rant-i-er, but five times* as funny), on how the...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/08/2007
(Gasp)
Oh noes! They found out our secrets! How!? Who would have thought that anyone would produce a...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/07/2007
Cool new content for beginning developers
MSDN just launched a content site for beginning and amateur developers. If you're learning to...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/02/2007
I want to publish a website to the Internet. How do I enable Kerberos?
Ya don't. You can't win. But there are alternatives to fighting. Why Not? Windows Kerberos doesn't...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/01/2007
Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows: Installation Experience
"Experience" is a lovely word for a corporate blog. Discuss. Anyway, my experience was that it...
Author: Tristan K Date: 03/01/2007