Participate in the 2012 WindowsNetworking.com survey for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). Weighing 21 ounces and sporting a 10.1-inch touchscreen display, the Galaxy Tab 2 runs the Android 4.0 ("Ice Cream Sandwich") operating system and is powered by a 1.0 GHz dual-core processor to help you achieve maximum usage across various demanding applications. Throughout June we will be conducting a site survey to help us learn more about our visitors and what you'd like to see on the site in the future. All participants will be eligible to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). The survey is estimated to take around 5 minutes to complete. Participate in the 2012 site survey today!
Although, the virus Flame is no longer spreading and most of its command-and control servers discovered, it remains what security professionals have been terrified of - mimicking Microsoft's Windows update mechanism and spreading through it. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure states that 'Having a Microsoft code signing certificate is the Holy Grail of malware writers. This has now happened. I guess the good news is that this wasn't done by cyber criminals interested in financial benefit. They could have infected millions of computers. Instead, this technique has been used in targeted attacks, most likely launched by a Western intelligence agency.' Read more here – http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002377.html Read about Microsoft's security fix here - http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2012/06/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2718704.aspx
Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate (RC) supports the new Windows 8 and Azure platforms with new tools that make HTML 5 and CSS 3 development more productive and higher quality end results. The development tool includes Windows Azure project templates and a whole slew of features for Windows 8 Metro and desktop applications. Download the Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate from here - http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads
How many times you get a support call that a resource is performing very low and after you perform your tests, you find out that this resource is out of disk space!!! As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure and automating a prevention mechanism can help you avoid such mishaps. For instance, Netwrix has a freeware product that monitors multiple servers at the same and sends daily alerts of exceeded disk space thresholds to the administrator. Read more here - http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/31/full-featured-netwrix-disk-space-monitor-is-now-100-free-of-charge/ Register and get a copy from here - http://www.netwrix.com/tracking/track.html?campaign=NWX_TECHGENIXfreeCPD_2012_05&spot=DSM&url=requestd.html?product=dsm
If you're into the physical infrastructure of the Internet then this map should be your starting point. The Submarine Cable Map is a free resource from TeleGeography. Data contained in this map is drawn from Global Bandwidth Research Service and is updated on a regular basis. The map is rich of information including cable capacity, provider name and other elements; however, the cable routes on the map do not reflect the exact physical location. View the map here - http://www.submarinecablemap.com/