Direct Access feature in windows 7 is an incredible feature where you can connect to your organization intranet without having to VPN or RAS..
i am currently using the feature. ehenever i have an internet connection , i get a notification icon asking me about whether to connect to DA or not ? then it asks for my smart card password. that' all , then i am in.
drawbacks:
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1- cannot control which traffic goes to my intranet and which goes to internet ?so for example www.abc.com i dont know whether this goes to DA ot to normal internet DNS
2- cannot start and stop it explicitly, it is not an NT service or a program i can start and stop
3- at some customer sites , i cannot connect for no reasons although port 443 is open
did Jiraya really die ? it didnt look like he died , i am not sure.
and what happened to Orochimaro's power that transfered to Kabuto ?
why the loose ends ?
to me Orochimaro and Jiraya are still alive . but i am not sure why they left it to interpretations like that
I never liked the wind, the cold or the sonw
i've had enough and it's time for me to go
i will miss you where ever you may be
but i can't take any more - please set me free
i am a desert man with a camel, a tent and a goat
dip plates, a Merc and a mansion mean nothng to me
green oasis my love i and a palm tree
close to nature, yes heaven where i long to be
stars and moon in the night and the morning blue sea
oh how i miss hom - please set me free
after struggling for a week i managed to boot my machine from a vhd located on an external USB drive.
steps:
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1- prepare a vhd file that has windows 7 or windows 2008 (there are thousands of blogs on how to do this step)
2- copy the vhd to the local hard drive in any parition that has enugh space for the vhd to expand
3- boot from your normal windows (not the vhd that we just prepared)
4- right click my computer and select manage then go to disk management
3- attach the vhd after which it will appear as a normal disk drive volume
5- shut down the current windows and boot your machine into the vhd (again there are many blogs explaining how)
6- run the pwboot (FROM WITHIN THE VHD IMAGE)
7- use bcdboot to copy the system files from the vhd to the physical USB drive
8- restart your machine
9- select boot from USB drive
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after searching all THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION I DIDNT FIND ANY.
here is one that i invented :
Concept:
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1- create a vhd file using disk management. we will call that vhd a black hole vhd.
2- use robocopy to move the entire long path folder to the black hole
3- delete the black hole
Steps:
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1- right click my computer
2- choose manage
3- select disk management
4- from "more actions" menu on the right
5- choose create vhd and put it anywhere
6- go down to the disk and right click and choose initialize then format
6- use robocopy with the /move switch
example : robocopy C:\users\[userx]\AppData H:\blackhole.vhd /s /move
7- after robocopy completes
8- goto disk management
9-right click the disk and choose detach vhd
10- goto the vhd and delete it
After configuring FBA for an extranet site. I always get “Unknownerror” when I try to sing in. the steps followed are described here :
http://devcow.com/blogs/jdattis/archive/2007/02/23/Office_SharePoint_Server_2007_Forms_Based_Authentication_FBA_Walkthrough_Part_1.aspx
solution :
1- check for the application poolidentity that host the extranet site.
2- Goto SQL Server to your FBAdatabase created
3- Give put the app pool identityaccount in dbo role. Make sure to put there. It is not enough to map it to dboschema as a default schema
You can detect this error in MOSS logs under : C:\ProgramFiles\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\LOGS
Search doesn't have to be complicated. You can deliverSearch to your organization quickly and easily with Microsoft Search Server2008
http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/default.aspx
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I don’t commercialize for Partner solutions , but thissoftware directly address a lot of requirements that we challenge today formobile users.
http://www.colligo.com/products/sharepoint/contributor_home.asp
for remote/satellite resources that work offline , there wasalways a requirement to work on SharePoint offline. Now with these types ofoffline SharePoint clients like the above link, this requirement is achieved.
another scenario would be , due to a bad link or bandwidth ,users cannot work online on SharePoint all the time. They can be within thesame network or a trusted partner (Extranet Scenarios) .
Lotus notes supports the feature of offline synchronization aspart of their database replication. SharePoint has a request to support thisfeature in next version 14. Until they implement the feature this solution canaddress the challenge.
Released (not by Microsoft or Adobe J , yes none of them) by FoxIt. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/ifilter/
It supports x64 only . they are developing a new one forIA64 .
I am running Vita 64 bit, and I was really waiting for thatrelease . now I can index a whole new set of articles and documents
This is the Last .NET show L
The show will end with Silverlight episode . http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/episode.aspx?xml=theshow/en/episode063/manifest.xml
I am very excited to see the next step of process modelingsystems. It is just a middle step till we get the next version of BizTalk wherewe will have Orchestrations built directly on top of WF.
This is a video for how + Requirements to host your WF in BizTalk: http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/e/4/3e4e9f14-1f9d-4e03-a86a-03955aaff73c/biztalkhosting.wmv
And this is the SDK that allows you do that: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=437
So are we unifying all workflows in one place in BizTalk now? NOOOOOO
So what are our options for hosting workflows at the moment?
Any host system for WF has to provide an implementation forthe following services:
a. Transaction
b. Persistence
c. Scheduler
d. Tracking
1- BizTalk Orchestrations will be one type ofimplementation for this framework hosting the workflows and providingimplementations for THE 4 services
2- SharePoint is another type of implementation of thoseservices.
3- K2.NET Server for hosting our WF Workflows is anothergreat example
So thequestion is not anymore : where do I host my workflows ?
the questionis : what type of services my workflow requires ?
Issue : what happens if my workflow needs diverse services from different hostingsystems ? example : BizTalk (Scalability and TPM) and collaboration platform inMOSS ?
More requirements might be:
is it a system process, is it a human workflow interactionprocess, scalability, analysis/BI on tracked data ,Trading Partner Support,rich Collaboration support, SMTP support, event system , etc……
and the answer will decide which server we are going to usefor hosting.
This solution scenario from my point of view will be theultimate:
1- One Server (MS WF Host Server) for hosting, executingany WF built on WF
2- Using adapter/provider pattern to provide services fromdifferent platforms and products to these workflows. Example: I need oneworkflow that requires BizTalk scalability and SharePoint collaborationfeatures. So the “MS WF Host Server” will only provide abstractAPIs and the actual implementation is left for the providers like BTS and MOSS.
1- Writing a web adapter
public override bool DoAction(Microsoft.Ccf.Csr.HostedWebApplication.WebAction action,ref string data)
{
data = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(data);
return base.DoAction (action, ref data);
}
2- In the agent desktop config file : <addkey=”EmptyParamData” value=”true” />
If you want to know all the parameters of the Agent Desktop please have a look on app.config.localfor example
Yes we have TXs over file system and Registry starting windowsvista. This is all doable now . thanks for Kernel TransactionManager
I can now save images or log files on NTFS and put it in thesame TX with saving data in DB. The excellent part is , until the TX iscommitted the windows explorer cannot see the files.
All the TXR and TXF can be done by win32 API calls. Yes I knownobody like that . so here is the good news :
Managed wrapper: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/07/NTFS/
And there will be more managed wrappers until Post-Orcas tillTXR and TXF got their managed APIs
There are 2 types of TXs (and they are not atomic and longrunning)
1- Within my borders
2- Across borders
1- Within my borders means that simply I have control overall the resources and parties that take place in this TX. It is within myborders so I should be able to control it, but again THIS IS NOT ATOMIC TX.
In this type I can use either atomic TX or long running. Both of them pass the autonomy test of SOA . everysystem tries to control its own resources. I don’t accept someone fromoutside to control my own resources or lock them. So all systems within myborders are controlled by me. The main point here is to define the border.
2- Across borders means that I have to fire a call to aremote system outside my border, eg online purchase where many systems areinvolved.
a. Can atomic TX works here ? normally no because most probable we will get time out .but is this the only reason , NO. let’s take a look on a simple example:system1 initiates a TX and is calling system2 to include its resources in theTX. Will system2 accepts that system1 puts locks on its internal resources .this violates the Autonomy tenet of SOA. Even if I trust you , I cannot giveyou locks over my resources, which you might hold forever. And even if I do trust you , the whole TX might timeout because of cross bordering. the whole question here is not about trust, because even if i trust, you can hold my resources forever.
Any Solutions ?
1- Reservation Pattern: you go to airlines andtry to book a seat in a flight. Do they lock the seat for you if you didn’tpay for the ticket ? NO , they just give you a reservation number and a date .if you come later than this date then your reservation is cancelled. You don’tcontrol their resources or have locks on them.
2- OkOk . I will pay for the ticket then. Would you please lock the seat for me(locka resource on your system for me) ? JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ
They reply: sure J J
Then you go late on yourtravel day (1hr before the flight) and you find the flight over booked and theytell you SORRY,FLIGHT IS OVERBOOKED. WHAT ? WHERE IS MY LOCK THEN ?
Or you buy somethingonline and after sometimes , they tell you SORRY . we don’t have stocknow. As soon as we get it , we will ship it for you.
In all cases what they aredoing is lying in the first place , then TRY to compensate you .
Lying/Compensating Pattern: you have to lie in thiscase by deceiving the calling system that asks for locks and says “ok itis locked for you” then later on if anything goes wrong , you compensate.Do you want your money back? Sorry for the flight , we will upgrade you tobusiness class next flight for free (Compensation).
3- Irresponsible/CompensatingPattern: warn the customer from beginning about losing aflight so please come 3 hrs early we are not responsible if you come late(stillnot 100% guarantee coz flight might be overbooked), etc.. but still thesystem has to compensate by some way or another.
Summary:
1- Know your borders. So you can identify which type of TXare you using.
2- If it is type1 “Within Border”, try to useAtomic TX as you can , if you will not get time out
3- If type2 , then think proactively and carefully aboutcompensation.
