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Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?

I love this - if you have kids, and if you are a geek, you'll understand. http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/microserveces08/1000446145 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:58 PM by AdiOltean | 3 Comments
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Puzzle solution: Xen voting algorithm

I think that the problem stated in one of my earlier posts is one of the most fascinating puzzles I came across recently. Many people that got confronted with it said bluntly that the problem simply has no solution, otherwise it would contradict common Read More...
Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 1:19 PM by AdiOltean | 3 Comments
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Zune 80 - $400 on eBay?

A few completed transactions: - $420: http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-ZUNE-2-Gen-Black-80-GB-mp3-NEW-NIB-EXTRAS_W0QQitemZ320182867203QQihZ011QQcategoryZ147175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - $405: http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-ZUNE-2-Gen-Black-80-GB-mp3-NEW-NIB-EXTRAS_W0QQitemZ320183303981QQihZ011QQcategoryZ147175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Read More...
Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 3:44 PM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments
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Is my harddisk (almost) dead?

I just started to play with HD Tune , just to get a tool to look at my S.M.A.R.T. data. Not that I trust SMART a lot, but I wanted to see what's there. So that's how I discovered my main drive has a bunch of reallocated sectors. Ouch! What is a reallocated Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:03 AM by AdiOltean | 3 Comments
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[Cool spam] Our internal discussion list is nominated in a Who's Who award!

Here is an interesting piece of spam I received this morning on our internal discussion list: Dear VSS Lab Account, You were recently appointed as a biographical candidate to represent your industry in the Madison Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, Read More...
Posted Friday, October 05, 2007 2:39 PM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments
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[RO] Seminar - Storage si programare distribuita

Florin Lazar , Todi Pruteanu si cu mine am demarat in cursul acestei saptamani un seminar tehnic pe teme de storage in Vista si programare distribuita in WCF. Mai multe detalii aici: http://reg.studentclub.ro . Pana acum seminariile din Bucuresti si Cluj Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:57 AM by AdiOltean | 3 Comments

Windows Home Server - links

A friend of mine didn't know about Windows Home Server - so I sent him these links: - Main site: http://stopdigitalamnesia.com - Interview with Charlie Kindel http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=270965 - Download: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&siteid=38 Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:43 PM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments

Demo: New virtualization technologies in Windows Server (Longhorn)

A nice demo that shows you several things: - Windows Server virtualization (a separate partition running a striped-down version of Windows to manage all other virtual machines) - Running an 8-proc virtual machine - 64-bit and 32-bit machines running concurrently Read More...
Posted Friday, March 02, 2007 12:32 PM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments

Previous Versions in Vista - on Channel 9!

Hot and fresh from Channel 9: a session on Shadow Copies in Vista, and its applications: Previous Versions and the brand-new System Restore. Check it out . Read More...
Posted Monday, February 26, 2007 6:29 PM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments

The intentional slowdown

The Daily WTF has a funny story around intentional slowdowns . I have one story to share as well. Back in the college days, when we were still busy with exams and courses, some of my friends started working at various companies in our city (Bucharest). Read More...
Posted Friday, February 09, 2007 12:57 AM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments

Flicks - A gesture based scrolling interface in Vista

If you have a Tablet PC or a touch-sensitive model, check out Pen Flicks. Here is a video capture of Pen Flicks in action: I just found this nifty little feature after installing Vista on my old Tablet PC and it works great. It works on any list box in Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:45 AM by AdiOltean | 1 Comments
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The evolution of customer support

- 2000 - You call their customer support. “Wait a second – did you actually install an application after installing our sound card? We don’t support this configuration. <hang>” (and that guy will likely get promoted for solving most support calls Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:12 AM by AdiOltean | 2 Comments
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The next generation of storage management is here!

Storage management is complex, we all know it. For many people, even the simplest opeartions in a SAN look like black magic. It's no wonder why - if you want to, say, create a brand new 5 TB file share using your brand new your SAN box: you need to create Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:45 AM by AdiOltean | 4 Comments

Yet another 3D photo wonder is now available - Microsoft Photosynth is available for preview

Try it here: http://labs.live.com/photosynth . It is an interesting approach of building a 3D world from a bunch of 2D photos taken anywhere. Coincidentally, Microsoft just released 3D maps in Windows Live Local, which also succeed to build 3D models Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:23 PM by AdiOltean | 2 Comments

Lock-free programming: used now in games!

Lock-free programming is a performant multi-threaded synchronization technique that allows you to safely manage in-memory data in a controlled manner. In its essence, the idea is to write your multi-threaded programs without using locks. Why is this better? Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:54 PM by AdiOltean | 3 Comments
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