September, 2006

Introduction I always thought Enterprise Architecture was an oxymoron. All I needed to do was find a book that described in words, rather than my pastel pictures, this fact I'd invented. This book doesn't endorse my theory but it does suggest, like...

There are a few steps to setting up RFID: You will need this MMC console if you are not running Vista: Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Pre-Release (RC1 Refresh) You will need to have Biztalk installed, configured and the the BizTalk host service and...

Scarily enough I discovered live favorites today: https://favorites.live.com/ It imports from delicious which was nice but the tags are a bit out. Not quite sure if Ill use it and what plug-ins are there but Ill check it out

I was within a day or so of returning the Maxtor Mini when a colleague Callum Meek tempted me to try and use compatibility mode on the software. No it didn't work but I did notice a little button on the properties for the Maxtor OneTouch Manager (Privileges...

I was just about to write a post via the MSDN web site, when I remembered the office 2007 ribbon for blog posting. You can get there by pressing the big office button on the top right and then selecting publishing. This means for you, that I can write...

When clicking on 2007 I would get the following error. "this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions on this computer. Please contact your system administrator" I read from the following blog that it was because I was using multiple browsers...

I have recently been looking at threat modelling. Have you ever been in a situation where the project manager says "is this solution secure"? More often than not people are scrambling after the event to plug the holes in the application that might make...

Looking in the paper today I was disappointed to see that the 290 bucks I spent on my mini 100Gb was no longer a deal and the quoted price was 226 (which I found hard to believe using tools such as www.shopferret.com.au ) The Maxtor mini software I...

Surprisingly on TV tonight as I type (mental note: sort out timestamps for blog) a show CyberShack is showing TechEd 2006 with sports, celebs and cheerleaders. It asks is geek the new cool - naturally I'm interested as I'm sat here being a bit of a geek...

I have recently romanticised RFID as new integration technology and an area of research. Harbouring behind my passion to find out more was my cynicism about RFID being much like bar-coding. So what's new? The big message is that RFID is a multi-message...

I was originally going to link some good web-casts from Erik Leaseburg. I then found the BizTalk Rangers super site here: http://biztalkrangers.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1 It basically contains everything you can...

Quick tips: Search on the top right of every page (like searching control panel for power) Search using the Start Search (windows button) - e.g. %temp% takes you to the corresponding environment variable directory Issues found: IE7 connections...

At home my Mac Mini is still running RC1. The video problem is being investigated (triaged) by the internal team and Im confident of success - it currently looks like it may be network adapter driver related. I tried various things to see if they would...

Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) can be found on the control panel in Vista RC1. Unlike its similarly sounding Sync Center this application is essentially, from my perspective, a fancy looking active sync with more features. Interestingly enough...

When installting RC1 I was probably a bit harsh on my comments. Well the part about it defeating me (so far) is probably true. My home Sony laptop I came home to, was quiet. I felt a moement of joy and I continued on a path of success as I discovered...

Vista RC1 was available to me as an employee to try. So, having prep'd myself with my Maxtor Mini Onetouch and backed up my home computers I went about installing the new OS. My home PC is a Sony Vaio A190 and its quite handy and portable as well as...

All previous posts can be found on my original rambling site: http://teamindividualism.blogspot.com

I'm very excited about the new release of Vista. Having bought a lovely Maxtor Mini 100Gb drive and backed up my work and personal machines I'm ready to take the plunge on all fronts to RC1. Unfortunately last night I discovered that Bootcamp assistant...