August 2007 – My Notes to Myself and Others…

A Guide to Network Monitor 3.1

Network Monitor (and other sniffers) is a tool that provides insight to what really happens on a network, it will display the raw data that is sent over a network. By viewing this data, a system administratoror a network administrator can gain insight as to what is happening in the background – on the network. This insight is significant when troubleshooting a problem that is network related, especially when thesoftware involved does not provide any indication of the problem that is plaguing it.It is odd that yet the majority of people I know have a tendency to shy away from sniffers if they don’t havein-depth … Continue reading A Guide to Network Monitor 3.1

Windows Vista SP1 (Beta)

By erikr

After tons of speculation it seems that it is finally on the way. According to a post on the WindowsVista blog,SP1 will be released in a Beta version in a few days. The posy also mentions that the service pack will be released in the first quarter of 2008.

iPhone unlock- now the FAQ!

By erikr

And it says that the unlock will be released in the next 72 hours…(they didn’t mention next to what though…) http://www.iphonesimfree.com/faq.html

hackers @ microsoft blog

By erikr

A new blog from Microsoft has been opened: hackers @ microsoft.At this stage(obviously), it is unclear as to what direction it will take, yet it seemsinteresting enough to follow:http://blogs.msdn.com/hackers

WGA validation issues fixed

By erikr

The issues seem to have been fixed. Users that have been affected, should try to re-validateand restart their system. Windows Genuine Advantage blog post.

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) servers seem down

By erikr

News of this has been popping up all around the Net. In addition to that I also receiveda few e-mail about it from fellow MVPs. It seems that Microsoft is aware of the issue andtech support say that it might be down for a couple of days(?!?!). The problem is that if you attempt to update your system(Vista), it will go into reduced functionalitymode as it seems to be pirated. Engadget Boing Boing Personally I haven’t felt it yet…

iPhone software unlock slowed down

By erikr

It seems that the lawyers started working… http://blog.iphoneunlocking.com/?p=13

Inspirational posters inspired by Star Trek

By erikr

You know those inspirational posters that people used to(maybe still do) hang?Well,when they are inspired by Star Trek they are that much funnier: You can find the rest of them at: http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html

Transformers quiz (who are you)

By erikr

There aren’t many quizzes I like, but considering the fact that I grew up on these guysI had to try it. Here are the results: I AM73%OPTIMUS PRIMETake the Transformers Quiz

iPhone software unlock

By erikr

Many people were disappointed by the fact that the iPhone could only be used with onecarrier,not only did this limit US owners to a specific carrier it also made it virtually impossiblefor anyone outside the US to use the iPhone (think about the cost…). A crack (or unlock) was inevitable. A hardware unlock surfaced a few days ago, yet it wasn’tfor the faint hearted. Yesterday (or so it seems) the first report of a software unlock finally surfaced on the Engadgetblog. A few hours later a second unlock was reported. Z-time to play…😉