Friday, July 25, 2008
SysAdmin Day
I have just learned that it is SysAdmin Day. What does this mean? Well if you can read this...thank your SysAdmin and all those who keep your datacenter running.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book
Imagine a Story. Create a Book
I came across this site that allows your kids to create and publish their own stories. Once complete the stories can be published as books and shared with others. It's great for any kid and gives them a different sort of outlet to express their imaginations. Check out Tikatok.
Monday, July 21, 2008
MailFoundry to the rescue.
There is a new SPAM filter in town...drumroll......MailFoundry.
I bumped into the folks from MailFoundry at this years Microsoft Tech-Ed conference. They claim ZERO false positives. WOW....
Anyhow, they offer a 30 day evaluation but you do have to pay for the appliance - fully refundable if you decide not to keep it. However, their reasoning for the initial purchase is that the majority of their customers who purchase, don't return it because it works so well.
Like many of today's SPAM filters, there is a lot of "learning" that goes on to build a database of what SPAM looks like in your environment. MaiFoundry takes a completely different approach.
I decided to try out the MailFoundry 2100. Out of the box, it's pretty sleek looking. Setup was a breeze and quick to configure. There are many features that your already used to such as whitelists, SPF (very important), RBL, IP/domain blacklist, reverse lookups, RFC compliance..etc..
So far it has definitely performed as it promised. AND at a good time. Our OTHER SPAM filter is up for the yearly licensing renewal. MailFoundry is affordable..did I mention affordable? It comes with anti-virus and a great reporting tool with colorful charts if you need to report on activity. Just to give you a sample, ours has been running for 11 days. 129,661 total messages, 22,105 allowed messages, 107,556 Blocked Messages. 82% percent of the email being blocked has been deemed SPAM.
This thing is awesome.
Check out MailFoundry for more info.
I bumped into the folks from MailFoundry at this years Microsoft Tech-Ed conference. They claim ZERO false positives. WOW....
Anyhow, they offer a 30 day evaluation but you do have to pay for the appliance - fully refundable if you decide not to keep it. However, their reasoning for the initial purchase is that the majority of their customers who purchase, don't return it because it works so well.
Like many of today's SPAM filters, there is a lot of "learning" that goes on to build a database of what SPAM looks like in your environment. MaiFoundry takes a completely different approach.
I decided to try out the MailFoundry 2100. Out of the box, it's pretty sleek looking. Setup was a breeze and quick to configure. There are many features that your already used to such as whitelists, SPF (very important), RBL, IP/domain blacklist, reverse lookups, RFC compliance..etc..
So far it has definitely performed as it promised. AND at a good time. Our OTHER SPAM filter is up for the yearly licensing renewal. MailFoundry is affordable..did I mention affordable? It comes with anti-virus and a great reporting tool with colorful charts if you need to report on activity. Just to give you a sample, ours has been running for 11 days. 129,661 total messages, 22,105 allowed messages, 107,556 Blocked Messages. 82% percent of the email being blocked has been deemed SPAM.
This thing is awesome.
Check out MailFoundry for more info.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pearl Jam Honors The Who
Here is a sneak peak at Pearl Jam's vh1 Rock Honor performance (for The Who) of "Love Reign O'er Me". It airs on vh1 Thurs 7/17. TURN IT UP!!!
Quick Tip
This may be dumb..but, I thought it was a neat trick. I saw it on tv.
here we go.
A little bit of toothpaste and a sponge will take marks off your walls.
There it is...ok, say your little kid throws a temper, kicks his shoes all over the walls and make scuff marks. Perfect solution. Here is my disclaimer..I will not be responsible for anything else that comes off your walls..such as paint. In other words, don't try this on your Benz. That's not my kid in the pic..just some kid.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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