BitRipper: convert DVDs to AVI or Mpeg with a single click
I’ve been using DVDx to rip DVD’s to WMV files so they can be streamed to windows media player without any additional installs or codec. I’ll have to checkout BitRipper and what type of mpeg it can rip to.
Description: BitRipper is an integrated DVD ripping and conversion program that provides AVI or Mpeg creation from DVDs in a single step. I’ve been making terrific conversions of DVDs into video files using all freeware tools for a long time, my programs of choice in this regard being AutoGK and more recently Handbrake. Both of these, however, […]
BitRipper: convert DVDs to AVI or Mpeg with a single click
Samer
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:26:50 GMT
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April 28, 2008 No Comments
Best Practice Tips for Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service (MSCS)
We have a few windows 2003 clusters. Just found out this weekend that one of the nodes isn’t working. its complaining of bad disk signatures so right now the cluster can only run on the one node. I’d also like to know the best practice for add another drive (LUN) to the cluster. I need a larger disk for our exchange db, I could add another LUN or move the LUN to a larger one and use diskpart to extend it in windows. I just don’t know how well that works in a cluster 
1. Under no circumstance should any other resource be created in the Cluster Group other than the default ones which are Quorum, Cluster IP Address and Cluster Network Name. (ref: KB168948) If MS DTC is installed in the Cluster Group using the cluster’s resources and it’s not going to be used heavily by SQL, then this is the only exception that is supported as long as the MS DTC resource has the “Affect the group” box on the Advanced tab unchecked.
Ask the Core Team : TOP 10 Best Practice Tips for Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service (MSCS)
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April 13, 2008 No Comments
Group Policy Best Practice Analyzer
These Best Practice Analyzers are some great tools from Microsoft. I’ve used the Exchange one before and its found issues we didn’t even know about. Now they have one from group policies. I know what I’m going to do next week!
Hi, Tim here. Ever heard of a Best Practice Analyzer , otherwise known as a ‘BPA’? It’s a type of tool that many of our product or support teams have been creating the last few years which can be used to gauge the general health of a…(read more)
Group Policy Best Practice Analyzer
NedPyle
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:32:30 GMT
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April 11, 2008 No Comments
5 Ways to Find More Friends on Twitter
I already follow too any people on twitter (62), but if I need to find more, this post by ReadWriteWeb will help me do that.
It seems like everyone is on Twitter these days, but are you following everyone you should? With so many users, it can be hard to find the right people to follow - you might even miss finding some of your very own friends on the service, especially if they joined later on, after you did your initial search for friends. To help you out, we’ve provided five web apps that can help you locate some of the best people for you to follow on Twitter.
5 Ways to Find More Friends on Twitter - ReadWriteWeb
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April 10, 2008 No Comments
Best Practices for ESX Host Partitions
Setting up a new ESX 3 server, here’s a good place to start with the type and size of your partitions.
Installing ESX is fast and simple. By default you could click through the installer GUI changing only your local time zone and end up with a stable, dependable host. However, there are some recommended partitioning best practices that should be followed in order to make sure you minimize possible future headaches and create a repeatable and scalable environment.
VM /ETC » Blog Archive » Best Practices for ESX Host Partitions
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April 5, 2008 No Comments
Potential Problem with ESX 3.0.x and VirtualCenter 2.5
We are still running ESX 3.0.x and VC 2.0.x. I thought about upgrading vcenter first and then just upgrading the servers has time permits. But if there’s going to be odd issues like this, even if its only when you install some patches. I think I’ll try to put together a much shorter timeline to move to 3.5
Heads up—I’ve been alerted to a potential problem when using ESX Server 3.0.x with VirtualCenter 2.5. Quoting from this VMware KB article:
ESX Server 3.0.x hosts managed by VirtualCenter 2.5 must have their Host Agent (hostd) specially configured to work with VirtualCenter 2.5. This configuration is done automatically during the initial installation of the VirtualCenter Agent (vpxa). If an ESX Server patch is subsequently applied that includes the esx-hostd RPM package, like ESX Server patch 1002435, the patch replaces the existing Host Agent (hostd) configuration file (/etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml) and undoes vpxa’s changes. This reverting of the Host Agent configuration file breaks connectivity with VirtualCenter 2.5.
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April 5, 2008 No Comments
SharePoint - across the extranet
More information about sharepoint, this time its how to use to as an extranet.
SharePoint - across the extranet
It’s about time we released details of how to effectively collaborate with people across different companies.
Eileen Brown’s WebLog : SharePoint - across the extranet
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March 29, 2008 No Comments
SharePoint-Screencasts.com
Here’s some really nice screencast of sharepoint 2007. A lot of people have been talking about using sharepoint at work, but I haven’t even seen it since I worked with it on a SBS2000 box.
Free SharePoint Task Oriented (How-To) Video Tutorials
I found this link on http://www.it-etc.com/2007/10/03/video-tutorials-for-share-point-2007/
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March 28, 2008 No Comments
How to change Windows’ default image editor (and find a good freeware replacement)
Here’s quick instructions on how to change the default editor and a list of free windows image editors.
Description: This posting will describe how to change the default image editor used by Windows using a small freeware program called Imgeditor, and will propose 5 freeware image editing programs that you can use instead (Photoscape, GIMP, Paint.Net, Image, and I.Mage).
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March 28, 2008 1 Comment
Adding Disk to Cluster on Windows 2008
The Cluster Guys have a nice post about a few ways to add a disk to a windows 2008 cluster. I would like to see a similar post for windows 2003 clusters. They don’t seem to allow comments so I’m creating my own post and sending them a pingback
Windows Cluster 2008 provides multiple ways of adding a disk to an existing cluster. This article will walk you through all the available choices.
Clustering and High Availability : Adding Disk to Cluster
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March 21, 2008 No Comments
