There are times when a handy disk janitor utility can swoop in and save the day. One of the most frustrating jobs I come across is a hard drive filled to capacity. In many cases this is just a matter of migrating user data or temp files. Sometimes, however, the task isn’t so easy. This is especially true when you’re looking at a Windows server with a smallish C drive that is near capacity. You can dig around and find…
Tracking down the cause of a Blue Screen of Death can be tricky. Here are some steps that may help you zero in on the problem. Anyone who has ever experienced the notorious Windows Blue Screen of Death knows that finding a solution to the problem can be tricky. Fortunately, there are some relatively simple things you can do to help diagnose the problem. 1: Try to reproduce the error The first thing I recommend doing is to try to…
On March 18, 2013, news went around the world about one of the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in history, launched against a site called Spamhaus, in which attackers not only went after the organization’s website itself, but also its providers and some Tier 1 Internet exchanges as well, causing potential collateral damage. Since then however, the situation has only become more complex, with rumors flying around that the attack was not as bad as reported, and hints…
Some organizations intend to keep using Windows XP even in the post-apocalyptic world after Microsoft ends support in 12 months. It’s a calculated risk and one they should weigh up carefully. Even the spectre of security breaches and crashing apps is failing to convince some Windows XP-using organisations to abandon the OS before Microsoft cuts off support in a year’s time. Recent figures, suggest one in five companies using XP plans to stick with it despite the April 8,2014 deadline,…