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Author: System SuperUser Created: 8/27/2008 11:24 AM
Wheat Systems News and Articles

By System SuperUser on 12/10/2009 9:51 AM

               Have you ever been moving around quickly while managing or cleaning up your Active Directory (AD) domain and delete something you shouldn’t have?  We all know mistakes can happen, even with all of those confirmation dialogues.  Even though Windows Server 2008 R2 offers its own Active Directory Recycle Bin feature, there is another option for those of you who have yet to upgrade your domain or if you’re looking for an alternative way to manage this feature.  Overall Solutions Inc. offers a free tool, ADRecycleBin. & ... Read More »

By System SuperUser on 12/10/2009 9:49 AM

            One of the nation's biggest sellers of DVDs is making a leap into movie downloading.

Best Buy recently announced its partnership with online video provider, CinemaNow, in a deal that will stream first-run DVDs directly to ... Read More »

By System SuperUser on 12/10/2009 9:47 AM

Do you remember the buzz that stirred when 3D entertainment hit the movie theaters?  Well technology has come a long way since then, and 3D technologies are making their way to your home theater.  The traditional anaglyph red and blue glasses from the past are being replaced with newer technologies, and companies like Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung are bringing 3D to the comfort of your home.  

Anaglyph images were, until recently, the most popular method of presenting 3D, larg ... Read More »

By System SuperUser on 11/30/2009 1:13 PM

 
Have you ever thought about how you would relay important medical information to first responders if you were in an accident or emergency alone and unable to communicate? Do you ever get tired of filling out pages of medical forms at the doctor’s office? After three years of development, the new 911 Medical ID™ may be the answer to your concerns and frustrations. 
The 911 Medical ID™ is the world’s thinnest USB medical information storage device, measuring two millimeters in thickness. Its size resembles a credit card, and fits into your wallet just the same. When inserted into the USB port of a computer, pre-loaded software launches and walks the user through the process of entering medical information including: doctors, prescriptions, insuranc ... Read More »

By System SuperUser on 11/30/2009 12:57 PM

Cray has recently surpassed IBM and has obtained the lead position on the Top500 Supercomputer chip-measuring contest. The XT5 supercomputer, better known as Jaguar, has six-core Opteron processors and has climbed the mountain of 2.3 petaflop per second. A petaflop is a measure of a computer's processing speed. It is expressed as one thousand trillion floating point operations per second. This calculation has exceeded the petaflop per second threshold of 1.042 petaflops.

By System SuperUser on 11/24/2009 3:38 PM

With the rollout of Windows 7, Microsoft has put a tupperware-style twist on the debut. Encouraging thousands of employees, partners, and technology enthusiasts to throw parties in their homes and communities, Microsoft hopes to spread the word about their new operating system. Although there will be no literal selling of Windows 7 at these “tupperware-styled” parties, the people accepted as the official launch party hosts will get their own copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition! Additionally, non-Microsoft employees who host these parties will also be eligible to win a mini-notebook computer. Microsoft employees from around the world are expected to host these parties between October 8 and 12, prior to the debut of Windows 7, while members of the public who had been accepted has party hosts are expected to hold their sanctioned parties anytime between the launch of the program on October 22 and 29.

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By System SuperUser on 11/3/2009 5:37 PM

 

By System SuperUser on 8/11/2009 10:06 AM

Domain Naming Server Blacklisting, better known as DNS Blacklisting, was designed as a beneficial tool to protect internet users from spam emails. Although the intention was to prevent spam and provide security benefits, it has become disruptive to innocent users.  How is this possible?  An individual’s mail servers can send volumes of junk mail, which in many cases are generated through a server that has been configured and used by spammers.  Unfortunately, once you are tagged as a spammer, the IP address of your server is added to the DNS blacklist by third parties.  Being added to the blacklist will prevent the sending and receiving of spam; however, it could potentially lead to the non-delivery of critical emails.  The hassle of being removed from these blacklists is a long and complex process.

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