May 23, 2006
MCPmag.com News
http://MCPmag.com
============================================================
=====
THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY:
- FREE UTILITY: SCANS YOUR SITE FOR SYSTEM SLOWDOWNS
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=26802
- The world's first end-to-end server consolidation
solution
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=26744
- Does your Antivirus REALLY protect you against Spyware?
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=26799
============================================================
=====
IN THIS ISSUE:
- MCP RADIO: Best Buy MCPs; interview with Accellion; more
- IMPROVING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: On Being Your Own Boss...
- WHAT YOU MISSED: SQL Server 2005 at 6 months; computers
and
stupidity, and other goodies from Redmond Media Group Web
sites
============================================================
=====
SPONSOR: FREE UTILITY: SCANS YOUR SITE FOR SYSTEM SLOWDOWNS
============================================================
=====
Find disk-related performance bottlenecks on your networked
systems now! Disk Performance Analyzer for Networks is a
FREE
utility that remotely scans your systems and identifies
systems
with severe disk performance issues-so you can address them
before they become help desk calls.
Download this free utility now!
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=26802
============================================================
=====
SPECIAL OFFERS:
- Webcast: "Fighting the Insider Threat"
- White Paper: "Real World Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Storage
Management and Availability"
- Discounted: Windows ResKit at Amazon.com
============================================================
=====
SPONSOR: Server consolidation solutions from PlateSpin
============================================================
=====
PlateSpin delivers the world's first end-to-end server
consolidation solution from server assessments, to the
design and
implementation of the optimization plan. Determine the
optimal fit
between server resource supply and workload demand, taking
the
guesswork out of server consolidations.
Learn more at:
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=26744
============================================================
=====
MCP RADIO: IT News Roundup, May 22
Best Buy and Microsoft partner up on certification;
SharePoint
Server shares spotlight with Bill Gates at CEO Summit; DOJ
extends Microsoft oversight two more years; plus an
interview
with Accellion CEO Jorgen Edholm:
http://mcpmag.com/webcasts/mcpradio/radio.asp?id=192
A zero-day Word exploit hits the Web; AOL tries charging for
bulk
e-mail despite the protests; and how to tell the difference
between a programmer and an Internet addict:
For direct streaming/downloading, copy and paste the
following
into your browser (which should bring up Windows Media
Player):
- Windows Media Player stream:
mms://media.101com.com/mcpradio/060522mcp_radio.wma
- WebTV/56k downloaders:
mms://media.101com.com/mcpradio/060522mcp_radio56k.wma
To download the podcast (MP3), you must go to the detail
page at
http://mcpmag.com/webcasts/mcpradio/radio.asp?id=192 .
Otherwise,
to stream the MP3 immediately, click here:
http://download.101com.com/mcp/radio/060522mcp_radio.mp3
ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS LISTENING TO AN AUDIOCAST? Write to
mdomingo 101com.com and describe the problem to get help. We
want
you to listen if you want to hear it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
IMPROVING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: On Being Your Own Boss...and
Everything Else
Bob Walsh writes up rules for setting yourself up as a
micro-ISV
in his book, "Micro-ISV: From Vision To
Reality."
By Mike Gunderloy
Small things have a way of overmastering the great.
-- Sonya Levien, Russian screenwriter
Levien was discussing the invention of the printing press,
but
the same sentiment might apply to the personal computer.
Certainly these little boxes (and their somewhat sexier
looking
laptop offspring) have enabled a number of small enterprises
to
get off the ground in ways that were previously impossible.
Bob
Walsh's book, "Micro-ISV: From Vision To
Reality" (Apress, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/qw4m2
) is a manual for starting and growing
one particular type of small enterprise: the tiny
independent
software vendor, or ISV.
NOTE: Chris Wolf is taking a break this week, so
this time out Mike Gunderloy reviews a book that
gives clear-cut ideas on setting up your small biz
or one-person shop as an independent software
vendor to compete with the big players.
In the meantime, continue to send your troubleshooting
questions to chrischriswolf.com
/-----------------------------------------------------------
---\
| GOT A WINDOWS, EXCHANGE OR VIRTUALIZATION QUESTION OR NEED
|
| TROUBLESHOOTING HELP? Or, perhaps you're looking for a
|
| better explanation than what's provided in the manuals or
a |
| TechNet article? Describe your dilemma in an e-mail to the
|
| MCPmag.com Editors at editormcpmag.com ; the best
questions |
| get answered in this column by our experts and the
|
| submitter will be sent a Redmond Magazine t-shirt.
|
|
|
| When you send your questions, please include your full
first |
| and last name, location, certifications (if any) with your
|
| message. (If you prefer to remain anonymous, specify this
in |
| your message but submit the requested information for
|
| verification purposes.)
|
\----------------------------------------------------------
----/
MICRO-WHAT?
"Micro-ISV" is a term that's only come into
vogue in the past
couple of years. It describes a software company -- an
"Independent Software Vendor" -- that is so
small that it has
only a few employees. Iin many cases, it has only one. The
rise
of PCs and, more recently, the Internet, has made it easier
for
micro-ISVs to compete on a level footing with larger
companies,
and there are lots of them out there that are quite
successful.
Indeed, looking down the Start menu on my development
computer
I find a number of products that come from micro-ISVs,
alongside
the output of behemoths such as Microsoft. It's entirely
possible for an outfit with just a few developers to
successfully
produce world-class software that fits my needs as a
developer at
least as well as the stuff that comes out of Redmond these
days.
Some folks, of course, have been experimenting with little
companies and small product start-ups for years, in software
and elsewhere. You can go back all the way to the start of
the
PC revolution, to tales of building hardware in garages,
long
before the term "micro-ISV" was even invented
(we used to be
called "entrepreneurs"). But now that we've all
more or less
recovered from the debris of the dot-com bust, the time is
ripe
for someone to take a look at how the Internet can help a
micro-ISV get started, and Bob Walsh (who runs Safari
Software
http://www.safarisoftwa
re.com , itself a micro-ISV) has
provided an excellent manual for those who are getting ready
to take the plunge.
Read the rest, comment at:
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1
341#post
Mike Gunderloy, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, is a contributing editor
for
MCP Magazine. He is the author of numerous books and
articles on
database and development topics. Find more of his work at
his
Web site http://www.larkware.com .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
DID YOU MISS IT?
Here's what else you can find at the Redmond Media Group
Web
sites online:
- FEATURE: The Heart of Your DRBC Plan
Second in a series: Let's look beyond software and hardware
issues
to look at what elements to factor into your business
continuity
plan. Also, what makes a warm and hot site? By Bill Heldman
http://mcpmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=590
- SCRIPTING ANSWERS: Shrinking Scripts
As if scripting couldn't get any easier, Microsoft refines
it
further with PowerShell. By Don Jones
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1339
- SECURITY WATCH: Should Security Consultants Enter Without
Knocking?
Plus Oracle patch misses SQL injection flaw, Symantec
ScanEngine
vulnerability and more. By Russ Cooper
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1340
- WINDOWS ADVISOR: What's That Trojan Doing on My Server?
Root cause of some inexplicable reboots or other strange
events
on your systems might be a rootkit. By Zubair Alexander
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1329
- TIP SHEET: Print...Er...Mismanagement
The new Print Management MMC snap-in is free, but not
really.
By Don Jones
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1332
- ENTMAG.COM: SQL Server 2005 at 6 Months
Six months after its launch, SQL Server 2005 remains free of
showstopper bugs or known security issues. Still after five
years between database releases, Microsoft hasn't shown
evidence
yet that there's huge pent-up demand for SQL Server. By
Scott Bekker
http://entmag.com/reports/article.asp?EditorialsID=100
- REDMOND: Computers Make You Stupid
Do we rely on our electronic counterparts too much? By Doug
Barney
http://redmondmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsi
d=1317
- REDMOND CHANNEL PARTNER: Best Buy's Small Business
Offensive
In a move that's making some Microsoft partners jittery,
the
retail giant plans to double the number of stores targeting
SMBs this year. By Scott Bekker
http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=591
- CATBIRD SEAT: Surviving in a World Without Betas
Community Technical Previews are here to stay -- if you're
concerned about quality issues, keep a nice, high barrier
between your test and production environments. By Mike
Gunderloy
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=1342
- REVIEWED: Unveiling the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
The latest edition of Microsoft's venerable resource for
Windows
networking admins can be summed up in two words: best
practices.
By Derek Melber
http://mcpmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=553
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR MCPMAG.COM READERS:
** Webcast: "Fighting the Insider Threat"
While many organizations focus security efforts on external
threats, such as hackers, they often overlook the danger of
an
attack from WITHIN their organization. Join Dr. Eric Cole,
author
of "Insider Threat" http://tinyurl.com/l43ph
for a deep discussion
of security threats from within your organization and steps
to
prevent them.
View this Webcast now!
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=25086
** White Paper: "Real World Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Storage
Management and Availability"
This technical article uncovers best practices for creating
a
networked storage solution at a multi-terabyte data
warehouse
site. Topics include partitioning, storage and data
management,
data migration, and backup/recovery and more.
Download this free paper today from the Tech Library!
ht
tp://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=197
** Discounted: Windows ResKit at Amazon.com
MCPmag.com writer Derek Melber calls the Windows Server 2003
Resource Kit (MS Press) "one of the most dynamic and
useful
resources in a single package." The Reskit retails at
$249.99,
but get it for just $157.49 plus shipping and handling at
http://tinyurl.com/qhwsv
Dozens of other titles by MCPmag.com contributors are also
available at lower-than-retail prices, some with free
shipping!
Check out Chris Wolf's Troubleshooting Microsoft
Technologies
(Addison Wesley) http://tinyurl.com/byr4t
; Microsoft Windows
Administrator's Automation Toolkit" (MS Press)
http://tinyurl.com/82425
.
More titles at http://tinyurl.com/hsepo
============================================================
=====
SPONSOR: Does your Antivirus REALLY protect you against
Spyware?
============================================================
=====
Does your antivirus software protect your organization
against
keyloggers, backdoor Trojans, adware and spyware? Find out
if it
does! CounterSpy Enterprise delivers centralized managed
desktop
spyware protection with the best spyware threat database in
the industry.
Download and install the 30 day eval to be eligible for a
FREE T-Shirt!
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=26799
============================================================
=====
============================================================
=====
SPONSOR LINK
============================================================
=====
Free Paper: End-to-End Rights Mgmt for the Enterprise
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=26835
============================================================
=====
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
Need additional resources? Sign up for CertCities.com
newsletter,
it's FREE. Get the latest IT certification news, advice,
salary
surveys, pop quizzes and more! CertCities.com is dedicated
to
providing independent coverage of news, issues and
technologies
for over 80 IT certifications. Sign up today!
http://newsletters.101com.com/red/n.asp?pc=HWEB27&
;nl=37,27,26,43,22,40,71
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
FREE MAGAZINE OFFER
Sign up today for a free yearly subscription to Redmond
magazine! Each issue brings you hands-on problem solving
advice, tactical tips, real-world reviews, news analysis
and strategic insights. Start or continue your FREE
subscription now!
http://subscribe.101com.com/red/magazine/NewFreeUS/?
p=enews1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
NEWSLETTERS
Sign up now for all of our FREE newsletters.
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=22062
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
CONTACTING MCPMAG.COM:
NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK: Michael Domingo, Editor,
michaeldmcpmag.com
ADVERTISERS -- Want to sponsor this newsletter? Contact
Matt Morollo, mmorollo101com.com
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine
101communications LLC
16261 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 130
Irvine, CA 92618-3608
Phone 949-265-1520
Fax 949-265-1528
Newsletter problems: REDlists.101com.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
UNSUBSCRIBE OR CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESS:
http://newsletters.101com.com/red/form.asp?c=dunce&a
mp;nl=37
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
To review our Privacy Policy, visit our Web site at
http://www.101com.c
om/privacy.asp
Copyright 2006 101communications LLC. MCPmag.com News may
only be
redistributed in its unedited form. Written permission from
the editor
must be obtained to reprint the information contained within
this
newsletter. michaeldmcpmag.com
|