Do you dread that late night call from a client lamenting the loss of their data? Do you rend your clothes, gnash your teeth, and tear your hair when someones tells you they “Accidentally” deleted the oh so important spreadsheet they need RIGHT NOW? Well relax my friend. I’m from the internet, and I’m here to help.
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I scream this in incoherent rage every time I attempt to delete some unwanted file only to be told by Windows that said file is still firmly grasped in its clammy grip. But which of the many tentacles has my file clutched amidst its oily suction cups? Read on for the answers revealed!
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I’ve added a new section to The Forum called the Idea Market. The purpose of which is to try to help develop new ideas and provide a place to exchange expertise in several different areas. If you have an idea for a new product, or a refinement to an existing product, or a piece of software, or a website, or anything else and would like some help in making it a reality post it in the Idea Market and see what happens.

Shortly after our upgrade from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 we had several reports that the Out of Office assistant was no longer useable. The reported error was that the Exchange Server could not be found or that the server was unavailable. The Microsoft recommended solution was to use OWA to change the OOF settings which we found to be unacceptable. After some steady digging into the configuration we found a much more satisfactory solution which I have detailed below:

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It looks like our good friends from over at The Pirate Bay have hit a small legal snag, to the tune of a 4 million dollar fine and a year in jail. That’s right, according to Bloomberg the Captain and Crew of the Pirate bay have been found guilty.  For the moment the Pirate Bay is still running, they haven’t been ordered to close down, and they seem to have no intention of doing so, but the crew has also stated that they can’t and won’t pay the $4,000,000 fine.  Hopefully they will appeal and get a judge that has more than half a brain.

The bizarre thing about this case is that the Pirate Bay doesn’t host any content. It’s just a venue for users to exchange information. It would be like shutting down Wal-Mart because people are selling drugs in the parking lot.  It’s just another sign of the legal system struggling to keep pace with the ever changing world of technology.