The grass is always greener...
For those unaware, I have sent in my resignation letter to PerceptIS. 30 June is my last day. It has been interesting and fun but it is time for me to move on... May the future be bright!
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Microsoft Update
Microsoft has just lifted the lid off a great new service called Microsoft Update. Basically it combines the old version of Windows Update and Office Update into a single, simplified page. What is most beneficial to me is the new version of Automatic Update client for Windows, which can be found in the News section on the Microsoft Update site. As with the website, the client delievers both Windows and Office updates. Also puts a new icon on your Start Menu...
With a simple GPO for my OU in Active Directory, I have enabled Automatic Update for all my systems I am responsible for. Previously, I would have had to go around and manually check Office Update on every computer or create a complex GPO that packaged Office updates. No more! Now a single, simple setting takes care of both Office and Windows. Hooray!
You can grab Microsoft Update from http://update.microsoft.com.
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Blocking Windows Server 2003 SP1
Since it has been recommended by the ADS-admins that no one upgrade to Windows Server 2003 SP1 until full testing has been completed by the ADS-admins, may I recommend that those running Server 2003 within ADS run this toolkit against their servers. Microsoft appears that they will be forcing SP1 updates beginning 26 July. Installing this toolkit will block the install until 30 March 2006, a year after the update was released. The toolkit also includes an ADM file which could be used to block all the servers within your OU from installing the patch or used by the ADS-admins to block it within the entire Active Directory structure.
BTW, any news or updates when testing will be completed? I always get a little nervous when my servers aren't fully up to date...
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VPN and Tiger
It's been well documented that there is a VPN issue with Mac OS X Tiger. However, I have seen no announcement other than the at vpnsetup.case.edu (which I never even though about checking until just now) that a semi-solution already exsists. For users with a single processor Mac running OS X Tiger, you can download an updated version of the VPN software at here as of the 17th of May. Is there a reason this has been so mum? Also, does anyone know about the status of a compatible version of Keyclient?
Someone finally got around to updating the HelpDesk website. Hooray!
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