Using Gzip in a Cron Job at Go Daddy
I wanted to copy my web site and subwebs from Go Daddy to my local machine. My trusty old WS_FTP32 client kept disconnecting partway through the (large) download. I installed …
Moving from BlogEngine.NET to WordPress
I’ve been hosting this blog on my own Windows server since 2007 using BlogEngine.NET. Although I’ve been fairly happy with BlogEngine, I wanted to move my web sites to a …
Welcome to the New MCB Systems Web Site!
MCB Systems is proud to welcome you to its new web site at www.mcbsys.com. The site features new information about our premier I.T. services, MCB Proactive Watch and MCB Proactive …
Check Windows Time Settings
In a small Windows 2003 R2 domain environment, I had the following error in the System event log on a Windows XP Pro client: W32Time, Warning, Event ID 36: The …
Careful with Image-Based Backup of Exchange and Active Directory
Any image-based snapshot tool requires extra setup if Exchange or Active Directory is involved.
Use Group Policy to Enhance Adobe Security
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have become two of the biggest security holes on Windows computers. It’s important to keep them patched. There are also a couple of registry changes …
Tricky PDF Virus Evades Virus Scanners
On April 27, multiple users at a San Diego client site received emails purporting to come from the “operator” of the email server. The text of the email was written …
NTFS 55 Errors after BootIT NG Repartition
A client has a Windows Server 2003 R2. Its primary disk (actually a RAID 0 array) has two partitions, C: and D:. The D: partition is 180GB, of which about …
Disable Right-Click Context Menus
I love Windows' right-click functionality and use it constantly. However for someone with limited dexterity, it's too easy to press the right mouse button instead of the left. For some …
Fixing DRAC 5 Error: Remote Access Controller initialization failure
I recently got a good eBay deal on a DRAC 5 remote access card for my Dell PowerEdge 2900 server. Well it seemed like a good deal until I installed …