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Archives / 2011 / June
  • Free Cloud Storage Thoughts

    Cloud storage is life saver and the future. I had been using a couple of different online file archive / backup services, such as Mozy, Skydrive, DropBox, etc. There are lots of comparsion between product X, Y, Z out there so I won't repeat. Below are just my personal top 2 preferences and sharings:

  • Skype join Microsoft Family

    I used IP phone regularly because I used to communicate with my teammates around the globe, and I also joined a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Ignite Training last month, that's why the recent purchase of Skype by Microsoft draw my immediate attention.

  • Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7

    User Account Control (UAC) may affect the scheduling of custom script in your workstation. If you have prepare a custom script that want to put into Windows and let it run periodically (such as the Warm-up script for SharePoint), Windows Task Scheduler is definitely the #1 choice. However, one of the most common issues that I heard is - Why don't the script run, even though the Task Scheduler shows "success"?

  • Warm up script for SharePoint 2010

    A very common request for all SharePoint 2010 administrators is a warm-up script that could keep the SharePoint warm and in good performance condition. Due to the fact or JIT, SharePoint administrators get various reports (or complaints?) from users about the SharePoint server performance / response time, especially on the first time visit in the morning or if when they have been idle for a while. Few SharePoint warm up scripts / techniques are shown as follows:-