A friend of mine is asking on how to use the /3GB parameters to fully utilize the memory management of your Windows Server 2003 to support Exchange Server 2003. It's been a while since my last setup and configuration of Exchange Server 2003 (maybe because I am managing Exchange Server 2007, by the way SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 is out).

When I need to get some information related to Microsoft Exchange Server, I always search it first through http://support.microsoft.com website. Yes not Google search. You will get 95% relevant information than searching to Google. Well it's a Microsoft product anyway.

Here's the information I've found on how you can configure your Windows Server 2003 to add the /3GB and /USERVA=3030 parameters.

"After you have installed Windows Server 2003, modify the Boot.ini file, and then add the /3GB and the /USERVA=3030 parameters to the startup line" (2009, Support.Microsoft.com)
For example:
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT

[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows Server 2003" /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=3030

There you go, reset your server and run TASKMGR to see improvement to your Exchange Server 2003. Read here for more information.

Other useful links:
- Troubleshooting High CPU Utilization by Store.exe
- Store stops responding with High CPU Usage
- Exchange memory use and the /3b switch
- How to optimize memory usage in Exchange Server 2003
- Large memory support is available in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000

A friend of mine is asking on how to use the /3GB parameters to fully utilize the memory management of your Windows Server 2003 to support Exchange Server 2003. It's been a while since my last setup and configuration of Exchange Server 2003 (maybe because I am managing Exchange Server 2007, by the way SP1 for Exchange Server 2007 is out).

When I need to get some information related to Microsoft Exchange Server, I always search it first through http://support.microsoft.com website. Yes not Google search. You will get 95% relevant information than searching to Google. Well it's a Microsoft product anyway.

Here's the information I've found on how you can configure your Windows Server 2003 to add the /3GB and /USERVA=3030 parameters.

"After you have installed Windows Server 2003, modify the Boot.ini file, and then add the /3GB and the /USERVA=3030 parameters to the startup line" (2009, Support.Microsoft.com)
For example:
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT

[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows Server 2003" /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=3030

There you go, reset your server and run TASKMGR to see improvement to your Exchange Server 2003. Read here for more information.

Other useful links:
- Troubleshooting High CPU Utilization by Store.exe
- Store stops responding with High CPU Usage
- Exchange memory use and the /3b switch
- How to optimize memory usage in Exchange Server 2003
- Large memory support is available in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000

Just in case you missed it, here's the video courtesy by CNN.

Maybe GlobeNumber.com domain name will be the "next" trend.

If you are looking for wireless solution, here's one for you. I personally not using it yet but I really like their implementation design and might apply this to work.

The product is "Xirrus Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 802.11abg+n coupled to a high-gain directional antenna system into a single device along with an onboard multi-gigabit switch, WI-FI controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer to provide mmore than enough bandwidth, security and control to replace switched Ethernet to the desktop as the primary network connection - providing more coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry on a per device and system basis resulting in 75% fewer devices, power, cabling, switch ports, and installation time than competitive offerings." (2009, Xirrus.com)

I was just looking for a wireless load balance solution and stumbled to this product. I would like to share this to my reader (especially administrators and geeks) to share their knowledge if they already implemented a similar wireless wide-network designs as shown here.

I will keep you posted if I have the chance to implement this in our network.

Thank you,
EM @ KING.NET

If you are looking for wireless solution, here's one for you. I personally not using it yet but I really like their implementation design and might apply this to work.

The product is "Xirrus Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 802.11abg+n coupled to a high-gain directional antenna system into a single device along with an onboard multi-gigabit switch, WI-FI controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer to provide mmore than enough bandwidth, security and control to replace switched Ethernet to the desktop as the primary network connection - providing more coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry on a per device and system basis resulting in 75% fewer devices, power, cabling, switch ports, and installation time than competitive offerings." (2009, Xirrus.com)

I was just looking for a wireless load balance solution and stumbled to this product. I would like to share this to my reader (especially administrators and geeks) to share their knowledge if they already implemented a similar wireless wide-network designs as shown here.

I will keep you posted if I have the chance to implement this in our network.

Thank you,
EM @ KING.NET

Wonder why?

• In your Microsoft IE browser, click on Tools, Internet Options.


• In Internet Options, click on Programs tab.


• Click Manage add-ons.


• In Manage Add-ons, scroll down till you see the Microsoft RDP Client Control (redist), select it.


• In Settings, select Enable then click OK to execute changes.

That's all.

For additional questions, please post it here or visit PCLiveSupport.com community.

Thank you EM @ KING.NET

Here's a few stations that will provide online streaming of Obama's State of the Union tonight at 9PM.

• ABCNews.com partnering with Twitter.
• CBS News
• CNN partnering with Facebook
• MSNBC TV
• Hulu live streaming
• Station.TV will use Mogulus or Hulu for streaming live video.

The State of the Union will address the current economy. If we do it right the recession could end this year, according to Bernanke (read it here).

This post is not one of the HOW TO article but a small feedback from my readers.

Some of my readers suggested to change my blog URL address to http://blog.king.net to simplify and easy to remember. I agree with this suggestion and it make sense, though it's been years already since I've started using http://my.king.net as my blog URL address.

Well, I guess it can be resolve by creating another URL forwarding using http://blog.king.net to http://my.king.net to accomodate the request. There you go, you can now use http://blog.king.net URL address. I've checked it today and it is now resolving.

Your suggestions and feedback is always welcome here.

Just in case you haven't seen the cartoon image. Here's a copy courtesy by Telegraph.co.uk website and also the article.
"The New York Post has apologised to those offended by an editorial cartoon that critics said was racist because it likened President Barak Obama to a chimpanzee." (2009, Telegraph.co.uk)

Continue reading here.

In my humble opinion, I've seen worst but this is just a wrong timing or maybe a good timing to create a media buzz. It's up to you to judge.

Update:
I've searched the Internet to see other controversial New York Post Cartoons and I found this one from BlackPlanet.com website titled "NY Post's Sean Delona's Most Offensive Cartoons".
Top 10 Most Offensive New York Post Cartoons

Here's the step-by-step procedure to forward your internal emails (user mailbox) to their external email address.

First create the contact information.

• In Exchange Management Console
• Click on Recipient Configuration
• Select Mail Contact, right-click on Mail Contact, select New Mail Contact.
• In New Mail Contact, click Next to continue.
• In Contact Information, type the user First name, Last name, Alias, then click Edit.
• In SMTP Address, type the external email address for ex. johnsmith@king.net OK
• Click Next.
• Click New.
• Completion notes should have 1 succeeded, 0 failed.
• Click Finish.

Now, let's use this new contact information to receive messages.

• In Recipient Configuration
• Click on Mailbox, select the user Mailbox to manage. For example, select Jane Santos mailbox.
• Go to Jane Santos mailbox properties.
• In Jane Santos Properties, click on Mail Flow Setting
• Select Delivery Option, then Properties
• In Forwarding Address, put check on Forward to:
• Click Browse and select mail contact.
• Click OK

That's all.

Year 2009 is to keep more cash for your business needs, to maintain your business operations and stay in business. I've read this article from CNN today titled "2009: Keep more cash!" I've got some useful informations for me to consider when filing my tax returns. Though just like other entrepreneurs out there, I have many questions to ask.

Profit from losses:
This is getting interesting when I continue to read the article. You can actually recoup some of the money by executing what's called a net operating loss (NOL) carryback. This is the first time I've learned about this specific tax code.

"Here's how the carryback works. Say you lost $1 million in 2008 after turning a $500,000 profit in each of the previous two years. You carry the loss backward by having your accountant amend your 2007 tax return to offset the entire profit for that year. You would then be due a refund on any federal taxes you paid on that profit - and state taxes in roughly a third of the states. You would still show a loss balance of $500,000, which you could carry back to 2006 and offset your profit for that year as well." (2009, CNN)

You can carry a NOL forward to offset profits for up to 20 years.

Though after reading this example computation, I'm still in the dark side figuring how can I apply this to my business? Who's my accountant HR Block? I'm planning to use Turbo Tax this year tax returns. Woow!

Sometimes, I asked myself why I choosed B.S. Computer Engineering and not Accounting or Financial Management. Well that's another story to tell.

Read the full story here.

This is a definition of Phishing I've got from wikipedia.org.

"In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular sexual web sites (YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger), auction sites (eBay), online banks (Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase), online payment processors (PayPal), or IT Administrators (Yahoo, ISPs, corporate) are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. Even when using server authentication, it may require skill to detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users, and exploits the poor usability of current web security technologies. Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical security measures. A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term "phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing, probably influenced byphreaking, and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and passwords." (2009, Wikipedia.org)

How to do you minimize exposure to Phishing?
In my humble opinion, you don't actually expose yourself they will find you through public forums, email, newsletters, social networking sites, and other open access websites.

Here's a few tips for you, a practical way (common sense):

1. Don't post your email to the public forums, community and other related message boards.
2. When you receive a "phishing" emails, don't click on the link attached to the email. Open a new Internet browser and type the official web address of your bank. For example, if an email is asking you to update your bank profile (account information). Visit your bank official website e.g. http://www.bankofamerica.com/ for BOA, http://www.citicards.com/ for CitiBank, etc.
3. Similar to no.1, don't post other sensitive information to the public forums e.g. Your phone number, mobile number, home address, etc.

That's what I have right now. Please post your comments for additional information that you would like to share to our readers.

Thank you,
KING.NET

Well it's all planned when we (my family) find out that Jollibee's in Queens New York will open on February 14, 2009. We decided to spend our Valentine's Day driving from Fairfax, Virginia to Queens, New York so we can taste (once again) ChickenJoy, Palabok, Spaghetti, etc. from our very own Filipino foodchain.

This is just the summary of our schedule last weekend:
- 5 hours driving from Fairfax, Virginia to Queens, New York
- 4 hours waiting in line. We chat to our kababayan while waiting.
- 40 minutes getting our foods.
- 5 hours going back to Fairfax, Virginia

That's how we spend our heart day, with a lot of foods from our child hood taste back in Manila, Philippines. I'm proud to be a Filipino.

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Well it's all planned when we (my family) find out that Jollibee's in Queens New York will open on February 14, 2009. We decided to spend our Valentine's Day driving from Fairfax, Virginia to Queens, New York so we can taste (once again) ChickenJoy, Palabok, Spaghetti, etc. from our very own Filipino foodchain.

This is just the summary of our schedule last weekend:
- 5 hours driving from Fairfax, Virginia to Queens, New York
- 4 hours waiting in line. We chat to our kababayan while waiting.
- 40 minutes getting our foods.
- 5 hours going back to Fairfax, Virginia

That's how we spend our heart day, with a lot of foods from our child hood taste back in Manila, Philippines. I'm proud to be a Filipino.

By the way, visit RandomPage.com (RP) for more pictures from the restaurant.

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Ok you're the Network Administrator in your company and they had asked you to create a Mailing Distribution List. For example a mailing list for your HelpDesk support, let's call it as HelpDesk @ King.net. Well, as Network Administrator/Email Administrator you suppose to know it. This is just another technical how to references to guide other Network or Email Administrator out there.

If you are shopping for a network monitoring device to check your network activity, temperature, camera motion detection, alerts and other tasks you want to monitor while away or enjoying your vacation. I have the same problem years ago but not anymore and thank you to APC Netbotz product.
"The NetBotz solution is, in essence, an IP-based physical security network, where physical threat data is captured by IP monitoring appliances and then sent, stored and managed -- giving users a worldwide, up-to-the minute view of the physical threat status of their organization, their environment, their assets and their people. Capturing visual data from surveillance level cameras and dangerous ambient information from a wide range of sophisticated sensors, the NetBotz solution sends data securely to appropriate personnel, who then use the information to take quick and immediate action. A web browser gives authorized personnel a consistent, organization-wide view into its NetBotz deployment as well as its physical threat status -- across buildings, borders and boundaries." (2009, Amazon.com)


I configured this network device to send me alert when the room temperature goes below or above my LAN room set range. And also send me alert with picture through the use of Camera Motion detection feature during times that no one in the office. Of course you can configure this device according to your company Information Technology policy.

Check the following products for more details:

• NetBotz 420 IP Network Security Monitoring (Wall Model)


• NetBotz 320 Wall Appliance
  

I know some other brands that you can use. For my specific needs, monitoring my LAN room, Temperature, capturing photo and sending me alert. This is perfect for me.

Someone also asked me about transporting big folders/files to another media. If CD or DVD is not enough, you can buy a USB Drive up to 8GB in capacity. The last time I checked, for 8GB capacity will cost you $19.99 a piece or cheaper.

I'm looking for a flat TV and wen't to see CircuitCity.com website and I've got this message.

"Circuit City would like to thank all of the customers who shopped with us over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, we announced on January 16, 2009, that we are going out of business." (2009, CircuitCity.com)

I missed the opportunity to get a bargain deal. I will check the local stores, maybe I can still get some electronics at low price.

Just announced in Google Adsense Blog.

Publishers or bloggers based in Indonesia can get their money through Western Union Quick Cash as a new payment method. Login to your Adsense account and sign up to receive your Adsense payments in cash using the Western Union money transfer service. This expedite receiving your cash instead of waiting for checks to arrive in the mail, then another days in bank clearing.

Though this is a not perfect as you want, there are some things you need to remember to avoid the hassle.

I recently acquired a domain name that match my main website (King.net) advertisers, mostly work from home, making money from home, Investing, ways to make money, how to save, etc.

Ok without anymore introduction, the domain name is KissYourBossGoodbye.com. Yes, nothing special but it really match the advertisers in our website. It is a long domain name but it's easy for anyone to remember specially in the work force.

I would like to share this to all my friends out there that having issues with their boss, maybe one of our advertisers will have answers to your questions. Check it out today.

I was given a task to install Tomoye version 2.1 in one of my development server. I will provide you a quick information on how you properly setup your Windows Server 2003, adding Apps roles, components and other software's required by Tomoye install.

My development environment is using Virtual Server (VMware.com). I've created a test Virtual Machine with Windows Server 2003 64bits operating system. I will not discuss the installation and setup for Virtual Machine but you can search my HOWTO articles.

Here's the steps-by-steps to install Windows Server additional server role, components, ASP.NET 2.0 for Tomoye v2.1:

1. Prepare your Windows Server 2003 operating system
2. Install the latest security patch. Run Internet Explorer, click Tools and Windows Update. Install all patches found.
3. Install your anti-virus software.
4. Add Application Roles. In your server click Start, Administrative Tools, Manage your Server.
5. In Manage Your Server, click on Add or remove a role. Click Next.
6. Select the Server Role. For this guide, select Application server (IIS) then click Next.
7. In your server click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs.
8. In Add or Remove Programs, click on Add/Remove Windows Components
9. In Windows Components Wizard, select Application Server, click Details.
10. In Application Server, select Internet Information Services (IIS), click Details.
11. In Internet Information Services (IIS), select World Wide Web Service, click Details.
12. In World Wide Web Service, put check on Active Server Pages.
13. Click OK to proceed 'till you go back to Application Server.
14. In Application Server, put check on Message Queuing, then click OK.
15. Click on Next to complete the wizard install.
16. Install NetFx64.exe for ASP.NET 2.0. If you don't have this file, search in Microsoft website.
17. Install dotnetfx35.exe for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. It will also update ASP.NET 2.0 with SP1.
18. Install your MS SQL Server, just install accepting default.
19. Install Tomoye 2.1 following the wizard guide. For details, search our website for Tomoye 2.1 installation guide.

That's about it and keep me posted.

If you follow these steps, you will save you some time troubleshooting your installation. If you need additional assistance, please post comment here or join PCLiveSupport.com community.

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Ok, you need to create a Conference Room calendar so your employees can use it and reserve using your Outlook email.

In your Active Directory, create a "user" named as "Test Conference Room" with email access. Share the calendar to everyone with Default as "Author".

Login to your Outlook using "Test Conference Room".

- Click on Tools, Options

- In Options, click on Calendar Options

- In Calendar Options, click on Resource Scheduling, then put check on Automatically accept meeting requests and process cancellations and Automatically decline conflicting meeting requests.

How to make a reservation? Here’s a quick guide.

• In your Outlook, create a New Appointment
• Type your Subject, Date and Time
• Click on Scheduling tab
• Click Add Others, then Add from Address Book
• Select Test Conference Room, then click on Resources
• Select participants, then click on Required.

Review your schedule, participants and resources. Then click on send, to send your appointment.

If the date and time is available, you will see your appointments added to Test Conference Room calendar. If you need assistance, please let me know or visit PCLiveSupport.com community.