Create event log entries in Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 logs many types of events for all sorts of events, including applications, system events, and security items. These event logs are helpful in tracking down performance issues and problems with the operating system or applications running on the server. You may find log entries especially useful for recording other events to the log by using the Windows Server 2003's command line utility. You can issue this utility within a batch file to record the actions of the batch file or call upon it during an installation to an event log.

The Event Create command for creating an event log entry is EventCreate. Executing the EventCreate command with the /? argument provides the commands shown in the table below.

C:> eventcreate /S \\servername /L Application /T Success /SO Application Name /ID 1754 /D "Description of event"

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=243

Learning more about clustering WebSphere Process Server V6.0

Clusters are sets of managed servers that provide high availability and workload balancing for applications. A cluster can be distributed over multiple physical systems and platforms. Clustered servers provide a better capacity and availability to your applications than a single server environment:

• Workload balancing by running an application on multiple servers that are managed by a cluster. The cluster balances the workload across all servers in the cluster.
• Extensibility and flexibility are guaranteed by adding more processing power (hardware) to the cluster and configuring new cluster members dynamically.
• High availability through failover and recovery support. Outages on one server are compensated for by other members in the cluster, which handle the workload and proceed without interruption in service.
• Maintenance is simplified because you can stop specific cluster members. It is not necessary to stop the application.

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2307&context=SSQH9M&dc=DB520&dc=DB560&uid=swg21283726&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en&rss=ct2307websphere

DoubleKiller

"DoubleKiller is a fast and easy to use application for finding and removing duplicate files."

http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/

JDiskReport

"JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders."

http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/

Low Emission Zone | Transport for London

"The objective of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is to improve air quality in London. London has the worst air pollution in the United Kingdom and amongst the worst in Europe, adversely affecting the health and quality of life of many Londoners."

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default.aspx

Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions

"OOXML will get the ISO nod"

"In February, Microsoft's Open Office XML will be up for ISO standards consideration. Despite the best attempts of Microsoft's adversaries and critics to derail it, OOXML is finally going to get the ISO nod. That doesn't mean the OOXML vs. ODF/CDF battle won't continue, given that big government contracts stipulating "open" formats are at stake. But one more hurdle for OOXML's acceptance will be behind Microsoft in the new year."



http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10878_11-180846.html

Meditation Timer

These audio files consist of various lengths of silence as an aid to meditation practice. A bell is rung once at the start and three times at the end.

http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/timer/timer.html

AutoScan Network Monitoring - Management Tool

"AutoScan is an application designed to explore and to manage your network. Entire subnets can be scanned simultaneously without human intervention. The objective of the program is to post the list of all equipment connected to the network. A list of ports preset is scanned for each equipment.
1. Fast multithreaded scanning
2. Automatic network discovery
3. Extreme Low Bandwidth
4. Entire subnets can be scanned simultaneously without human intervention
5. Addition time-reality of the new machines put on the network
6. Monitoring of equipment (router, server, firewall, …)
7. Monitoring of network services (smtp, http, pop, …)
8. Detection of the OS, brand and model known (Possibility to add an unknown equipment in the database)"

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-windows-nokia-autoscan-network-monitoring-tool.html

Social Media at Work

What are the most used social media tools on the job and how can they improve your decision making? View the results of the most recent wave of the ITtoolbox/PJA Social Media Index to learn how your peers are using social media in the workplace: http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/636778.




Survey findings include:

+ Executive decision-makers spend nearly 4 hours per week on consuming and participating in social media.
+ IT decision-makers rated topic-based communities as the most important source of information through all stages of the technology purchasing process.
+ Discussion groups, peer-to-peer networks, and social networks are the most popular social media tools in terms of usage.

http://research.ittoolbox.com/surveys/survey.asp?survey=purchasing_smt_survey2&r=Blast:PJA_w2_Announce&reftrk=no

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.1 : PREVIEW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI-TiEtcYsw

The MDI Air Car - The World´s Cleanest Car

"After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas."

http://www.theaircar.com/

OSSpinions

OSSponions - Amazon-style user reviews for Open Source Software

http://osspinions.org/top_rated

Belkin Podcast Studio - mobile recording direct to your Ipod

"The podcast studio allows you to record directly with the built in microphone to your Ipod with out any fuss or attach an external microphone or any other audio source you have."

http://www.gadgettastic.com/2008/01/08/podcast-studio-mobile-recording-direct-to-your-ipod/