http://www.empoweris.com Managed Network Services, Hardware, Software and Security Support Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.empoweris.com/2008/10/31/how-to-reset-an-ost-file/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/10/31/how-to-reset-an-ost-file/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:43:28 +0000 jholbrook http://www.empoweris.com/?p=290 To reset .ost files Start Outlook in Offline mode, and salvage desired items to an Outlook data file (.pst file). Start Outlook again, and select Connect to go online with the new Exchange database. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts. Click View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next. Click the Microsoft Exchange Server account, and then [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/10/31/how-to-reset-an-ost-file/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/07/01/incredible-hp-data-center-of-the-future/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/07/01/incredible-hp-data-center-of-the-future/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:58:43 +0000 jholbrook Data CenterHPServer consolidationServer Virtualization http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=258 Found a clip on Qik that is a quick tour of the data center of the future. The tour shows a rack that contains 256 processors in a blade arrangement. The tour also goes over some of HP green cooloing technology used to cool the data center and seperate hot and cold air. It is [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/07/01/incredible-hp-data-center-of-the-future/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/windows-server-2008-hyper-v-technology-demonstration/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/windows-server-2008-hyper-v-technology-demonstration/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:41:21 +0000 jholbrook MicrosoftServer consolidationServer VirtualizationVirtualizationWindows Server 2008 http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=249 Found a great video on YouTube that demonstrates the Hyper-V technology. It’s a great demo on an Intel / HP platform that reviews the platform and it’s capabilities. Video Posted by channelintel ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/windows-server-2008-hyper-v-technology-demonstration/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/introducing-windows-server-2008-hyper-v/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/introducing-windows-server-2008-hyper-v/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:35:44 +0000 jholbrook Disaster RecoveryHardwaremicrosoftNetworkingSecurityServer 2008Server consolidationServer Virtualization http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=247 Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) running on a single physical machine. With Hyper-V, you can also efficiently run multiple different operating systems—Windows, Linux, and others—in parallel, on a [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/19/introducing-windows-server-2008-hyper-v/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:49:12 +0000 jholbrook CRMmicrosoftoutlook http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=246 At Empower we are seening that quite a few small and medium sized businesses are either evaluating or adopting the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. It is a robust platform for may CRM processes and need. If you are asking yourself, what is Microsoft CRM, below is a quote from their site. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:43:21 +0000 jholbrook BarracudaBayesiandataEmailExchangeFirewallhow toLDAPNetworkServersetupSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=242 The Barracuda Spam Firewall is hands down, the absolute best spam filter / gateway I have ever used. It rocks, and if you don’t believe me, shoot me an email at jholbrook@empoweris.com and I will get you a 30 day trial. I spent the better part of today learning how to properly configure my Barracuda Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/15/windows-server-2008-terminal-services-web-access/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/15/windows-server-2008-terminal-services-web-access/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:10 +0000 jholbrook NetworkRemote AccessServer 2008Terminal Services http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=241 The Terminal Services server role in Windows Server® 2008 provides technologies that enable users to access Windows-based programs that are installed on a terminal server, or to access the full Windows desktop. With Terminal Services, users can access a terminal server from within a corporate network or from the Internet. Terminal Services lets you efficiently deploy [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/15/windows-server-2008-terminal-services-web-access/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:59:30 +0000 jholbrook EmailExchange ServerOfficeOutlook 2007 http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=240 Cached Exchange Mode provides you with a better experience when you use a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account. A copy of your mailbox is stored on your computer. This copy provides quick access to your data and is frequently updated with the mail server. If you work offline, whether by choice or due to a connection [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:48 +0000 jholbrook anti spamBayesianEmailFilteringSecuritysmartermailSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=236 Software affected: SmarterMail V4.x Description: Recommended SPAM Settings for SmarterMail 4.x Resolution: We recommend the following settings for SmarterMail 4.x. Go to Security > Anti-Spam Administration > Spam Checks tab. We also recommend that when assigning weights to the various SPAM Checks that you use increments of 10. Declude Low Probability of Spam weight = 10 Medium Probability of Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/01/understanding-sharepoint-concepts/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/01/understanding-sharepoint-concepts/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:27:42 +0000 jholbrook Colaborationoffice 2007SharePointSharepoint Server http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=235 Many companies’s use SharePoint technologies or SharePoint Server from Microsoft as their corporate portal / intranet solution, this youtube video reviews some of the key concepts that SharePoint technologies offer end users. ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/01/understanding-sharepoint-concepts/feed/