Dana Epp - Mirror of his SilverStr Blog

iPhone 3G obsoletes my Windows Mobile smartphone

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:08:55 GMT

I have been a BIG fan of smartphones. For a few years now it has been so nice to have it sync with our Exchange server on our SBS box, and give me the flexibility to do the kind work I do on a day to day basis. People have tried to convert me to Blackberry...(read more)

How trustworthy can OpenID be if the developers of it like SixApart themselves don't trust it?

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:57:06 GMT

For years I have been a fan of OpenID . I like the concept of a single digital identity to be used across the Internet, and I think the people behind the project has some great ideas. At the same time, I have felt it wasn't ready for prime time. Back...(read more)

Mark Russinovich and boundaries... are we missing a key aspect of existing security technology in Windows?

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:11:43 GMT

So today I got to sit in a session where Mark spent time reviewing the whole aspect of security boundaries in Windows. This isn't a new talk, and is actually one I originally saw at last year's MVP Summit. But its always fun to watch his demos...(read more)

Microsoft, can you please cross-breed TAM and your internal TM tools

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:35:47 GMT

Been very busy lately. Had no chance to blog, or have any sense of order and time for myself. Last week was RSA Conference, as well as The Microsoft Strategic Architects Summit. This week its the Microsoft MVP summit in Seattle. Then to Dallas for the...(read more)

MSDN Ignite Security Conference - My "Thinking like a Hacker" slidedeck

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:15:07 GMT

So it's been fun today. I have been a speaker at the Ignite MSDN Virtual Security Conference presenting to a few hundred developers interested in secure software development. I presented on how to "Think like a Hacker", where I discuss the...(read more)

Stop it! Can we stop with everyone being OpenID providers, and start being more consumers?

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:16:16 GMT

So everyone is a buzz that Yahoo announced that it is now joining the OpenID craze. At the end of the month you will be able to visit openid.yahoo.com and set your Yahoo account to sign into other sites that support OpenID. Sounds great. Anyone tried...(read more)

Know of an inexpensive ASP.NET module that can collect SCORM results from Camtasia?

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:09:48 GMT

Hey guys, If any of you out there know of a really inexpensive ASP.NET module that will collect quiz results via SCORM, can you please drop me a line at dana@vulscan.com ? I want to be able to collect the quiz results from Camtasia Studio output for use...(read more)

Find your bandwidth in Vista really slow? Here is a simple hack for you.

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:56:02 GMT

So, since the beginning of beta testing on Vista I have always found the new TCP stack to be overly hyped, and rarely with the performance you would expect. Charlie and I have always hacked the registry to turn off autotuning, TCP Chimney and Receive...(read more)

The Lone Server Story

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:47:37 GMT

I got a chuckle off of the Lone Windows Server 2003 story. Check it out . More info here . Read More......(read more)

RSA restructuring within EMC causes layoffs. Are you one of the employees affected? Then read this!

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:01:21 GMT

Recently EWeek pointed out that RSA reported that they would be laying off up to 1,250 people globally in their research and sales teams as part of the EMC restructuring. I don't normally talk about business on my personal blog, but this seemed like...(read more)

Awarded with the Windows Security MVP designation for another year!

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:18:33 GMT

Happy New Years everyone! For a third year in a row I have been given the MVP Award from Microsoft. I am in good company . Looking back in the last year it's been really fun. I have spoken in the community from Microsoft's campus in Redmond all...(read more)

Production Virtualization for SMB

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:39:25 GMT

I'm a big fan of virtualization. Most of you know that. But you probably don't know that we use SBS + SCVMM together very successfully around here. Recently I wrote a post over on Microsoft Canada's TechNet IT Pro blog about Production Virtualization...(read more)

Bloglines DOESN'T suck. The dynamics and power of WOM and blogging

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:36:41 GMT

I love my circle of influence. I am friends with some amazing people, with influence across many gambits. And that circle reminds me why word of mouth, combined with blogging goes a long way in the way we live each and every day. Only yesterday I blogged...(read more)

The battle between Bloglines and Robert Scoble's feed. Enough already!

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:42:59 GMT

Ok, I don't know if it's Bloglines or Robert Scoble's feed, but the duplication has to STOP already. Or I will be forced to unsubscribe from Scobleizer. Robert, Bloglines says it's not them... so I am turning to you. Every time you post...(read more)

You really think that can stop me? Another example of secuity through obscurity which is futile.

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:49:18 GMT

So the last few nights I have been doing a bit of research on AJAX UX, where I came across a site that I found interesting. I went to "View Source" to see how they were doing something and the darn thing wouldn't let me, with some progammer's...(read more)

Don't waste your time renaming the Administrator account in Windows

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:18:43 GMT

There has been a LOT of recent attack attempts against Windows Server when it comes Terminal Services logins, and many communities I belong to are all in arms on how best to protect themselves against this. First off, some people have been recommending...(read more)

Windows Meeting Space rocks!

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:09:31 GMT

As many of you know who communicate with me on a semi-regular basis, I have been SWAMPED for the last few months. With the move into the new office and the new hires, it's been difficult to find any time to talk tech, never mind blog. But I really...(read more)

Lest we forget.

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:58:11 GMT

Let us never forget the ultimate sacrifice made so we could live free. Chimo. Read More......(read more)

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Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:41:34 GMT

char msg[] = {87,101,39,114,101,32,72,105,114,105,110,103,0}; byte [] reqIn = {90,104,102,103,32,120,97,98,106,32,80,32,80,35}; string reqOut = ROT13.Decrypt( reqIn ); iwannawork@scorpionsoft.com Read More......(read more)

Bringing the Power of the .NET Framework to Your Existing Application

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:23:50 GMT

Developer Night in Canada (DNIC) III Bringing the Power of the .NET Framework to Your Existing Application For the past few years, youve heard a lot about the .NET Framework and the development platform it provides to foster innovation. Meanwhile,...(read more)