The latest podcast available at cstechcast.com is now offering free stuff, check it out. This week we discuss the methods behind debugging the Windows operating system with Mario Hewardt and Daniel Pravat. Read the book Advanced Windows Debugging for all the in-depth information and check out advancedwindowsdebugging.com. News brings us a drop in spending, a potpourri of security issues, Blackberry leaves executives stranded on the island, and Starbucks is hooking us up with free Wi-Fi. The Microsoft-Yahoo merger gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week" and not why you think, our "Tech Tip" imparts experience about SQL Server I/O performance, and we take "A Closer Look" at Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Show Notes

Links to stories discussed in the show:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Infrastructure/IDC-Reports-Finds-Less-IT-Spending-in-08/
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206401778&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206504526&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206504526&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9872415-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142574-pg,1/article.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/142438/service_outage_gives_blackberry_a_black_eye.html
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWMyD27h1rk_SBZVXkqf4e6lHcVQD8UOAEC80

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Episode 1 of CS TechCast is posted and ready for your listening pleasure at cstechcast.com. This week our guest is Anil Desai, who we talk with about virtualization best practices. In the news, detecting wireless intruders, HP buys up more companies, Quicktime exploit, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, and how to keep your IT staff happy. Plus, “The Worst Tech Move of the Week”, “IT Pet Peeve”, and “The Tech Tip of the Week”.

Here are the show notes.

Links to stories discussed during the show:

http://www.news.com/No-slowdown-in-HPs-software-expansion-quest/2100-1014_3-6220699.html?part=rss&edId=3&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1359088162;fp;16;fpid;1

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140137-pg,1/article.html

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2224485,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

http://entmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=9284#6

http://www.news.com/U.K.-governments-lost-data-worth-billions-to-criminals/2100-1029_3-6220725.html?part=rss&edId=3&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

Thanks again to Anil Desai for being our guest. Find his web site at http://anildesai.net and learn more. Be sure to check out one of the many books he has authored.

Post your comments on our podcast at this blog post. Hope to hear from you and look forward to bringing you a new episode every week.

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