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	<description>Sharing ideas about technology and management</description>
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		<title>Diskpart Errors in Windows</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/diskpart-errors-in-windows/150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having problems using diskpart in Windows 7 or Windows 2008?

Do you get errors such as "Disk is offline because of policy set by administrator" or "media is write protected" when trying to create partitions in Windows, especially for SAN storage volumes or LUNs?

 

 Have no fear, there are easy fixes for both. These usually occur on SAN disks presented to Windows servers, either physical or virtual.
 
Issuing the following commands will solve both problems per incident. Below that I posted an option to avoid the offline disk problem on each server for the future by changing the policy per server.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Media Server &#8211; Retain Surround Sound</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/home-media-server/177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital storage is relatively cheap these days.  You can buy a 2 TB hard drive for home for about $60 on sale.  I'm a geek and when the PS3 slim came out I figured it was a good time to get this BluRay player, game system, and media center all in one.  The problem is, 160 GB doesn't hold a ton, they don't tell you that Dolby Digital (via bitstream) is off by default even for DVD/BluRay discs, and there is no easy way to play movies or FLAC files.
 
If you're scratching your head at some of the letters I just spit out, let's rewind a bit.  Below I will list a common ailment with home media and PS3, and my recommendations for a fix.
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		<title>Having trouble with Windows talking to your NAS?</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/having-trouble-with-windows-talking-to-your-nas/27/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/having-trouble-with-windows-talking-to-your-nas/27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=27</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An old problem has resurfaced with Linksys NAS devices and Vista, perhaps it occurs with other NAS devices as well.  I believe this was fixed in Windows 7, but wanted to post this in case anyone is still experiencing this issue.  Your NAS is almost certainly using CIFS, and Vista's CIFS uses SMB2. By default Vista will only authenticate using NTLMv2, which, although not quite as good as Kerberos, is good in and of itself from a security standpoint, but is bad when trying to talk to your Linksys NAS that probably wants LM/NTLM, aka hashed password that can be cracked.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Tech is Half of 10 Most Hated Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/tech-is-half-of-10-most-hated-jobs/183/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/tech-is-half-of-10-most-hated-jobs/183/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read about a recent study done by CareerBliss, then you know that IT manager is the most hated job in the country right now.  The reasons listed are as follows: Long Hours, too much time on call Dealing with old technology that won&#8217;t get upgraded Stress of working with people that don&#8217;t understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IE 9 Looks Same, Acts Broken</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/ie-9-looks-same-acts-broken/174/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/ie-9-looks-same-acts-broken/174/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Browser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IE8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IE9]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I really liked IE 8, or Internet Explorer 8.  IE9 looks about the same, defaults to a cleaner look which is okay, but that&#8217;s not where I have a problem.  The problem I have is that the browser doesn&#8217;t display some sites well at all.  Sites that worked fine in IE8 will only work in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry Torch Firmware Release 246 Saves Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/blackberry-torch-firmware-release-246-saves-day/147/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/blackberry-torch-firmware-release-246-saves-day/147/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All I can say is with the new firmware release 6.0.0.246, they've gotten rid of the murderous delay that plagued the Torch, previously called the "Torture" by many users.  I just wish they would put back the N/P Next and Previous settings to how they were.

]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon Outage In Chicago 10/1/2010</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/verizon-outage-in-chicago-1012010/134/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/verizon-outage-in-chicago-1012010/134/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a Verizon outage in Chicago today on 10/1/2010, which started about 10pm CST on Sept 30.  They said it is just affecting a building at 2N Lasalle St.

It is affecting digital lines that carry voice and data.  It is a backbone line that your Sprint, AT&#038;T, Verizon or other service may run over.
]]></description>
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		<title>Making A Case For IDS And IPS</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/making-a-case-for-ids-and-ips/42/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/making-a-case-for-ids-and-ips/42/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layer 7]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If a company could instead purchase an IPS system in Year 1 that cost $100,000 upfront, with $10,000 renewal each year after the first, then the total cost over 5 years is $140,000. This is much cheaper than $1 million. The company at the end of 5 years would have $860,000 more than they did without the IPS.]]></description>
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		<title>Expanding VSphere VMFS Datastore LUNs</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/expanding-vsphere-vmfs-datastore-luns/116/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/expanding-vsphere-vmfs-datastore-luns/116/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMWare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VSphere]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new way to expand a VMFS Datastore:  Expand a LUN on the SAN to the desired size (up to 2 TB), then expanding the VMFS datastore from your VSphere Client.]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry Torch Review</title>
		<link>http://www.kramernow.com/blackberry-torch-review/120/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kramernow.com/blackberry-torch-review/120/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kramer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kramernow.com/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I find the new Torch both refreshing and completely maddening at the same time.  This new touchscreen mobile wonder may not be as hot an item as the iPhone, nor will it ever get the same attention or glory.  For those of you looking for BB to wow the pants off of everyone, well forget that for now.]]></description>
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