PC slowing down?

Check what programs/driver/dlls, etc., are starting at Windows start http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Domain Keys Identified Mail FAQ

Quite a good written summary of the DKIM - Antispam methods to authenticate email

http://www.dkim.org/info/dkim-faq.html

New Cisco ASA vulnerability

A crafted IP packet vulnerability exists in the Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliance (PIX) and the Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) that may result in a reload of the device. This vulnerability is triggered during processing of a crafted IP packet when the Time-to-Live (TTL) decrement feature is enabled.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2008-0028 has been assigned to this vulnerability.

Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability. A workaround that mitigates this vulnerability is available.

This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080123-asa.shtml.

Quad core

It is funny that HP sell Quad core CPU servers (DL380G5) cheaper than Dual core CPU. I like promotions like that.

Cisco Secure Desktop new release

Cisco released Version: 3.2.1.118 of it's CSD client for ASA platform on 14 January 2008

Mcirosoft Hyper-V

Microsoft has released a public beta for its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology known as Hyper-V, which will be included in three versions of Windows Server 2008 when it ships early next year.

http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2007/12/12/Yes_2C00_-Virginia_2C00_-there-is-a-Hyper_2D00_V-beta.aspx

How to renew Microsoft CA certificate

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/f9f398e1-c78c-41fc-8dff-2412fdae6ab71033.mspx?pf=true