Escape to a whirling world of puzzling fun in Lotus Deluxe! Whirlpools are swallowing all the lotus flowers, to the dismay of the water nymphs. Scan the flowers for identical matches and remove them before they fall into the spinning current. This enchanting challenge features charming graphics, more than 75 levels, and two game modes. Take a break with this refreshing diversion today! [Download Free Trial] [Order Lotus Deluxe]…

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Each version of Windows has come with the oh-so-handy Run command. One thing you will likely notice when you install Windows Vista is that the Run command does not appear on the Start Menu. The Run command is handy for quickly launching programs so it is worthwhile making a small configuration change to add it back to the Start Menu. You can quickly do so in Windows Vista by completing the simple steps listed below: Right click on the Start button, and click Properties. From the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog, click Customize. Scroll down through the list until…

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The System Restore feature was introduced in Windows XP and it is also included in Windows Vista. If you have never used this feature, you may want to disable it. However, keep in mind that if you do, you will not be able to use it to recover your system. To disable the System Restore feature: Click on the Start button. Hover over the Computer option, right click on it and then click Properties. On the left hand side, click Advanced Settings. If asked to permit the action, click on Allow. Click on the System Protection tab. Uncheck any checkboxes…

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I’m happy to announce that nothing has changed, folks.  The VM Additions that ship with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2 (… was there a “niner” in there?  Am I on a walkie-talkie?) still work with the “RC2″ release of Windows Vista.

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Fight Spam on Your Terms with Custom Weight Lists
At A Glance:
Custom Weight Lists
The Intelligent Message Filter
How to filter messages to stop spam
How to search text appropriately

Spam, as we all know, is a huge problem. It clogs up your servers, aggravates your users, sucks up your bandwidth, and communicates unwanted and often inappropriate messages.

Can anything be done to stop it?

Well, if you’re running Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 you may have noticed that new features and functionality released last October in Service Pack 2 (SP2) significantly improved its ability to withstand different vectors of spam attacks. With multiple layers of anti-spam defense, Exchange Server 2003 can provide strong protection against unwanted messages. One of the most important elements in the Exchange anti-spam framework is the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF), which enables content filtering during the last stage of server anti-spam processing. Inside IMF, a little-known module called the Custom Weight List (CWL) turbocharges the anti-spam efforts of SP2. Let’s take a look at what it does and how to use it.

What is a Custom Weight List?

The CWL is an XML file that contains a number

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Windows Time and the W32TM service

Nathan Winters

Introduction
In the last few days this issue of time sync in Windows domains has come up a few times both at work and on the Minasi forum of which I am a member. Each time there has been confusion as to exactly how time sync occurs in a Windows domain.Therefore, I decided that I would put this article together in order to try to provide a decent answer as to what is going on and how to troubleshoot any issues that arise.

The first thing about Time Sync in Windows is to realise that it is a little different between Windows 2000 machines and Windows XP/2003 machines. This is because in Windows 2000 the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) was used and was configured with the NET TIME command. Now, with XP and 2003, Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used which give benefits such as more reliable time due to better correction methods. This is configured using the new W32TM commands which we will look at later on.

To start with, however, I will look at the principles that remain the same for both Windows 2000,

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