Version 2.0.7 has been released for vBulletin 3.8.x. It is mostly bug fixes.

2.0.7 - Bugfix / Feature Add
-Added support for vBulletin 3.8.x.
-Added vbulletin-style.xml file to easily import template modifications for vBulletin 3.8.x.
-Previous versions must manually edit the templates.
-Added a verification for the forum path in link.php.

Check out http://bit.ly/bAcQXD for more details.

Work has officially started on the new version of vB.Sponsors for vBulletin.  The new release should bring some much needed features and a fresh interface.

There's no release date yet for the beta.

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So you have a snazzy new SharePoint site?  It works wonderfully with Office documents.  Now you need to index all those PDF files that are floating around the office.  Fortunately, this is an easy fix.

Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007
• Adobe IFilter 9.0 for 64-bit platforms - Download
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view documents)
• A GIF to use for the Acrob

A common task for I.T. people is managing updates for their Windows servers and workstations.  While WSUS is nice, free tool it does lack some advanced reporting.  Another issue is that if a workstation or server hasn't ever contacted or isn't using WSUS, you can't get a grasp on it's status.

I've been working on an application that checks for duplicate files.  One of the better ways to test whether files are identical is to hash them.  MD5 hashing is common, but it has been known to cause collisions.  I elected to use the SHA1 algorithm instead.

In my testing, I've found that I can has a ~1GB file within about 7 seconds without consuming an equal share of memory.

You will need the following namespaces:

• System.Security.Cryptography
• System.IO

SHA1 Hash Example Code:

It seems that by default SharePoint 2007 has some DCOM/IIS related issues on Windows Server 2008 R2.  I've run into this error multiple times on multiple servers:

EVENT ID: 10016
SOURCE: DistributedCOM
LEVEL: ERROR
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

{61738644-F196-11D0-9953-00C04FD919C1}

and APPID

I've been a long time TVersity user.  Love the app.  It's the nicest of the UPnP streaming out there.  Well documented, easy to use, etc..  Enough with the kissing up...

You can easily send a text message to a cell phone using email.  Most (if not all) carriers provide an SMS gateway to allow text messages to be sent.  Here's a list of carriers and their SMS gateways and the format of the recipient address

Alltel
[10 Digit Phone Number]@message.alltel.com

AT&T
[10 Digit Phone Number]@txt.att.net

Boost Mobile
[10 Digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com

NAT Related Problems

There's some conflicting information about the ports you need open/forwarded to your Xbox.  The Microsoft article doesn't list the correct ports or protocol.  Often times you end up getting a NAT related message.

NAT Mesages:

On ocassion you may need to connect to the WSUS database.  There have been times where you run into consistency errors that need to be corrected using the SQL Management Studio.  Not a big deal if your database resides on a full blown SQL Server instance.  If you're using the Windows Internal database installation, its not quite as straightforward.

Here's how to connect: