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Microsoft Releases FastCGI for IIS Under Go Live License

Oct 10, 2007   6 pm
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windows_logo FastCGI will ship in the upcoming Windows Server 2008 as a built-in IIS component for the first time

Microsoft has made the third beta release of FastCGI for Internet Information Services available under its free Go Live license, which means that customers can now deploy the production-quality release on Windows Server 2003.

FastCGI essentially allows IIS to reuse CGI (Common Gateway Interface) processes for multiple requests to PHP applications, helping improve the performance of PHP on Windows while maintaining reliability.

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Business

U.S. Ranks Low in Google Downtime Study

Sep 29, 2007   3 pm
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google_logo The U.S. ranks near the bottom in a global survey of downtime for the Google Web search site.

Among 32 key countries Google plays in locally, its home country of the United States came in near the bottom, in position 26, with 31 minutes of downtime from Sept. 1, 2006, to Sept. 1, 2007, according to Web performance survey results released Sept. 27 by Pingdom.

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HowTo Server 2008

HowTo: Install the WSv Role in Windows Server 2008 RC0

Sep 25, 2007   2 pm
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windows_logo Install the Windows Server virtualization (WSv) role in Windows Server 2008 RC (Release Candidate) 0.

If you want to give WSv(aka. Viridian) a whirl, you must have specific hardware capabilities. Your processor must be 64-bit, have XD/NX (eXecute Disable/No Execute) turned on, and support Intel VT or AMD-V. Further, the BIOS must support these features. It is recommended that even if your hardware does have these capabilities, you upgrade to the latest version of the BIOS.

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Windows Server 2008 RC0 Download

Sep 24, 2007   9 pm
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windows_logo Directly from Microsoft, [free] activation required

All include x86 and x64 versions, and activation is required to get it work till Apr, 2008, otherwise, it’s for 30 days before ceasing to function. Pretty same as the Vista.

The beta3 key can be used to active the RC0, apply one as an IT Professional if you haven’t done so.

Windows System

Windows and 4GB RAM — The Frustration, Confusion and Solution(Part 2)

Aug 14, 2007   3 pm
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tipsIn Windows, PAE or X64 is required to get all 4GB RAM, but that’s not enough.

Before writing this part, I made a quick Google search. Seems that 5 out of 10 would suggest enabling PAE, and the rest go for 64bit system to get around the 4GB barrier. So is PAE or x64 the key for Windows user to get full 4GB support?

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Windows System

Windows and 4GB RAM — The Frustration, Confusion and Solution(Part 1)

Aug 14, 2007   1 pm
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tips The missing RAM is eaten by MMIO, a limitation imposed twenty-years ago.

While the memory price drops dramatically(thanks to Windows Vista!), 2GB RAM is now a standard configuration and 4GB is become more and more common in high-end system. And, if you are lucky enough to get a system with 4GB RAM, you might notice that in Windows, some RAM is missing and the system shows 3GB~3.75GB only. So now the frustration, Where is my RAM? Why cant I get all my RAM shown?

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