1. What is a baseline?
2. What built-in tools does Server 2003 provide to monitor server performance?
3. What are the five main tabs of the Task Manager application?
4. Once a task is selected in Task Manager what options become available when it is right-clicked?
5. What information is provided in the Task Manager Processes tab?
6. What information is provided in the Event Viewer Performance tab?
7. What are the three log files that Event Viewer writes to?
8. What information is contained in each tab?
9. Are there any limitations on what rights are needed to view Event Viewer logs?
10. What information is viewable from the the System and Application logs in Event Viewer?
11. What information is kept in the details pane of an event in Event Viewer?
12. What tasks can be monitored using the System Monitor tool?
13. What are the three views the System Monitor provides to view captured data?
14. What is a performance counter?
15. What are the most common performance counters?
16. What tasks can be performed through Performance Logs and Alerts
17. What are the options available under Performance Logs and Alerts
18. What actions can be taken when alert is triggered?
19. What configuration tabs are available in the Services MMC?

You receive an error stating that MMC cannot open the file <application snap-in>.msc with the reason that ‘This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not have sufficient access rights to the file.’

I experienced the problem when opening Kaspersky Admin Kit although I am sure it could occur with any corrupted application snap in .msc file. I tried opening a different snap-in and used SQL Enterprise Manager which opened without problem. I copied all relevant MMC files from a different PC and overwrote my existing files but this made no difference. Even uninstalling then reinstalling the Kaspersky Admin Kit made no difference.

I found the following workaround worked:

• Open Microsoft Management Console (Start>Run>MMC)
• Select File then Add/Remove Snap-in...
• Click Add
• Select the name of your application snap in
• Click Add and then Close
• Click OK which returns to the management console
• Select File and Save As
• Save the new .msc file and either overwrite your existing one or save to a new location

Welcome to my blog!!! I’m a sports head too… Come visit me every week for clutch, chokes and jokes surrounding the sports world. Enjoy!

Miss R&B

Rhona’s picks for “Clutch” plays of the week:

KOBE BRYANT AND THE LAKERS

I’m not a Laker’s fan but, if you bring this many people joy, and hold the best record in the NBA, I’ll give props when props are due. Check this out…

Rhona’s picks for “Chokes” of the week

SHAUN SUISHAM OF THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Unfortunately, we won’t know if the Saints would have pulled out the win if Shaun made his 23yrd field goal, when the Redskins were up at 30-23. The Saints could have only tied the game with the touchdown and field goal they made. It would have made it a 2 score game to win. Whoops!…

I guess the fan said it best…

DWAYNE WADE OF THE MIAMI HEAT

If only Dwayne could have made that clutch “free throw” at the end of the game, Kobe’s shot would have sent them into overtime, and kept hope alive for a Heat win. I guess history would have it to add to Kobe’s long list of “greatest moments”…

Just Jokes: Terry Tate Office Linebacker

These are Monday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early Wall Street research calls:

Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) Cut to Sell at Auriga.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs; Target raised to $120 at UBS.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.

You can join our open email distribution list to hear more news on key analyst calls, top day trader alerts, mergers and acquisitions, Buffett and other investment gurus, IPOs, secondary offerings, private equity, and more.

Jon C. Ogg

For those curious about the Many Moons Conclave, or just looking to learn more about Paganism, there is a chatroom I use on deviantart. You have to be a member of deviantart in order to join the chatroom, but everyone and anyone with an open mind and a willingness to learn is free to come. Deviantart is a free website to join. You may notice in my About Me page that I am a member, under the name “Megami-of-Nekro”.

Here is a link to the chat.

The lesson structure is as such. I say “Class is now in Session” and then you’re quiet until I say, “Anybody have any questions?” Questions must be relevant to the topic matter. Currently I’ve been doing lessons on Gods. So far I’ve covered Athena, Hermes, and Quetzalcoatl (save the 2012 crap). Next I plan to cover Tsukiyomi, and have been going in the order that the Conclavers ask of me.

As a friendly reminder, only one more purchase is needed before I start my next e-book, “The Obligatory Paganism 101 Book”.

Miss R&B featuring Brandy…

Heme Heci – Daye Daye dinle izle;

Kürtçe müziğin en iyi yorumcularından biri olan Heme Heci‘den karışık canlı şarkılar.En iyi şarkıları; aydıl,leyla,xebatkar,behrewane,gozele,bejne,dewre,bave mehmet salih,bılından,genç xelil

Heme Heci – Gulamin Klip izle;

Heme Heci – Gulamin şarkı sözü;
TÛ BIBUYİ DAYKA ŞÊRAN
TÛ BIBUYİ GÛLA KANİYAN
DAXWAZİYAME XELAZBUNATE
TE ŞİN DAYE BI XWİNA ŞEHİDAN

GÛLAMIN GÛLAMIN GÛLAMIN
TÛ RIHANAMIN
DOZAMIN DOZATEYE
TÛ NEGRİ BESE GÛLAMIN

DUJMIN HATINE TE BIQETİNE
BILA BIZANBIN EM NE TENêNE

GELLÊMIN RABU HEMU SER PİYA
EM JI BONATE TEV YEKİTİNİ

GÛLAMIN GÛLAMIN GÛLAMIN
TÛ RIHANAMIN
DOZAMIN DOZATEYE
TÛ NEGRİ BESE GULAMIN

Gotın û Mûzik: HEMÊ HACİ

It’s ME again!!! Feel free to leave your comments;)

The AMA’s were filled some of the music biz’s hottest entertainers… From the iconic nostalgia of Janet Jackson to the innovative hip hop stylings of the Black Eyed Peas, and the pillar of diva strength displayed by Whitney Houston There was some great energy in the performances of Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood Lola’s (Jennifer Lopez) “comeback” actually showed up in her performance, as she had to recover from an impromptu fall in the middle of her stimulating presentation Jay Z brought “The Don” swag with the pinky ring to match in his New York “Empire State Of Mind” song, an electrifying exhibition with the beautiful and talented Alicia Keys.She also unveiled her new single “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” in an engaging performance. Other honorable mentions include Kelly Clarkson (beautiful vocals),

Rihanna’s outfit ,

Mary J Blige (a soulful delivery only she can give)

and Lady Gaga (who seems to always stun and prove that she’s a talent force to be reckoned with)

Taylor Swift racked up winning 5, yes 5 AMA’s! She won more than the late, great Michael Jackson (expected to sweep his categories), whom she also beat for “Artist Of The Year”! Whoa… However, MJ garnered 4 trophies over the course of the evening, and broke the record for artist with the most American Music Awards totaling 23! …

I THOUGHT I’D SHARE A FEW OF THE STAND OUT PERFORMANCES … ENJOY!

Whitney Houston… courage and enough light to still set our hearts a blaze

Janet Jackson… opened the night with all the moves we know and love

Black Eyed Peas… really enjoyed their medley

Carrie Underwood… Get it Miss Carrie!

Jay Z and Alicia Keys… NICE

Mary J Blige… new single, passionate performance, classic Mary… gotta love it

Jennifer Lopez… she gave it up… nice recovery “Lola” (her new alias), true pro

Lady Gaga… strange, creative and gaga-rific

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Heritage of Percussion

“Laris Bu..?”, kataku ketika melihat es cendol yang terlihat habis tuntas tas di depanku

“Iya pak, sudah tiga kali balik ke rumah untuk ngambil lagi, tetapi habis terus”, kata sang penjual es cendol yang kukenal sebagai salah satu aktifis kegiatan TDA Bekasi. Ada tulisan Kupat Tahu Bandung di kaos sang penjual dan akupun yakin pasti ada sentuhan pak Ato di kedai es cendol ini.

Kekecewaanku gagal minum es cendol ini akhirnya terobati oleh minuman teh rosela yang dijual di Warung Mas Gun, yang kukenal sebagai aktifis kelompok Mastermind Cikarang 1 [MMC1]. Teh ini terasa lain di lidah, tetapi setelah diminum rasa enaknya mulai terasa di tenggorokan.

Kucoba rasa soto ayam di warung mas Gun ini. Wah rasanya bener-bener makknyoss, lebih maknyus dari soto yang sering kumakan di wilayah Cikarang ini. Aku nggak sanggup lagi nyobain soto yang lain, karena satu soto ini saja sudah membuatku kelimpungan.

Mas Gun senyum-senyum saja melihat tingkahku yang seperti tiga tahun tidak ketemu makanan soto. Rupanya tingkahku ini membuat pembeli lain tertarik untuk membeli soto yang sama dengan yang kubeli.

“Ini enak mbak, yakin deh…”, kataku meyakinkan sang calon pembeli itu.

Aku langsung berdiri setelah selesai makan soto dan sang calon pembelipun akhirnya jadi beli dan duduk di kursi yang kududuki tadi.

Begitu gambaran beberapa stand TDA yang mengikuti acara Heritage of Percusion [HoP]. Akrab dan kualitas dijamin, sehingga para pembeli tidak ragu untuk menyantap apa saja yang dihidangkan oleh teman-teman TDA.

Bakmi Semar yang siang ini ditungguin oleh pak Wawan juga memperoleh pemasukan yang lumayan [berdasar info status Fisbuk dari mbak Win pemilik Warung Bakmi Semar yang juga nggota MMC1].

Sayang aku tidak sempat berjumpa dengan pak DD, ketua Kelompok Mastermind Poksa XI yang ikut membidani munculnya Bakmi Pelangi. Perutku yang sudah full penuh juga membuatku tidak berani mampir di Mie Pelangi. Takut ditawarin dan terpaksa mau [karena susah mencari orang yang sanggup menghindari tawaran makan Mie Perto kalau sudah pernah mengetahui rasanya].

Semua wisata kuliner ini baru bisa kunikmati setelah aku dipuaskan oleh penampilan beberapa pekerja seni yang mengisi acara HoP ini. Dari pagi menjelang siang, kita memang dipuaskan oleh suguhan berbagai macam atraksi, baik dari negara kita maupun dari negara tetangga [India, Korea, Jepang maupun China].

Acara resmi dimulai dengan penampilan dari Marching band [MB] SMA Cikarang Selatan. Sebuah penampilan yang sempurna. Ini wajar mengingat mereka memang sudah beberapa kali menggondol piala kejuaraan MB tingkat nasional.

Salut patut disampaikan kepada pelatih MB ini. Aransemen yang begitu rinci dan padu membuat semua orang merasa penting dalam memunculkan harmonisasi yang luar biasa.

Tidak hanya pemain musiknya, rombongan penaripun punya andil dalam membuat decak kagum penonton. Pasti koreografernya jempolan juga, sehingga mampu memadukan gerak dan lagu dalam paduan MB yang dinamis dan penuh semangat.

Namun jangan salah, karena ternyata lagu “Hening” dari Chrisyepun mereka lahap dengan aransemen yang lembut dan apik. Kegarangan MB sirna dalam lagu itu, yang muncul adalah suasana yang sendu merayu dan mengharu biru.

Penampilan yang tidak kalah seru adalah penampilan permainan angklung bersama. Dalam permainan ini semua penonton diberi sebuah angklung untuk dimainkan bersama-sama dengan mengikuti aba-aba dari instruktur yang ada di atas panggung.

Meski acara angklung ini sukses, namun kalau dirubah sedikit saja mungkin akan lebih sukses lagi, bahkan bisa lebih sukses dibanding acara MB yang begitu rancak dan mengundang decak kagum semua penonton. Lilo yang tidur saat acara belum dimulai terbangun ketika mendengar suara MB dan akhirnya bahkan ikut menari mengikuti irama MB spektakuler itu.

Masukan agar permainan angklung lebih memikat ada beberapa hal, yaitu :
1. Instruktur perlu lebih dekat dengan penonton yang notabene adalah pemain angklung “dadakan” yang harus mengikuti komando simbol-simbol gerakan tangan instruktur. Jauhnya instruktur ini membuat beberapa hadirin tidak bisa mengikuti kode tangan yang disampaikan oleh instruktur.
2. Rombongan anak muda yang dipersiapkan untuk menjadi pelopor permainan angklung ini terlihat kurang bergairah dan bingung dengan aturan yang diterapkan. Mereka tidak tahu dengan pasti harus menghadap kemana dan terlihat serba salah. Sampai-sampai sang instruktur sempat bertanya pada mereka, “Are U there?”. Sebaiknya anak muda ini berbaur saja dengan penonton, sehingga saling bersinergi dan bisa saling memberi semangat.
3. Biasanya setiap nada angklung mewakili sebuah kata yang bermakna, tapi dalam hal ini diwakili dengan not angka, jadi nilai-nilai kebersamaan yang ditunjukkan dalam permainan ini kurang menonjol. Hal ini mungkin karena ditakutkan penonton tidak segera “tune in” dengan permainan angklung, sehingga dibuat jalan mudahnya saja.

Pertunjukan lain masih banyak dan masih beragam, sehingga penonton tidak juga beranjak dari tempat duduknya menyaksikan parade acara yang selalu punya keunikan sendiri-sendiri.

Pak Bupati maupun para petinggi lainnya yang mungkin punya acara lain memang terlihat meninggalkan acara sebelum semua rangkaian acara berakhir, tapi bukan berarti kalau ditinggal pak Bupati acara terus langsung menurun kualitasnya.

Di penghujung acara masih tampil MB dari UI yang sudah punya pengalaman internasional. Hanya beberapa orang saja yang tampil di panggung, tapi permainan MB UI ini sudah cukup memukau penonton. Ketrampilan prima dan pengalaman yang sudah begitu banyak membuat MB UI ini terlihat santai dalam penampilan dan tetap berkarakter. Penonton tanpa undanganpun makin terlihat menyemut di sekitar lokasi acara.

Perut yang keronconganlah yang membuat aku akhirnya meninggalkan kursiku dan menuju ke lokasi teman-teman TDA menjajakan kepiawaiannya dalam berbisnis kuliner.

Yang kutuju pertama kali adalah es cendol dan ternyata tak ada setetespun es cendol yang bisa kuminum. Laris manis deh es cendol di stand KTB pak Ato.

Sukses buat acara HoP, semoga tahun depan diadakan lagi dengan mempergunakan EO yang lebih berpengalaman, sehingga gaungnya lebih jauh dan wisata kuliner yang diadakan bisa lebih ramai dikunjungi pengunjung, minimal mirip dengan kegiatan Komunitas Bangomania, dimana aku menjadi salah satu koordinatornya di wilayah Bekasi bagian Cikarang ini [walah malah narsis, sori ya Wak Radit].

BRAVO Bekasi, “Aku Cinta Bekasi!”

Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”

Stupid hot video… innovative, weird and gaga-tastic!

Janet Jackson “Make Me”

Sexy… the ‘routine slaying’ Janet we all know and love

Toni Braxton featuring Trey Songz “So Yesterday”

Smooth vocals, pretty song and Toni still looks great!

Jay Z and Alicia Keys

2 music giants, in New York…. makin’ it do what it do

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Jennifer Lopez (Lola) featuring Pitbull “Fresh Out The Oven”

J Lo, I mean Jenny from the block, I mean Jennifer Lopez, I mean Lola’s back with a steamy single…

Jay Z…featuring Rihanna and Kanye West

one of the latest anthems for many…

Alicia Keys… “Try Sleepin’ With A Broken Heart”

The latest from Miss Keys… fabulous songwriting and melody…

Drake, Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne and Eminem “Forever”

The debate has been who has the best verse… What’s your pick? Enjoy

Kanye West…Mini movie “We Were Once A Fairytale”

Thinking outside the box… Leave your comments

http://www.radioplanet.tv/kanye-west-we-were-once-a-fairytale/

(couldn’t find an embed code that worked)

Whitney Houston ” I Look To You”

An icon exemplifying beauty, strength, and the courage to continue sharing her gift with the rest of the world… Blessings Whitney

The Secure Digital Memory Card (SDC below) is the de facto standard memory card for mobile equipments. The SDC was developped as upper-compatible to Multi Media Card (MMC below) so that the SDC compleant equipments can also use an MMC with a few considerations. There are also reduced size versions, such as RS-MMC, miniSD and microSD, with same function. The MMC/SDC has a microcontroller in it, the flash memory controls (erasing, reading, writing and error controls) are completed inside of the memory card. The data is transferred between the memory card and the host controller as data blocks in unit of 512 bytes, so that it can be seen like a generic hard disk drive from view point of upper level layers. The currentry defined file system for the memory card is FAT12/16 with FDISK patitioning rule. The FAT32 is defined for only high capacity (>= 4G) cards.

This page describes the basic knowledge and miscellaneous things that I become aware, on using MMC/SDC with small embedded system. I believe that this information must be a useful getting started notes for people who is going to begin to enjoy MMC/SDC.

Source: http://elm-chan.org/docs/mmc/mmc_e.html

Links
MMCA – Multimedia Card Association
SDA – SD Card Association
SDHC Physical Layer Spec.
About SPI
Generic FAT file system module with sample code to control MMC/SDSC/SDHC

More: SD card initialisation

http://www.embeddedrelated.com/usenet/embedded/show/102317-1.php

http://www.larwe.com/zws/products/dosfs/index.html

http://www.7-zip.org/

I use Embedded Filesystems Library  (http://sourceforge.net/projects/efsl/) and it works fine for our project.  I also add support for SDHC like describe from the project forum (http://sourceforge.net/projects/efsl/forums/forum/447843/topic/1668895 and it also works like a charm.

To implement this library, all you have to do is to code the interface for SPI to access your SD.

Source: http://e2e.ti.com/forums/p/12285/47823.aspx#47823

More: http://www.embeddedrelated.com/usenet/embedded/keyword/MMC.php

Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting the show!!!

Of course, we could be here all day talking about the best live performances on an album… So, I’m just gonna give you a well rounded taste of some classics. Music is amazing like that! There are so many wonderful artists with diverse talent to offer. Get to know somebody new… and get reacquainted with the ones you already love, right here….

To get things started, I thought I might share a lil’ footage of myself Enjoy!

Miss R&B

‘Erykah Badu “Erykah Badu Live”

Great covers, effortless on stage, absolutely classic

Aretha Franklin “Amazing Grace”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find video footage of a song from her Amazing Grace live  album in 1972 with Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir. It’s been toted to be one of her best recordings live. I decided to share other footage instead. Enjoy;)

Keith Jarrett “Live in Koln”

The Koln concert… completely improvised, another dimension…WOW!

Sam Cooke “Live @ The Harlem Square Club”

Stirring vocals, with breathtaking drama and unparalleled soul

The Roots “The Roots Come Alive”

Full of energy, classic hip hop nostalgia and dope collaborations

Nirvana “Nirvana Unplugged”

Signature grunge that comes together for an effortless set in New York…

Jay Z “Jay Z Unplugged”

Hip Hop’s Renaissance man…backed by The Roots

James Brown “Live @ The Apollo”

Thrilling, let’s go adrenaline, passionate and soulful delivery…just dynamite

Jimi Hendrix “Band Of Gypsy’s Live @ The Filmore”

A sign of the times…war and self expression… famous for the 12 minute rendition of Machine Gun… Here’s a taste

KISS “KISS Alive 1975″

Electrifying, fist pumping, neck jarring rock!

Curtis Mayfield “Curtis/Live”

His second album came with his solo debut! Very bold and well worth the risk. Brilliance…

Bill Withers “Live @ Carnegie Hall”

Reveals his layered personality which sets up the emotional content of his songs… stellar renditions

Simply divine with a guitar, trendsetting  and smooth as smooth gets

Woodstock

A day to remember in music history… hippies, psychedelics and everything between… an incredible jam session

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane “Live @ Carnegie Hall”

Two jazz giants… Lost recordings for over 40yrs… skill, expression… enjoy!

The Commodores “Live”

One of the greatest soul R&B band albums live… classic after classic

Earth, Wind and Fire “Gratitude”

The infamous Earth, Wind and Fire super band with Phillip Bailey delivering one of our favorites leads…

Bob Dylan “Bootleg series Volume 4″

Can’t ignore his huge impact on music… strange, extraordinary poetic power tucked into musical genius

Johnny Cash “At Folsom Prison”

Raw passion, unadulterated humanity… a very influential musician of the 20th century

Bruce Springsteen “Live 1975-1985″

Inspirational with an X factor that makes him a people’s champion

Donny Hathaway “Live”

Couldn’t pick just one video… capturing his essence is well worth it

Marvin Gaye “Live”

Golden pipes, dripping soul with non-stop sex appeal … Mr. Marvin Gaye

Earlier this week, the SGA Finance Committee (FC) and the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC) sent out a joint survey to students regarding the Middlebury Outdoor Orientation (MOO), a program cut last year by the school in an effort to save money. They asked students on a scale of one (opposed) to five (support), do they  ”support reviving the MOO program with partial funding from the Student Activities fee?”

As of Sunday, 525 responses were received — 54% (286) said they strongly support reviving the program (a five vote). 7% (37) said they were strongly opposed with 38% voting in between (see chart left).

The FC indicated that reinstating the program requires $20 per student, per year which is 5% of the $380 Student Activity Fee (SAF). On top of that, students participating would pay half of the cost of the trips (with financial aid already covered).

MOO would be able to accommodate all incoming students that wish to participate and would use the MiddView model of also having community service and more local options for activities.

Don’t get me wrong, I think MOO is a great thing, but I argue that a survey is not how we should be making decisions like this. An email survey seems logical and democratic as a way to gauge student sentiment but it gives students a false sense that they are voting on this decision. They are not. The FC will vote on this decision with the survey data in hand and they could easily say no, despite the survey results above.

The survey data is probably not the most representative even though 500+ people responded. Why? The framing of the discussion is that students need to respond to the survey to “save MOO!” There clearly is no one who is willing to be “anti-MOO.” Only those people who feel strongly about MOO will vote/take the survey and the indifferent rest probably won’t respond.

The reality is that reinstating MOO means taking money away from someone else. This survey doesn’t do enough to make that trade-off clear. Most students don’t realize that this is their student activities fee (SAF) dollars which also go to support the likes of Quidditch, the Commons, Yearbook, ISO, MCAB Concerts, etc. The $40-50,000 required for MOO should be framed as a trade off for similarly priced activities like the entire budget of WRMC or MCAB Speakers. Frame it this way: would you rather have MOO or a radio station? would you rather have speakers come to campus or MOO? It’s true that this money might come out of the FC reserves for now, but what happens in three years when it has to come out of the SAF?

The FC should take particular care in this decision. Once the FC takes on this program, it is permanently their responsibility to fund it each year. Do not expect the administration to pick up the costs once the economy improves. Dean Spears’ calls this “the new normal.” Furthermore, the FC would find it hard to ever cut the program back once it is in place.

I am a fan of keeping the OINK model, pioneered this year. All students who wanted to participate were accepted and they went on trips in the first two weekends of school. MMC worked expertly under a new normal to form these abbreviated trips. These trips are short and sweet, preserving the spirit of MOO within new budget constraints.

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