Tools

Updated AdminPak for Windows Server 2003 SP2

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Microsoft has released a new updated version (build 340178) of the AdminPak for Windows Server 2003 SP2. The Administration Tools Pack allows administrators to install the Windows Server 2003 SP2 management tools onto a computer running Windows XP Professional or a Windows Server 2003 family operating system to perform remote server management functions. You can download the updated x86 version here and the x64 version here. You can read about the known issues here. Still …

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PortCheck tool updated

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Mike Volodarsky has updated his PortCheck tool to version 2.0. The tool is simple, but quick to troubleshoot connections against web sites. The idea behind PortCheck was simple – help diagnose the common “page cannot be displayed” or “server not found” errors that could result from a number of network connectivity, or service availability issues. Read more and download the PortCheck 2.0 tool at his blog.

Virtual PC 2007 Released

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Microsoft has finally released the new version of Virtual PC 2007. It’s available as free download from their website. Use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 to run multiple operating systems at the same time on the same physical computer. Switch between virtual machines with the click of a button. Use virtual machines to run legacy applications, provide support, train users, and enhance quality assurance. It’s available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Read more and download at …

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Trace Diagnostics 1.0

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Microsoft has released a new tool for IIS diagnostics called Trace Diagnostics. It’s a  Diagnostics tool to assist in using Enterprise Tracing for Windows (ETW) Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 has very detailed diagnostics information built in. With Trace Diagnostics, you can effectively use these diagnostics built-in by monitoring the requests to an IIS web server in real-time, or, follow a request throughout the IIS processing pipeline to find failures. Included in this …

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Google Analytics for free

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Google Analytics has left the beta stage and is now available to everyone, without any waiting time for an account. It’s actually pretty cool, i’ve been running it on my site for about ½ a year by now and it  generates some pretty good statistics and reports. I believe it’s a good alternative to a lot of other statistics products, it might need at few things, you’ll find in some enterprise products – but it’s …

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