Microsoft on Monday added another year of life to its aging Windows NT 4 operating system as the company struggles to convert customers to newer products.

The software giant said it is extending support for Windows NT 4 Server for an additional 12 months. The change means that network administrators will be able to get security patches and "hot fixes" until Dec. 31, 2004. Microsoft had planned to pull the plug on these and other updates later this year.

Microsoft extends NT's life

Ahh, pull the plug already. :wink

What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
"Can't you tell that it's out of style?"
Should I get a set of whitewall tires?
"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Nowadays, you can't be too sentimental
Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental"
Hot funk, cool punk–even if it's old junk
It's still rock and roll to me

Billy Joel Stable After L.I. Car Crash

Enough Said.

A-HA! I wake up today and the first thing I notice, is I cannot get to my blog. In fact, at the moment we are currently checking EACH computer in the network (on-site as well as off-site) for an open UDP port 1434 (ms-sql-m). Of course that port should not be open on any of OUR servers, but we are checking just in case, in fact, all of our on-site servers are "clean" so that is a relief. Problem is, our two DNS servers are off-site, so there is a bit of a "blackhole" on our site at the moment (remind me to set up a secondary DNS server on-site asap). Anyway, here are some links for you regarding all the problems today:

Virus-Like Infection Staggers Internet Traffic

MS SQL Server Worm Wreaking Havoc

Electronic attack slows Internet

New worm exploiting Microsoft hole slows Internet

I tried to post a couple of other entries today, but instead I ended up arguing with AT&T all day. You see, I have an older 3Com US Robotics Cable Modem with FIVE lights on it. Each light tells me something (as expected). Light #1 is Cable Modem POWER, Light #2 is Cable Modem STATUS, Light #3 is PC ink STATUS, Light #4 is PC Link ACTIVITY and Light #5 is Cable Modem ACTIVITY. For over two years, the ACTIVITY lights did not blink if there was none. IE: If you were not doing anything on the internet, the ACTIVITY lights would seldomly flicker (I am sure the occasional flicker was from the modem checking to make sure there was still a PC connection. Anyway, today, the modem ACTIVITY light blinks CONTSTANTLY and even stays on for extended periods of time even when there is NO PC connected to the modem. IE: there is activity on the modem NOT coming from my system (the PC Link Activity light is OFF). Well, after two and a half hours of "discussions" with the technical support "stiff" "staff", they have come to the conclusion that nothing is wrong and I DO NOT HAVE five lights on my modem and the ACTIVITY light (that they say does not exist) was not working for TWO YEARS and suddenly started working. (HA, Yeah, right). I will post a pic of my cable modem later so you can all see 5 LIGHTS haha.

I am sure there is something brewing on the net, my router does not show any incoming packets from anywhere, so it has to be something on the AT&T system. We shall see. Have a good night.

01. Finish your immediate tasks.
02. Slowly stand up.
03. Move calmly toward the exit.
04. If you are the first one to arrive, please open the door.
05. Hold the door for others trying to escape as well.
06. Exit the area.

If the Pentagon sticks to its current war plan, one day in March the Air Force and Navy will launch between 300 and 400 cruise missiles at targets in Iraq. As CBS News Correspondent David Martin reports, this is more than number that were launched during the entire 40 days of the first Gulf War.

Wake up moron.