Iphone with Exchange

We got 3 iphone from States for testing. Currently, it is not available in Canada yet. So, have them unlocked and try to have it talk to the Exchange. One of the users install itune 7.4......result is iphone being locked. So, we are warned by the cellphone tech to use itune 7.3 or below. Setup Exchange side following Wilson's blog

http://blog.monkeykit.com/2007/08/31/how-to-setup-imap4-exchange-2003-email-to-sync-with-your-iphone/

I have to contact ISP to open up only the secure IMAP port. I got the receiving part working. However, sending is still an issue. Eventually, I am using my phone carrier smtp server. One thing I found out: iphone sucks a lot more bandwidth than Blackberry. Hopefully, it will support OMA soon. I still have trouble sending if I use webmail.mycompany.com as the outgoing smtp. The other thing I don't like is power consumption. I will go back to my blackberry for sure. Will play with the new toy for one more week then return it to my manager. I always drop cellphone on the ground by accident. So, iphone is definitely not my device.

Sharepoint

Port Server becomes more and more popular. Well, it is easy to setup and save a lot of work. Our company uses the free Microsoft SharePoint Service. Suppose it should save a lot of time. However, be very cautious with update. Everytime we install major service pack on our SharePoint Server, some of the function fail. The reason is the third party addon. It resets some of the permission and causes some of the pages won't display.

I check permission of each portals and they are set correctly. Eventually, we have to uninstall and reinstall the addon back. Everything is back to normal. Test first before install Service Pack for SharePoint. This is second time already. Future plan....put an identical virtual machine in VM to test ServicePack first.

Cannot run exe file in 2003 server

Try to run driver update on the SQL servers connected to the SAN this weekend. However, I keep receiving error message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item."

It is caused by one of the Windows security update. You need to unblock it. Basically goto Properties of the exe file. Then click Unblock. You will have no trouble after that. Same thing applies to file such as chm file download from internet and email. Check MS article KB902225.