Microsoft Exchange 2007 & 2010 Maximum Databases

For Exchange 2007 Standard Edition a mailbox server can only hold 5 databases (public folder or mailbox).

For Exchange 2007 Enterprise Edition a mailbox server can hold 50 databases (public folder or mailbox).

For Exchange 2010 Standard Edition a mailbox server can only hold 5 databases (public folder or mailbox).

For Exchange 2010 Enterprise Edition a mailbox server can hold 100 databases (public folder or mailbox).

Avira Antivir Personal Edition

Avira Antivir Personal Edition is high quality free antivirus software. It is a top notch antivirus scanner with outstanding detection rates of malware. The only downside is that Avira AntiVir does not include web or email scanning capabilities, which only available in the paid version. Despite the lacking of web or email scanner, Avira AntiVir is still a good choice for a free antivirus scanner, particularly for high risk users. However, it does not mean you won't be protected if you opened an infected email. Avira AntiVir will still spring into action to remove the infected email.

Ad-Aware Free Internet Security

As with some of the other top antivirus software, Lavasoft offers a cut-down version of their professional package. But despite its slim down version, it has very good capabilities as antivirus and detecting in addition to removing spyware while keeping a low profile. The GUI is very simple using only three main icons and installation is very quick. The program includes basic real-time protection abilities. As with all free products, technical support is limited.

Resetting Linksys Router

  Here is a simple step-by-step, which will help you to reset your Linksys router to factory default settings.

1. Turn off your Internet modem (cable/DSL modem)
2. Locate a small button (that you can only press with a pin or a pen tip) Reset at the back of your Linksys router.
3. With the Linksys router on, press and hold on to the Reset button for at least 30 seconds.
4. Wait for the Power and WLAN to light up on the router and a sign on your computer showing that a connection has been made to the router.
5. When the lights are all on, turn your Internet modem back on.
6. Open your web browser and type 192.168.1.1 to re-configure your ISP settings.
7. The default user name and password are admin.

Kelihos Botnet Makes A Come Back

Microsoft recently acknowledged that a new variant of Kelihos botnet is being reassembled. Spam from the botnet underlines that taking down its DNS server alone is not effective in killing off botnets. Security experts suggest that only patching infected machines or taking botnet controllers out of circulation would be truly effective. At its peak, Kelihos spewed out as many as 4 billion junk mail messages, spamming unlicensed pharmaceuticals, stock scams and other from around 45,000 malware-infected zombie PCs

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Hits 1 Million Downloads

Microsoft Windows 8 development team announced that Windows 8 Consumer Preview reached 1 million downloads within the first 24 hours of its release. This shows that people are interested with next generation of Microsoft OS. You should know that Consumer Preview is not an official stable release. The number of downloads is much better than the previous Windows 7 Consumer Preview did back in 2009.