The skeletal remains that were unearthed a while ago in the U.K. that were thought to have been those of King Richard III (1483 AD – 1485 AD) are indeed confirmed through DNA to be.

Archaeologists have since constructed a rather realistic facial reconstruction given the anatomical assessment of the skull using CT scans and a variety of other techniques.

Wow. That’s really amazing, but what I think that is even more amazing is…

I think we’ve seen this already before…

To avoid this problem, you can limit the amount of memory Exchange is using. Start by opening ADSIedit – either click Start ->ADSIedit.msc, or navigate to Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> ADSI Edit.

Right click the root of the tree view on the left and select Connect To. . .  On the Connection Settings screen select the Select a well known Naming Context option and from the drop down list choose the Configuration option.

ADSI Edit -> Connect To

Once connected to the Configuration Naming Context, navigate to the following item:

Configuration -> Services -> Microsoft Exchange -> ”Organization Name” -> Administrative Groups > ”Administrative Group” -> Servers -> ”Server Name” -> InformationStore

Right click Information Store and scroll down to msExchESEParamCacheSizeMax attribute and set the value according to your requirements.

ADSI Edit -> Information Store Settings

Please note that Exchange 2007 works with 8kB pages and Exchnage 2010 works with 32kB pages. So if you want to limit the size of memory used to 4GB, you will need the following calculations:

Exchange 2007: 4 GB = 4.194.304 KB / 8 KB => 524288

Exchange 2010: 4 GB = 4.194.304 KB / 32 KB => 131072

If you have confirmed you have the correct numbers, you can click OK to save the settings and restart Microsoft Exchange Information Store service for the changes to take effect.

UPDATE: As it turns out, setting the msExchESEParamCacheSizeMax size only doesn’t seem to be sufficient. The limit has been actually applied only when the msExchESEParamCacheSizeMin size was set as well. In our example the values would be set as follows:

Exchange 2010:

Min – 1GB: msExchESEParamCacheSizeMin = 32768

Max – 4GB: msExchESEParamCacheSizeMax = 131072

Exchange 2007:

Min – 1GB: msExchESEParamCacheSizeMin = 131072

Max – 4GB: msExchESEParamCacheSizeMax = 524288

As a reminder, to flush the DNS cache in Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, run this command in Terminal:

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

To do the same in 10.7 and 10.8, run this command:

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

As Apple points out, you might need to do this in the following situation:

“OS X keeps a local cache of resolved DNS queries for a time defined by the DNS server, but sometimes it may be necessary to reset the cache immediately and re-query a DNS server. For example, you might do this after an entry on the server is changed or a new entry is added.”

Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a doodle!

One of the very annoying changes in OS X Mountain Lion was the change of the default save location to iCloud. If an app is “iCloud aware” then it now displays its save dialog box differently than the others. Because of this, instead of seeing your file system such as your “Documents” or “Pictures” folder on your computer, you are presented with “Save to iCloud”.

Thanks to some Terminal commands, however, you can revert this behavior back to its pre-Mountain Lion state.

1) Open Terminal.app which can be found in the “Utilities” folder within the “Applications” folder.

2) At the prompt, enter (or copy and paste) the following command:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false

If you would like to revert the change back to its stock “Save to iCloud” ways, you can enter or copy and paste the same changing the ending “false” to “true”

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool true

“Play as the Mighty Thor and defend Odin’s Kingdom of Asgard from her enemies!

Son of Asgard features stunning HD graphics optimized for Retina Displays that bring Asgard and Thor to life. Step into the role of Thor in this epic 3D action game. Asgard is under siege from forces both inside and outside its walls. Wield the great hammer Mjolnir as you battle rampaging foes to protect the kingdom and the nine worlds. 

ALLIES and ENEMIES ABOUND
Famed Thor allies like Sif and the Warriors Three join Thor as he faces fearsome enemies like Dark Elves, Trolls, Ulik and the Midgard Serpent. 

AWESOME POWERS
Heroic action awaits as you channel the power of lightning to unleash devastating magical attacks against your enemies. Throw Mjolnir for long range strikes. 

PLUNGE THROUGH PORTALS 
Navigate the diverse environments of Jotunheim, Alfeim, and Asgard to solve the mystery of the invasion and rescue Sif from her captors.

ORIGINAL STORY AND SOUNDTRACK
The lore of Thor comes to life with an original story and script written by Marvel writer Bryan J.L. Glass. Comic panels by Marvel artist Ron Lim and a compelling original soundtrack complete an engrossing Thor experience.

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware-based virtual machines and disks to Hyper-V®-based virtual machines and disks.
MVMC provides the following features:

• Converts and deploys virtual machines from VMware hosts to Hyper-V hosts including Hyper-V on Windows Server® 2012. As part of the machine conversion MVMC converts the virtual disks attached to the source virtual machine. It also migrates configuration such as memory, virtual processor and so on from the source virtual machine to the converted virtual machine deployed on Hyper-V. It adds virtual network interface cards (NICs) to the converted virtual machine on Hyper-V.
• Converts VMware virtual disks to Hyper-V based virtual hard disks (VHDs).
• Supports conversion of virtual machines from VMware vSphere 4.1 and 5.0 hosts to Hyper-V.
  • Note MVMC also supports conversion of virtual machines from VMware vSphere 4.0 if the host is managed by vCenter 4.1 or vCenter 5.0. You have to connect to vCenter 4.1 or 5.0 through MVMC to convert virtual machines on vSphere 4.0.
• Offers fully scriptable command-line interfaces for performing virtual machine and disk conversions that integrates well with data center automation workflows and Windows PowerShell scripts.
• Has a wizard-driven GUI, making it simple to perform virtual machine conversion.
• Uninstalls VMware tools prior to conversion to provide a clean way to migrate VMware-based virtual machines to Hyper-V.
• Supports Windows Server guest operating system conversion, including Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 SP2.
• Enables conversion of Windows® client versions including Windows 7.
• Installs integration services on the converted virtual machine if the guest operating system is Windows Server 2003 SP2.

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Administration Guide.docx 520 KB Download

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator.msi 4.3 MB Download

MVMC_ReleaseNotes.docx 36 KB Download

Amazon has the KomputerBay 2x8GB  1333Mhz Laptop RAM Upgrade for $59.99 with free shipping.  While I don’t have personal experience with this brand, it gets 4+ star rating from 500 Amazon reviewers, many of whom have put this upgrade inside their Macs.

Use OWC’s handy guide to make sure your Mac is compatible. For the most part, 2010 iMacs and most Macs  released in 2011 are compatible: