"IE view" and "PDF Download" Firefox Extensions

Feel more comfortable with these two Firefox extensions:
IE View:

Adds "View page in Internet Explorer" links to the content and link context menu. Handy for previewing pages in IE, loading up IE-only pages when you run across them in Mozilla, etc.

PDF Download:

Allows to choose whether you want to view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML) or you want to download it

Anti-Spam and Exchange 2003 SP2

Exchange 2003 Server Service Pack 2 (SP2) Anti-Spam Framework

NetDefend: D-Link Firewall/VPN Solution

NetDefend series are D-Link firewall and VPN solution products. unfortunately D-Link is not a trusted brand in my country but I have received unexpected feedbacks on D-Link firewalls expressing satisfaction. A couple of days ago one of these customers told me that he is experiencing a better performance on their DFL-1500 firewall comparing with their Cisco PIX firewall! I couldn't take this serious but he meant it.
Personally I don't believe that D-Link firewalls deserve to get a better rating than Cisco PIX firewalls but this is a good message for those unfairly underestimating D-Link products.

Upgrading Exchange Server From 2000 to 2003

I have gone through a lot of different exchange server tasks from implementation and troubleshooting but the upgrade task was always out of my list since last week. Last week I started an exchange server upgrade with a lot of panic and concern. It was one of the rare cases which I was completely reluctant taking responsibility but I got through it smoothly. I expected database problems after the upgrade so after the upgrade which was without a single error or glitch the first thing I checked were the databases and jumped out when all the database were mounted! Maybe I did take the task too difficult or I was very lucky! Anyway the upgrade process was from an exchange 2000 on a windows 2000 server with service pack 4 and all hotfixes applied and the only change I did was removing the instant messaging service that is among the services Microsoft recommends to remove before exchange 2003 upgrade and deleting the content of the badmail folder. Of course I did a full backup from exchange databases and also from the system state data.

Considerations when you upgrade to Exchange Server 2003