PAL version 2.0 has officially been released on Codeplex by Clint Huffman. If you are not familiar with the project PAL is short for Performance Analysis Of Logs Tool. The tool reads performance monitor counter logs and analyzes them using known threshold limits. Some of the features of 2.0 are an easy GUI interface for creating threshold files, HTML basted reports, and performance analysis that changes based on the computers role.
The main change in PAL 2.0 is that it is based on Powershell. You can run it on any current Microsoft Operating System that has PowerShell v2.0, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, and Microsoft chart controls for .NET Framework 3.5 installed.
If you are an IT PRO or just somebody interested in performance analysis please check out this latest release. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. If you like the tool please drop the Codeplex site and let Clint know that you appreciate the tool.
PAL Codeplex Site
http://pal.codeplex.com/
IT professionals have allot of resources to choose from to get there information. One of the better sites that I like to check out is talkingaboutwindows.com. The great part about the site is that it covers a wide range of topics that we deal with on a daily basis. I also enjoy hearing from IT pros who are my peers to see how they are solving real world business problems. I strongly encourage you to head on over to talkingaboutwindows.com. I guarantee that you will learn something new.
Talking About Windows
http://talkingaboutwindows.com/
Hash Tab 3.0 is a small program that allows you to calculate file hashes. The great thing about hash tab is that it is supported as a Windows shell extension. This means that once you have the program installed all you have to do is look at the file properties to see the hash. Hash Tab 3.0 supports several algorithms including MD5, SHA1, SHA2, RipeMD, HAVAL and Whirlpool. Check out the link below to download the program and learn more about it.
Download Hash Tab 3.0
http://beeblebrox.org/hashtab/
