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Security Watch: Passwords and Credit Cards, Part 3
Over the past few months, Jesper Johansson has looked at how the IT security industry has been...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/25/2008
Windows PowerShell: String Theory
Don Jones has been known to proclaim that "If you're parsing a string in Windows PowerShell,...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/22/2008
IIS 7.0: Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0
The latest release of IIS introduces a modular and extensible platform with improved support for...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/21/2008
A Guide to Securing ISA Server 2006
"While many IT pros rely on ISA Server 2006 (Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006) to...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/20/2008
Enhance TS Gateway Security with ISA Server 2006
In today's world, you need to be able to connect from anywhere, without sacrificing either security...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/18/2008
Join me at IT Connections
Hi all, I wanted to make sure I gave you all plenty of time to plan ahead so that you and your team...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/15/2008
New ENERGY STAR Compliant Power Management Tool
Just a quick update for all you energy conscious IT professionals. Microsoft has launched a...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/08/2008
The Desktop Files: Windows Deployment Services 101
Wes Miller continues digging into Windows Deployment Services. In this column, he explores the...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/08/2008
Hey, Scripting Guy!: Taking the Express Route
With Windows Vista, the UserAccounts.CommonDialog ActiveX control for opening a file open dialog box...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/05/2008
Security Watch: Passwords and Credit Cards, Part 2
In the July 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Jesper Johansson discussed common security-related...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 08/01/2008
A Sneak Peek at Windows PowerShell 2.0
Windows PowerShell 2.0 is in the works and the Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) is now...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 07/31/2008
Inside SharePoint: Troubleshoot Messaging Integration
In a well-designed SharePoint environment, information workers do not need to change their...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/31/2008
Utility Spotlight: Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Software installed using the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) technology writes certain files and...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/30/2008
Internet Information Services: Scaling ASP.NET Applications: Lessons Learned
The key to successfully scaling an ASP.NET application involves a true collaborative effort between...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/29/2008
Taking Your Server's Pulse
Do you know where to look to diagnose network-related problems? PerfMon has numerous diagnostic...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 07/25/2008
Windows PowerShell in System Center Operations Manager
Windows PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that was released to the public in November 2006...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/18/2008
Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance
In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal offers invaluable guidance to involuntary...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 07/17/2008
The Scripting Guy Visits NYC
Dr. Scripto is visiting the Microsoft New York office this week and took some time to go watch the...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 07/15/2008
August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online
The August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. FEATURE ARTICLES Far too often,...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 07/14/2008
Award Winner
Just in case you didn’t know, TechNet Magazine has won a number of awards in its relatively short...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/11/2008
Field Notes: Ensure Election Accuracy
As the United States presidential election approaches, various voting technologies have come under...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/07/2008
The Desktop Files: Network-Booting Windows
In the first of a series on Windows Deployment Services, Wes Miller lays a foundation for the...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/03/2008
Hey, Scripting Guy! The Adrenaline Rush
It's not often you see the terms pure adrenaline rush and system administration scripting in the...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/02/2008
Inside SharePoint: Integrating Office Applications
WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 integrate seamlessly with desktop applications in the 2007 Microsoft Office...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/01/2008
Windows Confidential: History Taking Up Space
It's not often that we get to talk about Microsoft Bob in TechNet Magazine. Yet in the July 2008...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/30/2008
Create Powerful Connections with Groove and SharePoint
Today's IT world demands ever-increasing collaboration between organizations and their partners and...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/26/2008
Utility Spotlight: Microsoft SharedView
What if you’re on the other side of the world and you need to get together with others on your team...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/24/2008
How Voice Powers OCS 2007
Rajesh Ramanathan’s February article, How Presence Powers OCS 2007, showed how Microsoft Office...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/24/2008
Turn Off Your Servers
In the latest installment of our online-only Sustainable Computing column, Dave Ohara looks at...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/23/2008
Have you seen the new Microsoft Environment site?
You already know that TechNet Magazine publishes articles about environmental topics, such as using...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/23/2008
Planning Your Migration to Unified Messaging
You've likely heard a lot about Unified Messaging, which integrates voicemail, e-mail, and faxes...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/23/2008
Favorites
As an editor at TechNet Magazine, I don’t know if I’m supposed to have favorites, but I do. Some of...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/19/2008
Exchange Queue & A
Henrik Walther answers your questions about Microsoft Exchange. In this issue: Eliminating a single...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/19/2008
Going Live with IIS 7.0
Version 7.0 represents a huge step in the evolution of IIS, delivering a redesigned core...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/18/2008
My First TechEd
Last week I spent three days in Orlando at my first Microsoft TechEd. I have to admit I was nervous...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/17/2008
A New Game for IT Pros: Server Quest
"You could make a sitcom about my office!" People say that about their jobs all the...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/10/2008
Windows Confidential: The Two Worst PCs Ever
So what were the two worst PCs ever made? PC World recently named the 10 worst PCs of all time...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 06/04/2008
Handy, Dandy, FREE!
Like most IT professionals, you’ve got more to do than is humanly possible. We can help. Well, our...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/30/2008
Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros
IT Professionals rely on all sorts of tools to get the job done. There's system monitoring,...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 05/30/2008
Field Notes: Sharing a Split Screen
Microsoft Research India created a program called Split Screen that allows two users to share a...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/30/2008
The Desktop Files: Security vs. Compliance
IT professionals often find themselves with objectives that should complement each other but often...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/30/2008
The Business of IT: 10 Keys to Becoming an Environmental Leader
If you've picked up a newspaper or turned on a television in the past year, you know that pretty...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 05/29/2008
Hey, Scripting Guy! Not-So-Hard Work Has Its Rewards, Too
Writing a script that outputs data in tabular format is using VBScript is just plain hard, not to...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/29/2008
Managing the Windows Vista Firewall
The firewall in the original release of Windows XP was adequate, but really left a lot to be...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 05/28/2008
Secure E-Mail Using Digital Certificates
For millennia, humans have used various methods to hide information in transit, validate the sender,...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/28/2008
Sustainable Computing: Learning from the Quincy Datacenter
The Microsoft datacenter located in Quincy, WA is an environmentally sustainable facility that runs...
Author: Matt Graven Date: 05/23/2008
Windows Vista: Top Security Features in Windows Vista
One of the most common questions customers ask is, "Why should we upgrade to Windows...
Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/22/2008