Opinion


Two are Better Than One

It's time to make the move to two-factor authentication.

The Pain of Exams

Compared to the technology that's being tested, test center technology can seem outright medieval.

Testing Exchange's New Spam Filter

In spite of its shortcomings, you can't beat the price of Microsoft's Intelligent Message Filter.

Certified Mail: August 2004

Ensuring the strength of your users' passwords; using IE as a workaround for file management; is moving from desktop support to network admin a step up?

Secure, Safe, Feature-Laden Web Browsing

Alternatives to the standard IE.

Stalled Exchange 2000 Setup

Migration to Exchange 2000 seems to go fine, but setup comes to a screeching halt for this admin.

Split DNS Configuration

DHCP Roll Call

Scriptable method for obtaining a list of DHCP server names in a domain.

Log Jam

Use caution when setting log file limits; plus, some scripting books to check out.

Certified Mail: July 2004

Whether you get what you pay for in dirt-cheap servers. Plus, who's eagerly awaiting the next Windows servers? Not these readers.

Printer Location Tracking

O, printer, where art thou?

Migration Wonderland

Before you tread the path to Exchange migration, here's a look at where that well-worn path leads.

A World of Unlimited Storage

The creative, inner IT person in me can think of other ways to use that extra petabyte of storage we'll soon have at our disposal.

Editor for a Day: Greg Shields, Raytheon Company

Despite a resistant corporate culture, Greg and his colleagues developed a formalized change management process, which can even be adapted to smaller groups.

Fancy Filework

Applying registration keys en masse via scripting.

Rainbow Crack--Not a New Street Drug

You can roll your own (pardon the pun) cracks for Windows LM passwords.

Welcome to REDMOND (Magazine)!

Coming in October: More of the same, but more and better.

DFS to the Rescue

The power of this simple, useful tool is more evident when used during server consolidations or migrations.

Consolidate Servers Now—or Pay Forever!

Microsoft's claims notwithstanding, consolidation may be in your immediate future.

Stepping Up to Scripting

Admin wants to move up the experience ladder and learn scripting.