Opinion


Resumé Makeover

This month, Greg takes a reader’s resumé and gives it a fresh look.

Marble Drop

Securing your servers by using templates isn't child's play. In her second installment on this topic, Roberta finds a parallel to a game.

Stopping Startups

When software clogs up your system tray, it's time to pull out this Roto-Rooter of a script.

Power in the Details

How do you like our new look?

Trust Us, We’re Microsoft

Have you read your EULAs lately?

Nepotism Annoyance

Good communication with fellow employees is key to getting work done; in this situation, it's the key to remaining employed.

Certified Mail

Readers chime in on salary surveys; exam-testing skills; licensing; and exerting buying influence.

Mementos of Windows 2000

What would you need to know about Win2K if you were struck with reverse amnesia? Confused? Read on…

Minding the Store

As SAN and NAS storage drops in price, more companies are implementing them. What's your role in managing these devices?

Fake Out

A controlled security challenge still provides valuable lessons.

10-Dot Subnetting

A back-to-basics look at subnetting.

Does It Have To Be This Hard?

In which Auntie rails at the sorry state of software—and what we can do about it.

Getting Carded

Smart cards can dramatically enhance your organization’s security. Here’s what you need to know.

The Diversification Dilemma

Is it better to specialize or be a jack-of-all-trades?

Will You Strike It Rich?

A review of CBT Nuggets' video-based MCSE training.

Security, List By List

Security checklists are valuable—but only if you use them. Follow along on Microsoft’s list and harden a server.

Get Active

Hate it or hate it more, product activation is a necessary evil in the XP world. Here’s how to ease the pain.

Certified Mail: September 2002

Influencers who want bigger decision-making responsibilities, smart cards that are only as smart as the implementers, and a lucky find.

How Many Microsofts?

Maybe they already broke up the company and we didn’t notice.

Right Path, Going Nowhere

A reader who "followed the rules" is still having a tough time finding a job.