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For programmers, developers of component, application using Microsoft technology.

Tales from the Trenches

Much of the knowledge IT professionals gain won't be found in a book or taught in a class...

Troubleshooting Under Pressure

The root of your problems may lie in your event logs.

Wireless Meets Mother Nature

It’s important to remember that the answer’s not always in a book or taught in a class, as we found out when investigating a disrupted wireless link.

Exchange 2000 Upgrade, Times Two

It took three separate attempts to finally upgrade my company to Exchange 2000—this after doing the upgrade in a lab environment and upgrading a pilot box with the IT department on it...

Get Active Directory Replication Right!

There’s a method to the madness of Active Directory replication, but many of the concepts can be tough to decipher...

Printer Magic

You can do a lot with printers in Windows 2000. All it takes is a little sleight of hand.

Wireless for the Workgroup

With today’s new features and improved defenses, you no longer have to choose between convenience and security when deploying an enterprise-level wireless network.

Hard Drive Fall Down, Go Boom!

Further investigation of a hard drive failure revealed one tiny but important tip that now lets one company's e-mail server run problem-free.

The Expiration Date That Did Us In

IT people move on; so, who's doing backups?

Barbarians at the Gate

Intrusion detection systems are becoming increasingly important in network security. Here’s a primer on what they do and how they work—and an evaluation of four popular sentries.

You Got Hacked! Now What?

Hacks are a fact in a connected world. After discovering and expelling the intruders, you have to clean up their messes.

Vol 1-10: Small Business Best Practices newsletter

Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 Ships; Channel Rebate Update; more...

Journey into MCSE-Land

Going solo on certification is tough. Here's how one group achieved MCSE success as a team.

Income Conundrum

Sometimes you really have to ponder the meaning behind the numbers.

Exchanging Pain for Pleasure

Moving from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 is a complex task. This migration took many unexpected twists, turns and hours.

Speed Up Your VB.NET Code

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET-here are eight great new ways to build wicked-fast code.

Vol 1-9: Small Business Best Practices

Microsoft Releases 8-hour Small Business Server E-learning course

Automated System Recovery and System Restore in Windows XP

Windows XP has more efficient tools for backup and recovery.

9 Troubleshooting Tactics

A best practices guide that'll turn you into a troubleshooting efficiency expert.