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What’s New with the Directory

Changes are afoot to make Active Directory more flexible.

Family Inheritance

Knowing how NTFS passes down file access attributes would have helped one systems administrator avoid exile to the basement. It could do the same for you.

Serving Up the Enterprise

Microsoft’s been releasing new server products at a dizzying rate for the past year. Confused by all the choices? Let us add some clarity to your search.

MCSA

Microsoft's certification for network and systems administrators.

2001: Year of the Worm

In releasing its annual Dirty Dozen list of the 12 most common viruses, antivirus and security vendor Central Command called 2001 the "Year of the Internet Worm."

Share the Load

Network Load Balancing in Windows 2000 makes your servers more efficient and your network faster. Here’s a quick-study on how to set it up.

Heading into the Cloud

Web Services will evolve as it meets the real world.

Windows XP Playbook

If XP’s in your future—and the minute you buy new desktop systems, it probably will be—use these strategies to get the most out of Microsoft’s newest OS.

Monotheism DotNET

A somewhat philosophical, somewhat technical introduction to Microsoft .NET.

The Shape of Things

Dismissing patterns as a programming buzzword is missing the point. Recognizing them during the design phase can help you in the long run.

Power up the Win2K Registry

<i>Little Black Book</i> provides a powerful reference.

Scripting Serendipity

Finding out that .WSF scripts—based on XML—allow you to declare just about anything can be a flexible timesaver.

Certification Crossroads

Certifications are an important part of most IT professionals’ careers. Now, with more offerings than ever, which ones can help you most?

What’s It Worth?

This month, Greg and Steve address the value and importance of certification vs. good, old-fashioned experience.

Hollow Man

Knowing how and when to use null sessions, those invisible connections, can get you out of—or into—trouble.