January, 2010
Falsification as a Troubleshooting Methodology
Rather than trying to prove your theory about what has gone wrong correct when diagnosing a problem, try to prove your theory incorrect.
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January, 2010
How to Efficiently Search and Manage Event Log Data
You can configure Windows to help you deal with event log data and find events before they prove harmful.
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December, 2009
Security Steps: Use AppLocker Policies to Block Solitaire
It has been suggested that the Solitaire application causes tens if not hundreds of hours of productivity to be lost across organizations on an annual basis. In this screencast you will learn how to disable Solitaire using AppLocker Policies.
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December, 2009
Security Steps: Delegate reset password on OU
Quick screencast showing how delegate reset password privilege on an OU
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November, 2009
Security Steps: Restricted Groups Policies
Restricted groups policies allow you to control the membership of sensitive groups through Active Directory.
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November, 2009
Security Steps:Use Syskey on Windows 7 to encrypt the SAM to stop someone resetting the local admin password on a netbook
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October, 2009
WSUS, Server 2008 R2 and BranchCache
You can use BranchCache in branch offices rather than deploying another WSUS server for Windows 7 branch office clients.
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October, 2009
Security Steps: How to block the installation of the Chrome Frame add-on for Internet Explorer
Google has released Chrome Frame to extend IE to support Google Wave. You can use group policy add-on management functionality if your organization wants to block this add-on.
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September, 2009
Security Steps: Firing a Systems Administrator
You would be amazed how many organizations forget to disable a fired admin's user account.
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August, 2009
In five years all browsers will block internet advertisements by default.
One of the biggest pro-Firefox arguments that you’ll read on the Internet involves blocking advertising using Adblock Plus. Eventually all browsers will include this feature by default.
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July, 2009
Things that you should think about before firing a systems administrator.
Organizations should have a procedure in place to ensure that if they do need to let a systems administrator go, the amount of damage that can be done is minimized.
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July, 2009
Thinking about passwords
How much time does your organization spend dealing with the impact of password policies?
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July, 2009
Google Announces Chrome OS
Lightweight operating system designed for Netbooks to be released in the latter half of 2010
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July, 2009
Blizzard will not support LAN play in StarCraft 2
Want to play StarCraft 2 with your mates over the LAN? Sorry, you have to use BattleNet.
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June, 2009
TechED Australia attendees each score HP Netbook
TechED Australia attendees will get more than a bag and t-shirt at the September conference!
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June, 2009
Opera-Unite lets standard users share content on the Internet from behind your corporate firewall.
If you deploy Opera’s latest browser to clients on your internal network, don’t be surprised if they start sharing stuff with the Internet.
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June, 2009
Might the Windows 7 EU Internet Explorer decision turn out to be an own-goal for Opera?
OEMs in Europe are now in the position to decide which browsers are included with Windows 7. Will the browsers that get included be from the vendors with the deepest pockets?
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June, 2009
Project Natal = Broken TVs.
Sure it looks cool, but how many dudes are going to put their foot through the screen playing ninja zombie smackdown?
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May, 2009
Migrating saved website and terminal services passwords with Windows 7 Credential Manager
Windows 7 Credential Manager allows you to centrally manage stored Terminal Services, Runas and Website passwords in a single location
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May, 2009
IT Pro recruitment is a lottery.
Position descriptions are next to useless. Resumes are often fiction. Recruiters have a better chance at picking which horse will win the Kentucky Derby than they do at picking the best candidate for a systems administration job.
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