http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5777315/rss/5777315en-USSun, 27 May 2012 07:17:54 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 07:17:54 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/utilities/8-more-excellent-free-utilities
By Douglas Toombs
It’s that time of year! Break out your USB stick and download this new collection of free tools that promise to make your job easier. ]]>Douglas ToombsWed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/utilities/8-more-excellent-free-utilitieshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-lenovo-thinkstation-s20
By Douglas Toombs
Lenovo’s powerful ThinkStation S20 is great for compute-intensive tasks, and it’s affordably priced for any organization.]]>Douglas ToombsThu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/review-lenovo-thinkstation-s20http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/utilities/yet-another-8-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilities
By Douglas Toombs
Once again, we’ve combed the Web for a new and scintillating collection of free tools that promise to make your job easier. Get $500 worth of tools for nothing—except the time necessary to download them.]]>Douglas ToombsWed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/utilities/yet-another-8-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilitieshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/alerting-and-notification/8-more-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilities
By Douglas Toombs
We’ve combed the Web for a brand-new collection of fantastic, free tools that will make your job easier. Download these lifesavers, add them to your USB toolkit, and be a happy administrator! ]]>Douglas ToombsThu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/alerting-and-notification/8-more-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilitieshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/screencasting-with-wink
By Douglas Toombs
Wink doesn’t fit into this article’s inventory/monitoring and security categories, but it’s simply too good to pass up in an article about great free utilities.]]>Douglas ToombsThu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/screencasting-with-winkhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/removing-unwanted-code
By Douglas Toombs
Try these tools and techniques for ridding a system of viruses, adware, or spyware.]]>Douglas ToombsMon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/antivirus/removing-unwanted-codehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls3/web-content-filtering-with-isa-server
By Douglas Toombs
Configure ISA Server’s application-layer filtering capability to block unwanted content by URL, response string, signature, or file type.]]>Douglas ToombsMon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/firewalls3/web-content-filtering-with-isa-serverhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/8-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilities
By Douglas Toombs
We’ve scoured the Internet for the very best free utilities available. Fill your network-troubleshooting toolkit with these great finds, and you’ll never be at a loss.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/administration-tools2/8-absolutely-cool-totally-free-utilitieshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/deconstructing-dns
By Douglas Toombs
DNS is the cornerstone of a properly functioning AD environment, so you must be able to quickly spot and solve DNS problems on your network. Here’s a foundational primer that reveals the intricacies of DNS troubleshooting.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/deconstructing-dnshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/controlling-positive-and-negative-caching
By Douglas Toombs
Controlling Positive and Negative Caching]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/controlling-positive-and-negative-cachinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/an-invaluable-dns-troubleshooting-resource-
By Douglas Toombs
An Invaluable DNS-Troubleshooting Resource ]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/an-invaluable-dns-troubleshooting-resource-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/let-wsus-ease-your-patch-deployment-hassles
By Douglas Toombs
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the latest version of Microsoft’s patch-deployment service. Doug Toombs shows you how to configure the WSUS Release Candidate (RC) and explains new features that improve patch distribution.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/let-wsus-ease-your-patch-deployment-hassleshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/a-brief-history-of-wsus
By Douglas Toombs
Learn about the predecessor of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)—Microsoft’s Software Update Services (SUS).]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/a-brief-history-of-wsushttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/chat-wsus-is-not-for-wussies-
By Douglas Toombs
Chat about Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and patch management with Doug Toombs on June 8, 2005 at noon EST.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-client/chat-wsus-is-not-for-wussies-http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internet/analyzing-web-statistics-with-awstats
By Douglas Toombs
If your company doesn’t have the budget for Web analysis software, you can use an open-source package called AWStats.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internet/analyzing-web-statistics-with-awstatshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/need-a-system-sentinel-try-jffnms
By Douglas Toombs
JFFNMS uses SNMP to monitor and report a plethora of useful system statistics—such as resource utilization, service availability, and process status—and, best of all, it’s free!]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/need-a-system-sentinel-try-jffnmshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-management-instrumentation-wmi/the-foundation-for-jffnms
By Douglas Toombs
Here’s how SNMP came to be.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-management-instrumentation-wmi/the-foundation-for-jffnmshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/installation2/setting-up-snmp
By Douglas Toombs
Before you install JFFNMS, you need to set up SNMP on the system you’ll use for monitoring. Here’s how to do it.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/installation2/setting-up-snmphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/mail-filtering-with-fluffy-the-smtpguarddog
By Douglas Toombs
Install and use this open-source mail proxy server to filter spam and thwart viruses by blocking unwanted attachments.]]>Douglas ToombsTue, 27 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dns/mail-filtering-with-fluffy-the-smtpguarddoghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/sniff-with-snort
By Douglas Toombs
Snort is a highly capable NIDS application that not only runs on Windows but also is kind to your IT budget because it’s an open-source package. ]]>Douglas ToombsThu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/monitoring-and-analysis/sniff-with-snort