By Jason Bovberg, 03/27/2008
The ThinkPad X61 isn't the smallest or lightest ultraportable avilable, and its general usability is somewhat lackin. But it boosts dual-core power and extreme portability.
By John Green, 12/26/2007
Compare CDP products from CA, SonicWALL, Microsoft, and TimeSpring Software to determine which is right for your environment.
By Paul Thurrott, 12/26/2007
HP's MediaSmart Server is truly innovative, and home users and SMBs will want to check it out; however, you might want to mull over whether you really must have an Ultra-Mobile PC ...
By Mark Russinovich, 12/26/2007
Follow along as Mark helps a friend who was having difficulty copying files to a USB flash drive.
By Jan De Clercq, 12/26/2007
By Alex K. Angelopoulos, 12/26/2007
Here are three workarounds you can use to get the same information that WMI's Win32_Product class provides. These workarounds get the product information from the registry.
By Jeff James, 12/26/2007
If you're looking to buy a network storage solution, take a look at iSCSI SANs, which consolidate storage for multiple servers into one resource.
By Jan De Clercq, 12/26/2007
Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server let you define only one password policy. Windows Server 2008 introduces fine-grained password policies that let you define different ...
By Various Authors, 12/26/2007
Learn how to manage POP3 and IMAP4 settings in Exchange 2007, find out how to enable additional SMTP addresses for an Exchange organization, follow along as Mark Russinovich ...
By John Savill, 12/26/2007
You can use the Wdsutil command to control where Windows Deployment Services creates computer objects.
By Darren Mar-Elia, 12/26/2007
New Vista and Server 2008 Group Policy features include the client service replacing system Winlogon, using NLA to improve slow-link detection, new settings for multiple local ...
By John Savill, 12/26/2007
To enable the core Windows AIK commands to be accessible from your environment, you need to add these paths to your system path.
By Kieran McCorry, 12/26/2007
If you’ve been waiting for the first service pack before you deploy, now’s the time. New functionality includes a new method of replication and improvements to unified messaging, ...
By Michael Dragone, 12/26/2007
Patching problems? These patch management tips can help ease your pain and free up your time.
By Jeff James, 12/26/2007
Readers highlight favorite products: Promisec Spectator Professional 3.2, Varonis Data Governance, and SourceAnywhere Standalone.
By Editors, 12/26/2007
Readers respond to Eric Rux, Paul Thurrott, and Karen Forster; take issue with our November cover illustration; and discuss the many facets of gender in IT.
By Jeff James, 12/26/2007
If you’re in the market for an enterprise-ready laptop PC, the Lenovo ThinkPad T61p offers leading-edge features at a competitive price.
By John Savill, 12/26/2007
Discover how to use Exchange Management Shell settings to manage POP3 and IMAP4 services in Exchange 2007.
By Guido Grillenmeier, 12/26/2007
Learn how to solve AD problems such as time synchronization after hardware replacement, cross-forest authentication, usability of the least privilege model, and 64-bit Windows ...
By Dan Holme, 12/26/2007
Administrators express annoyance at Microsoft settings for File Sharing permissions. Mitigate the risks of assigning Full Control or Modify, of too much access control for file ...
By Michael Otey, 12/26/2007
User Account Control isn't the only thing frustrating users of Windows Vista. You've also got to worry about software and hardware incompatibilities and a system that doesn't ...
By Curt Spanburgh, 12/26/2007
Curt Spanburgh relates the tale of a Windows administrator who, after patching his company’s servers, couldn't access a server using the Windows GUI tools. The admin’s solution: ...
By Karen Forster, 12/26/2007
SCCM identifies and resolves common configuration and deployment problems, affording IT the freedom to focus on strategic goals. Have we mentioned that SCCM 2007 also simplifies ...
By Jeff James, 12/26/2007
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit
By James Lim, 12/26/2007
Wanting to experience the "power" in Windows PowerShell firsthand and to learn how to use PowerShell to solve problems, one reader rewrote in PowerShell a VBScript script that ...
By Paul Thurrott, 12/26/2007
How did Microsoft build Windows Server 2008? In this second part of a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Server 2008, Paul interviews the go-to guy in charge, Alex ...
By Mark Minasi, 12/26/2007
To get a real sense of EFS's file-protection power, you need to be using the command-line encryption/decryption tool Cipher. Here's an overview of Cipher's syntax and options.
By Douglas Ryan VanBenthuysen, 12/26/2007
Learn how to create and use content types to better organize your SharePoint data.
By Tony Redmond, 11/28/2007
The IT community is awaiting the arrival of Exchange 14 in 2009. Exchange authority Tony Redmond muses on the recent past and possible future of Microsoft’s messaging and ...