By Sean Deuby, 02/27/2008
VA2 uses Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) or Key Management Service (KMS) hosts to activate systems in midsized and large organizations, eliminating the security and administrative ...
By Dan Holme, 02/27/2008
For the client side of the equation, let’s look unifying UDS management for Vista and XP users and addressing four key types of UDS that I call “normal data,” “normal settings,” ...
By Caroline Marwitz, 02/27/2008
Group Policy helps you centrally configure and manage computers and remote users in your Active Directory (AD) environment. Microsoft’s new Group Policy Preferences and ISV ...
By John Savill, 02/27/2008
Learn how to delete individual items from Outlook's auto-complete address cache or the entire cache.
By Karen Forster, 02/27/2008
In an exclusive interview, Bill Laing, general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Server division, comments candidly about Windows Server 2008 features that surprised him, technology ...
By Paul Thurrott, 02/27/2008
Apple iPhone and Mac OS X "Leopard" updates prove Apple can still deliver--but there's room for improvement, Paul says.
By Mark Minasi, 02/27/2008
We’ve talked about EFS’s encryption functionality for a couple months. Now, let’s focus on its ability to overwrite the hard disks of decommissioned systems.
By John Savill, 02/27/2008
Learn how to give users permission to add/remove themselves, but not others, from a distribution group.
By John Savill, 02/27/2008
Download Microsoft Update Catalog 7.0, which lists updates, drivers, and hotfixes that you can download for local installation.
By Robert Sheldon, 02/27/2008
PowerShell lets you create pipelines that link cmdlets together to perform complex operations and refine retrieved information. Learn how to use a pipeline to create PowerShell ...
By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008
Windows Server 2008 introduces some name changes. Active Directory is now Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). AD Application Mode (ADAM) is now AD Lightweight Directory ...
By Various Authors, 02/27/2008
Learn about Microsoft Update Catalog 7.0, find out how to keep your system secure with Live OneCare, learn how to clear the Outlook auto-complete address cache, and more.
By Jeff James, 02/27/2008
Check out the latest productrs to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: FalconStor Software's virtual tape library (VTL) storage solutions
By Robert Sheldon, 02/27/2008
Entering long PowerShell statements on a single line in the PowerShell console window can sometimes be impractical. Here's how to properly break long PowerShell statements so that ...
By Dan Holme, 02/27/2008
Microsoft Office 2007 tips help you assist your users, from using forms-based authentication with Office and SharePoint, to removing Excel duplicates, to setting Recycle Bin ...
By Jeff James, 02/27/2008
Are online office suites from ThinkFree, Zoho, Ajax, Silveroffice, and Google viable replacements for Microsoft Office?
By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008
Take a tour through some changes in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (AD) and use handy tables for an overview of additions. In particular, examine the new read-only domain ...
By Michael Otey, 02/27/2008
These free tools will help you convert physical systems to VMs, change VMware VMs to Microsoft VMs (and vice versa), and perform other tasks to help you manage your virtual ...
By John Savill, 02/27/2008
Learn what's new in the latest version of Microsoft's online security suite.
By Guido Grillenmeier, 02/27/2008
The x86 (32-bit) and x64 editions of Server 2008 feature the RODC mode in all editions (Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter). The Itanium Edition doesn't.You can deploy RODCs on ...
By Jeff James, 02/27/2008
The beta of Microsoft Live Office Workspace has been newly introduced. Will this response to Office’s Web-based rivals shut out the competition?
By Readers, 02/27/2008
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records can protect against forged emails and reduce the number of spam messages. Besides enabling SPF record checking in your mail-server or ...
By Jeff James, 02/27/2008
Readers highlight their favorite products from Ensim, AppDev, and Unitrends.
By Editors, 02/27/2008
Readers respond to Michael Otey’s “Top 10: Windows Vista Annoyances,” both celebrate and lament the command line, and offer some belated remarks about Microsoft’s Who Are You? ...
By Readers, 02/27/2008
Microsoft's Account Lockout and Management Tools can help reduce the amount of time and effort it takes to locate the root causes of locked-out accounts.
By Douglas Toombs, 02/27/2008
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 ...
By Eric B. Rux, 02/27/2008
If you need multiple password policies, make your life easier and check out Specops Password Policy.
By Jan De Clercq, 02/27/2008
Understand Data Execution Protection (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)—two defenses you can use to secure your system against buffer overrun-based attacks.
By Karen Forster, 02/27/2008
Bill Hilf’s open-source background has helped Microsoft gain new direction, as a “platform” company with a compatible set of end-to-end technologies.
By Apostolos Fotakelis, 02/27/2008
Sometimes applications that you deploy with the Group Policy Software Installation feature don't register their file extensions, so the auto-install doesn't work. Here's an easy ...