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• Prof. PowerShell: Where Do You Want to Go Today?

Too much information! Make it less complicated with the Where-Object cmdlet.

by Jeffery Hicks

July 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: Running With Scissors

Vista's snipping tool lets you say in pictures that which often takes a thousand words.

by Greg Shields

July 2008

• Prof. PowerShell: Do You Measure Up?

Use the Measure-Command cmdlet to get a better idea of your Powershell efficiency.

by Jeffery Hicks

July 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: Rolling Through IT Blogs

A popular meme ask how you got your start as an IT admin.

by Greg Shields

June 2008

• Security Watch: Hacktivist Turf War

Plus, parking permit system compromised; inside the SQL Injection attacks; more.

by Russ Cooper

June 2008

• Prof. PowerShell: Picky,Picky,Picky

To minimize the visual clutter, the Select-Object cmdlet lets you view only those properties that you're interested in viewing.

by Jeffery Hicks

June 2008

• Security Watch: I'm Thinking of a Number

OpenSSH flaw in Debian and derivatives not as serious -- yet. Also, IE printing flaw; Belgium and India attack China; more.

by Russ Cooper

June 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: Vista EXE Deep Dive, Part 3

Listing all the GUI-based wizards and control panels that you can get to quickly in Vista.

by Greg Shields

June 2008

• Prof. PowerShell: All The Time In The World

Stay on top of schedule with the New-TimeSpan cmdlet.

by Jeffery Hicks

June 2008

• Security Watch: Data Breaches and the Importance of Patching Tools

Among other things, our study points to the speed with which vulnerabilities are exploited and the speed with which admins patch systems.

by Russ Cooper

June 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: Vista EXE Deep Dive, Part 2

Now, a list of "m" through "z" of the Vista command-line tools.

by Greg Shields

June 2008

• Prof. PowerShell: Ye Olde Local Admin

Use PowerShell to find the password age of a local admin account.

by Jeffery Hicks

June 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: Vista EXE Deep Dive

A list of all the executable files that come with Vista, some familiar and some brand-new.

by Greg Shields

June 2008

• Prof. PowerShell: Snappy SnapIns

Plus, the magical Get-Command cmdlet that allows you to be all-knowing.

by Jeffery Hicks

June 2008

• Security Watch: Are IT Risks Lurking On Your Machines?

Here's an interesting problem that comes with a lesson.

by Russ Cooper

June 2008

• Weekly quickTIP: GUIs for a GUIless OS

Not ready for Server Core's command-line-only interface? An alternative.

by Greg Shields

June 2008