Get some real useful information from SQL Server Integration Services' Data Profiling Task feature.
- By Eric Johnson
- 02/24/2011
Unrest in Libya reminds us once again about the Internet Kill Switch. Plus: Microsoft outlines plan to apply public health policies to IT security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/22/2011
A common problem when restoring databases is making orphans of users. Here's a quick solution.
- By Eric Johnson
- 02/17/2011
Autorun disabled on USB and connected devices via update. Plus: IE9 keeps eyes on strangers; Symantec looks at security in Q4.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/15/2011
Patch Tuesday reminds us once again that hackers will always be a step ahead. Plus: Outlook issue to be fixed out of band; Intel's intentions with McAfee buy seem questionable.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/09/2011
When two worlds collide -- that is, the VBscript and PowerShell worlds -- it can be a beautiful thing. Here's what I mean.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/08/2011
The Get-Member cmdlet's -View parameter gives you -- you guessed it -- a wider perspective of the cmdlet's members.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/31/2011
Hackers go after your browsing sessions. Plus: Conficker worm is gone, but not forgotten; unrest in Egypt worries Microsoft, Cisco.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/31/2011
IE still vulnerable, but hackers are heat-seeking on other browser targets. Plus: Browser makers making "no tracking" a feature priority; Wordpress plug-in threatened by SQL injection attack.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/24/2011
Company adds new tools to SDL for developers. Plus: Windows Live Messenger update is mandatory; researchers says third-party vulnerabilities, attacks to outpace Windows attacks.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/18/2011
Customize graphical elements of the user's desktop via the Shell.Application COM object. Yes, it can be done through PowerShell.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/18/2011
The Select-Object cmdlet lets you get what you always want, at least as parameters are concerned.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/11/2011
Security experts have yet to get the edge on hackers. Plus: Unpatched IE bugs likely to be fixed post-Patch Tuesday; smartphones all the rage -- with hackers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/11/2011
It's like 2010 all over again with security. Plus: Microsoft admonishes Google for its security policies; fake updates in your inbox.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/04/2011
At the heart of this awesome no-frills editor is the $psise object, handy for configuring the ISE how you want it.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/04/2011
Plus: Hackers compromise Gawker media sites; Google and Redmond ad malware investigated; Symantec takes a look at the problems you'll be facing in 2011.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 12/14/2010
Measure-Object cmdlet has some interesting properties, but it's up to us to figure out how to use them creatively.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/13/2010
The JobStateInfo property can expose the failure of background processes.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/07/2010
Plus: An eighth of malware attacks come from USB devices, scareware instances are growing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 12/07/2010
Use the Invoke-Item cmdlet to open files and their application types -- much like Windows does when double-clicking a file.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/16/2010