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SCEing on WSUS

Windows Update Agent shines like a gem in the rough, its brilliance even more evident when set next to SCE.

Automated Power for IT

Prof. Powershell shows you how to automate aspects of your IT job.

Server Confidence Enhancement

Once you've got Systems Center Essentials running, what's next? It's time to act on what SCE is telling you is working -- or not working.

Flash Flaw Isn't So Flawless, After All

Here's a Flash flaw that'd be too much work for crooks to deploy. Plus, trusting your free e-mail; e-greeting cards are soooo personal; more.

Is China Spying on The UK?

Some believe the British Olympic canoeing team was a target of Chinese hackers. Plus: data center goes kablooey; Trojan nabs banking info; more

SCE: Rollin' Out Software

System Center Essentials -- makes software deployment easier to swallow.

Two for Outlook 2007

RSS feeds and calendars produce errors; how to add Outlook 2003 PAB to Outlook 2007 contacts.

Anonymous? We Know Who You Are

Anonymity systems may not be so anonymous, after all. Plus: Google and Symantec screw up; hacker gets jail time; village wants to digitally disappear.

SCE Tasks & Inventory: Systems Composition Enumeration

Use Systems Center Essentials to find out what your networks are made of.

"Clean" and Mean PowerShell Sessions

Another Profile Tip: Load PowerShell without all those extra doodads to get in the way.

Cisco Security Agent Bonked By BOV

Plus: SonicWALL exposes VPN; Microsoft kills 'kill switch'; ESPN sports bad code; more.

Defrag, Fast & Free

JKDefrag 3.62 is a step above Windows' own defrag tool. Even better: your IT budget won't take a hit.

Best Practices to Secure Your Code

How to get your team to build secure software.

A Crystal Ball into Your Network

Reacting to problems is not the way to manage a network. Systems Center Essentials can help you anticipate issues so they don't spiral out of control.

Grounding This Jet Engine

Buffer overflow again hits Microsoft's Jet Database Engine. Plus: Monster.com goes down; bad SMS causes big stink.

Understanding Replication Types

Snapshot, transactional and merge -- your replication schema will fall under one of these methods, so choose wisely.

How To Make Windows Spill the Beans

You have ways to make Windows talk, and Filever.exe is the truth serum.

Losing All Contact

Love Outlook's address autocomplete feature? Then remember the N2K file when you migrate upward.

Hijackers Keep Working 24/7

Plus: Microsoft updates without your knowledge; deactivating Vista; e-mail as private data.

Personal Prompts

Customize the CMD prompt with computer and user names.

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