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Defect Prevention

Use Automated Defect Prevention (ADP) as a software management strategy that increases application quality through process improvement.

Office 2007 and Group Policy Control -- You Need It

Microsoft makes managing Office easier done than said, as long as you remember the GPA templates. Plus: quick guide to espresso for admins.

Spammers Target MP3 Downloaders

Plus: settling with crooks; malware as a service; more.

Explore Your World

What? Windows Explorer as a GUI for admin tasks. Uh, kinda.

Demystifying Replication

SQL Server replication questions abound. So, let's take a closer look at what it is and how to do it properly.

When E-Mail Profiles Attack

RSS feeds and calendars up Outlook with errors; pesky Passport reminders that work too well.

The Poor Man's Event Log Monitor

Full-suite log monitoring tools offer gobs of info, but for those times when you just need a nibble, Vista's event log monitor delivers the goods.

See the nLite

Harried by the mundane tasks of configuring and loading desktops? Here's a miracle tool.

You vs. the One-Armed Bot Army

Plus: Arp spoofing strikes CISRT; how copper thieves can pose threats to your systems.

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Vulnerabilities in products from Cisco, Sun Java and Nagios can help hackers into systems via less obvious methods if IT doesn't think creatively.

SAM and Core IO: A Dynamic Duo

Are you a bit fat in software and hardware assets? It's time to reassess your IT resources and Microsoft's Core IO can help streamline that process.

All-Knowing CMD Service Management

Not ready for PowerShell's Get-Service cmdlet? Get to know SC.exe, which can almost read your mind.

A SQL Server Login Script Like No Other

You can copy SQL Server logins from one box to another the hard way, or take the easy route by getting an assist from the SP_HELP_REVLOGIN proc.

Hide and Seek Vista GPMC Scripts

You'll have to look real hard to find those scripts on a Vista machine. Here's a clue.

Jog Your Memory with PowerShell

Try this tip if you're as forgetful as I am when trying to remember what functions reside in your profile script.

Web Parts and Portals

Jump-start your Web projects with MOSS 2007.

OpenSSL Still Wide Open to BOF

Plus: Check Point BOF; zombies and botnets; and rootkits

Making Your Mouse Work in Windows Command Prompt

Love the command prompt, but hate always using keyboard shortcuts? Put that mouse to work with this tip. Plus: Keeping message unread in Outloook.

Building a Better Defragger

The disk defrag tool gets better with every OS, it seems. Check out some of the improvements on hand this time around.

Long Live Tape

Your back-up plan probably relies on something that's been around for ages: tapes. Here's what you need to keep in mind when managing this old but reliable technology.

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