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Everyone Is Fair Game in Storm Worm Attacks

Plus: A worm solution in search of a problem; spotty Sun Telnet; more

Color My World

Cure PowerShell's Color-blindness with this quick tip.

Safer Laptops with BitLocker

Vista introduces a new security feature that makes roaming users and their data safer. Here's a look.

Bootable Flash Drive Freedom

Here’s how you can create a bootable USB flash drive.

Vista Restore of NTBackup

Need backups from systems older than Vista? You can go back again.

PCs Targeted by Hackers Every 39 Seconds

Plus Trend Micro flaw and patch, worm creator gets probation and anti-phishing methods prove ineffective.

Back In Time

The date/time prompt, this time with PowerShell.

Picking Proper Product Keys

"Change product key" -- the feature is hiding in plain sight.

Dutch Hackers Get Tap On Wrists

Also: BrightStor backup flaw patched; selling security online; TomTom offroaded by virus.

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Lazy or just efficient? How to display the clock at the command prompt.

Linkd to the Rescue

Here's a nifty Resource Kit tool that solves a reader's FTP server space problem.

Swedish Bank Hit By 'Inside Job'

Also: Outlook data gets redirected; hackers can waltz in through your printers

Tuning Vista's Network Tuning

Turn off auto-tuning and you'll get better performance

16 Dirty Security Secrets

Also: breaking into a VPN; rootkit protection, more

You're In Full Control

KiXforms, Part 3: Exposing some unique controls not normally available via scripting

Clean Up Your AJAX Security

How secure is your AJAX? This book can help you avoid the security pitfalls.

ISOs -- Getting Your Valuable Time Back

Archiving files are a pain in the you-know-where. Save time making ISO images.

Virtual Time Freeze

Here’s how to get control of a VM’s virtual clock.

Powercfg Grows Up

Vista's version gives you more power, literally.

Buffer Overflow: Big News, Small Impact

Also: a cyberfront to an online war; why it's a good thing your smart phone is dumb.

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