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"Hey MAC, Where You At?"

Find and report on MAC addresses with these quick command line tips.

Robocopy Port Problem

Here are the ports that you’ll need to open on a firewall for Robocopy replication.

Quickly Searching KB Articles

Here's a registry mod that will have you looking up Microsoft Knowledge Base articles instantly in your browser.

Consumers Numb to Lax Laptop Security?

Plus: The FTC plays games with security, and the country's nuclear safety almost compromised by a thumb drive.

Piping with DSQUERY

Manually typing in FQDNs? Take the shortcut instead.

Put Files on a Diet

Trim the fat off of your file servers with this nifty file compacting trick.

.NET Web Apps: Bad Input Can Lead to Bad Security

Plus: A look at cross-site request forgery and examining the spread of malware through peer-to-peer networks.

You Move Me

Move objects at will with the DSMOVE command.

Clean Up Your Room

Two-steps to sanity ... er ... a cleaner server.

British ISP Fires Back at Spammers

Plus: A botnet study; bad password education?

Auditing Locally Shared Folders

Here’s a script that enumerates all shared folders on all computers in your domain.

Major Mod Mechanics

GUIs are for whimps; try DSMOD on the command line.

Hacker Toolkit Cloaks Browser Exploits

Plus: Yahoo! e-mail addresses getting rejected by U.K. site, and yet another Microsoft exploit -- this time for PowerPoint.

Agility Is for Managers, Too

Is there a better way to to deliver a working product on schedule and under budget? A review of Mike Cohen's "Agile Estimating and Planning."

Squish It

A nifty batch file trick to compress those ever-expanding log files.

Jumping on the Appliance Bandwagon

Here are some appliances that are ready to run on Virtual Server.

BBC's Honeypot Reveals Nothing New

Also: Checking your DNS settings; bots and FUD; more.

Manage Computers in a Snap

Take the shortcut to managing local and remote computers.

Hardware Virtualization Hesitation

Here’s where to look for hardware that includes embedded virtualization technology.

Microsoft's Stealth Price Hike

Microsoft helps its quarter but hurts its customers by holding back details on price hikes -- more than quadruple on some products -- during the all-important October budget season.

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