DnsCmd and DnsLint gets you more information than can be derived by using Nslookup.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 10/16/2006
Also: protecting against EFS-based attacks; banks misappropriating data from other sources.
Create filler files that can be deleted when disk space seems low.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/11/2006
Here's a slick virtual floppy drive that can be used for both local and virtual storage.
Another ADO trick that allows you to connect to your data via scripting.
A quick tip on one of the more popular PowerShell cmdlets.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/04/2006
Here are some of the common pitfalls with installing and running Vista and Longhorn inside of VMware VMs.
Also: E-mail bomber sentenced to scene of the crime; how SMIshing works.
It can be done on a Windows 2003 server, as long as you remember which version is which.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 10/02/2006
Windows Connect Now and wireless don't mix that well.
Save the script writing for when it's needed -- PowerShell allows stringing together of cmdlets to perform useful work.
Better ADSI documentation is coming. For now, Microsoft's version will have to do.
Blue Pill is easier to swallow now that the trick has been more closely scrutinized. Plus, a look at what's on your hard drives that you thought you erased.
A simple fix from a KB article can keep your disconnected Windows XP SP2 laptop running longer.
Troubleshooting Registry write errors during software installation -- a tale of rejection and acceptance.
Create a customizable ADO search box.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 09/18/2006
Also: software keeps cars garaged and why we shouldn't stop superbugs from breeding.
Bad things will just happen if you decide to move the Program Files folder through some brute force method. Don't do it, and here's why.
Here’s how Ethereal can be used to capture the contents of a batch start-up script.
Why scripting makes for a poor software deployment tool.