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OpenOffice Vulnerabilities Discovered

Flaws in OpenOffice could allow for malicious code exploits. Plus, a U.S. business group publishes a report on national Internet disaster recovery and a blog on strong passwords.

File Storage Reporting

Generate reports on what your users are storing on your file servers via Windows 2003 R2.

Cacls Catastrophe

Enabling permissions inheritance after cacls takes it away.

Is There a PowerShell In Your Future?

If your goal as an admin is to become more efficient by automating more of your environment, the answer is yes.

Are .DOC, .XLS Attachments Really So Dangerous?

Symantec thinks so and recently banned these attachments internally as a result. Russ has another take.

Disable Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications

Your Windows is genuine, so why the constant disruption? Here's how to disable those pesky notices.

Migrating User Settings

Transfer a user's settings, preferences and files from one PC to another with this free Windows scripting tool.

Virtual Server Shutdown Stalemate

Here’s how to allow VM save state operations time to complete when a Virtual Server host is shut down.

Copy Files Remotely

From the reader mailbag: How to copy files to a remote computer using the CopyFile method.

U.S. Government Mandates Laptop Security

Plus new coalition forms I.D. protection center, medical records stolen, more.

Beware the Man in the Middle

Two-factor authentication solutions such as those that use one-time token values can still be subverted by clever phishing methods.

Getting Ready for Longhorn

While the next Windows Server will be huge, a core version of it will be excitingly stripped-down and efficient.

In Control with Gencontrol

Here's a nifty little tool for remotely monitoring and controlling user desktops.

TCP/IP Reset

Don't reinstall Windows XP/2003 when you've got a corrupted TCP/IP stack. Use NetShell to get you out of a jam quickly.

Fail-Safe Magnetic Storage Erasing

Georgia Tech researchers develop fail-safe magnetic data erasure techniques, Visa USA's ATM breaches, a community crime watch Web site and more.

Too Many Firewalls

Adding Windows OneCare Live on top of Windows Firewall can build a barrier even the user can't get past.

Bye Bye Windows Error Reporting

Don't like being pestered by Windows Error Reporting? Here’s how to shut it up.

Numerous Critical Flaws Fixed in Latest Firefox Update

Firefox security update fixes five critical vulnerabilities, a hacker is arrested for cracking VoIP networks, Circuit City's Web site is hacked, and more.

Just What You Needed

Make your scripts run more efficiently -- fine-tune your queries by making them call just what you need and not the other, unnecessary stuff.

Decommissioning Domain Controllers

Even after removing your old DCs, the event logs might be lying about. Here's how to kick them out.

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