Getting past the dual security when you connect to WMI on remote computer.
Improve the performance of Web apps with some application pool and worker process tune-ups.
Hide folders from users who have no business accessing them using a nifty feature of Windows 2003 Service Pack 1.
- By Bill Boswell
- 04/05/2005
A recent study on botnets shows that it might be time to call in Will Smith.
Find out how to use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for system notifications without having to write scripts.
- By Bill Boswell
- 04/01/2005
Beta Man looks at the recently released beta Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware software.
Scriptomatic Version 2 improves upon some of the limitations of the previous iteration of this handy scripting tool.
- By Chris Brooke
- 04/01/2005
The evolution of Windows NT threatens its survival.
Don't open your door to just any stranger claiming to be a trusted CA.
A feature that's been available for decades on NetWare, here's a new Windows utility can be used to limit number of concurrent user logins.
- By Bill Boswell
- 03/29/2005
Squeeze more out of your scripts using the Microsoft Scriptomatic tool to write WMI scripts.
One if by Land, two if by code, I on the opposite shore will be ... taking a nap.
Secure your network from packet spoofing with SMB signing.
Reporting on AD permissions using free tools is an exercise in futility for this admin. Can he find a better way?
- By Bill Boswell
- 03/22/2005
The spin needs to stop here when companies lose millions of people's confidential information.
Simple script to push out administrative executables to remote computers.
Maintain exact control over user access to information through digital rights management, but be prepared to explain its complex licensing structure.
Corporations need to be more transparent with consumers about how and when their private files are accessed.
Many AD problems stem from DNS. Here's a quick DNS configuration best practices checklist.
- By Bill Boswell
- 03/15/2005
Worm prediction formulas remain little more than educated guesswork.