IT Administration


What You Don't Know Hasn't Hurt You -- Yet

Also: Trusting TRUSTe; FTC's down on P2P; a policy for encrypting thumb drives

Is Microsoft Office In Trouble?

Is Microsoft Office in danger of having real competition for the first time in a decade? That's the question being asked this week, as the battle for office productivity suites heats up on several fronts.

Violate Internet Standards with IE

Give IE the boost it needs with this handy little trick that can increase the number of simultaneous downloads.

Microsoft Nears Release of Virtualization Management Tool

Yesterday, Microsoft released the next component in its growing virtualization product line, announcing the release to manufacturing (RTM) of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). General availability is expected in October.

PowerShell History Lesson

Double the PowerShell command buffer -- your fingers will thank you for this little tip.

Talking Scripts

Give your scripts the power of speech.

Expand Your Horizons

Try this scriptless approach to getting information on group memberships.

Diagnosing VHD Mount Errors

Here's how to troubleshoot VHD Mount failures.

DDon’t You Love ISOs?

(No, that's not a typo....)

Works Great, Less Filling

ADUC has lots of info, but sometimes more than you need. The Net User command can be quicker and just right.

Switch to "Plan B"

Make quick work of resetting local administrator passwords on all computers in a single OU or across a domain.

A Step Beyond Exchange Management Shell Primer

Messaging administrators can get a handle on their Exchange 2007 servers by speaking the language of the Exchange Management Shell. Here's a guide.

Log Me In for Nothing

Remote control administration is easy with LogMeIn tools.

Do More with More

Where a batch file might seem just a bit over the top, try this nifty trick with the More command.

FileMon/RegMon Mashup

Microsoft's Process Monitor is the new, improved version for troubleshooting application processes.

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