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Microsoft Extends Windows 7 Enterprise Trial Offer

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it extended access to a free trial of its Windows 7 Enterprise edition to Dec. 31, 2010.

'Critical' Off-Cycle IE Patch Released

Microsoft today released its second "critical" off-cycle patch for Internet Explorer this year.

Do You Trust Me?

Configuring a Trusted Host can come to the rescue in some remoting situations, and it's PowerShell friendly.

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IE 8 Hacks Slowed by Windows Safeguards

Even a fire-proof safe needs additional protective measures, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 is no different.

Microsoft Rolls out Dynamics CRM5 Community Technology Preview

After a slow trickle of details on Microsoft's Dynamics CRM5 started in late 2008, a preview version is finally available to a select few.

BizTalk To Get Improvements and 2010 Branding

Microsoft on Tuesday described a few BizTalk Server enhancements to come, as well as a new name for its next-generation enterprise server bus product.

This is Only a Test

PING is fine, if you're not into automation. Otherwise, use Test-Connection to see if a computer is online.

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Ex-TSA Employee Charged with Infecting Databases

Data analyst allegedly inserted code after being told he was losing his job.

ISE, ISE, Baby

Cringe-worthy pun notwithstanding, the PowerShell 2.0 Integrated Scripting Environment adds a cool new dimension to writing scripts.

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Snapin Modules

Powershell 2.0 takes snapins a bit farther, adding the 'module' concept.

Registry Remoting

Get a remote computer's registry info, as long as it's running PowerShell 2.0. Here's how.

Cisco Announces 'Borderless' Security at RSA

Cisco announced its Secure Borderless Network architecture, which the company is positioning as a reconceptualization of enterprise security.

Variable Pipeline Planning

Leave it to the -OutVariable parameter to get you the results that can be reused later.

Microsoft Updates Azure Provisioning Tool

Microsoft released a new version of its Windows Azure Service Management (WASM) Cmdlets for PowerShell last week.

Filed Away

The PendMoves and MoveFile tools prove to be just what this reader needs to move files that are always in use.

Microsoft Issues Hotfix for AD Rights Management

IT shops using Active Directory rights management services will need to install an update before Feb. 22, according to Microsoft.

Contain Yourself

The PSIsContainer property can offer a view into your computer via this PowerShell trick.

Restarting with Restart-Computer

A cmdlet that will have you whistling while you work.

Splat! Goes the New Object

New-Object's Property parameter can bust out a hashtable of property names and values that's easier on the eyes.

Easy SQL Rider

You'll likely use a script in order to use SQL expressions in PowerShell. But you might consider this efficient alternative.

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