The next generation of Internet protocols has some security features built into it, but IPv6 is not inherently more secure than the current IPv4 now in use.
- By William Jackson
- 09/17/2009
After the last two columns, I know you want to work with registries from other computers. It's a bit complicated, but here's a start.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/15/2009
Microsoft on Wednesday released a test preview of Windows Management Framework components for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
Microsoft described a few new details this week about its upcoming System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 product, which is currently under wraps for testing purposes.
Another registry trick, this time for getting a nicely formatted list of filtered registry values.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/08/2009
Microsoft launched a new licensing promotion on Tuesday aimed at midsize companies vying to better manage their servers and IT resources.
- By Herb Torrens
- 09/02/2009
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of a test version of its Windows Embedded Standard 2011 operating system, formerly code-named "Quebec."
Microsoft investigates potential FTP flaw that can have admins breaking out in high fever. Plus: Live Messenger users to be forced to upgrade; RSA outlines guides for securing virtual environments.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/01/2009
Mini-series on PowerShell tricks for working with registry starts now.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/01/2009
Microsoft got it right with Windows 7, according to Michael Cherry, vice president of research on operating systems for Directions on Microsoft.
- By Herb Torrens
- 08/31/2009
The Get-Counter cmdlet gets better in PowerShell 2.0, with easier access to performance counter data.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/25/2009
Plus: Adobe Reader exploits growing; Twitter tweets on attacks; ACLU dismayed at White House cookie plans.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/11/2009
XML was an easy one; how about CSV? PowerShell 2.0 has a cmdlet for that too.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/11/2009
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have simultaneously booted 1 million Linux kernels, all of which ran as virtual machines on the labs' Thunderbird supercomputer.
- By Joab Jackson
- 08/05/2009
PowerShell 2 can create viable XML files you can use just about anywhere you want to use an XML file's data.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/04/2009
PowerShell, at version 2, takes help to another level.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/24/2009
The -AsJob parameter offers an alternative approach to remoting, one that's more interactive.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/21/2009
The upcoming PowerShell 2.0 has a nifty feature that pass off a PowerShell processing job to the
background, allowng you to do other work in the meantime.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/14/2009
With no second computer for lab testing these remote connection management tips, what's a geek to do? Of course -- establish a 'remote' connection.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/07/2009
WMI is no longer necessary for managing remote computers with PowerShell. Here's how to extend your management grasp.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/30/2009