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July 2008
	Beta Man Working Together Forefront Stirling's integrated components give it an edge over single-purpose products. by Peter Varhol
	Barney's Rubble (formerly Chief Concerns) Cloudy Cloud Costs Hang on to your wallets -- Microsoft's lineup of online services probably won't come free. by Doug Barney
	Never Again Please Tell Me That Was a DDS-2 Tape Of all the times to have a backup crisis, it had to be the eve of Y2K. by Derryl Steib
	Never Again Which One Is for Production? Better make sure...especially when you're working with credit card information. by Byron Sisson
	Mr. Roboto At Your Self-Service Directory Update puts users in charge of their own Active Directory administration. by Jeffery Hicks
	Windows Insider Best Configuration Manager Queries Readers share their tried-and-true SCCM queries. by Greg Shields
	Security Advisor Forget Your Passwords There are plenty of easier and more secure ways to authenticate users. by Joern Wettern
	Foley on Microsoft Does Live Mesh Have a Business Future? Microsoft's reticence notwithstanding, many people are excited about what Live Mesh can offer. by Mary Jo Foley

June 2008
	Beta Man Forefront's Communications Are 'Stirling' Upcoming anti-malware suite offers integrated solution across the enterprise. by Peter Varhol
	Barney's Rubble (formerly Chief Concerns) Owning Up to Vista More than a year after its release, users still haven't warmed to the new OS. by Doug Barney
	Never Again Making Sure the Backup Backs Up Testing and backup problems result in an all-nighter for a health care IT staff. by Chris Gahlsdorf
	Never Again Population Explosion Or, "The Vacation That Wasn't." by Scott Chimner
	Mr. Roboto Showstopper: Round Two These routines take last month's tool a few steps further. by Jeffery Hicks
	Windows Insider 5 Rules for Managing User Desktops Here are some tips for dealing with users in a relatively pain-free fashion. by Greg Shields
	Security Advisor A Long-Overdue Facelift Microsoft's Certificate Services has a new name and new functionality. Here's an overview. by Joern Wettern
	Foley on Microsoft Will Windows Service Pack History Repeat Itself? Vista SP2 might be a whole new OS in everything but name only. by Mary Jo Foley
	Integration Station Simplified SMB Configuration: Part 1 [online only] In the first installment of this SMB tutorial, Emmett walks you through the first few steps of configuring SMB on a Windows home network, using Fedora 8 as an example. by Emmett Dulaney

May 2008
	Beta Man Internet Explorer 8 Shows Promise The new version of the IE browser renews Microsoft's commitment to the Web. by Peter Varhol
	Barney's Rubble (formerly Chief Concerns) Multi-Core Morass Servers are keeping pace, but clients are another story. by Doug Barney
	Never Again I'll Tell You Where to Put That CD Hint: It won't be in your floppy drive. by Anonymous
	Never Again Sometimes You Have to Say No One admin realizes too late that he might have taken more than he could handle. by Brian Mangiaracina
	Mr. Roboto Showstopper It's Windows PowerShell to the rescue, as Mr. Roboto looks for a way to see what services need restarting. by Jeffery Hicks
	Windows Insider Wagging the Finger Admins need to wean themselves from the GUI and embrace the command line. by Greg Shields
	Security Advisor The New Face of Internet Threats It's a brave new world in anti-malware protection. Joern analyzes the latest security trends. by Joern Wettern
	Foley on Microsoft Microsoft Watchers Are Missing the Boat For a company that's under almost-constant scrutiny, Microsoft has been grossly misunderstood. by Mary Jo Foley

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