Columns


Get the Message

Straight talk on meshing your enterprise e-mail systems.

A 12-Step Plan for File Server Security

Securely bringing a Windows file server on the network may not sound difficult. But when it's running Windows Server 2003, there's a lot you need to know to do it right.

At the Fork In the Exchange Migration Path

The road behind has no signposts for what's to come.

Exchange 2000 Forest Preparation Error

Can't prep the forest for the trees.

Certified Mail: June 2003

Who's worth hiring; how fast will you tread to Windows Server 2003 upgrade?

Home as Office

You can conceivably set up most of your company for telecommuting with Windows Server 2003’s much-improved RRAS and VPN features. Here’s how.

Getting (and Staying) in IT

This month, our columnists address some common questions.

Registry Rights

Changing the registry is a scary concept, but WMI makes it simple.

Locking up the Office

Office XP is a big product, one that requires close scrutiny to properly lock down.

The Pricing Problem

Your faithful correspondent contemplates exam economics.

Securing Wireless

Bill wraps up his three-part series on building a wireless infrastructure by discussing security protocols.

The Dating Game

Will you accept or decline the latest offer?

Encoding for the Masses

No matter your job (or platform), scripting makes life easier.

We Have Contact

This month, our columnists discuss what's good (and bad) about the advancement in communication.

Certified Mail: May 2003

Scripting help; will the "real" security expert, please stand up; and a whole lotta feedback on the "braindumper" case.

Empire of the Air: WEP and EAP

In this second in a series, explore Wired Equivalent Privacy and Extensive Authentication Protocol.

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam

Put your "Make Money Fast" where your mouth is, Microsoft!

Securing Windows 2003 the First Time

There are special considerations when bringing up the first domain controller in the first domain of your new Windows 2003 forest.

What Windows Server 2003 Can Do for You

You've migrated from Windows 2000 in the last year, so why the rush to Windows 2003? Bill examines the pros and cons.

Revisionist Future

“You never leave a recession on the same technology that you entered it." —Gordon Moore, circa 1984

Subscribe on YouTube