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Our stalwart columnist tackles your toughest security questions.

You Can Always Get What You Want

Even with an MCSE title and plenty of experience in hand, negotiating for a top salary and plenty of perks can be tough. Here are some tips on how to walk away from the table a winner.

Peeking Under the Hood

Battle cry for the new millenium: Free the APIs!

Another Shot at the Gold

Microsoft has raised the bar on the MCSE title. Will you attempt to clear it?

New Windows 2000 Track Offers Opportunities

The new Windows 2000 track for MCSEs stresses enterprise complexity because it’s based on key findings from a survey of 2,800 IT professionals worldwide.

Supercharge Your Scripts

Adding third-party components to your scripting efforts will get the job done faster and easier.

Exam Retirement: When, Why, and How

Microsoft retires exams to help maintain the value of your certification.

Emergency Service

With prudent preparation and upkeep, Emergency Repair Disks can fix damaged files that would otherwise kill your NT system.

Practice Makes Perfect— Or Does It?

These six products offer practice questions for the NT Server in the Enterprise exam. But as our expert reviewer shows, if you don't already know your stuff, you could be led astray.

Also Available in Vanilla

There'll be a dozen flavors of Windows 2000 to suit just about every IT professional. Plus, fan mail!

Server Support Staffing

Do you consider yourself overworked? Consider these factors when you’re trying to determine how large the network staff should be.

Keeping Your Secrets Secret

Understanding how information stays secure can help you make informed choices about your encryption strategies.

Online Gold Mine

You'll find more than online articles--chats, forums, training resources--in the online version of <i>MCP Magazine</i>.

Free Agent MCSE

Being an independent can mean big salaries and other perks. But how do you battle the downside of being on your own? And as a manager, how do you convince free agents to stick around?

Mix it up with Windows 2000 and DNS

You’ll get more out of a mixed Windows/Unix environment.

Back to School

In this business, we have to learn constantly, sometimes under duress of project deadlines.

Guessing Game

Taking a stab in the dark, here's how I imagine the Windows 2000 track will look.

Become the Consummate Certified Security Professional

Security certs won’t guarantee employment but they can help you establish your credentials.

While the Cat's Away

Scheduler Service lets you set administrative tasks to be performed when you’re not around—but it also poses security threats to your system. Here’s how to use the tool wisely.

Prepare for Windows 2000 Now

Microsoft Official Curriculum can help you get skills now for putting Windows 2000 to work.

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