Vista isn't a perfect OS, not by a long-shot. But that doesn't mean Microsoft's hold on the desktop is going to weaken any time soon.
Network security isn't always about grand initiatives. Microsoft offers several free utilities that get the job done with less investment.
- By Joern Wettern
- 03/01/2009
A reader wants to have ISA Server obtain an IP address from an externally facing DHCP server.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 03/01/2009
My secret for learning Microsoft's scripting technology? Check out these blogs.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 03/01/2009
Sans GUI, PowerShell can be made to work interactively. The trick is the Read-Host cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 03/01/2009
Live Mesh is useful today, but it may be a blockbuster in the future.
- By Peter Varhol
- 03/01/2009
Plus, Cooking up a new browser from scratch; baking in security; Adobe Reader flaw discovered.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/23/2009
Emmett gives Red Hat's Virt-Manager high marks after taking it for a spin on Fedora 7. Here's a rundown of how to set it up on your own machine.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 02/15/2009
Plus, Microsoft revamps security portal; printer flaws get fixed; drivers get spammed.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/09/2009
Mr. Roboto uses PowerShell to revamp an old tool.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/01/2009
More and more, the company is turning to Web-focused models.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 02/01/2009
Readers on Microsoft's sticker lawsuit, suggestions for Microsoft's mobile business, and more.
- By Readers of Redmond magazine
- 02/01/2009
Joern shows how to design a virtual infrastructure with security in mind.
- By Joern Wettern
- 02/01/2009
MSRC gets new leader, while old leader moves up; IE8 stems clickjacking; Conficker continues to confound; payment cards -- now, more vulnerable.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/26/2009
Users are more willing to accept change when it doesn't feel like such a...well, change. Firefox knows this, even Emmett's grandmother knows this. It's time for Microsoft to catch on.
- By Emmett Dulaney
- 01/15/2009
Oracle fixes piled onto Microsoft fixes; October out-of-band patch still makes admins twitch; common programming errors resulting in security lapses.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/13/2009
Plus: Windows Media Player RCE flaw not serious, says Redmond; Twitter phishing; more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/06/2009
Don't be fooled by that lock icon in your browser. Outgoing SSL traffic can still give you something to worry about.
- By Joern Wettern
- 01/01/2009