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Printer Magic

You can do a lot with printers in Windows 2000. All it takes is a little sleight of hand.

Hard Drive Fall Down, Go Boom!

Further investigation of a hard drive failure revealed one tiny but important tip that now lets one company's e-mail server run problem-free.

Get Active Directory Replication Right!

There’s a method to the madness of Active Directory replication, but many of the concepts can be tough to decipher...

Tales from the Trenches

Much of the knowledge IT professionals gain won't be found in a book or taught in a class...

Wireless for the Workgroup

With today’s new features and improved defenses, you no longer have to choose between convenience and security when deploying an enterprise-level wireless network.

The Expiration Date That Did Us In

IT people move on; so, who's doing backups?

Optimize VB.NET Code Performance

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET -- here's half a dozen new ways to build wicked-fast code.

Barbarians at the Gate

Intrusion detection systems are becoming increasingly important in network security. Here’s a primer on what they do and how they work—and an evaluation of four popular sentries.

You Got Hacked! Now What?

Hacks are a fact in a connected world. After discovering and expelling the intruders, you have to clean up their messes.

Journey into MCSE-Land

Going solo on certification is tough. Here's how one group achieved MCSE success as a team.

Exchanging Pain for Pleasure

Moving from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 is a complex task. This migration took many unexpected twists, turns and hours.

Speed Up Your VB.NET Code

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET-here are eight great new ways to build wicked-fast code.

Avoid Disaster Downtime

Find information on disaster recovery and backup strategies.

Vol 1-10: Small Business Best Practices newsletter

Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 Ships; Channel Rebate Update; more...

Income Conundrum

Sometimes you really have to ponder the meaning behind the numbers.

Vol 1-9: Small Business Best Practices

Microsoft Releases 8-hour Small Business Server E-learning course

After the Crash

It’s not a matter of “if,” but “when,” your system turns that particular shade of blue that makes administrators see red. That’s when you’ll need to know what your options are to bring the dead box back to life.

Help for the Help Desk

Keep track of support requests with one of these packages.

Peers Helping Peers

We solicited readers to provide us with their technical problems, and we were inundated with letters. Here are some of the more provocative problems that we put to you—the readers—to solve.

Automated System Recovery and System Restore in Windows XP

Windows XP has more efficient tools for backup and recovery.

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