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[Focus]

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Advanced Patch Management
Arm yourself with the advanced techniques and resources needed to keep your crucial servers up-to-date.
 — Mark Burnett


Patch Testing
Some tips and scripts help you build a test lab and automate the process of testing OS and application patches.
 — Jason Fossen

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[Feature]

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AD Branch Office Design
Use these design principles to determine whether a branch office needs a site, DC, or GC.
 — Sean Deuby


Powering Databases with MySQL
Lower your licensing and operating costs with this powerful, comprehensive, and free database solution.
 — Dustin Puryear

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[Reader to Reader]

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Logon Rejection
Read about a password problem that prevented even the administrator from logging on.
 — Apostolos Fotakelis

Windows 2000 Professional Home Setup
Learn which services you can set to Manual to improve your home PC’s performance.
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Unreasonable Expectations
Keeping systems safe from security exploits takes too darned much time! Mike looks at how to make the patch process more manageable.
 — Michael Otey

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[Inside Out]

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Automating Dcpromo
Learn how to use answer-file scripts that automate the Active Directory Installation Wizard.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Comparing SATA RAID and SCSI RAID
Look at the pros and cons of SATA RAID and SCSI RAID.
 — Bob Chronister


Finding Exchange Clustering Alternatives
Find some high-availability solutions to traditional Exchange clusters.
 — Bob Chronister


Performing an Authoritative AD Restoration
Discover the difference between authoritative and nonauthoritative AD restorations and how to perform the former.
 — Bob Chronister

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[TOP 10]

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New Features in Longhorn
The most important changes to the next version of Windows include a new file system, graphical architecture, and communications subsystem.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Web Content-Filtering Solutions
Products that restrict employee Internet access use techniques that range from blocking URLs to making dynamic policy changes on the fly. These 19 Web content-filtering solutions offer you a variety of capabilities and techniques.
 — Brett Hill

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[Lab Feature]

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Honeypots for Windows
By offering a target too sweet to resist, you can help protect your Windows network.
 — Roger A. Grimes

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[Mobile & Wireless]

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Living with a Tablet PC
Discover the advantages and limitations of working with a slate-style Tablet PC as your primary computer.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Letters to the Editor]

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Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts about using event tracing, using reg.exe, and controlling the Recent Documents folder.
 — Readers , et al.

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[Need to Know]

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What You Need to Know About Microsoft SmartScreen Technology and the Exchange Intelligent Message Filter
Microsoft's new antispam SmartScreen Technology is based on Bayesian-like machine learning technology that uses a probability-based algorithm to determine whether email is spam.
 — Paul Thurrott


What You Need to Know About Windows Update Services
Find out about Microsoft's revamped patch-management technology in the new Windows Update Services application.
 — Paul Thurrott

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[What's Hot]

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What's Hot
Readers highlight favorite products: JAM Software's TreeSize Professional, Flowerfire's Sawmill, and MailFoundry's MailFoundryEP.
 — Carolyn Mader

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[Storage Admin]

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The Magic of Mount Points
Mount points are useful tools that overcome drive-letter limitations and simplify directory navigation of your storage systems.
 — Jerry Cochran

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[New & Improved]

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New & Improved
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace.
 — Carolyn Mader

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[Windows Admin 101]

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Taking Control of Group Policy
Discover how to reduce the number of policies you apply to maintain control over your domain environment.
 — Kathy Ivens