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Automate to Optimize: The Foundation for Data Center Efficiency: Data centers experience constant change under pressure from technology and business drivers. IT systems are becoming more, not less complex as new technologies are introduced, and IT staffs are not growing to keep pace with the growth in size and complexity of the typical data center. Windows administrators need to...; Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Windows Administrator, Complex, Tidal Software, IT System, Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management; White papers 2008-02-01
windows administrator's Guide to Open Source Software: TechRepublic's Windows Administrator's Guide to Open Source Software in the Enterprise takes a look at some of the most popular open source options available from a Windows administrator perspective. It presents field-tested recommendations for making open source program play nice in a Windows environment. This e-book...; Tags: Software, Open-source Software, Windows Administrator, Open Source; Download resources 2007-08-24
Excellent Windows to Linux migration crash course: Chris Walden of IBM has an excellent crash course guide for any Windows administrator thats either migrating to Linux or would like to learn more about working with Linux. If youre a Windows administrator it doesnt matter if youre actually migrating or not because at some point youre going...; Tags: Servers, Desktop, Linux; Blog posts 2007-02-23
Use scripting to control apps and perform Windows tasks: This sample chapter from Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 3rd Edition will show you how to script applications and Windows from the command line, script the Windows shell and common apps, and use send-keys to automate applications that aren't scripting-friendly. The recently released 3rd edition of...; Tags: Windows Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2006-01-30
Malware Analysis for windows administrators: Malware is continually evolving, and anti-virus vendors have a hard time keeping up. In some cases, the vendors may opt not to include a signature for a particular piece of malware. However, this does not prevent Windows administrators from using freeware tools and techniques to analyze the files and develop...; Tags: Reed Elsevier Inc., Malware, Windows Administrator, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security; White papers 2005-03-02

Tech Tips for windows administrators -- ISO: Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Tech Tips for Windows Administrators CD-ROM. This download is a complete image of the CD available for sale in our TechRepublic catalog. From security to remote access, from software to networks, more than 600 tips will help you manage and administer Windows NT,...; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., CD, ISO, Windows Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2004-10-12

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Office 2008 for Mac: The straw that broke the backs of Microsoft's Windows developers?: Could it be that a Macintosh program will be the tipping point for the confidence that ISVs have in Microsoft as a technology partner? One c-level technologist for a Windows enterprise app says "no more" to Redmond's vision. I wrote the other day about Microsoft's Mac Business...; Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Window, ISV, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Engineer, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-16
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Windows 7 ship date? The crowd has spoken...: Last month, I kicked off the Windows 7 release date prediction pool with my analysis on why I think Windows 7 will be released in time for the holiday buying season in 2009, picking July 29, 2009 as my entry. At the same time, I invited readers to add their...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Putting the XP into the OLPC: So, Microsoft has managed to get in on the OLPC bandwagon and put XP in front of millions of eyeballs in the developing world. But is this move about the children's education, or it is about recruiting more Windows users. What's important to note is that Microsoft...; Tags: Team, One Laptop Per Child Project, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears: Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Put your iPhone 'slide to unlock' screen to use: Remember when they invented the outside screen for the cell phone? You know, the little piece of crystal that showed the time? A coup for anyone neurotic enough to need to check the time without needing to flip open the phone. Well, now that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Screen, RSS, E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Web Browsers, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-16
News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments: As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...; Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Sugar-free Windows, as predicted: As Ivan Krstić predicted in his May 13th blog post (see "Intense and really thoughtful ranting from the OLPC front"), the OLPC XO will start shipping with Windows XP, minus the Sugar interface and open source tools that allow full implementation of the XO hardware (e.g., mesh networking). ...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack: Microsoft won't be delivering database backup as one of the new features promised for the first "PowerPack" update for Windows Home Server when it ships later this year. The independent "We Got Served" Home Server blog acknowledged the feature cut in a May 9 entry. According to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15