Saturday, March 8th, 2008
While surfing around the net tonight in an epic battle against what I considered excessive hard-drive accesses by Windows XP, I ran across quite a useful site that some of you might find useful.
The site, BlackViper.com, contains very detailed descriptions of the services built into Windows XP and Windows 2000. ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Microsoft Corp. is preparing a series of major changes to the security capabilities in the Windows client and server platforms, and they will further lock down the company's flagship operating systems.
In separate service packs due over the next six months, the Redmond, Wash., software developer plans to add several security ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
An interesting article about the guy who "invented" the use of the ctrl-alt-del keystroke sequence that has become a familiar part of using any Windows OS. His name is David J. Bradley, and the article describes him as a modest guy who just happened to play a big part in ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
I recently spent a few weeks testing Windows Server 2003 by using the Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 release candidate (RC). One of my goals was to evaluate the efficacy of the RRAS firewall. The basic firewall is a new component in Windows 2003 that uses an enhanced version ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
This guide is a summary of the Windows XP Security Guide and is intended for use in a small or medium sized business. It discusses the use of security templates to further configure security on client machines. Additionally, it discusses the use of anti-virus software, automatic updates, and the Internet ...
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