Microsoft offers both current and past issues of TechNet Magazine in CHM format as free downloads. You can even get also receive free subscription via mail if you qualify (I believe you have to have some sort of buying influence in the company) here so be sure to mention your influence, even if you're stretching the …

If you are on Active Directory and your VPN Software does not set the DNS servers to your local Domain Controllers, you may encounter the following error: The system has detected a possible attempt to compromise security. Please ensure you can contact the server that authenticated you. This appears to be some sort of …

Spencer Ruport of netortech.com modified my FTP ban script into one that stops dictionary attacks. And he chooses not to ban via the problematic IIS way but instead creating a bad route for the offending IP address. Pretty darn ingenius. 1Set objFTPSVC = GetObject("IIS://localhost/MSFTPSVC") 2Set objFSO = …

Near as I can figure, AD automatically sets each DC to sync time with the master DC. In order to make sure the master DC has the proper time and is set to be an available & reliable time source, run the following commands: 1NET TIME /SETSNTP:time.windows.com 2NET STOP W32TIME 3NET START W32TIME 4W32TM /config …

While researching a possible '08 presidential candidate, Mark Warner at OnTheIssues.net, I saw he supported something called "Tek.Xam - a standard test for technology employment." I wondered what this was so I searched and found tekxam.com. I laughed a little as I clicked through each of the …

I just wanted to remember this URL, you may find it useful, too: Aptana Studio. (It's still nice and relevant 6 years later in 2012) Update 2025: Aptana Studio has long since been discontinued; link retained for historical reference.

I'm on my second Macbook. My first one was fast and beautiful but it had that annoying moo and randomly shut down on a regular basis. For reasons unknown, an AppleCare rep told me on my 5th call that my laptop was DOA and could be exchanged for a new one. It was well past my 14-day exchange limit and I found it so hard …

I'll have a more complete list later, but here is the order the network admins at work have figured out works best when using the Active Directory Migration tool to migrate from NT 4 to Server 2003 (be sure to check the rest of the blog for other scripts which are necessary when using ADMT): User with SID (/Groups with …

For years I've used Windows Server 2003 and for years, I've been missing some of my favorite features from Windows Powertoys. The Image Resizer Powertoy is definitely one that came in really handy when I used XP. Unfortunately, anytime I tried to run it under 2k3, I would receive the message The powertoys require …

When adding a trusted domain or migrating computers to a new domain, the login prompt often defaults to the old domain or the name of the workstation. This can cause confusion for users who are often confused about computers by default ;) In order to make their lives easier, you can set their default login domain by …