Learn how you can use the Exchange Management Console to look up some handy information , including the Current Mailbox Size, Message Count, and Last Logon . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

You've heard us mention from time-to-time that we're always looking for new authors and new content ideas for TechNet Magazine . When we say "new authors", we mean people just like you! That is, real IT Professionals using Microsoft technologies who know...

Today's IT world demands ever-increasing collaboration between organizations and their partners and vendors. However, the powerful collaboration solutions that are implemented using products su ch as SharePoint tend to focus heavily on internal teams...

Active Directory is one of the most critical components of your infrastructure.  If it goes down, your network is rendered useless. Therefore, to ensure business continuity and compliance, you need to have a solid backup and recovery plan in place...

Free and Fun—Make your own screencast! Whether you are having probl ems yourself getting something to work correctly on your computer and are working with tech support, or you're trying to help someone else solve such problems, you have probably spent...

Those of you who subscribe to our primary TechNet Magazine RSS Feed may have noticed a technical glitch on our part in the last 24-hours. A series of incorrect links was inadvertently posted to our feed. This mistake has been corrected, and the broken...

NAP monitors the health of specified computers when they attempt to connect to a network and includes a number of mechanisms to enforce health requirements. In this article, Geek of All Trades Greg Shields gives readers an overview of these enforcement...

If you are submitting an article to either TechNet Magazine or MSDN Magazine , here is a short checklist of items you should make sure are done before sending your final manuscript. Making sure these details are taken care of saves everyone extra work...

It's surprising the number of questions I get about something as seemingly simple as screen captures. But really, it's not the most intuitive thing to do in Windows. While the commands and tools haven't changed in years -- going back at least to Windows...

Learn the cmdlet and options you can use to recover a mailbox after it has been deleted. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Virtual Private Networks -- VPNs -- are used to connect mobile users to the corporate network or to connect two networks that are geographically separated. In the November issue of TechNet Magazine, Alan Maddison looks at how you can implement a VPN using...

You may have heard recently about the Active Directory Component Jigsaw poster included in the March/April issue of TechNet Magazine (hopefully you're a subscriber, and you already have one of your own!) We have to admit, the response to the poster has...

By default, Hub Transport servers have anti-spam features disabled. But in some scenarios, anti-spam functionality on Hub Transport servers is preferable. Find out when and how to do this . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web...

Want to install Windows 7 on a system, but leave the previous Windows installation in place? Follow these easy steps to create a multiboot system for Windows 7 .

Occasionally, you might want to hide a mailbox so that it doesn’t appear in the global address list or other address lists. One reason, for instance, is if you have administrative mailboxes that you use only for special purposes. Here's how you can...

We're very happy to share with you that TechNet Magazine has been honored with four Society of Technical Commnunications awards ! We're particularly proud to have received an excellence award in the category of scholarly/professional journals, as well...

Internet Explorer includes a powerful set of tools, known as the F12 developer tools. These tools provide many valuable features for developers, IT pros, and serious enthusiasts. Someone could probably write an entire book on the F12 developer tools....

Although Exchange Server 2010 continues to support public folders, public folders are no longer required for access to the global address list or the offline address book (OAB). Exchange now provides these features through a Web-based distribution point...

Setting up a wireless connection on Windows Server 2008 R2 isn’t quite as straightforward as it is on Windows 7. Here are the steps to quickly enable wireless networking on Windows Server 2008 . Follow our daily tips: • facebook.com/TechNetTips...

In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal wrote an article Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance .  It was geared toward "involuntary  DBAs" (IT pros who inadvertently wind up responsible for a SQL Server instance...

Data on mirrored drives can get out of sync. You can resynchronize and repair mirrored sets, but the corrective action you take depends on the failed volume’s status. Here’s what you need to know . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog...

Sometimes a user needs to access another user’s mailbox for business purposes. See how you can grant permissions for another user's mailbox. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy Objects One way to disable a policy is to disable an unused part of the GPO. By disabling part of a policy that isn’t used, the application of GPOs and security will be faster. Administer Windows Server 2008...

The September 2006 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online! http://www.technetmagazine.com The September 2006 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online at www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/09/ . This month’s issue...

Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Virtual Machines Here are a few examples of how you can use Windows PowerShell scripts to manage virtual machines running on a Server Core installation. Note that these scripts are presented as samples and may need to...