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Mark Russinovich On Security, The Future of Windows, and Joining Microsoft

David Tesar recently posted an interview with Mark Russinovich . In the interview, Mark discusses joining Microsoft, the future of Sysinternals , what's in store for Security, and where Windows is headed. Mark Russinovich , of course, has also written Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 4:08 PM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Hey, Scripting Guy!: Taking the Express Route

With Windows Vista, t he UserAccounts.CommonDialog ActiveX control for opening a file open dialog box no longer exists. Here's a look at how you can solve   that problem using Visual Basic. No, wait. Don't run off saying "I don't have that!" Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:19 PM by sharont | 0 Comments

Award Winner

Just in case you didn’t know, TechNet Magazine has won a number of awards in its relatively short lifetime. Last year, we won the Society for Technical Communication’s Excellence Award for our October, November, and December 2006 issues. How cool is that! Read More...
Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 7:39 PM by sharont | 0 Comments

Favorites

As an editor at TechNet Magazine , I don’t know if I’m supposed to have favorites, but I do. Some of the articles are just more interesting to me, either because they’re better written, or they explain something I don’t know, or they somehow tell a compelling Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:40 PM by sharont | 0 Comments

July 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The July 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. FEATURE ARTICLES In the July issue, we provide guidance on Going Live with IIS 7.0 , giving advice on how you can test, stage, and migrate your Web apps. We also have an article that shows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:00 AM by matt_graven | 2 Comments

Windows Confidential: The Two Worst PCs Ever

So what were the two worst PCs ever made?  PC World recently named the 10 worst PCs of all time and it turns out Raymond Chen had to work with the two worst offenders. Find out what two systems can proudly call themselves " worst...PC...ever Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:13 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments
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Toolbox: New Products for IT Pros

IT Professionals rely on all sorts of tools to get the job done.  There's system monitoring, system tweaks, automation, log parsers, diagnostics, security apps--the list goes on and on.  Did you know that TechNet Magazine has a Toolbox column Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 12:12 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

Field Notes: Sharing a Split Screen

Microsoft Research India created a program called Split Screen that allows two users to share a monitor while running separate instances of the operating system on each side. The Split Screen program sets up a single PC with two keyboards and two mice, Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 12:00 PM by sharont | 2 Comments
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The Business of IT: 10 Keys to Becoming an Environmental Leader

If you've picked up a newspaper or turned on a television in the past year, you know that pretty much every company seems to be talking about their environmental efforts. Well, this has a significant impact on IT. IT departments consume huge amounts of Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:30 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments
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The Great Debate: Security by Obscurity

Is security by obscurity security at all? That idea is met with derision from many professionals—and just as passionately defended by others. This article serves as a forum for both sides of the argument, focusing in particular on whether or not it’s Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:03 PM by sharont | 1 Comments

June 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The June 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. Security, security, and more security. The June issue is our annual Security Issue, and we delve into a variety of security-related topics. In the June issue, we have some security all-stars Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 5:45 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

Field Notes Multiple Mice, One PC

What do you do when students outnumber the computers available in a classroom setting? Read about how Microsoft Research India has developed a solution, called MultiPoint, that allows multiple mice to be used simultaneously on one computer. And that means Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:00 AM by sharont | 1 Comments
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Windows PowerShell: Automating Directory Management

While Windows PowerShell is a powerful tool, it does have a notable shortcoming that is largely due to timing.  In the May installment of the Windows PowerShell column, Don Jones explains why the first version of Windows PowerShell offers less than Read More...
Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 8:45 AM by matt_graven | 1 Comments

Security Watch: Principles of Quantum Security

What does the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle have to do with computer security? In the May installment of Security Watch, Jesper Johansson explains how this and other principles of Quantum Physics can shed light on the ever-changing principles of system Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:30 AM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

Designing OU Structures that Work

How much planning do you put into your Organizational Unit, or OU, structure ? If you're like many administrators, probably not enough. Too many administrators underestimate the importance and complexity of a well-designed OU structure. It is something Read More...
Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 8:45 AM by matt_graven | 1 Comments
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