=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | David Strom's Win2000 Productivity Tool Shed November 29, 2001
Quick reviews of Win2000/NT-compatible software. More Tool Shed Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid1_tax5e6,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. STROM'S WIN2000 PRODUCTIVITY TOOL SHED - Four stars for this Win2k, NT lockdown utility - A text processing utility on steroids 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Event Today: Unleashing built-in Win2k tools - Solve this IT puzzle and win a prize! - Q&A Article: Look before you leap into Web Services - Submit a tip to win a mini digital camera! ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ********************** FACT: ONE IN EVERY 30 E-MAILS IS LIKELY TO BE INFECTED WITH A VIRUS. It's not enough to rely on antivirus protection. Stop suspicious e-mails at the gateway and prevent them from wreaking havoc on your systems. SuperScout E-mail Filter works with your existing AV soft- ware, acting as an extra layer of protection against malicious viruses. FREE 30-day trial: http://www.surfcontrol.com/promo/zttb1024 ____________________________________________________________________ FOUR STARS FOR THIS WIN2K, NT LOCKDOWN UTILITY | by David Strom Category: Network packet monitoring utility Name of tool: Vision v. 1.0 Company name: Foundstone Inc. Price: $100, 30 day free trial URL: www.foundstone.com Windows platforms supported: 2000, NT (needs psiapi.dll) Quick description: Port and applications analyzer for NT and 2000 machines only Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful Keeping a Windows server locked down isn't easy. There are patches, service packs, and a raft of other security utilities to apply -- and you must keep current with these programs as new vulnerabilities are discovered. New software from Foundstone, Inc. may be the answer. >> CLICK for the Full Review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci783719,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A TEXT PROCESSING UTILITY ON STEROIDS | by David Strom If Textpipe Pro were a kitchen appliance, it would have its own commercials on late-night TV. It slices and dices text so quickly and with so many different options that it truly is a utility that has 1001 uses. Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful >> CLICK for the Full Review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci777869,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLVE A PROBLEM & WIN A PRIZE | Bill Boswell's Admin Corner Pit your admin skills against your peers in this puzzle devised by site expert Bill Boswell. The admin who most elegantly solves the riddle with a detailed workaround wins a $25 gift certificate to the searchWin2000 book store. Put on your thinking caps and click here: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/829!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNLEASHING BUILT-IN WIN2K SERVER AND RESOURCE KITS | Live Event Who: Barry Shilmover, MCSE and noted author of more than ten best- selling books including "Windows 2000 System Administrator's Black Book" When: Nov. 29, 2001 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) Take your Windows admin skills to the next level and learn to unleash built-in Windows 2000 tools including the net.exe command, the ntdsutil.exe utility, modifiable Visual Basic script files and more. CLICK to Participate... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Look before you leap into Web Services | Q&A Article Web services' promise of publishing applications on the Web for users of many types of devices and users to use is appealing. Even so, businesses should look before they leap on the bandwagon, says SplitFire Technologies CEO Thomas Kelly. CLICK for the Full Article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781130,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A MINI DIGITAL CAMERA! | Tip of the Month Contest November's tip of the month contest is almost over! Don't miss your chance to win this month's super-cool prize -- a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! Submit your Windows-related tip today for your chance to win! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS *********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ PEGGY ROUSE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on Ask the Experts and discussion forums. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ************************* Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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