=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Weekly manageability scoops, bloopers & tips March 8, 2002
http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. THE LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS - Your mail system's weakest link - Managing Active Directory dos & don'ts - Oops! True IT blooper #12 - Top five network management blunders 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week's blooper: Upgrading a laptop - Tip of the Week: Cookies and network security - Quick Hit: Target Search - Tell us: What would you do with a blank check for IT purchases? - Meet the new player on our Ask the Expert team! - Know-IT-All Quiz ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** THIS WEEK'S NEWS & ANALYSIS ********************* YOUR MAIL SYSTEM'S WEAKEST LINK What are the weakest links in corporate IT messaging systems? In a SearchWindowsManageability survey, IT pros finger the guilty parties and products. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci805417,00.html MANAGING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOS AND DON'TS Is managing Active Directory as tough as deploying it? It can be, said Doug Davis, a Quest Software AD expert. Make it easier with Davis' tips. http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci805158,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #12 The boss doesn't always know best, but pointing that out can get you into trouble! Many of us, like the IT professional in this "true IT blooper," follow the boss's orders and duck while awaiting the inevitable disaster. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci806014,00.html TOP FIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BLUNDERS Network management is not a job for the faint of heart, as this list of common mistakes shows. Check in as Tivoli CTO Bob Yellin explains what NOT to do when managing a network. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci804030,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS *********************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- UPGRADING A LAPTOP | Blooper of the Week Oops! True IT blooper #11 Let's get one thing straight. This IT pro didn't goof up when he did an upgrade on his laptop, no matter what his network administrator said. >>CLICK to read what happened... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci803631,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- COOKIES AND NETWORK SECURITY | Tip of the Week A SearchWindowsManageability user asks: What kind of security problems can "cookies" cause on a network? Security expert Scott Blake responds: "Cookies are a very complicated issue. Many Web sites will not function properly (or sometimes at all) without cookies." >>CLICK to find out why... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid454860_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICK HIT | Target Search Have our Google-powered search engine do the dirty work for you. Search SearchWindowsManageability's content and thousands of pre-screened sites. >>CLICK to use the search box on our home page... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEND YOUR FEEDBACK | What would you do with an IT "blank check?" Here's your BLANK CHECK! It's time to visit SearchWindowsManageability's Fantasy Island! Imagine that your Chief Financial Officer has just handed you a BLANK CHECK for IT expenditures. What technology or service would you buy for your company's IT system? How would that purchase change your daily life as a systems manager? What kind of problems do you have because you lack this technology or service? We'll put all of your responses in an upcoming article. We don't have to use your name! Send us your comments at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANNOUNCING OUR NEW EXPERT | Meet Tom Shinder! Tom Shinder, M.D., MCSE, is now on SearchWindowsManageability's expert roster. He is author of the best-selling book, "Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewwalls with Windows 2000" and editor of the Brainbuzz.com Win2k newsletter. Ask Tom Shinder questions about Windows 2000/.Net Server Networking Services, VPNs, Security, and DNS, as well as ISA Server 2000. One user asks: Are caching servers (proxy, ISA, etc.) useless in small- to medium-sized networks? Tom Shinder answers: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid454823_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #127 This is the leading method of signal modulation for DSL service in which the usable frequency range is separated into 256 frequency bands (or channels) of 4.3125KHz each. a. pulse code modulation b. discrete multitone c. frequency-division multiplexing d. Signaling System 7 >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci809030,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS *********************** JAN STAFFORD, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ MEREDITH DERBY, Assistant News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your press releases and case studies. ____________________________________________________________________ KRISSI DANIELSSON, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ 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 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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