=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Weekly manageability scoops, bloopers & tips March 29, 2002
http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. THE LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS - Expert tackles users' Win2k/XP problems - Oops! True IT blooper #19 - What's on your IT wish list? - Oops! True IT blooper #17 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week's blooper: The case of the frozen network - Tip of the Week: What is the .ago extension? - Quick Hit: Tech updating/migration headaches - Tell us: Your storage system's weakest link - Live Event: HTTP, SSL and e-commerce - Know-IT-All Quiz ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** THIS WEEK'S NEWS & ANALYSIS ********************* EXPERT TACKLES USERS' WIN2K/XP PROBLEMS SearchWindowsManageability expert Serdar Yegulalp answers questions on the little quirks and tricky technical issues that can make or break your Windows systems. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci812628,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #19 "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country and in his own house." This Biblical quotation sums up the daily life of the frustrated IT manager in this true tale. http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci812867,00.html WHAT'S ON YOUR IT WISH LIST? What would you do if your company handed you a blank check for IT expenditures? Besides fainting, that is. Find out what your peers would buy and why. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci811733,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #17 In this tale of an IT mishap, a bench tech gets proof that the Chinese invented fireworks. If only he'd been able to read the fine print... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci811977,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS *********************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CASE OF THE FROZEN NETWORK | Blooper of the Week Oops! True IT blooper #18 December, 2001, was a cold month in Wisconsin. It was cold enough to freeze a cup of java. Was it cold enough to freeze a network? Find out in this true IT blooper. >>CLICK to read what happened... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci812224,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE .AGO EXTENSION | Tip of the Week Dear Ask the Expert, What is the .ago extension? Site expert David Strom says: This is probably an edited version of your autoexec.bat file. >>Read the rest of his answer HERE: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid457980_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QUICK HIT | Tech updating/migration headaches SearchWindowsManageability wants to know: What is your number one headache associated with completing a migration? This is your chance to point a finger at the weakest link in migration tools or processes you've used. E-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or Assistant News Editor Meredith Derby at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEND YOUR FEEDBACK | Your storage "weakest link" It's time to vent! What is the weakest link in your storage system? Tell us about the inadequate technologies, traditional but stupid processes, and/or user errors that wreak storage havoc in your business. Send us your comments at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HTTP, SSL AND E-COMMERCE | Live Event Q&A Who: Tony Bourke, author, "Server Load Balancing" When: Apr 09, 2002 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) Tony will pass along tips and tricks to load balancing in Windows environments. Find out why load balancing cannot be ignored, especially for businesses that specialize in e-commerce. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #127 This is a Web site that allows registered users to upload files and save favorite bookmarks so that they can be accessed at any time from any computer on the Internet. a. bookmark portal b. roundtripping c. jump page d. blog >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci812873,00.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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