SEARCHWIN2000.COM: This Week December 09, 2002 ___________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE: Spotlight on our experts __________________________________
>> From the Editor: Check out our expert of the month, Roberta Bragg >> Featured Topic: .NET Server 2003 is coming to town >> Featured Expert: Scott Schnoll, Exchange >> Site Exclusives: - Linux will take desktop market share from MS - Microsoft is mum on mixed platform management - Clean registry -- better performance - Tip of the week: How to avoid app deployment disasters >> Site Highlights: - Blooper Contest: Help us pick a winner! - Live webcast with Mark Minasi - Book download: "Windows XP Professional Security" >> From the Editor: __________________________________ by Christine Polewarczyk, Associate Site Editor Meet Roberta Bragg, SearchWin2000.com's expert of the month! Roberta Bragg is the resident security expert for Ask the Experts. 'Expert of the Month' is a new feature we began last month with a spotlight on our certification expert, Ed Tittel. Throughout the coming year, we will continue to introduce a new expert each month. At the Expert of the Month homepage page, you can read some of Bragg's top responses to member security questions (based on clicks) or any of her many technical tips and articles, as well as access a boatload of her on-demand security webcasts. http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid1_gci866736,00.html If security is an important issue for you and your organization, you should also sign up for our Windows Security Tip. This weekly tip offers the latest technical advice on keeping your systems locked down, private and secure. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/registerProfile We've also got a biweekly e-mail newsletter called Tips from our Experts that highlights the best of the best from our Ask the Experts section. 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Our reader poll says "yes," and in response, we've put together this cache of content so you'll know what to expect when the final product ships in April (knock on wood). URL: http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci867508,00.html __________________________________ >> Featured Expert: Scott Schnoll, Microsoft MVP and author Categories: Exchange http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid1_cid367074,00.html Scott is an MCSE, an MCT and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. He is co-author of the book, "Exchange 2000 Server: The Complete Reference," and has written numerous articles for Exchange & Outlook Magazine. - View all Scott's answers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid1_cid367074_tax285117,00.html __________________________________ >> Site Exclusives: - Linux will take desktop market share from MS The head of Red Hat Linux claims that there's a future for open-source on the desktop -- and his company is going for it ("it" being both the gold and Microsoft's throat). He also downplayed a recent IDC study, co-sponsored by Microsoft, that gave the TCO edge to Windows. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci867114,00.html - Microsoft is mum on mixed platform management Looking for a road map on how best to manage your enterprise's hodge-podge of software platforms? There is no simple path leading from Redmond -- or anywhere else for that matter. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci866198,00.html - Clean registry -- better performance There's no question that the Windows registry is incredibly important. But not everyone knows that if you maintain a clean registry you can also boost system performance. Serdar Yegulalp explains why and how. http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci867428,00.html - Tip of the Week: How to avoid app deployment disasters Take an off-the-shelf application. Fold it into an enterprise system. Mix well with legacy applications. That's your recipe for an application meltdown. Our expert helps you cook up something better! http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci866784,00.html __________________________________ >> Site Highlights - Super Duper Blooper Contest Submissions to the SearchWinMan True IT Blooper Contest have been great -- now we need your help judging who deserves the grand prize! Have a look at the front runners and then cast your vote to rule in this neck-and-neck nail biting tiebreaker! Help us pick a winner! http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid33_tax292236_idx0,00.html - Live webcast with Mark Minasi Jan 9 at 2 p.m. EST Mark will show you how to squeeze the most power out of your Windows server and workstation operating systems. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2kWinman/010903/index.asp?loc=04 - "Windows XP Professional Security" Download chapter four: File system security In "Windows XP Professional Security" by Chris Weber and Gary Bahadur, you'll get comprehensive security coverage of Windows XP Professional -- the most security-focused Microsoft OS yet. And for a limited time you can download chapter four on SearchWin2000.com. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid1_gci865478,00.html >> Promos Storage Management __________________________________ Sign up for the FREE Storage Management 2003 conference to learn the processes, procedures and technologies that will help you get the most out of your storage operations. http://searchStorage.com/r/0,,8182,00.htm??Offer=csret VS.NET Info Center __________________________________ How do you create a control array in VB.NET? 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