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From the Editor:
Share a laugh and win two robots! |
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Featured Topic:
Stabilizing Windows: 20 tips in 20 minutes |
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Expert Technical Advice:
Featured Expert: Laura Hunter, Network Management
Site Exclusives:
>> XP SP2 pushed back
>> Avoiding e-mail migration migraines
>> Unfolding the layers of virtualization
Tip of the Week: Secure administration and administrator privileges |
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Site Highlights:
White Paper: Leveraging smart fax server technology in a changing business world
Vendor Webcast: Real-time prevention of worms and hackers
Vendor Webcast: Gain mobile access to your e-mail and PIM
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by Matt Danielsson, Associate Editor
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Have you heard the one about the user who kept calling tech support because her keyboard had the wrong "sensitivity setting?" After numerous calls and five replacement keyboards, one resourceful fellow had had enough: he took a new keyboard, drilled a little hole in its side and inserted a random gizmo that fit snugly. Then he helped the user get the keyboard just right by
"adjusting" the gizmo. The user, who could now make adjustments herself, was overjoyed and never called tech support again.
Other stories have more of a Homer Simpsonesque "D'oh!" character, such as the overzealous cleaning caper that killed a server and every monitor in an entire department, or the "possessed" computer that spread terror because of a single, stuck key. One thing they all have
in common is that they are found in our True IT Blooper archive. We have over a hundred of the dumbest, zaniest and funniest IT goofs and missteps imaginable, available for whenever you have had a bad day and need a good laugh.
But we want to hear YOUR best IT Blooper! Surely, you've witnessed -- or perhaps been the main character of -- a tale so funny and/or absurd it must be shared. Now is the time to send it in! This month we're giving away a set of two Lazer Megabotz to whoever submits the best Blooper. These remote controlled robots turn, run, spin left and right, chase, charge and retreat in the most intense laser-tag fights you'll
ever see in the office. Heck, you may even let your kids borrow them, after you're done with, ahem, Quality Control.
So, it's time to shine the spotlight on your best IT Blooper. Submit it today and you'll have a chance to win a set of two robots. Please note, winners outside North America will receive a $50 Amazon gift certificate.
Regards,
Matt Danielsson
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Featured Expert: Laura Hunter
Category: Network Management
Dear Laura,
I just started a second office running a two-computer network. It is across town from my other office which has four computers. Some computers and networks are using Win ME on a single machine as a server and others are on Win 98SE. Is it easy to change these "servers" over to Win XP and keep my connections the same? Is there an affordable way to connect these two networks to share information?
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Read Laura's expert response.
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Site Exclusives:
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XP SP2 pushed back
The second service pack for Windows XP will be available later than sooner. But the delay doesn't seem to bother customers.
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Avoiding e-mail migration migraines
Lots of companies are upgrading e-mail platforms or moving to new systems. Those who've made the move offer up advice from the trenches.
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Unfolding the layers of virtualization
Forget the obsession with operating systems. IDC says the complex layers of virtualization will determine the effectiveness of future IT infrastructures.
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| Tip of the Week: |
| You can have installation and setup procedures that ensure a secure domain controller. You can also have a tightly controlled physical access control system. Still, you need reliable people to perform administration in a secure and controlled manner. Read some guidelines for admin privileges in this tip. |
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Secure administration and administrator privileges |
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White Paper: Leveraging smart fax server technology in a changing business world
This white paper helps organizations determine how to use fax to address fax-related cost and complexity issues, benefits of fax server solutions, fax server selection criteria and more.
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Vendor Webcast: Real-time prevention of worms and hackers
This online event will address the benefits of host-based intrusion prevention solutions to protect against worms and hackers.
Protect your enterprise. Register for this webcast.
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Vendor Webcast: Gain mobile access to your e-mail and PIM
Register for this webcast.
Empower mobile workers to access key information instantly with fast and easy wireless or cradle access to Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes/Domino e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks.
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| Catch the new May chapter downloads. This week's chapter, "Planning and implementing Active Directory infrastructure," walks through finer points of an AD implementation on Windows Server 2003. |
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