This Week: Defragging 101

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Published by SearchWin2000.com  July 19, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Congratulations to our June Tip Contest Winners! >> Featured Topic: Defragging 101 >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Christa Anderson, Terminal Services Site Exclusives: >>XP SP2 delay causes domino effect for WUS >>Microsoft issues seven security bulletins, two 'critical' >>Oops! True IT Blooper #143: Coffee -- not always IT's lifeblood Tip of the Week: Protecting DNS servers >> Site Highlights: White Paper: Solving fax headaches with easy-to-use solutions Chapter Quiz: Are you a Know-IT-all? Case Study: GoodLink on Treo600  From the Editor: by Vandana Sharma, Assistant Editor Are you frustrated with Windows and its multitude of quirks? We hear you! Not only do we publish helpful Windows-related admin tips submitted by our members, but we also feature tips from industry experts. Our impressive group of IT gurus is here to help you find the answers you need to make your job easier. While you're at it, check out this Q&A sampler from our massive menu of expert advice. You just might find the answers you've been looking for. For July's tip contest we're giving away a free iRiver Flash (iFP 790T) MP3 player to the author of the tip that receives the highest user rating and number of votes. This is a high-quality, great-sounding MP3 player just waiting for a good home. I'd also like to congratulate our June tip contest winners. Here's a quick look at our latest Hall of Fame inductees: 1st place: Sudha PS Protecting identity when using Windows Media Player 2nd place: Chary RK Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons in Win XP 3rd place: Ron Hawkins Troubleshoot connectivity issues with NetDiag and DCDiag tools You could be one of the July tip contest winners! Submit your hottest Windows-related tips and become eligible to win this month's prize! --Vandana Sharma  Featured Topic: Defragging 101 by Jennifer Luscomb, Assistant Editor Defragging is probably high on most administrators' "hate lists." But experts say this mundane chore is crucial to maintaining high-performance levels in critical application environments. Check out this collection of tips, articles and expert advice on why defragging is so important and how you can make it easier and less time-consuming. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Christa Anderson, Site Expert Category: Terminal Services Dear Christa, Does Terminal Services allow connections to individual publishing applications such as Citrix, New Moon or Thinworx, as opposed to full desktop access? Read Christa's response. Site Exclusives >> XP SP2 delay causes domino effect for WUS The next version of Microsoft's free patch management tool has a new release timetable now that a refresh of Windows XP is nearly out the door. >> Microsoft issues seven security bulletins, two 'critical' An attacker could gain remote control of machines and cause trouble using a variety of security holes Microsoft outlined in seven recent bulletins. The software giant said two of them are "critical" and affect several popular products. Information security experts urge people to install the patches immediately. >> Oops! True IT Blooper #143: Coffee -- not always IT's lifeblood Anyone in IT knows that coffee is an indispensable aid in daily operations. But sometimes the working man's best friend just might be his enemy. Tip of the Week: Establish the same secure design, implementation and deployment procedures for your DNS servers as recommended for your AD DCs. How to do it? One way is to encrypt transmissions with IPSec. Find out more about IPSec in this tip. >> Protecting DNS servers  Site Highlights New! White Paper alert Solving fax headaches with easy-to-use solutions This guide identifies the most common fax problems encountered in the workforce daily and offers solutions for how to turn these common fax "headaches" into easy-to-use business communications. Are you a Know-IT-all? Test your skills in the new Know-IT-all Chapter Quiz While taking the quiz, download this week's latest chapter downloads featuring a variety of Windows-related books. Case Study: GoodLink on Treo600 Increasing productivity through enterprise wireless messaging In this White Paper, you'll read about how GoodLink on the Treo 600 created incredible flexibility and productivity for the staff of Webcor. Webcor now easily and cost-effectively gives their mobile workers all the communications functionality of a laptop in a radically reduced form-factor. To learn more, download this case study today. 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