If Autoruns, Processor Explorer, FileMon, RegMon and the other SysInternals tools aren't already in your arsenal, then you need to take a look at the instructions for these invaluable free utilities on the Sysinternals site. If you already know, love and tote them around on a USB stick, memorise http://live.sysinternals.com instead; this hosts the full set of tools as EXEs files, complete with help files, so you can run them from any machine you need to work on without needing to install them or even unpack a ZIP file. read more
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Get better security with Vista by implementing best practices for using User Account Control - UAC
Operating your PC when you’re logged in with an Administrator account is an inherently insecure thing to do. If you’re a user with highly-elevated privileges across multiple machines or an entire Active Directory domain, running your everyday processing with these privileges can be dangerous to the point of negligence.read more
Do Macs love Exchange?
Snow Leopard finally promises native Exchange connectivity for Mac users; here’s how to make it manageable.
Application control with Windows Group Policy Preferences
Get total application control with Windows Group Policy Preferences.
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The Service Pack 1 rule is a good one for most operating systems, and not because a new version of Windows usually has as many bugs as benefits.
Managing Customer Relationships with CRM Software
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Blackberry Apps Top Picks
1. If your clients rack up the airmiles then WorldMate Live is an ideal travel companion. It’ll help manage itineraries, keep track of exchange rates and weather and (if you’re using the premium version) even find alternative flights.
Congifuring SCE to manage a small business setup
1. Run the SCE configuration tools to discover the servers, PCs and network devices on your client’s network, then build them into management groups.
GPO for IE8
If you’re using Active Directory and Group Policies to administer computers on customer networks, suggest they adopt Internet Explorer 8 to get more than 100 new Group Policies that you can use to maintain a stable configuration.
Video Conferencing on a Budget
Video conferencing technology has never been so cheap or so effective: what can it do for your small business customers?
Small Business Applications for Blackberry
BlackBerry is more than a phone with secure email; it’s also an application platform, with plenty of business-focused applications and tools. Even though App World adds a one-stop shop for trials and downloads you still want to be involved in recommending business BlackBerry apps to your customers, so here are our top picks.
Managing networks with System Center Essentials 2007
Microsoft’s System Center tools manage everything from updates to virtualisation. Now there’s a version that will help you manage an entire SME from one screen.
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