Domain names, hostnames, IP addresses, name server resolution, internal and external namespaces; it can all be a little overwhelming when you’re tasked with the job of implementing a DNS Infrastructure and you’re still not quite certain how it all works. This will be considered “Part One” of my DNS related articles as I realized while [...]

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Domain Local Groups, Global Groups, Universal Groups, Accounts and Permissions oh my; so you installed Active Directory, and now you want to know what all the fuss is about. By now you’ve heard time and time again it’s a “best practice” to put your users in groups and apply permissions to those groups, or [...]

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These Vouchers are no longer available. I will post when I am able to send out new ones.
Are you Certified? Or just plain certifiable? Would you like a discount voucher for your next Microsoft exam? Go to my Microsoft Discount Voucher Form and send me your name, email address and what country you plan [...]

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 is on its way and you may be wondering what is included and why should I download this latest Service Pack. By now you expect it to contain all of those updates since Service Pack 2, which it will, but what you may not expect is it to also contain [...]

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Here is something hackers might not want you to know. Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista all support NTFS, which you most likely already knew, but what you may not know is a relatively unknown attribute in the NTFS File System called Alternate Data Stream (ADS). ADS is a Technology that allows the system to store multiple files (Data [...]

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CompTIA is currently seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to attend a workshop February 11-15, 2008. In this workshop SME’s will be asked to provide assistance in item development for the new version of the CompTIA Security+ (2008 Edition) exam. The purpose of item development is to collaborate with the IT community in an effort to [...]

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A little while ago Microsoft announced an expansion to its largest conference. Tech·Ed U.S. will now be two weeks long, so you Developers out there will have your own week, June 3-6, and for the IT Professionals out there no more running into all those smelly programmers. you will be going, June 10-13, [...]

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