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Eight resume tips for the experienced IT pro: You're an experienced IT professional. You've been around the block and done it all. You think your resume is packed full with great stuff because years ago, you read all the articles on how to build the perfect resume and you've been following most of that advice ever since. Any...; Tags: Job, Information Technology, E-business, Web Technology, Recruitment & Selection, E-business/E-Commerce, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Management, Randy Barger; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Send Mail Messages with VBScript: This scriptis one of the handiest and most often-used tools in my toolbox. I often findmyself in one of the following situations: I have a backup or other scheduled job that I want to view the log files for, and I want to have them automatically emailed to me every...; Tags: InputBox, Microsoft VBScript, Randy Barger, SendMsg.vbs; Technical articles 2005-03-10
Reset local administrator passwords with VBScript: One nice feature of Active Directory is the ability to rename local Administrator accounts on machines using Group Policy. Invariably, when I mention this feature to a client, the next question is: “Can we change the Administrator password too?” As a Group Policy item, the answer is no. You can,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft VBScript, Randy Barger, strComputer, Now & vbTab, password; Technical articles 2004-04-14
Add Global Groups to computers with VBScript: One of my clients has a common problem. Over the last fewyears in the NT 4.0 world, too many people had become members of the DomainAdmins group. Branch administrators were added because they needed to manageservers and user accounts. Help desk and desktop support staff were added,because no one wanted...; Tags: computer, Microsoft VBScript, PC, Randy Barger, server; Technical articles 2004-09-17
Bulk-delete stale computer accounts with VBScript and NetPWAge: Youve probably been looking at your Windows-based domainslately and wondering about all those inactive computer accounts. What are someof them? Are they merely shut down for the day, or have they been permanentlyremoved from the network? If you have hundreds or thousands of computeraccounts, the thought of tracking them all...; Tags: computer, Microsoft VBScript, password, Randy Barger; Technical articles 2004-07-21

Reset local administrator passwords with VBScript: One nice feature of Active Directory is the ability to rename local Administrator accounts on machines using Group Policy. Invariably, when I mention this feature to a client, the next question is: “Can we change the Administrator password too?” As a Group Policy item, the answer is no. You can,...; Tags: Randy Barger, Microsoft VBScript, Now & vbTab, password, strComputer; Technical articles 2004-04-14
Get IT Done: Save money by tracking time in Outlook Journal: As an independent consultant, one of the first things you have to figure out is how you’re going to track time and invoice your clients. Unless you’ve really planned this consulting thing out before diving in, spending money on software probably isn’t high on your list of priorities.Researching alternativesYou might...; Tags: Get IT Done, invoice, Journal, Microsoft Outlook, Randy Barger; Technical articles 2003-12-08
Talking Shop: Eight resume tips for the experienced IT pro: See how you add specialized information to your resume to target the IT job you wantYou’re an experienced IT professional. You’ve been around the block and done it all. You think your resume is packed full with great stuff because years ago, you read all the articles on how to...; Tags: Strategy, Randy Barger, information technology; Technical articles 2002-05-22
Dfs: One company, one file structure...is it possible?: Wouldn't it be nice if you could consolidate all the files in your organization into one share point? It is possible if you manipulate with Windows 2000's Distributed File System.What if you could consolidate all the files in your organization into one share point? Your users would never have to...; Tags: Randy Barger, Dfs, Microsoft Windows 2000, Dfs Root, Dfs Links, Microsoft Windows, server; Technical articles 2002-04-23
Still need broadband? Satellite may be the answer: IT managers at smaller companies in search of broadband may find the answer overhead. Improved satellite technology isn't just for the big boys anymore. Randy Barger looks at how it works and outlines whether it is right for your company.Consider this scenario: DSL, ISDN, and cable aren’t available. Dedicated lines...; Tags: Network technology, Randy Barger, satellite, DirecWay, broadband; Technical articles 2002-03-05
Configure IT Quick: Get creative about managing Windows user accounts with utilities: Read about the NET and ADDUSERS commands in Windows 2000 that make it easier for you to create, delete, or change hundreds of user accounts.Into every network administrator’s life, a little tedium must fall. And sooner or later, you'll find yourself faced with the mundane task of creating, deleting, or...; Tags: Randy Barger, information technology, domain, Addusers, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows; Technical articles 2002-02-26
Get IT Done: Take command of your Win2K servers: Use these commands to control services, kill processes, and manage a Windows 2000 server remotely.The good ol’ days of DOS die hard for some of us. I still use a command line for as many of my administrative tasks as I can. Windows NT’s browser service, along with the additional...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Telnet, Remote administration, Operating systems, Servers, Randy Barger, server, Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, computer, remote computer, SC \MyServer STOP MyService, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server; Technical articles 2002-02-22
Get IT Done: Apply hotfix to MS terminal server licenses: Discusses a problem created by Terminal Server Client Access Licenses for pre-Windows 2000 clients and how a hotfix corrects itAbout three months ago, a friend of mine—we’ll call him “Mark”—deployed his first terminal server. He set up a licensing server, configured a Windows 2000 terminal server in application mode, installed...; Tags: Terminal services, Desktops, Get IT Done, Randy Barger, Microsoft Corp., terminal server, server, TS CAL, PC, temporary license, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows; Technical articles 2002-01-15
Migrating from NetWare to Windows 2000 with MSDSS: Microsoft's Directory Synchronization Services is designed to automate account creation in a migration from Novell to Windows 2000. Find out how this tool works and why it is better for short-term instead of long-term migrations.You’ve just been given the daunting task of migrating from Novell NetWare to Windows 2000. You...; Tags: Directory services, Servers, Operating systems, Randy Barger, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services, Microsoft Windows, Novell Inc., directory service, Novell NDS, migration, MSDSS, Novell NetWare, advertisement; Technical articles 2002-01-02
Take another look at Microsoft Software Update Services: By now, most IT managers have probably heard about Microsoft Software Update Services SUS. Many of you have probably even looked at it seriously and then dismissed it as impractical. On Jan. 31, 2003, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SUS, which finally makes SUS a viable production-ready product.According...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Software Update Services, Randy Barger; Technical articles 2003-05-06

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Download our sample contract template for independent consultants: Need a contract for your work as an independent consultant? This contract template was sent to us by a TechRepublic member who does just that. Use it to nail down your agreements with clients.If you’re an independent consultant, a solid contract should be part of the business foundation that supports...; Tags: Paul Baldwin; Technical articles 2001-07-11
Build your own consulting contract using this sample form: Both independent consultants and their clients benefit when they're working with a solid contract. Download this sample contract from TechRepublic member and IT consultant Randy Barger as a guide for preparing your next consulting agreement. E-mail makes it easy to assume a fairly informal relationship with your...; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Consultant, Client, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Tools & templates 2006-01-30
TelePresence: It's About the Experience: This riveting News@Cisco video shows how it's possible to be in the same room with your colleagues - while being a world away. See and hear how the "human factor" was the guiding idea that drove Cisco's Randy Harrell and Phil Graham as they created the near-magical new product, TelePresence....; Tags: Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing; Presentations 2006-10-22
Coined the term weblog, never made a dime.: One of mymany RSS feeds lead me to this article on Wired Magazine:http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/posts.html?pg=6?tw=wn_tophead_5I'm notsure what I am supposed to glean from it. While it is sad that that a pioneerof the Internet like Jorn Barger is having trouble making ends meet, it seemsthat he has no one to blame but...; Tags: Weblog; Blog posts 2005-07-15
Porn on boss' computer--the Ethicist speaks: In yesterday's New York Times "The Ethicist" column, Randy Cohen advised a tech who wanted to know what to do about the discovery of child/"early teens; Tags: porn, whistleblowing, Leee, ethics, career, it management, Cohen, computer; Discussion threads 2006-12-04

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