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- Debate: Was IT too controlling or was this employee out of line?
- A recent NetAdmin Republic article examined the case of an employee who repeatedly circumvented IT policy to work independently on a Linux project designed to save the company some money. The IT department responded to the employee’s infractions by locking down his machine and network connection to prevent him from...
- Tags: information technology, IT Department, Ray Geroski
- Technical articles 2003-02-05
- SMC's wireless broadband router offers performance tempered with caveats
- A variety of networking products aimed at small offices/home offices SOHOs have flooded the markets, with huge leaps having been made in wireless networking. The intent is to make it easier for SOHO users to set up networks and share data, and, for the most part, the vendors have achieved...
- Tags: performance, Ray Geroski, router, SMC, SMC Barricade, SOHO, wireless, wireless broadband
- Technical articles 2003-01-27
- WebOffice VPSN links storage across multiple locations
- Organizations with widely distributed offices often turn to VPN as a secure and inexpensive means of communicating and sharing resources. Now that same technology is being extended to storage. Targeted at international organizations, WebOffice Inc.’s Virtual Private Storage Network VPSN pulls distributed storage into the picture with the goal of...
- Tags: storage, Virtual Private Storage Network, ILANd, Inventes Inc., IServer
- Technical articles 2003-01-28
- Download boot disks for all your needs from these Web sites
- Why create a custom boot disk yourself when you can download one quickly and hassle free from a Web site? Many Web sites offer downloadable programs for creating custom boot disks, but of course, some are better than others in terms of their content and page layout. A quick look...
- Tags: boot-disk, MyBootDisks.com, Ray Geroski, Web, Web site
- Technical articles 2003-02-03
- Get IT Done: Manage service packs and hot fixes
- Managing and rolling out Windows updates can take a significant amount of your time. Luckily, Windows includes features that can streamline installation, configure file locations, and quickly determine the currently installed OS version, thus reducing your Windows administrative burden.The following tips explain how you can gain better control of your...
- Tags: Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows, Ray Geroski, service pack, Winver
- Technical articles 2003-01-20
- Lock IT Down: Develop a strategy for securing ports on your servers
- Open TCP/IP ports on your servers can be an invitation to hackers, especially if they're well-known ports such as 21 FTP, 80 HTTP, and 25 SMTP. Many Trojans also monitor certain ports that are often unused and therefore often unmonitored by admins, allowing intruders to take advantage of these ports...
- Tags: Ray Geroski, Foundstone, network, server, tool, information technology, strategy
- Technical articles 2003-01-23
- Survey indicates a slow recovery in the IT job market
- A recent survey by the Information Technology Association of America ITAA indicates that job growth in IT was slower than expected last year, forcing IT managers to revise hiring forecasts for the near future. In fact, the IT sector lagged behind the overall economy in growth in 2002. Although many...
- Tags: hiring, information technology, ITAA, job, Ray Geroski, survey
- Technical articles 2003-01-16
- Move your project tracking online with Projux
- One of the more difficult aspects of tracking a project’s time and costs is the coordination of all the people on the project team. One solution to this problem may be Projux, a Web-hosted application that allows a project manager to track projects and manage invoices via a browser. With...
- Tags: collaboration, Projux, Ray Geroski
- Technical articles 2003-01-16
- Lock IT Down: Improve Windows security with these three tips
- Keeping up to date on patches and security updates isn’t always enough to make Windows as secure an environment as you’d like. Three steps you can take to make your desktops more secure are clearing the pagefile on shutdown, disabling guest access to event logs, and preventing users from changing...
- Tags: information technology, Microsoft Windows, pagefile, Ray Geroski, security
- Technical articles 2003-01-13
- WebInspect learns as it automates Web app security assessment
- If security is not an integral part of your company’s development process for custom Web-based applications, your Web interfaces may be vulnerable. Ideally, security concerns should be addressed during development, but with limited internal resources, it’s difficult to cover all the bases and account for every single possible exploit.SecureState, a...
- Tags: Ken Stasiak, Ray Geroski, SecureState, security, tool, Web, WebInspect
- Technical articles 2003-01-07
- Vivato's WLAN switches extend Wi-Fi range
- Wireless networking is evolving at a rapid pace, transforming into an increasingly viable solution for enterprise networks. Performance boosts and security enhancements are among the forces pushing wireless deeper into the networking mainstream. Vivato is taking that evolution a step further with the introduction of indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi switches....
- Tags: networking, Phil Belanger, Ray Geroski, Vivato, Wi-Fi, wireless, wireless networking, WLAN
- Technical articles 2003-01-09
- ClickTracks Analyzer offers a clear view of your Web site traffic
- Data gleaned from log files can make for tedious and cryptic reading, especially if you just want plain-English information about what works and what doesn’t on your Web site. If you’re tired of statistics that don’t necessarily tell you what you need to know, then ClickTracks Analyzer 3.0 may be...
- Tags: ClickTracks, ClickTracks Analyzer, Ray Geroski, Web, Web site
- Technical articles 2003-01-06
- Lock IT Down: AVG AntiVirus offers a low-cost antivirus alternative
- Features of AVG Anti-Virus from GrisoftProtecting your network from viruses and Trojans isn’t cheap, but it's significantly cheaper than losing employee productivity or mission-critical data due to a virus outbreak. One option to help trim your security costs is to use one of the low-cost alternatives. Many organizations are reluctant...
- Tags: Workstations, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Ray Geroski, AVG, admin module, network, workstation, Grisoft, server, antivirus
- Technical articles 2002-12-23
- USBDrive promises bootability and security
- JMTek's USBDrive steps into a crowded USB storage arena, and some of the device's features could make it one of the better contenders. Find out if the USBDrive lives up to its promises.The market for USB storage devices is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, and JMTek’s USBDrive...
- Tags: Ray Geroski, security, USBDrive, JMTek, CD
- Technical articles 2002-12-16
- Prepare for changes to Microsoft Knowledge Base
- Indexing changes for Microsoft articles will be largely seamless from the user's perspective but will affect how international users search for articles and alter the format of Knowledge Base URLs.Microsoft is making changes to its Knowledge Base architecture to streamline indexing and to make the online resource more uniform for...
- Tags: Ray Geroski, Microsoft Knowledge Base, knowledge base, content number, knowledge, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-12-18
- Ontrack offers a fast and easy remote data recovery service
- Time can be a critical factor in data loss. The longer a drive is down or data is inaccessible, the more it costs your organization. Find out how Ontrack's solution can speed up the data recovery process.Lost data and downtime can have a huge impact on your bottom line, so...
- Tags: Storage management, Ray Geroski, data recovery, Ontrack, Jim Reinert
- Technical articles 2002-12-05
- NetSilica addresses questions about remote access EPN solution
- Our recent article on NetSilica's EPN product sparked a number of questions from TechRepublic members. The company responded with additional details, and an IT pro who's deployed the product offered his input as well.NetSilica’s Enterprise Private Network EPN offers an alternative to VPNs for giving users remote access to files...
- Tags: VPNs, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, remote access, Ray Geroski, EPN, NetSilica, server
- Technical articles 2002-12-05
- ReefEdge and AirDefense offer WLAN security packages
- Security is the biggest concern organizations have about WLAN networks, but two companies, ReefEdge and AirDefense, offer WLAN security solutions that can ease those concerns. Find out how these solutions compare.Wireless networking appears to be a double-edged sword. Along with all the convenience and cost benefits come significant security issues....
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Servers, WLAN, wireless networking, security, WLAN Security, Ray Geroski, ReefEdge, AirDefense, sensor, wireless, server, server appliance, network
- Technical articles 2002-11-29
- Get hands-free, secure logons with XyLoc
- XyLoc improves upon USB security devices' additional user authentication measures by adding a proximity card to further secure systems. Find out if XyLoc is a solid security option for your organization.Although the popularity of USB security keys/dongles is growing, some detractors claim that the need to constantly insert a USB...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Ray Geroski, XyLoc, USB
- Technical articles 2002-12-02
- Restore Exchange mailboxes with ExMerge
- Fix corrupt Exchange mailboxes with ExMerge.Microsoft’s Exchange Mailbox Merge utility, commonly known as ExMerge, is designed to facilitate e-mail migration. But it can also make backing up and restoring mailboxes much easier.In response to a Technical Q&A question, TechRepublic members offered some general tips on backing up and restoring Exchange...
- Tags: Ray Geroski, TechRepublic Exchange Administrator Mike Laun, Exmerge, mailbox
- Technical articles 2002-11-20
