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- SolutionBase: Simplify SMB backups using Iomega Rev Disks
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Data protection is one of the greatest challenges small andmedium businesses face. Frequently faced with tight budgets and often boastingonly outside consultant support, an SMB's focus istypically consumed with managing operations, increasing market share, improvingproducts and services, and a myriad number of...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Backups, WhatÂ, data protection, IomegaÂ, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, Iomega REV, Iomega Corp., disk, small and medium business, backup
- Technical articles 2007-05-23
- New mobility products: What do they mean to your SMB?
- Here's a look at some of the new products that SMBs are likely to see their workers carrying and using, and how you can integrate them into your network environment to enhance productivity without compromising security. Big companies are big on mobile devices, and can afford to provide...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Deb Shinder, Smart phones, Cellular phones, LetÂ, small and medium business, mobility, WhatÂ, phone, smart phone, handheld computer, handheld computer phone, handheld, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Device, Mobile, Network, Problem, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Worker, Computer, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware
- Technical articles 2007-03-05
- Setting up a VPN server with OpenSWAN
- Linux can be the platform for almost any network service youmight want to offer your organization's users. You can use it for file andprinter sharing, or as a Web server, among other things. One of the most popular network services needed in businessis remote access for mobile users. Linux can...
- Tags: Linux, Hardware servers, Firewalls
- Technical articles 2007-04-04
- Should you upgrade to 64 bit for best scalability?
- If your company needs to buy new computer systems in the near future, you may be wondering whether it's time to take the plunge and go 64 bit. Is the extra scalability of 64 bit hardware worth the extra cost? 64-bit technology is undoubtedly the wave of the future....
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Network technology, ThereÂ, WhatÂ, 64-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit CPU, processor, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Scalability, Memory, 64-bit Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Technical articles 2006-08-21
- Create your power management strategy
- IT infrastructure planners should give more thought to the preservation and conservation of power beyond buying uninterruptible power supplies for the server room. You know what they say: power corrupts. But a lack of power or inconsistent power--electrical power, that is--can corrupt your data or bring down...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Desktops, WhatÂ, power management, watt, computer, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Strategy, Electricity, Server, Computer Equipment
- Technical articles 2006-07-10
- Fix Outlook's Find and new mail notification after you install XP SP2
- If you're still running Windows 2000 and considering or planning a migration to Windows XP, be aware of a potential minor problem with Windows XP SP2 and all recent versions of Outlook. If you're running Windows XP, you've probably already rolled out XP SP2 to your desktop ...
- Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Scott Lowe MCSE, WhatÂ, firewall, E-mail Administration Tips Newsletter, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software
- Technical articles 2005-09-30
- Using SQL Server 2005 to document Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- By Tim ChapmanAs the DBA for revenue-generating applications, I amfrequently invited by my CIO to meetings with Sarbanes-Oxley auditors todiscuss the security and integrity of corporate data. In a nutshell, we'reexpected to answer any number of questions, via appropriate documentation,about who has access to our data, how access is granted,...
- Tags: audit, audit trail, data definition language trigger, database, DDL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, server, trail, trigger
- Technical articles 2006-05-09
- More efficient coding with advanced user control caching in .NET
- If you've not yet learned about user controls, youÂ’remissing a powerful feature in ASP.NET.User controls are page fragments that can be inserted into Web pages just likea Web control. The difference is that user controls retain theirvisual design in Visual Studio. This means that you can create reusablecontrols without having...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, OutputCache, Robert L. Bogue
- Technical articles 2005-01-25
- Use SSH tunneling for secure B2B networking
- Dedicated networking between partner companies is expensive;the Internet is handy and cheap. Yet security requirements are often high. Canyou use the Internet and add extra security without great expense? SSHtunneling may do the job.Like all other traffic in the digital universe, B2Btransactions are increasing at an alarming rate. This is...
- Tags: B2B, Scott Robinson, security, SSH, SSH Tunneling
- Technical articles 2004-08-26
Additional Resources
- OK – I admit it. I use an Office Assistant.
- They say confession is good for the soul, so hereÂ’s mine. I know itÂ’s sure to cost me several hundred Esteem Points in the IT world, but nonetheless. I have an Office Assistant running on my copy of Office 2003. Specifically Links The Cat.The sad truth was revealed the same...
- Tags: itÂ, LINKS, Microsoft Office, Office Assistant
- Blog posts 2006-02-06
- Limit sales of violent video games
- Saying, “these video games are stealing the innocence of ourchildren,” Senator and former first lady Clinton yesterday submitted a bill to make it afederal misdemeanor to sell adult-rated video games to anyone under the age of17. (In the U.S.of course.) What’syour opinion? As a journalist of 30+ years I am...
- Tags: game, sales, video, video game
- Blog posts 2005-12-20
- Fedora Core 5 frustrations
- As I mentioned in a recent post, IÂ’ve startedplaying with the Fedora Core 5 Linux distribution. IÂ’ve been running SuSeProfessional 10.0 for several months now and decided maybe I should take a lookat Fedora Core 5 as well. This was mostly prompted by some articles that Scott Lowe hasrecently done...
- Tags: FC5, Fedora Core, Fedora Core 5, Fedora Project, IÂ've, SuSE
- Blog posts 2006-05-18
- Fedora Core 5
- Fans of the Fedora distribution will be happy to see thatFedora Core 5 ‘Bordeaux’has been released. The announcement on fedoranews.com is a little weird(and I’m being polite), I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time!So what’s new in FC5?GNOME 2.14OpenOffice ...
- Tags: Fedora Core, Fedora Core 5, Fedora Project
- Blog posts 2006-03-21
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 released
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 has been officially released—Sowhat’s featured in this new release?Virtualisation—SLES10 includes a fully intergrated and supported version of Xen 3; Novell’svirtualisation platform which allows services to be consolidated on the asingle server platform increasing usage of available resources.Improved Management—As well an improved and updated YaSTimplementation, SLES 10...
- Tags: SLES 10, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Suse Linux Enterprise 10, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Blog posts 2006-07-20
- WiMax Update
- Back in OctoberI mentioned progress being made in the area of WiMax wireless broadband. One major problem was the limited amount oflicensed radio bandwidth available—there seems to have been some movement onthis front.The Registerreports that Intel and Pipex have entered a joint venture to launch a wirelessbroadband service in...
- Tags: broadband, PIPEX, WiMAX
- Blog posts 2006-04-07
- Just curious – are USB cables made from petroleum?
- Over thepast weekend I finally broke down and bought a laser printer to replace the10-year-old behemoth laser printer I was using before. And, while the old EpsonActionLaser 1500 still worked, it needed a new toner cartridge which costsabout $149. (Online is the only place you can find it these days.)...
- Tags: Epson, laser, laser printer, petroleum, printer, USB, USB Cables
- Blog posts 2005-08-17
- Learn how to bind data to ASP.NET Data Controls
- Learn about the DataBind method in ASP.NET, and whatÂ’s happening behind the scenes whenthis method is called.This sample chapter, taken from ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start, discusses how to bind data to the data controls in ASP.NET. The chapter covers the following topics:Specifying a DataSourceThe Ins and Outs of...
- Tags: ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start, data source, Microsoft ASP.NET
- Download resources 2005-11-04
- How to Disguise Hyperlinks in PowerPoint
- Every product seems to underline hyperlinks by default, which is a good visual clue that the text is actually a link. However, in a PowerPoint presentation that you're controlling, I find the format a bit distracting. I can't help wondering if the audience is thinking more about what's behind the link...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-06-02
- UN Web site is defaced via SQL Injection
- This morning the United Nations Web site was defaced by three hackers calling themselves kerem125, M0sted, and Gsy. The group exploited a typical SQL Injection vulnerability found in the United Nations ASP / ADODB Web servers.Instead of transcripts of the Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's speeches viewers were greeted with the...
- Tags: Web, SQL, SQL Injection, Attack, UN Web Site, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-08-12
- Version 2 of Windows Live Mobile Search released
- It seems that version 2 of Windows Live Mobile Search has just been released. If you tried version 1 previously, it gave you the ability to find locations and view standard as well as aerial map views on your device. It is also possible to search for addresses,...
- Tags: Version, Movie, Mobile Search, Microsoft Windows Live, BlackBerry Beta, Microsoft Windows, Search, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-07-14
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