SQL Server Magazine October 2001

[Focus]
Pick the right domain model to optimize network security and administration.
By Randy Franklin Smith
Microsoft's next generation of Windows is finally about to arrive. Is it worth the wait? Should you upgrade your desktops now? Find answers to these questions and more.
By Michael Otey
Preview the new and enhanced security features that make Windows a safer way to work.
By Jan De Clercq
[Feature]
Back up your other security measures by beefing up your data center's physical security.
By Dick Lewis
Microsoft's successor to Proxy Server 2.0 lets you easily control access to your network, reduce your company's bandwidth useage, and implement intrusion-detection logging features. Here are 6 steps to a basic configuration.
By Jeff Fellinge
[Reader to Reader]
Learn an easy way to convert a Linux-based system to a Windows-based one.
By Readers
Find out how one reader found a way to delete corrupt registry keys and got some problematic applications working again.
By Readers
Discover an easy way to determine which systems need upgrading before your evaluation copies run out.
By Readers
Find out how you can elevate your user rights above the simple Administrator rights when you need to accomplish a higher-level task.
By Readers
Learn how to quickly perform repetitive searches from the command line.
By Readers
[Editorial]
Find out why Microsoft's strategy to rename Whistler to .NET Server is more than just a name change.
By Paul Thurrott
[Outlook VBA on Demand]
The ReconnectLinks subroutine helps you reestablish links to Outlook contacts after you export a mailbox.
By Sue Mosher
[ForefroNT]
Should you upgrade to the latest Windows OS?
By David Chernicoff
[Product Reviews]
A partnership for enterprisewide event-log management.
By Marty Scher
[Lab Notes]
The Lab’s experience with XP Pro reveals several features that administrators will like.
By Ed Roth
[Inside Out]
Learn the ins and outs of Win2K's improved directory replication service.
By Mark Minasi
[Tricks & Traps]
Discover which vendors make keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches that are expandable, support Sun Microsystems and Intel machines, and cost less than $2000.
By Bob Chronister
Learn how you can assign multiple logon profiles, including IP addresses, to a single NIC on a laptop in Windows 2000.
By Bob Chronister
Find out whether it's safe to run PDCs and BDCs that use different service packs in Windows NT 4.0.
By Bob Chronister
Tips for working with Win2K in a peer-to-peer network.
By Sean Daily
The author solves the case of the disappearing executable.
By Sean Daily
Dr. Bob shares his impressions of the new 1U servers that are appearing on the market.
By Bob Chronister
For users looking to migrate to Active Directory (AD), find out whether you should upgrade your Windows NT 4.0 PDC or start from scratch.
By Bob Chronister
Desperately seeking Rmtshare.
By Sean Daily
A direct solution for a remote problem.
By Sean Daily
Find out about a TCP/IP initialization problem that masquerades as a problem that prevents Outlook from connecting to an Exchange server.
By Bob Chronister
[Getting Started With Win2K]
Use Win2K's built-in manual defragmenter to put your data files' pieces together again.
By Kathy Ivens
[TOP 10]
Check out the impressive new tools in Microsoft’s follow-up to Win2K Pro.
By Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Protect your workstations from intrusion.
By Mark Joseph Edwards
[Lab Comparative]
Seven products vie to give your enterprise that nice, cozy feeling of protection.
By Ed Roth
[Windows 2000 Pro]
Use USMT to smoothly migrate user settings from NT 4.0 and Win9x to Win2K Pro.
By Sean Daily
[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]
Take this expert advice about preparations, precautions, and process for a smooth road to a new messaging infrastructure.
By Kieran McCorry
[Best Practices for Exchange]
Implement these tips and configurations to minimize Internet email access inconveniences and security risks.
By Paul Robichaux
[Mobile & Wireless]
In MOMM, Microsoft introduces a way to enable mobile email. The product offers some superb features, but it also contains a couple of key weaknesses.
By John D. Ruley
[Letters to the Editor]
Find out what readers think about addressing the problem of WPA, beefing up passwords in Win2K, and using AciveSync over a CDPD network.
By Readers , et al.
[WinInfo]
Dell’s Kevin Rollins encourages a rosy outlook at the Bear Stearns Technology Conference.
By Paul Thurrott
Microsoft gives safety advice.
By Paul Thurrott
Outlook 2002 springs a leak.
By Paul Thurrott
Find out who made the grade at Microsoft TechEd 2001.
By Paul Thurrott
Many people hope the new OS will boost PC and add-on sales.
By Paul Thurrott
XP goes color-blind.
By Paul Thurrott
Boston-based Ximian attempts to mimic .NET for Linux users.
By Paul Thurrott
[Market Watch]
Wireless email capabilities can give your enterprise a competitive advantage. Review wireless fundamentals, learn about upcoming technologies, and look at 9 leading-edge products.
By Mark Weitz
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