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This month’s topic comes as a result of a question sent to our feedback email box recently: “Data is increasing and budgets are shrinking but reliable backups are more important than ever. As an SMB, what should I be looking for?” Today’s backup systems need to be fast, reliable, affordable and designed to easily handle…

We started this series with how Windows Firewall started out in Windows XP. This article will cover how Windows Firewall changed between Windows XP and XP SP2. In the other 3 parts of this series, I will show you how the Windows Firewall changed, over time, to be what it is today in Windows 7….

Learn your options for limiting User Account Control (UAC) notifications and/or turning them off completely in Windows 7 in this article by MVP Daniel Petri.

VZAccess Manager works with your notebook computer and data PC Card to provide wireless Internet connectivity through your network. VZAccess Manager can also be used optionally to connect to Wi-Fi networks when available. It lets people stay on top of their business when they’re on the road by bringing more of the office directly to…

Want to check out the new Google Chromium OS? Got VMware Player 3.0? You’re in luck! All it takes is a quick download and some clicking and you’re all set to explore the developer preview thats curently available.

This article details the Windows Imaging file format (WIM), the benefits of leveraging it for deploying Windows installs, and reviews the tool (WIMGAPI) that developers use to mange existing WIM files.

Windows Firewall under the Windows 7 operating system offers many new features and operational enhancements over prior versions. Where did the Windows Firewall begin? Windows XP offers the first iteration of a firewall service as part of the operating system. Additional changes were introduced as a part of the release of Windows Vista until the full…

This tutorial by Christian Mohn provides instructions on how to nest Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala into Microsoft Windows using only free software.

One of the toughest questions that IT professionals commonly face in today’s dynamic IT world… Who touched the servers and what did they do? ObserveIT provides products which allow enterprise-wide recording and indexing of any human interaction with your servers, and index this data alongside with detailed metadata of what is seen on the screen. Learn all about it in this article by MVP Daniel Petri.

Learn how you can save money and simplify the administration of multiple remote systems with the free and open-source tool, mRemote (released under the GPL license), as detailed in this article by Wesley D.

Whether you’re planning on virtualizing the majority of your existing servers or just using it as part of your infrastructure, vSphere4 represents a major investment for most SME IT managers. This article is aimed at helping you plan for implementing your own vSphere4 Infrastructure, from meeting system requirements to choosing appropriate licensing options, and all options in between.

Previously, when doing an RDP-in-RDP session, the yellow RDP bar or tab sits one on top of the other, making it hard to minimize one screen instead of the other. However, new functionality in Windows 7/ 2008 R2 makes it possible to drag these tabs to any side of the screen, making it easy to see one tab on top of the other. Get the details in this article by MVP Daniel Petri.