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Introduction to Continuous Data Protection

This article gives a short introduction to Continuous Data Prodection (CDP) and has some links for further reading. CDP...
Integrating PuTTY in WinSCP

WinSCP is an Open Source SFTP Client while PuTTY is a free SSH client. Both are must-have tools for...
Startup Control: managing start-up programs

It seems fashionable lately for every simple program to have a component which starts when the system boots up....
SiteBar: a social bookmark manager for loners

The title of this blog post might be a bit misleading. SiteBar is not really a social bookmark service...
Sysinternals Process Explorer, a better Task-Manager

I suppose that many sysops already know Sysinternals Process Explorer. Although I often meet system administrators who never used...
When roaming profiles don’t roam anymore

When we recently rolled out about 250 computers, three users had problems with their roaming profiles. Those users didn't...
Automatic backup of your weblog or your CMS

This article describes how to automatically backup a weblog system or CMS which uses MySQL. A shell script...
Firefox versus Internet Explorer in a corporate network

Two years ago I blogged about a similar subject in my German blog. I discussed the advantages of Internet...
Using the network port scanner nmap with a Windows GUI

Nmap probably is the best network port scanner and a must have tool for any system administrator. nmap 4.0...
I am planning to write an article about ISA Server 2006 for a computer magazine The testing will be...
Windows Vista will have 2750 new features

According to Microsoft officials Windows Vista will have 2750 new features. There was a detailed discussion about the major...
Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange

I just read an interesting article in the German magazine Computerwoche about Open Source alternatives to Microsoft Exchange. These...
Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter and Group Policies

When Microsoft released the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) for Exchange 2003 I wrote an article for a German magazine...
FREE: Steganos Locknote – Password saver and text encryption

How do you secure your passwords? As a sys admin you probably have countless accounts and I hope you...
GNU Midnight Commander: Norton Commander for Linux

If you are old enough, you might remember the time when it was quite usual to work on the...
Windows eventlog monitoring with EventMeister

Recently I was looking for a tool that tells me when a certain event was logged in the Windows...