If you've been around computing for any length of time you've probably noticed how some concepts for distributed computing seem to get recycled. It's kind of like clothing fads - if you...

I attended Novell's Brainshare conference in Salt Lake City this week. I always enjoy attending this conference in many ways more than any other. I had hoped to blog some from the conference but...

The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is an old familiar program to most system administrators. It's been around for quite a while and still looks essentially the same. Microsoft recently...

Understanding the different types of network threats is critical to knowing what to look for when an attack occurs. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used on TCP/IP networks to link IP addresses...

Have you ever forgotten a password? Have you had a situation where the local admin password for a PC was either lost or forgotten? I know I've had that problem more times than I care to admit. I...

One of the big hassles for any organization with diverse applications and systems is user authentication. I know in my own situation I have somewhere between 6 and 10 different passwords that I have...

I have a backlog of products that are just waiting for me to review. I thought I would go ahead and post about them so that I commit myself to actually doing the review. My only plausible excuse...

WMI stands for Windows Management Instrumentation. If you don't know what WMI is check out this link for more information. According to the site WMI is:" the Microsoft implementation of...