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Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz): a first look
Reviews Along with the Tiger OS, Apple gives the Power Mac G5 new hardware, starting with the 2.7GHz processor.
Protect PHP with Suhosin
Techguide PHP is popular for scripting Web sites, but its built-in security is weak. Vincent Danen describes the Hardened-PHP project and the new Suhosin project, which offers additional PHP security configurations.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS, Open source
New bug found in Microsoft's Core Services
News "Extremely critical" vulnerability could be used to seize a system, according to security analysts.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows
Configuring explicit Run As on Windows Server 2008
Techguide UAC changes how shell interactions are controlled by default. Bringing back the Run As functionality can, however, be straightforward--find out how.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, User Account Control, Tool, Sysinternals, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Default Configuration, Server
Norton SystemWorks 2003
Product Reviews Norton SystemWorks 2003
Tags: Norton Co., Norton SystemWorks, antivirus, Norton Utilities, defragmenter, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Norton SystemWorks 2003, SystemWorks 2003, Default Configuration, DOS
Windows Server 2008 R2 features PowerShell 2 by default
Techguide For the Windows OS, few tools hold more weight than the PowerShell scripting environment. In this tip, Rick Vanover breaks down the new environment for Windows Server 2008 R2.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Quest Software Inc., Ohio, Community Technology Preview, Rick Vanover, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Disabling automatic drive letter assignment
Techguide Advanced storage configurations in Windows may require you to disable the automatic drive enumeration. Rick Vanover outlines this advanced configuration area of Windows storage.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Storage software, Virtualization, Storage, storage environment, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Environment, Server
Disabling automatic drive letter assignment in Windows Server
Techguide Advanced storage configurations in Windows may require you to disable the automatic drive enumeration. Learn more about the advanced settings in this guide.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Storage, Storage software, Virtualization, Backup, Storage, VMware Inc., storage environment, Environment, Server
Improve Windows systems performance by enabling TCP Offload engine
Techguide Using the TCP offload engine can greatly improve performance for Windows systems. Here are some pointers to make sure your configuration is ready for TOE.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Infrastructure/architecture management, TCP, VMware Inc., operating system, Network Interface Card, Rick Vanover, Rick, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, performance
Compromised at boot
Techguide It's not just theory any longer--your computer can be compromised at boot, at least for Microsoft Windows and certain Linux distributions.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, Data security, Operating systems, Security, Virtual Machine, Tool, Password, operating system, computer
Sony Pictures Digital Vegas+DVD (Vegas 4.0)
Product Reviews Sony Pictures Digital Vegas+DVD (Vegas 4.0)
Microsoft to tweak Windows 7 settings
News Amid sharp criticism from some corners, Microsoft says it will take steps to strengthen a controversial security feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, User Account Control, Microsoft Windows 7, control panel, release candidate, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc., blog
How should you handle software updates?
Techguide Different scenarios--computers in a well-secured enterprise network or those plugged directly into a DSL modem at home--affect how software patching should be handled.
Tags: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Security Patch, Software Update, computer, Chad Perrin, software, patch management
Analyze Apache logs with Analog
Techguide If you're looking for a useful log analysis program, check out Analog. This powerful, fast tool creates Web pages based on the analysis of Apache log files.
Apple's AirPort Extreme can pose security risk
News Firmware update for latest wireless base station fixes vulnerability that exposes file names on a password-protected disk.
