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Google switches on Apps Script
News Enterprise users of Google's Web-based office productivity suite can now add customized scripts to automate various business processes.
Tags: Web browsers, Enterprise Search, Tool, Web Service, Google Search, finance, Google Apps, spreadsheet, team, Web browsers
KACE KBOX 1000 Series
Reviews The appliance format of the KBOX 1000 puts a new slant on systems management, making the process significantly easier, quicker and more affordable compared to traditional software-only solutions.
Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Tool, systems management, Hardware, network, Microsoft .NET Framework, PC
Reviewing SQL Server permissions
Techguide Find out the importance of database permissions, and how you can use internal SQL Server system views to easily identify which users have access on your system.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Database management, Databases, Microsoft SQL Server, Login, Database, Permission, Windows Login, TestLogin
Tweeting from the command line
Techguide Find out about a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line.
Tags: Open source, Web 2.0, Script, Twitter Inc., Web 2.0, Red Hat Inc., Social Media, Vincent Danen, API, Canada
Schedule periodic tasks with cron
Techguide Uncover the basics of scheduling basic system and user tasks with cron, such as downloading e-mail at certain intervals and restarting services.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Script, Hourly, Environment, e-mail, Linux system, job, Linux, Open source
Microsoft says automated 'Fix it' is working
News One-click solutions to problems have attracted more than 7 million people and have had a 95 percent success rate, the software maker says.
Tags: Business applications, Computer, advertisement, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business applications, general manager, online support, virus, PC
Yahoo's CEO to deliver CES keynote
News Carol Bartz's first turn on the CES stage as Yahoo's CEO marks the company's return to the main spotlight at the Las Vegas show.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Yahoo! Inc., Tom Cruise, Business Strategies & Functions, TV, Entertainment Company, Consumer Electronics Association, Electronics, Ford Motor Co., Consumer Electronics Show
Update Windows scripts using these handy PowerShell commands
Techguide It may be time to upgrade batch files to PowerShell for automating the role of administering a Windows Server.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Computer, batch file, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, remote server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
Patching Windows Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide Every version of Windows Server needs a patching strategy. Find out some options for patching a Windows Server 2008 Core installation system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security Management, Network security, Virtualization, Tool, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
News By showing first glimpses of technology in Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also showing it's serious about building competitive browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Acceleration Feature, Direct2D, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Graphics, Microsoft Internet Explorer, performance, Hardware, JavaScript
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News IT overhaul signals advent of cloud-based collaboration for one U.K. company.
Tags: Applications and tools, Business applications, Security applications/tools, Open Source, Google Inc., Rentokil Initial Plc., Information Technology, Taylor Woodrow Plc., Business applications, Video
Adobe offers CinemaDNG format for raw video
News Company releases a beta version of a file format for higher-end video. Also out is a beta of Adobe Story for writing scripts.
Tags: Business applications, Digital media, Adobe Systems Inc., Foundry Networks Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Video, SLR, Digital media, Adobe Premiere, digital-rights management
Facebook's mounting customer service crisis
News It's unclear how many members still can't access their accounts after Facebook acknowledged a database issue, but one thing's for sure: the ones locked out are steaming mad.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Web 2.0, Robert Scoble, screen name, Plaxo Inc., Cable, e-mail, IM, customer service
Use Makefiles for more than handling code
Techguide Vincent Danen explains the make command and its associated Makefile, and shows how versatile the command is.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Command, Source Code, Red Hat Inc., SSH, SVN, Server, remote server, URI
Simplify PowerShell script creation with PowerGUI
Techguide PowerShell offers a powerful and extensible scripting language, but memorizing complete syntax for every command and procedure would not be a simple task.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Tool, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Quest Software Inc., code snippet, scripting language, PowerGUI, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
