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Adobe: Time to step up security plate?
Insight From a security perspective, Adobe looks an awful lot like Microsoft did back when Windows was getting blasted by viruses and vulnerabilities and before Redmond beefed up its defenses.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, patch management
Create an OpenVZ container
Techguide OpenVZ is an OS-level virtualization system that allows you to virtualize Linux-on-Linux, but it works on the principle of containers, not virtual machines. Here's how to create an OpenVZ container.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Virtualization, Gentoo, Fedora Project, CPU, Debian, Grep, DNS, Canada
Prevent IE 8 from automatically downloading
Techguide While keeping systems current is important, there are valid reasons not to upgrade IE 8 on Windows server systems. Find out how to block auto-acceptance of the browser.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Web browsers, Web Browser, Tool, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit, Server, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server
Code concepts: Visual Studio's T4 templates
Techguide The T4 templating system is used to programmatically generate artifacts. Here's an overview about why the templates are useful and how to work with them.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, T4, Directives, Levit & James Inc., Business applications, File, Directive, Tool
Add a looping introduction to a PowerPoint presentation
Techguide You can set up your slide shows to include a little preview presentation that will help prime your audience for the main event. Susan Harkins shows this simple but highly effective technique.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Presentation, Slide, Template, Button, Invoice, PowerPoint Presentation, Microsoft Excel 2007, sales tax, Figure
Oracle launches tool for virtual appliances
News Database specialist has released a template builder that taps into JeOS to help developers build virtual appliances for Oracle VMs.
Tags: Business applications, Databases, Content management, Database, Tool, software company, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Oracle Corp., Enterprise Linux
Microsoft issues critical Windows patches
News Software maker releases five operating-system related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, patch management, Microsoft Windows Server, IT administrator, CTO, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Windows
Making the case for dynamic languages
Techguide Justin James presents reasons why developers should consider using dynamic languages. He also discusses how these languages trip up some developers.
Tags: Programming languages, Software engineering/development, Ruby, Language, C, Developer, C#, C++, Justin James, API
Get agile requirements by asking for user stories
Techguide Having trouble gathering agile requirements from a nontechnical client? Consider asking for user stories, which are simple and outline tasks users plan to do when they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, IT Professional, Rick, Environment, Use Case, job, technique, natural language, team
Master Vim basics and power user tips
Techguide Vincent Danen, who has used vim for a number of years, says he picked up new things and seriously tweaked his vim configuration after reading "Hacking Vim" by Kim Schulz.
Tags: Open source, Red Hat Inc., Chapter, hacking, Vincent Danen, remote system, spell checker, Perl, text editor, font
Windows 7 critical holes fixed in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Redmond stitches up a pair of Windows 7 holes, along with fixing up a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere.
Tags: Security Management, Network security, PC security, Server Message Block, Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 7, Server
Ensure IT project approval with this quality plan template
Techguide Many IT projects fall short of client expectations because the project manager did not think ahead about how to manage quality on the project.
Tags: Quality, IT project management, Project management, Tool, project manager, QA, information technology, quality control, Project management, IT project management
Cisco and Warner Music extend Web partnership
News Warner Music Group uses Cisco's Eos software service to create 12 more fan sites as the companies look to create new online entertainment opportunities.
Tags: Business applications, Web 2.0, Web services, Cisco Systems Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., entertainment, Eos, CEO, John Chambers, media company
Google adds global address list to Apps suite
News Company also makes it possible for enterprise and education users of Google Apps to share templates for documents, spreadsheets and presentations internally.
Tags: Groupware, work flow software, E-mail servers, Google Inc., API, IT administrator, enterprise application, blog, Google Apps, Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook
Kicking the tires with Perfmon in Server 2008
Techguide Over the years, there have been few changes in how we measure Windows performance. Windows Server 2008 introduces a new key functionality to the Perfmon tool.
Tags: Operating systems, Server platforms, Servers, Report, Tool, Windows administrator, performance monitoring, standard user, standard user access control, Perfmon
