OpenAmplify developer's diary - part three: Topic intention comparisons
Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application that can match documents with content that is similar or identical to the source document.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Comparison
Compress pictures to reduce the size of your PowerPoint presentation
While pictures improve the Powerpoint presentation's appeal, they increase the file's size.
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, BranchCache
Making the business case for Windows 7
Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Operating System
Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Service Account
Perspectives provides out-of-band verification for SSH
There is more to Perspectives than the Firefox extension for TLS/SSL validation.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Perspectives
Getting your Windows 7 fix in Linux with VirtualBox
VirtualBox will allow you to stretch your budget farther, test your software more securely, and train your users more safely, and more.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Innotek VirtualBox
What Windows 7 means to developers
Wondering what Windows 7 will break in your applications? Justin James assures you that there's not much need to worry.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp.
Use a nonbreaking space to keep words together
Learn how to keep two words together when they happen to fall at the end of the line and Word pushes the last name to the next line.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp.
Determine processes running on a remote server
The Sysinternals PsList tool can save you a trip to a server. Find out how to run the tool against a remote computer.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows PowerShell
How to develop a better estimation matrix
An expert discusses effort estimation and shares his efforts to develop a better estimation matrix based on actual project data.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Estimate
Is Firefox + Perspectives the most secure browser for TLS/SSL encryption?
Perspectives is a TLS/SSL encryption certificate validation tool that works even for self-signed certificates.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Certificate
Reduce hardware needs and ease administration with Exchange 2010
Exchange 2007 was widely considered to be a revolutionary change in the Exchange line. Exchange 2010 builds on many of the good aspects of Exchange 2007, and organizations migrating to Exchange 2010 will be able to do so with less hardware.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Database
Mirroring Web sites with wget
Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Mirroring
OpenAmplify developer's diary - part 2: Author comparisons
Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application that can match documents with content that is similar or identical to the source document.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
"Virtualize everything" is a popular M.O. in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Database
Quickly delete every nth row in Excel
Susan Harkins explains how to use AutoFilter to delete specific rows in a worksheet.
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Baseline Cost
IT security: Maxims for the ages
Roger G. Johnston of the Argonne National Laboratory's Nuclear Engineering Division attempts to enlighten the rest of the world about managing security.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Security
Update Windows scripts using these handy PowerShell commands
It may be time to upgrade batch files to PowerShell for automating the role of administering a Windows Server.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows PowerShell
OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 1: Making the request
Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application which can match documents that have similar content or is identical to the source document.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, LINQ
Microsoft Access 2010 new feature overview
Here are some of the new features you can expect to see in Access 2010, including a Web-ready format and an improved macro environment.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Office
A good server naming convention eases IT workload
Frisky? DC1? Bozo? Pluto? ESX1? These are all server names. Which ones make the most sense? Scott Lowe discusses server naming in this article.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Convention
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Software Implementation
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