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Hallelujah! Shell RunAs for Windows Vista
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:33 AM

One of the missing things from Windows Vista that most perplexed me (or frustrated the monkey cr*p out of me) was the lack of the RunAs shell extension. Following proper administrative best practices, I don't log in to my laptop with domain administrative privileges, I have a separate account for that. Running something like ADUC was never easy, and UAC in Vista... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | with no comments

Filed under: Vista, Security

Spread the "Love"
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:43 AM

Phishing attacks are nothing new and you can usually spot them in your email with half of your brain tied behind your back. You've seen them - bad grammar, syntax and spelling. The obvious links to knock-off URLs. The pleas from Nigerian-Kings-in-hiding. Today in my GMail I received a note from Hallmark that I was the recipient of a e-card. Now, Valentines Day... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Vista, Misc, Security

Microsoft Says WM6 TCO Better Than With RIM
Monday, July 02, 2007 5:27 PM

Microsoft published a white paper detailing the TCO on Windows Mobile 6 devices vs. RIM's Blackberry. Surprisingly they find a 28% savings in the Wm6 devices over Blackberries. And when studying the 160 enterprise customers they found 85% of them already had the incoming ports open needed for direct push since they are the same ones used for OWA. Nice. Share... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | with no comments

Filed under: Exchange, Security

User Guide for Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:52 PM

This new paper from Microsoft details the Forefront Security for Exchange beta. From the site: Forefront Security for Exchange protects organizations against the latest threats by managing multiple antivirus scan engines at multiple layers throughout the e-mail infrastructure. This approach allows Forefront for Exchange to minimize the average window of exposure... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | with no comments

Filed under: Exchange, Security

Windows Defender is Finally Released
Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:39 PM

Windows Defender is finally out of (what seemed like a perpetual Google-like) beta. You can download the relased version here . From the website: Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | with no comments

Filed under: Security

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Beta
Friday, September 15, 2006 2:10 PM

Get information on Microsoft's new anti-virus and anti-malware client for the enterprise. You can watch an informative demo and sign up for the public beta. This is, IMO, one area where a Microsoft produced product offering seems like a natural due to the tight operating system integration needed for optimal performance and effectiveness. Link to Microsoft Forefront... Read More...

by Chris Haaker | with no comments

Filed under: XP, Security