By Justin James April 10, 2012, 12:21 PM PDT Takeaway: Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decisions when applying Microsoft’s April 2012 patches in your organization. One nice thing about the April 2012 set of patches is that it seems like the issue where opening files on network shares
readmore..First look: Windows Server 8 Storage Spaces
Wed, 28 March 2012By Derek Schauland Takeaway: Derek Schauland takes Microsoft’s new Storage Spaces technology for a spin in the lab to see what it’s all about. It is part of the Windows Server 8 preview. Microsoft is doing something pretty wild in terms of storage in Windows Server 8. In this post, I’ll look at the new
readmore..It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday: February 2012
Wed, 15 February 2012By Justin James February 14, 2012, 1:55 PM PST Takeaway: Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft’s February 2012 patches in your organization. One unique thing about this month’s Patch Tuesday is the rash of update rollups for the second-level Windows Server products like Home Server
readmore..The 10 dumbest tech predictions for 2012
Mon, 23 January 2012By Scott Lowe Takeaway: We may not know exactly what’s going to happen in the tech world this year — but a lot of you have strong opinions about what WON’T be happening. Last week, we put out a Call for Feedback asking you, the loyal TechRepublic community, to tell us what you think are
readmore..10 things you can do to boost PC performance
Tue, 13 September 2011By Justin James There’s so much information out there about PC performance (especially on Windows machines), it’s difficult to be sure what’s right and what’s not so helpful. Here are 10 proven performance enhancements you can make to your computer, many of which are free. 1: Get rid of malware New machines shouldn’t have malware
readmore..Five tips to prevent DNS issues on Windows systems
Mon, 15 August 2011By Rick Vanover Source Takeaway: DNS is one of the most sensitive areas of IT and is where many configuration issues originate. IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few more tips to prevent issues with DNS for Windows systems. I love DNS, but hate it when things go wrong. So, I’ve taken a few steps
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