Windows Networking Admin Blog

Last Updated on 21 Jan. 2016, Total: 606 Blog Posts

The Windows Networking blog authored by Vitaly Popovich contains Microsoft Windows networking news, product tips, administrator tricks, tweaks to the OS, such as Windows Server 2003, and other information necessary to maintain an Enterprise networking system. It discusses emerging technologies such as server virtualization and thin clients; new server based products and tools, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and different corporate network hardware and software solutions. Vitaly Popovich manages an IT consultancy firm and has years of experience in networking and server management.

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  1. Desktop Authority 7.5 now available

    ScriptLogic today released Desktop Authority 7.5 with features to give you greater control over data security, desktop configurations and software management than ever before. Version 7.5 introduces USB and Port Security, an optional feature which locks down a desktop or notebook computer and prevents data theft using removable storage devices such as USB sticks, MP3 players or even recordable CD/DVDs... Read More

  2. Mac OS X runs Windows applications seamlessly with 2X ApplicationServer

    London, UK, 18 Sept 2006 - Mac OS X users can now run Windows applications seamlessly on their desktop with 2X ApplicationPress's Mac client. 2X ApplicationPress is available for free for up to 5 connections at: http://www.2x.com/applicationserver/ application-publishing.htm. Until now, Apple Macintosh users could only run Windows applications using Windows simulation software (e.g. Virtual PC). This type of software is... Read More

  3. Keyfinder Thing Lite 1.07

    Keyfinder Thing Lite is a tiny free utility that can be used to display keys of various Microsoft programs, Windows, various games and some other utilities. This utility is useful to check whether software keys are matching with stickers on the PC and boxes. It is also a good tool to get your keys back in case you ve lost... Read More

  4. Windows Utilities and Applications: New Releases

    Miranda has reached version 0.6.0.8 Alpha (it is a test build). Stable version is 0.5.1 Miranda is a universal messaging client supporting a variety of protocols including ICQ/AIM/MSN/Jabber/Yahoo/IRC/Gadu-Gadu/Tlen/Netsend. It has a large number of plugins available as well. Plus Miranda is fast and does not waste tons of resources like original ICQ and MSN clients do. You can find screenshots... Read More

  5. Grandstream FXP-2000 upgrade

    Recently I needed to upgrade a VoIP phone Grandstream GXP-2000. The procedure is quite simple if you have all required components. Disclaimer: Guys, use this guide at your own risk. I can not guarantee that this guide will work for you. You will be responsible for the damages done to your phone. The main issue may arise only if you... Read More

  6. VMware: A Virtual Breeze

    ComputerWorld Australia published an interesting article on virtualization: A Virtual Breeze. This article would be useful for IT managers or system administrators who are only thinking about implementation of virtual servers in their IT environment with practical examples of implementations and opinions from IT managers. The article describes various aspects of virtualization such as Hardware used Reasons to virtualize particular... Read More

  7. Get control of your severs using Startup/Shutdown Script

    In many situations we need to reset the Local Administrator password and add Domain Admins to the Local Administrator group on a server or client machine without visiting each machines. If you don't know the password and don't have access to the severs, you can run this simple script as a Startup/Shutdown script (Computer Configuration->Windows Settings-> Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) in conjunction... Read More

  8. Peter's Flexible Renaming Kit (PFrank) v.1.75

    PFrank (Peter's Flexible Renaming Kit) has reached version 1.75 PFrank is a flexible filenames manipulation utility supporting a big number of features. In fact it has more features than any other application used for file renaming I ve seen. Plus it is free. You can download PFrank from here: PFrank Download page Technorati : PFrank, Rename, Windows Del.icio.us : PFrank,... Read More

  9. Custom Provider Creation in MOM

    Sometimes we need to use custom providers to create MOM Rules. Here is an example of creating a custom provider to return free hard drive space information from drive H. 1. Open MOM Administrator Console, in the right pane, expand Management Packs2. Right-click on the Provider folder and select Create Provider option.3. In the Select Data Provider Type window, select... Read More

  10. GeexBox, Media Center System on a Budget

    There is an ongoing trend of convergence between audio/video systems and computers. This trend resulted in development of Media Center PCs (aka Home Theater PC), small computer systems able to playback video/audio files, access Internet radio and act as a TV/Satellite tuner. There is a number of operating systems able to perform this function. Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition is... Read More