Windows expert Deb Shinder tweaks Windows Vista performance
10 things you can do to increase performance in Vista
Windows Vista has some great new security and functionality features, as well as a host of graphical tricks. But all this comes with overhead that may lead to a performance hit on anything less than a top-of-the-line supercomputer. If you find Vista's performance lagging, take heart. Windows expert Deb Shinder has put together this list of steps you can take to make it run faster.
This week in downloads
How do I... Populate an Access list control with the results of a dynamic search?
This tutorial and sample Access database will guide you through the process of setting up fixed queries to populate a list control with the query results. Using a list control provides events that subforms don't and they're easier to reference in code.
SharePoint Server 2007 content types enable enhanced document management
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 introduces content types, which allow you to create any type of document you want within the same document library. Here's a look at how you can use content types at both the site and document library level to gain granular control over how your documents are processed and managed.
How do I... Install, configure, and use Microsoft's iSCSI initiator?
No longer is shared storage a niche enjoyed by only large, wealthy corporations. Internet SCSI is leveling the playing field by making shared storage available at a reasonable cost to anyone. By leveraging the ubiquitous Ethernet networks prevalent in most organizations, IT staff training costs for iSCSI are very low and result in quick, seamless deployments. In this How do I... Scott Lowe shows you how to install and configure Microsoft's iSCSI initiator.
Apply the D.I.C.E. framework to determine your best anti-spam solution
There are countless products available promising to help you with the spam, but which of them is right for you? To help you make this important decision, TechRepublic suggests using what we have dubbed the D.I.C.E. (Difficulty, Investment, Capability, and Expandability) framework. We will walk through each of these points so you will be able to apply them to your situation, and then we will help you pick the solution that is right for you.
10 things you can do to increase performance in Vista
Windows Vista has some great new security and functionality features, as well as a host of graphical tricks. But all this comes with overhead that may lead to a performance hit on anything less than a top-of-the-line supercomputer. If you find Vista's performance lagging, take heart. Windows expert Deb Shinder has put together this list of steps you can take to make it run faster.
E-mail security has been around forever -- you just need to turn it on
Any individual or mail administrator who wants secure e-mail can make it happen. The technology is already baked in and it often costs little or nothing to set it up. As George Ou explains, you just have to be willing to turn it on.
The architecture of a flexible .NET file processing system -- Part 3
In the Part 1 of this series Zach Smith described the overall architecture of a dynamic and scalable file import system. In Part 2 of the series, he got into the details of designing a highly flexible and scalable file processing system using .NET framework technologies and showed you how the file listener components are implemented. In this download (Part 3) he continues to the next portion of the system and explains how files are routed through the system via the router component.
The 10 most dangerous species of IT manager
From the wilds of the IT jungles, TechRepublic columnist Jeff Dray takes an offbeat look at the 10 most dangerous species of IT manager. Find out if your manager (or you) fit into the species he describes.
How do I... Change access permissions for all folders and files in Vista?
In a previous How do I... download, TechRepublic published the steps one would take to change permissions on a single file in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. TechRepublic member rignatius@... asked in the ensuing discussion thread if we could enlighten him on how to apply the permission changes to all of the sub-folders and files in the hierarchy of particular folder. The basic procedure is the same but there are a few more check boxes to look at during the process. But once those checks are inserted or removed, depending on preferences, the permission changes will be propagated to all of the files and folders below the folder being acted upon.
Featured book chapter for the week
Why are your information systems not as smart as they should be?
To understand why after years of spending on information technology so many of our systems still aren't as smart as they should be, we need to take a tour through the evolution of business computing in practice. In this chapter download from Smart Enough Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions, walk through a brief history of a typical IT infrastructure and gain key insights into how we ended up in this mess.
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