In October of 2004, Microsoft very quietly released Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows, a free add-on pack for Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000,Read More

While Microsoft has made significant progress securing Exchange 2003 and Outlook 2003, vulnerabilities still exist. Use the following 10 steps to mitigate potential problems beforeRead More

Last week’s slide overhaul went so well that we’re going to do it again. This week, your challenge is to improve an Excel userform. Now,Read More

The explosion of malicious web sites has created an unsavory situation for search engines. They may accidentally elevate the ranking of harmful websites in searchRead More

Many users like to shade every other row to make sheets more readable, especially when there’s lots of data. Sometimes restrictions can complicate things, orRead More

In 2001, TechRepublic blogger Jeff Dray wrote a wonderful, IT-inspired adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. This year, I’m republishing it inRead More

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been trying to make PowerShell the management tool of choice. Almost all the newer Microsoft server products requireRead More

No one working in network security can complain that the issue has been ignored by the press. Between Stuxnet, WikiLeaks server attacks and counterattacks, andRead More

For this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six security bulletins, five of which it’s rated as critical. (The remaining update addresses an important threat.) WhileRead More