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I never thought I would find myself recommending the Windows Desktop Search utility to anyone. But, perhaps with version 4, they finally are getting it right! The prior version (Windows Desktop Search 3) is now named Windows Search 4 . And this is from someone who used the Lookout product for years-...
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I upgraded my Trend CSM 3.6 to their new Worry-Fress Business Security (WFBS) Advance 5.0 solution for SBS, and like the hero from the movie The Rocketeer , I can say, "I like it!". Without even digging into all the new features, I can say that the spam filtering is much improved, and the Trend...
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For those of you using Trend Micro's Clent Server Messaging (CSM) suite for your SBS servers, you should know that Trend Micro on June 2, 2008 recently rebranded the CSM product to "Worry-Free Business Security Advanced (WFBS)" and released version 5.0. If you are using CSM 3.5/3.6 and...
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OK, folks, please take 3 minutes and respond to Microsoft's 3rd annual SBS Community Survey. This survey is all about the SBS community, where you find your support, what blogs you find useful, etc. Kevin Beares, who is doing this survey, has done a tremendous work in promoting and supporting SBS...
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I know that there are plenty of posts that deal with issues related to external USB drives on servers, such as problems when rebooting the server, or the server acting strange when a USB drive is not removed properly. But until today, I had not encountered any of these scenarios. Situation was that the...
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As many know, Windows XP MCE by default does not allow you to join it to a domain. Variations of the infamous "Banana Hack" are available to allow MCE systems to join a domain. I posted about my experience here . What the banana hack does is to change the 'IsLegacyMCE' register key...
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This is for all you IT support people ... no, I don't have to use the 'telnet' command often, but when I do, I expect it to be there! So, lo and behold, I have an emergency issue with a client's SBS/Exchange server today, and I find that I cannot do a simple 'telnet' from my Vista...
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The Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) Team Blog site is now up and running. What is EBS, you ask? Here are some possible answers: 1. EBS is SBS on steroids 2. EBS is SBS split across 3 or more servers 3. EBS is designed for a company with 25-250 users 4. EBS is all of the above 5. EBS is something...
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[Edited link] At long last Microsoft officially announced today (20-Feb-2008) the Windows Essential Server Solutions , which includes Windows Small Business Server 2008 (for up to 50 users), and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (for up to 250 users).
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I just came across a new product, currently in beta, that turns Outlook into a "social networking tool". Not only does it give you lightning fast email searches, but it brings a wealth of information that I certainly did not think possible, much less needed. Email analytics, extract phone numbers...