Monthly Archives: May 2011
Bad Manager Behaviors
This week I started thinking about the bad managment behaviors that could quickly kill the moral of your workers. Luckily, I’ve dodged this bullet and havn’t had any horrible managers, but have seen my share of them and the havoc they bring on their teams. Some of these problems can be worked on and corrected and…
Safe Web Browsing Myths
More often than not, if you are reading articles from this site, you consider yourself a savvy computer user. Though many of us think that we are using the internet in a safe way, we are actually vulnerable to malware or viruses. The problem I often run into, is that people think getting infected is about going…
Q&A Monday: Waiting for the dream job and offered another
Question: I know this is more of a general question than a technical question, but I expect end of next week to have two offers on the table from companies that are under a lot of pressure to get their positions filled. There is also third company, probably my favorite, which doesn’t seem to be under the same pressure and…
Windows Security Best Practices
In todays age, you can not be too secure when it comes to your network it’s better to be safe than sorry. In the current economy I’ve seen many companies consolidate jobs and add new burden to already over-burdened admins. One of the places where this will hurt companies is the network security departments. I’ve learned many…
Q&A Monday: Hide Accounts from XP Welcome Screen
Question: I am currently setting up a couple of computers for a small business and not in a domain, and they prefer the Windows XP Welcome menu to log on to the computer. I have set up an Administrator account and would like that account to be hidden from the welcome screen. Adam E. Jones Dallas, TX Answer: To…
Helpful Powershell Commands to Know
Recently I was talking with a colleague about our histories of working in the computer field, all the ways from the early days of DOS to where we were currently. I remember the early days of working on the computers and using the DOS commands to get stuff completed, today Microsoft has started using PowerShell for…