In my current company, I just switched over from the server operations side to the security side of the business. While I have only been in this position for about two weeks so far, I’ve been doing more meetings and paperwork than I have other work. Is security nothing but paperwork?
Q&A Monday: How DHCP Works
Question: Please don’t laugh at me, but I’ve wondered how my computer gets an IP address from my router? Renee Newcomb Ferndale, WA Answer: I love questions like these, every computer, tablet, phone or laptop gets an IP address when connected to the internet, but rarely do we think of the process that takes place. […]
Q&A Monday: requested session access is denied
Question: I have a user who is trying to connect to a RDS host (2008 R2 ), They are getting the error message “requested session access is denied”. I checked and made sure the user is member of the local remote desktop user group and they have the permission “Allow logon via Remote desktop services” is […]
Q&A Monday: Outlook 2003 problems with Exchange 2010
Question: My company has recently upgraded our Exchange server to 2010, but I still have some users using Outlook 2003. There are plans in the next 6 months to update these remaining users, but some of them are experiencing a problem. The users have a bunch of shared calendars and are getting a connection issue, […]
Q&A Monday: Adobe PDF Printing Alternative
Question: I am currently looking for a more cost-effective solution than adobe for printing PDF files. I am not looking to edit or create forms, just to print existing documents to PDF. While looking around I’ve found a couple products, but they wanted too much money for the full versions, any suggestions? Davina Knight Raft River, ID Answer: […]
Q&A Monday: Looking for a job, while at a job
Question: Hey Jim, I am currently working at a company that I have been at for a couple years, and I feel like I’ve hit a brick cieling. I am going to start to look for another job, but with this job market, I don’t want my current job to find out. Any advice? Richard […]
Q&A Monday: Disable IE Enhanced Security in Server 2008
Question: In previous incarnations of Windows Server, when I wanted to remove the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration, I’ve gone into the add/remove programs and removed the security component, but in Windows Server 2008 that isn’t an option, can you please help me remove this annoyance. Joseph Hart Jackson, MS Answer: The configuration for the […]
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