SearchWinSystems.com: Administrator Tips November 09, 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE:
-- A task you should automate: Software updates
-- Are blades the next big thing in Windows servers?
-- Ask the Expert: Displaying group permissions within a network
-- Discussion: Does shutting down PCs save money?
-- November Tip Contest: Win an iRiver 256MB Digital Audio Player!
-- Ask Microsoft your toughest admin question
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A TASK YOU SHOULD AUTOMATE: SOFTWARE UPDATES | By Serdar Yegulalp
While there isn't a broadly adopted industry-wide standard for automatic software updates, third-party companies have stepped in and provided their own answers. Here's how you can automate this task if you aren't already doing so.
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1141557,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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MORE INFO:
>>More tips and advice on Desktop Management
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/topic/0,295492,sid68_tax298528,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
>>Learning Guide: Systems Management Tools
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid68_gci1125669,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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BLADES: THE NEXT BIG THING IN WINDOWS SERVERS? | SearchWinSystems.com
New figures show blade sales are growing in Windows shops. But others say excitement over these servers is premature.
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid68_gci1143875,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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ADVICE: GROUP PERMISSIONS WITHIN A NETWORK | By Serdar Yegulalp
Dear Serdar: I would like to know if there is a way to display what permissions a group or a user has within the network. Is there a tool that can help me?
Read Serdar's response:
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid68_cid982527_tax298536,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
To ask desktop management Expert Serdar Yegulalp a question, click here.
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid68_tax299745,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
To see all of Serdar's responses on desktop management, click here.
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid68_tax299745,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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DISCUSSION: DOES SHUTTING DOWN PCs SAVE MONEY? | SearchWinSystems.com
Reader "NoFX39" wants to know if it is cost efficient for a company to ask users to shut down computers at the end of day. Read the opinions your peers share, offer your own opinion or ask your own question!
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ITKnowledgeExchange/questionArchiveView/0,294934,sid68_gci1136683,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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TIP CONTEST: WIN AN IRIVER 256MB DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER! | TIPS
Do you have a time-saving shortcut, trick or hint that you want to share with other WinSystems pros? Then enter our monthly tip contest!
Start fresh in November and submit your Windows tips for a crack at this month's awesome prize: an iRiver 256MB Digital Audio Player!
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ASK MICROSOFT YOUR TOUGHEST ADMIN QUESTION | CONTACT US
Do you have an administration question that is complicated enough that you would like Microsoft to give you the answer? We have Microsoft IT gurus eager and ready to help, so please send your questions to editor@searchwinsystems.com and we will share their solutions with all of our members in an upcoming newsletter.
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GET UP TO SPEED ON DESKTOP MANAGEMENT | RESOURCE
Want to learn the ABCs of scripting? Interested in a freeware program that can solve your desktop management dilemma? Then you need to look at the updated content in our desktop management topic. Our in-depth coverage of Windows desktop management issues offers information that is useful to both newbies and veteran administrators who support a network running on the Windows OS.
http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/topic/0,295492,sid68_tax298528,00.html?track=NL-120&ad=533528USCA
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