Desktop Management Services by Ken Marlborough
There are some relatively new desktop management services that make desktop applications and design tools more advanced and easier to use. Some include the Microsoft, Small Business Server (SBS) that has upgraded the current eight-year old platform. It is at priced at $599 for the standard... A Premium Edition is available for $1,500 and adds SQL Server 2005, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and FrontPage 2003. ... It can revamp classroom and computer lab interactions between teachers and students and offers remote collaboration and presentation options that are able to...

Here Comes the Daylight Savings Bug! by Scott Campanella
DST Bug --- ETA: Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:00 A.M. Back in 2005, President Bush signed an energy bill into law that will lengthen daylight-saving time by four weeks starting in 2007. Under the bill signed by President Bush, Americans in all 50 states except Arizona and Hawaii will move their... If computers are networked or updated, they will be configured to connect to network time servers that will know the correct time. ... However, not everyone's computer is networked or routinely updated. ... For the average computer user, the effect will likely be a small inconvenience.

Compare KVM over IP vs Remote Access Software by Robert Pavlakovic
With many IT departments operating in down-sized environments as well as under-staffed employees being forced to manage an exceptional amount of mission-critical server room equipment than what they can handle; the ability to remotely monitor and repair computer problems on the go is an... If the operating system crashes on the remote computer during remote connectivity at any time, users will be forced to take alternative ways to activate the remote computer. ... Using a platform independent software approach, VNC or Virtual Network Computing, for example, requires users to load software...

Ingredients for Great Computer Training Software by Natalie Aranda
When it comes to talking about Computer training software, a new world of possibilities is available for those who want to improve their skills, learn more about certain subjects or obtain an IT certification. A few of the basic ingredients that make computer based training programs great... You can learn faster than you ever thought possible with the aid of computer training applications, but not only just the basics in training but also a number of professional IT certifications, computer based training, including: Cisco CCNA / ICND, CompTIA A + Certification, CompTIA i Net+...

Wireless Networking, Part 2: Setup and Security by Jason Kohrs
The first installment in this two-part series of Tech Tips provided an introduction to the basic capabilities and hardware involved in wireless networking. In the final installment of this two-part series, we will look at some of the basic setup and security considerations that should be addressed. ... This makes configuring a network very easy, but it also leaves the network vulnerable, as any new computer detected will be welcomed to the neighborhood and assigned an IP address automatically. ... When two computers are added to this network using one of these network adaptors...

Computer Service Agreements: Looking Beyond the First Find by Joshua Feinberg
It seems that everyone is offering computer service agreements. Most IT consulting firms are capable of telling you what you need for your company, but not so many can actually combine expertise and hands-on training with invaluable diagnostic tools and speedy service all at prices your company... The Right Design From The Start Your best bet at avoiding catastrophe is to have your consultant design a good network from the inception of your business and give you present and future support through computer service agreements.

What Is FTP And How It Works? by Vladimir Ghetau
FTP is a method to manage files over the Internet or a network : meet the F ile T ransfer P rotocol! People are generally using the FTP for transfering the files uploaded on their web hosting server. We already talking about files... trasfer, and most important... ... The FTP is a common process used in file trasfers from one computer to another: one computer is the server and the other one is being called - the client (because it connects to the server). ... Let me show you two major differences between FTP and HTTP: 1) When connecting to a FTP server you are using a FILE server...

Why Every Company Needs A Fax Server by Chris Norwood
Every day more and more businesses of all sizes and types are developing or refining their strategy to transmit, store and retrieve their business documents electronically. And while the majority of all electronic document transmission is primarily conducted via email, or downloaded from the... Documents that are transmitted via fax server start electronically as word processing documents and end electronically as digital images at the recipients’ destination. ... Documents transmitted via fax server are recognized as legal documents in a court of law.

Network Based Security Attacks on Internet Users by Manu Tripathi
Network based Security Attacks Network is a collection of nodes connected to each other. These nodes can be a computer or computing devices (like mobile and PDA), peripheral devices (like printer, scanner), other networks (connect via bridge or router) or any service (like directory service,... Network block – even if your computer is secure and virus – Spyware free, other computer attached to your computer network can setup them. ... Such a firewall setup a proxy server on your computer, this proxy scans all out going requests and incoming responses from your computer.

Debugging NTP Server Installations by David Evans
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a standard protocol for the transfer of time across the Internet and computer networks. The NTP protocol source code is ‘open source' and can be freely downloaded from the NTP web site. The NTP primary development platform is LINUX but ports to Windows are also... The ‘ntpq' utility can be run on the NTP Server installation or from any other computer on the network. ... The ‘remote' address corresponds to the server or peer entries in the NTP server configuration file.