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Microsoft Direct Access with UAG
Sunday, March 13th, 2011 | Author:

Microsoft Direct Access comes into play, this new software that only works with Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate will allow remote users to be connected without having to launch a VPN client. If they have internet access they can connect to the business network. Additionally you can even run health checks against remote users laptops to make sure that they meet business security specifications before they are allowed to connect.

So I just threw a lot of information out there and you are probably saying “What?” or “WOW how does this work?” or maybe even “Is this secure?” Well I plan on covering all of that here shortly.

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Ultimate Virtual Environment With Free Tools
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 | Author:

One problem I have always run into with Virtual machines on your personal computer as a test environment is that you can’t include the Cisco configs in the environment or even setup routing between VMs. Your VMs have to be on the same network to talk or you have to install an additional server as a “Routing and Remote Access” server. Well there is a way around this using GNS3 and VirtualBox together as if they were meant to work together. In this article I will explain how to setup your virtual network in GNS3 and then attach your Virtual Machines to it in VirtualBox. It really is very simple.

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Free Virtualization with Virtual Box
Thursday, December 02nd, 2010 | Author:

Sun’s VirtualBox is a free virtualization program that you can install on as many computers or servers as you like, you just can’t do an automated deployment of it without purchasing a license. But you can install it on as many machines as you would like as long as you manually install it.
VirtualBox will run in MAC OS, Linux and Windows which makes it a very viable option for doing virtualization without spending a whole log of money. There are a few places where VirtualBox lacks when it comes to virtualization that the more expensive options have.

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How do I speed up my PC?
Monday, May 10th, 2010 | Author:

I seriously think the most asked question in IT is “How do I speed up my computer” and rightfully so with all of the different viruses and malware you can get that will just grind your computer to a hault.

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Microsoft Group Policy – Basics
Wednesday, April 07th, 2010 | Author:

Microsoft Group Policy became very useful with the launch of Windows server 2000 and as more and more businesses were moving away from the workgroup environment and into the domain environment. Group Policy gave network administrators a way to control settings on all computers and servers that exsist within there network domain. Over the years group policy has evolved and become very customizable where each OU within Active Directory can have its own group policy. So if you need to hadle the computers within the accounting department different than the computers in the maintenance department, group policy can do this. For the purposes of this article I will be discussing the newest version which is what is included in Windows Server 2008 64-bit. Although there are not a whole lot of changes (except the look) betweeen Server 2003 and Server 2008 I am willing to do a Server 2003 Group Policy article if enough people would like to see it.

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How to Design a Web Site Using MS Paint
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | Author:

Most web Designers now a days use expensive programs like Adobe Dreamweaver or Adobe Fireworks to create their web sites. Well these programs have a lot of functionality but they also have heavy price tag as well. As a starting out web designer I did not have access to programs like this until I had designed a couple sites. So I needed a way I could create my Web Designs with what I had when I started and that was a Laptop with Windows XP, an internet connection, and the willingness to learn. What I needed was a way I could layout the way I wanted my web page to look and then extract parts of the images for my web site.

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Changing your MAC Address in Windows Vista
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | Author:

For those of you who do not know what a MAC address is, it is the burned in address that every networking piece of equipment has that is unique. No two pieces of equipment should every have the same MAC address. There are many reasons someone might want to change the MAC address of the network card or wireless card. Maybe they are trying to connect to someone’s wireless network that only allows certain MAC addresses. You can also change your MAC address to test your own security settings, and even DHCP settings. So there are many reasons why you might want to change your MAC address.

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Using IDrive Backup Program to backup your data
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | Author:

IDrive is a very powerful online tool that can be used to backup your data for free or for a very inexpensive cost. What I will show you in this article is how to signup for IDrive install their software and configure your backup. It is very easy and will take very little time and I will post a video as well showing you how to install and setup IDrive.

Category: Misc, Software  | Tags: , , , , , ,  | One Comment
MikeNET PC CMS Version 1.0 Finished
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Author:

For anyone out there who follows my articles and blog posts you should know that I have been working on a CMS or Content Management System that people will be able to use to create and manage their web site without having to know HTML. Well I have finally finished Version 1.0 and I am looking for Beta testers how would like to try it or anyone who wants a free CMS.

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Installing Network Printer with a Script
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Author:

Printers are a common problem when it comes to writing scripts for them. Most of use know the NET USE command to map a printer but did you notice that it does not display in Printers and Faxes after you have used the NET USE command. It has been mapped and you can print to LPTx and have it print out but the printer is not listed for Windows use.

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