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    I have Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 with all the latest updates. I use Wi-Fi to connect to a wireless router. Everything connects to the Internet, but I cannot connect to certain Web sites. For example,...

  • Automating Oracle or other database services during patching

    Rebuilding Oracle due to Windows security patches? Patch management expert Jason Chan discusses WSUS and scripting as possible solutions to this problem.

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    A client in your network can't remember his user name or password and you don't have administrator privileges -- what can you do? Site expert Kevin Beaver offers solutions to this popular problem.

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    Is the security you gain from giving your servers obscure names worth the productivity cost? Site expert Jonathan Hassell weighs in on this debate.

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