Mark Minasi
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 Mark Minasi is a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro, an MCSE, and the author of 25 books, including Administering Windows Vista Security: The Big Surprises (Sybex). He writes and speaks around the world about Windows networking.
Web site: http://www.minasi.com/gethelp
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E-Readers: Maybe We Will Go Paperless (or Bookless, at Least) After All
Just as many of you are probably thinking, I figured I couldn't possibly part with my beloved books in exchange for an e-reader. But, all that changed after I actually tried one.
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E-Readers: Maybe We Will Go Paperless (or Bookless, at Least) After All
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Using Setx to Parse a Text File
Windows Vista's Setx command is useful for extracting words out of text files that have regular structures, such as the captured output of a Ping command. But it requires judicious use of command options to get just right.
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Essential Environment Variable Control with Set
Set is a basic Windows Server batch-file command that can help you with your environment variables. But it also has offers lesser-known functionality, such as the ability to generate random numbers and perform arithmetic.
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Essential Environment Variable Control with Set
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Netbooks Considered
Can battery life wins and portability offset functionality woes caused by a cramped keyboard and weak performance?
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Powercfg on Battery Power
If you want to create custom power settings from the command line, you need to start using Powercfg. Here's how to use Powercfg to configure Windows to inform you when your battery power is low.
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Google's Chrome OS: Today Netbooks, Tomorrow the World?
Google's new Chrome OS will be an open-source, web-based competitor for the hot netbook market. What's Google planning, and can it work?
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Powercfg Gets Sleepy
The Vista/Server 2008 incarnation of Powercfg lets you bypass your system's annoying "hybrid sleep" behavior.
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Notes on Netbooks
Netbooks are the next big thing, but are they really all that special? After trying several netbooks, here are my notes.
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Powercfg Revisited
Windows' built-in Powercfg is an excellent tool for managing your system's power configuration from the command line. But in light of improved GUI power-management functionality in Windows Vista and Windows 7, is Powercfg still useful?
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More Thoughts On Making Recycling High-Tech Easier
Last month I discussed circuit boards and hard drives—this month, learn about Amazon's frustration-free packaging and recycling CRTs.
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2 Bcdedit Troubleshooting Tips
Two in-the-field experiences with Bcdedit result in a couple tips that apply to any environment.
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Can We Make IT Recycling Easier?
When you have broken or outdated parts, do you throw them away, store them in a box, or go through great pains to try and recycle them?
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What's New in DNS and Name Resolution?
New DNS features in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista—and upgrades to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003—get you closer to a world without WINS.
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Booting Up with Bcdedit
Bcdedit lets you modify what Microsoft calls your OS entry options.
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Variable-Bandwidth Websites: A Modest Proposal
With the growing usage of mobile devices to do just about everything on the web, it's time that websites gave us mobile users a helping hand.
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IPv6: No Sticks, Just Carrots
I must admit, my column last month on IPv6 was a bit harsh, and in tough times we could all use a little good news. With IPv6, there's nothing but.
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Bcdedit Basics
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista have changed the way you control Windows' boot loader. With this change comes a new tool—Bcdedit—that that every systems administrator must master.
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2009: The Year of IPv6?
If you think IPv6 is too far away to worry about yet, you could be missing out on a golden opportunity.
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