Office 2010 has improved security in the Office line. So much that I am hearing complaints from clients about not being able to edit a document without saying 'Enable editing' each time and generally not understanding the new procedures to download and open documents. Part of supporting these users has been helping them add our various web services to their Trusted Sites list … [Read more...]
Use RDCMan to simplify multiple remote desktop connections
Microsoft provides a tool called Remote Desktop Connection Manager that greatly assists those that need to regularly connect to multiple computers. RDCMan manages multiple remote desktop connections. It is useful for managing server labs where you need regular access to each machine such as automated checkin systems and data centers. It is similar to the built-in MMC Remote … [Read more...]
Super admin by adding taskpad views to your Active Directory console
Borrowing from the AD best practices video that I shared with you last week, this post will walk through the process of creating taskpad views in your Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in. Taskpad views are a collection of commands adjacent to your list of Active Directory objects. The magic comes from being able to use the user and computer accounts as variables in … [Read more...]
Microsoft talks Windows 8 Enterprise and Enhanced Software Assurance
Microsoft introduced and clarified what Windows 8 Enterprise brings to the table for those business customers with Software Assurance agreements. As discussed earlier this week in the discussion of the four SKUs of Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise includes all the features of Windows 8 Pro while adding some features "IT organization that enable PC management and deployment, … [Read more...]
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 now available
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is one of Microsoft's solution accelerators. These products are available for free and are supported by Microsoft. The various solution accelerators cover a number of different aspects to managing Microsoft technologies. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the tool that I am most familiar with. Paired with Windows Deployment Services on a Windows … [Read more...]