How Does Email Work?
Microsoft Geek
You send and receive it everyday, it’s instantaneous, and it doesn’t cost a thing. It’s email, one of the most important tools of today. Let’s take a look at how…
How Hackers Take Over Web Sites with SQL Injection / DDoS
Even if you’ve only loosely followed the events of the hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec, you’ve probably heard about web sites and services being hacked, like the infamous Sony hacks.…
How to Install Active Directory On Windows Server 2008 R2
Active Directory is essential to any Microsoft network built on the client-server network model–it allows you to have a central sever called a Domain Controller (DC) that does authentication for…
Dual Boot Your Pre-Installed Windows 7 Computer with Ubuntu
You have a new computer that came with Windows 7 pre-installed on it, and you want to create a dual boot system so you can run Ubuntu Linux as well.…
Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
A few weeks ago I had some friends ask me how to dual boot windows 7 and XP. I could think of many ways to do this, but I found…
LAN access for Wireless Clients without an Access Point
Here’s the problem. You’re cheap…huh? 🙂 … have one or two wireless laptops that you want to get connected to your LAN, and don’t want to buy an access point…
When Wireless LANs Collide: How to Manage Multiple WLANs
Introduction Wireless networks are wonderful things – when they work! But many consumers find that even if they manage to get their WLAN (wireless LAN) working, keeping it up and…
How to Perform a Bare Metal Restore on Small Business Server 2008
Today’s post will cover the basics of performing a bare metal restore on Small Business Server 2008. As you will see, a bare metal restore allows you to recover your…
SBS 2008: Introduction to Remote Web Workplace
Just as it was in SBS 2003, Remote Web Workplace (RWW) is an integral component in the SBS feature set for 2008. Its purpose is to provide a secure centralized…
Installing SBS 2008 and Connecting to the Internet
SBS 2008 installation The installation process is split into two sections: Installation of the operating system and other files to the disk Installation of everything that makes it SBS 2008…