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Orin Thomas
Orin Thomas is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and a Windows Security MVP. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books for Microsoft Press. Email address: orin@windowsitpro.com
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November 13, 2009

Security Steps: Restricted Groups Policies
Restricted groups policies allow you to control the membership of sensitive groups through Active Directory.
Windows IT Pro

November 6, 2009

Security Steps:Use Syskey on Windows 7 to encrypt the SAM to stop someone resetting the local admin password on a netbook
Windows IT Pro

October 15, 2009

WSUS, Server 2008 R2 and BranchCache
You can use BranchCache in branch offices rather than deploying another WSUS server for Windows 7 branch office clients.
Windows IT Pro

October 3, 2009

Security Steps: How to block the installation of the Chrome Frame add-on for Internet Explorer
Google has released Chrome Frame to extend IE to support Google Wave. You can use group policy add-on management functionality if your organization wants to block this add-on.
Windows IT Pro

September 23, 2009

Security Steps: Firing a Systems Administrator
You would be amazed how many organizations forget to disable a fired admin's user account.
Windows IT Pro

August 6, 2009

In five years all browsers will block internet advertisements by default.
One of the biggest pro-Firefox arguments that you’ll read on the Internet involves blocking advertising using Adblock Plus. Eventually all browsers will include this feature by default.
Windows IT Pro

July 31, 2009

Things that you should think about before firing a systems administrator.
Organizations should have a procedure in place to ensure that if they do need to let a systems administrator go, the amount of damage that can be done is minimized.
Windows IT Pro

July 15, 2009

Thinking about passwords
How much time does your organization spend dealing with the impact of password policies?
Windows IT Pro

July 8, 2009

Google Announces Chrome OS
Lightweight operating system designed for Netbooks to be released in the latter half of 2010
Windows IT Pro

July 1, 2009

Blizzard will not support LAN play in StarCraft 2
Want to play StarCraft 2 with your mates over the LAN? Sorry, you have to use BattleNet.
Windows IT Pro

June 30, 2009

TechED Australia attendees each score HP Netbook
TechED Australia attendees will get more than a bag and t-shirt at the September conference!
Windows IT Pro

June 19, 2009

Opera-Unite lets standard users share content on the Internet from behind your corporate firewall.
If you deploy Opera’s latest browser to clients on your internal network, don’t be surprised if they start sharing stuff with the Internet.
Windows IT Pro

June 12, 2009

Might the Windows 7 EU Internet Explorer decision turn out to be an own-goal for Opera?
OEMs in Europe are now in the position to decide which browsers are included with Windows 7. Will the browsers that get included be from the vendors with the deepest pockets?
Windows IT Pro

June 5, 2009

Project Natal = Broken TVs.
Sure it looks cool, but how many dudes are going to put their foot through the screen playing ninja zombie smackdown?
Windows IT Pro

May 28, 2009

Migrating saved website and terminal services passwords with Windows 7 Credential Manager
Windows 7 Credential Manager allows you to centrally manage stored Terminal Services, Runas and Website passwords in a single location
Windows IT Pro

May 21, 2009

IT Pro recruitment is a lottery.
Position descriptions are next to useless. Resumes are often fiction. Recruiters have a better chance at picking which horse will win the Kentucky Derby than they do at picking the best candidate for a systems administration job.
Windows IT Pro

May 15, 2009

Why you should have a torch in your server room.
The first law of systems administration is Murphy's law. If you don’t know what Murphy’s law is, you haven’t been a systems administrator very long.
Windows IT Pro

May 6, 2009

Lost laptops cost orgs 50K on average
A recent study has found that a lost laptop computer costs an organization an average of $50,000.
Windows IT Pro

May 1, 2009

Upgrade of Windows 7 Beta to RC and RTM to require some mucking about
Upgrade of Windows 7 Beta to RC and RTM to require some mucking about.
Windows IT Pro

April 25, 2009

Windows 7 RC available to Technet & MSDN Subscribers 30 April
Windows 7 Team Blog announces general and TechNet/MSDN availability of Win 7 RC
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