Windows in the Enterprise
by Mitch Tulloch

Systems administrators can never have enough short cuts or creative troubleshooting ideas. In this blog, Mitch Tulloch, a well-known industry expert specializing in Windows server operating systems, and lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit, provides advice for every day administration as well as more challenging problems.

Got a technical question about deploying and maintaining Microsoft Windows in an enterprise environment? You can email Mitch at itworld@mtit.com. Please note that while Mitch will try to respond to all questions, he cannot provide technical support. Please also note that any advice or recommendations presented in this blog are provided AS IS with no warranties of any kind.

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Extend the life of SSD and USB flash drives

A tip on extending the life of SSD and USB flash drives, plus an update to a previous tip published a few weeks ago.

Posted on 11/24/08 at 5:02 pm | laptops, Mitch Tulloch, SSD, USB, Windows Vista
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PowerPoint deck cleanup

Here's a tip on how to clean up your PowerPoint presentations so you can safely distribute them to customers after having removed sensitive information.

Posted on 11/24/08 at 9:57 am | customer-ready, Mitch Tulloch, PowerPoint
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Nesting Organizational Units Too Deeply

On why nesting organizational unitess too deeply can lead to grief in an Active Directory environment.

Posted on 11/17/08 at 6:00 am | active directory, design, Mitch Tulloch
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Vista, SSDs and Disk Fragmentation

Tips on how to get the most out of running Vista on laptops that have Solid State Disks (SSDs).

Posted on 11/10/08 at 6:15 am | laptops, Mitch Tulloch, SSD, Windows Vista
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Terminal Services and CAD

Ever experienced the frustation of running a Computer-Assisted Design application off of a terminal server? Here are some tips to improve the user experience in this scenario.

Posted on 11/3/08 at 10:25 am | Mitch Tulloch, performance, Windows Terminal Services
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Getting support for Microsoft products via blogs

Need to find technical information for implementing or troubleshooting a Microsoft product? Try a blog!

Posted on 10/15/08 at 5:00 am | Blogs, Microsoft, Mitch Tulloch, search, tech support
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Squeezing More Mailbox Rules Into Exchange/Outlook

Run out of space for creating mailbox rules in Exchange/Outlook? Here's how you can squeeze in more.

Posted on 10/14/08 at 11:25 am | Microsoft Exchange, Mitch Tulloch, Outlook 2007
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How to disable credential caching on client computers

Don't want usernames and passwords to be stored on your client machines? You can disable this using Group Policy.

Posted on 10/14/08 at 11:23 am | Mitch Tulloch, passwords, security
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XP/Vista Coexistence: Accessing Your Corporate Intranet

Thinking of migrating some of your XP computers to Vista? First make sure that your Vista users will still be able to access your corporate intranet!

Posted on 10/8/08 at 5:00 am | Internet Explorer, intranet, migration, Mitch Tulloch, Windows Vista
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Managing user profiles in a Terminal Services environment

Some tips for managing user profiles in a Terminal Services environment using only native or readily available free Windows tools.

Posted on 10/1/08 at 5:00 am | Mitch Tulloch, performance, user profiles, Windows Terminal Services
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