Tuesday, October 30, 2007

New Visual Basic Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - ASP.NET Page Lifecycle and Page-Level Events: An Overview

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One of the areas that seems to cause a decent amount of confusion in ASP.NET�� is the area of page load events. This video will teach you how the auto event wireup property works in Visual Studio 2005 and what its purpose is.

Highlights:
  • What is the load event?
  • How to set properties
  • What is the page load event method?
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posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - ASP.NET Page Lifecycle and Page-Level Events: An Overview

Pt. 1 - ASP.NET Page Lifecycle and Page-Level Events: An Overview - view details
One of the areas that seems to cause a decent amount of confusion in ASP.NET�� is the area of page load events. This video will teach you how the auto event wireup property works in Visual Studio 2005 and what its purpose is.

Highlights:
  • What is the load event?
  • How to set properties
  • What is the page load event method?
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posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Visual C# Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - How to Write to the Windows Application Event Log

Pt. 1 - How to Write to the Windows Application Event Log - view details
Event logging is a very important piece of business. In this video you will use the event viewer to write to application event log or to write to a custom log.

Highlights:
  • How to use a console application in C#
  • Working with the event log class
  • Creating strings to store information
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Monday, October 29, 2007

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: How to Customize the Links That Show Up On Your SharePoint Site

How to Customize the Links That Show Up On Your SharePoint Site - view details
This video shows you how to add links to your navigation bar(s) in SharePoint as well as discussing the finer points of using links on a SharePoint site.

Highlights from this video:
  • How to add and delete links from a site
  • How SharePoint actually manages links
  • Best Practices for using links on your SharePoint site
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: lists, links, urls, beginner, how to, starter

posted by Scott Whigham @ 1:51 PM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Configure SharePoint to Notify Users via RSS for Individual Lists

Configure SharePoint to Notify Users via RSS for Individual Lists - view details
Users can use RSS feeds so that they can be notified when a change occurs to links, news items, calendars on your SharePoint site.

Highlights from this video:
  • Configuring SharePoint caledars to make items available using RSS settings
  • Managing RSS feeds
  • Best Practices for using RSS feeds with SharePoint
  • Subscribing to RSS feeds from SharePoint
  • Feed readers
  • Configuring RSS for new documents
and much more

Definition: RSS
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Keywords Associated with this video: rss, atom, xml, xslt

posted by Scott Whigham @ 1:51 PM  

Saturday, October 13, 2007

New SQL Server 2005 Video Tutorial: Part 1 - How to Make a Table Read-Only in SQL Server

Part 1 - How to Make a Table Read-Only in SQL Server - view details
You are probably already familiar with the idea of how to make an entire database read-only but, if you want to make one or more tables read-only (but not the entire database), it gets complicated fairly quickly. This video, part one in our series on how to make tables read-only in SQL Server 2008/SQL Server 2005, outlines the four steps you must take to make a SQL table read only.

Highlights from this video:
  • Differences between making a database read-only and a table read-only
  • What steps do you have to take to make a table read-only?
  • What are filegroups?
  • How do filegroups help?
  • What are the TSQL commands to add a new filegroup or modify a file group?
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: performance tuning, advanced, filegroups, data files, read only

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

Thursday, October 11, 2007

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 4B - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors)

Part 4B - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors) - view details
After completing Part 4A, your next step is to change your default offline address book generation so that it is no longer happening on Exchange 2003. In Exchange System Manager, it may not be obvious how to migrate your Offline Address book to Exchange 2007 but it's actually quite simple!

You'll also need to setup a new SMTP Send Connector and we show you how to do this as well. Should you use DNS MX records or another route? Find out in this video!
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 2 - Install Exchange 2007 on New Server and Troubleshoot Problems

Part 2 - Install Exchange 2007 on New Server and Troubleshoot Problems - view details
In the previous video in this series, we took a look at our existing Exchange 2003 infrastructure, our domain controller and Active Directory configuration, and our new machine that we plan on installing Exchange 2007 onto (a new 64-Bit machine) so we're now ready to install Exchange 2007 on a new server. A lot of people start wondering: do I have to choose between Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007? No - the main thing that will happen here is that the Exchange 2007 software on this server. The Exchange 2007 software will communicate with your existing Exchange 2003 network and it will utilitize the information that is stored within the Active Directory.

Highlights from this video:
  • Understanding Exchange 2007 installation types (custom, typical)
  • What are Mail Flow Settings? How does Exchange 207 work with Exchange 2003 installations?
  • What new Windows Groups are added when you install Exchange 2007?
  • What are the Client Access Role pre-reqs?
  • Understanding the software prerequisites for installing Exchange 2007
  • .NET Framework requirements
  • Do you want a Hub Transport Server?
  • Error using Exchange System Manager connecting to Exchange 2007
  • Routing Group Connectors and errors
  • Troubleshooting common Exchange 2007 installation and upgrade errors
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2C - How to Apply SSL Certificate to SharePoint Site

Part 2C - How to Apply SSL Certificate to SharePoint Site - view details
The final video shows you how to ensure https:// access to your SharePoint site/server. You'll learn how to import the certificate through IIS and, through the magic of alternate access url mappings in SharePoint, you'll have secure communications!
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 4A - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors)

Part 4A - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors) - view details
Now that we've moved our users' mailboxes from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, we need to verify that everything was brought over (such as the existing mail, calendars, and contact lists). You'll also need to browse the Synchronization Log (the log generated during the migration/move) and look for any errors.

In the last video on how to move Exchange 2003 mailboxes to Exchange 2007, Grant Moyle received an error that the Microsoft Exchange Offline address book did not get transferred successfully. Why? Watch this video! You'll learn what the common reasons are for Exchange 2003 o Exchange 2007 migration errors and how to resolve them.

Also in this video is how to move public folders from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Want to migrate your Exchange 2003 public folders to Exchange 2007? We'll teach you!
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 3 - How to Move Mailboxes From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007

Part 3 - How to Move Mailboxes From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 - view details
How that you have Exchange 2007 installed on a new server, you'll want to make sure that your Exchange 2007 Server is up-to-date; that is has all the latest hotfixes, service packs and other goodies. After downloading and installing the critical updates, your next step is to migrate the mailboxes from the old server to the new server (i.e. how to migrate Exchange 2003 mailboxes to Exchange 2007).

Highlights from this video:
  • Using the new Exchange Management Console to manage Exchange 2007
  • Using the Move Mailbox Wizard
  • How to schedule mailbox moves
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 1 - How to Upgrade Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007: Pre-Requisites

Part 1 - How to Upgrade Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007: Pre-Requisites - view details
In this video series, we take a look at how to migrate from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. In this first video, we take a look at what the pre-requisites of installing Exchange 2007 are, how Windows PowerShell comes into play, how IIS is used, and more.

Highlights from this video:
  • Installing Windows PowerShell
  • Minimum hardware requirements for Exchange 2007
  • How to move Exchange 2003 Server to a new machine using Exchange 2007
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 4B - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors)

Part 4B - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors) - view details
After completing Part 4A, your next step is to change your default offline address book generation so that it is no longer happening on Exchange 2003. In Exchange System Manager, it may not be obvious how to migrate your Offline Address book to Exchange 2007 but it's actually quite simple!

You'll also need to setup a new SMTP Send Connector and we show you how to do this as well. Should you use DNS MX records or another route? Find out in this video!
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 5 - Final Steps to Complete our Exchange 2007 Migration

Part 5 - Final Steps to Complete our Exchange 2007 Migration - view details
The last steps to complete our Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 migration are primarily cleanup steps. Are you using recipient policies? You need to watch this video. What about Recipient Update Services? Will this affect your Exchange migration? How can you change it?

Highlights from this video:
  • Installing the Windows Support Tools
  • Using ADSIEdit to diagnose and troubleshoot problems
  • Using Active Directory Sites and Services
  • Message queues, Storage groups, and mailbox cleanup
  • Uninstalling Exchange 2003!
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 4A - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors)

Part 4A - How to Move Public Folders From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 (and Connectors) - view details
Now that we've moved our users' mailboxes from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, we need to verify that everything was brought over (such as the existing mail, calendars, and contact lists). You'll also need to browse the Synchronization Log (the log generated during the migration/move) and look for any errors.

In the last video on how to move Exchange 2003 mailboxes to Exchange 2007, Grant Moyle received an error that the Microsoft Exchange Offline address book did not get transferred successfully. Why? Watch this video! You'll learn what the common reasons are for Exchange 2003 o Exchange 2007 migration errors and how to resolve them.

Also in this video is how to move public folders from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Want to migrate your Exchange 2003 public folders to Exchange 2007? We'll teach you!
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 3 - How to Move Mailboxes From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007

Part 3 - How to Move Mailboxes From Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 - view details
How that you have Exchange 2007 installed on a new server, you'll want to make sure that your Exchange 2007 Server is up-to-date; that is has all the latest hotfixes, service packs and other goodies. After downloading and installing the critical updates, your next step is to migrate the mailboxes from the old server to the new server (i.e. how to migrate Exchange 2003 mailboxes to Exchange 2007).

Highlights from this video:
  • Using the new Exchange Management Console to manage Exchange 2007
  • Using the Move Mailbox Wizard
  • How to schedule mailbox moves
and much more

WARNING: This is a large video (21.2MB)
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 2 - Install Exchange 2007 on New Server and Troubleshoot Problems

Part 2 - Install Exchange 2007 on New Server and Troubleshoot Problems - view details
In the previous video in this series, we took a look at our existing Exchange 2003 infrastructure, our domain controller and Active Directory configuration, and our new machine that we plan on installing Exchange 2007 onto (a new 64-Bit machine) so we're now ready to install Exchange 2007 on a new server. A lot of people start wondering: do I have to choose between Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007? No - the main thing that will happen here is that the Exchange 2007 software on this server. The Exchange 2007 software will communicate with your existing Exchange 2003 network and it will utilitize the information that is stored within the Active Directory.

Highlights from this video:
  • Understanding Exchange 2007 installation types (custom, typical)
  • What are Mail Flow Settings? How does Exchange 207 work with Exchange 2003 installations?
  • What new Windows Groups are added when you install Exchange 2007?
  • What are the Client Access Role pre-reqs?
  • Understanding the software prerequisites for installing Exchange 2007
  • .NET Framework requirements
  • Do you want a Hub Transport Server?
  • Error using Exchange System Manager connecting to Exchange 2007
  • Routing Group Connectors and errors
  • Troubleshooting common Exchange 2007 installation and upgrade errors
and much more

WARNING: This is a large file (21.2MB)
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

New Exchange 2007/2003 Video Tutorial: Part 1 - How to Upgrade Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007: Pre-Requisites

Part 1 - How to Upgrade Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007: Pre-Requisites - view details
In this video series, we take a look at how to migrate from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. In this first video, we take a look at what the pre-requisites of installing Exchange 2007 are, how Windows PowerShell comes into play, how IIS is used, and more.

Highlights from this video:
  • Installing Windows PowerShell
  • Minimum hardware requirements for Exchange 2007
  • How to move Exchange 2003 Server to a new machine using Exchange 2007
and much more

WARNING: This is a large video (20.8MB)
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Keywords Associated with this video: upgrade, migration, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2003

posted by Scott Whigham @ 3:53 AM  

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 1 - How to Configure a SharePoint Server to Use SSL for Secure Communications

Part 1 - How to Configure a SharePoint Server to Use SSL for Secure Communications - view details
Do you want to use SharePoint across the web? If so, you'll likely want to use an SSL certificate to secure and encrypt your communications. This video, part one in our series on how to use certificates with SharePoint 2007, shows you how to configure what are called 'alternate name mappings' or 'alternate access mappings' which is the first step in configuring your SharePoint server for secure connections.
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2B - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority

Part 2B - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority - view details
Now that you have your requests submitted, you'll need to apply the certificates and import them into IIS. This video shows you how to import your new SSL certificate into IIS in either base-64 encoded format or as a .pfx or .cer file.

Highlights from this video:
  • How to import your new certificate into IIS
  • How to apply certificate to IIS website for SharePoint
  • Configuring IIS for secure communication
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: How to Export SSL Certificates (i.e., How to Backup Your SSL Certificates) to Move to a New Server

How to Export SSL Certificates (i.e., How to Backup Your SSL Certificates) to Move to a New Server - view details
After you have your commercial-grade certificates installed, you might want to backup the certificate and you might even need to move the SSL certificate to a new server. By backing up your SSL certificate/key, you'll be able to restore the certificate to the new server easily and you'll not need to go up to the Certificate Authority to make a new request.

Highlights from this video:
  • How SharePoint works with IIS to handle SSL requests
  • Why are certificates helpful? Who should use them?
  • Using the Certificate Export Wizard
  • Should you delete the Private Key?
  • How to import certificates from .pfx files
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2A - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority

Part 2A - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority - view details
Now that you've configured your alternate address mapping and public/private URLs, you'll want to request an SSL certificate for your public-facing SharePoint server (i.e., you're putting SharePoint on the internet). Should you use a self-signed certificate? No - you need a trusted certificate from a Certificate Authority.

Highlights from this video:
  • What are certificate authorities and how do they work?
  • How to use IIS to generate an SSL key
  • How to purchase an SSL certificate from a Certificate Authority
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 3 - How to Apply Your New Certificate in IIS for Secure https:// Access

Part 3 - How to Apply Your New Certificate in IIS for Secure https:// Access - view details
Now that you have your certificate from your certificate authority of your choice, you need to apply it to your website/web service/IIS/web server. In this video, you learn the final piece: how to actually make your certificate work so that you have https:// secure access!

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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 4:35 AM  

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 2 - How to Setup a Local Default Profile

Part 2 - How to Setup a Local Default Profile - view details
If you've already watched part one in this series on How Windows Profiles Work then you already know the basics of what happens when a user logs in for the first time. You also understand the concept of the local profile even though you may not realize it - that's what was installed/created when the user logged in for the first time. But where does Windows get that template to create this profile from? That's what this video is about!

Highlights from this video: and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: user management, Profile management, windows profiles

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 4 - Using Roaming Profiles in Windows

Part 4 - Using Roaming Profiles in Windows - view details
A local profile is created the first time a user logs into the system (as you previously learned). Local profiles work great if the same user uses the same computer all the time. But what happens when a user uses multiple computers? Or who works in one office today and another office tomorrow? Wouldn't it be great if that user could have their documents and settings copied from machine to machine? Well they can - and it's quite easy - just by setting up Roaming Profiles.

Highlights from this video:
  • What are roaming profiles? What are they used for?
  • Setting up security for profile folders
  • Understanding %USERNAME% for profile creation
  • What exactly happens on login/logout when you use roaming profiles?
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: user management, Profile management, windows profiles

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 3 - Creating and Working With Default Domain Profiles

Part 3 - Creating and Working With Default Domain Profiles - view details
The first time a user logs in, their profile is created. If you view the installed profiles, you will see the "Default User" profile in the c:\Documents and Settings\ folder (Windows XP/2003). As you learned in part two of this series (How to Setup a Default Local Profile in Windows 2003), this is the profile used when a user logs in for the first time who has no profile. This video shows you how to create your default profile for your Windows domain so that you have a constent default profile across your entire Active Directory.

Highlights from this video:
  • How to force a company standard profile
    • When a user logs in for the first time, they receive the company's standard desktop instead of a blank desktop
  • How to force users to receive a new default profile upon next login
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: user management, Profile management, windows profiles

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 2 - How to Get your Newly Generated SSL Certificate Issued By a Certificate Authority

Part 2 - How to Get your Newly Generated SSL Certificate Issued By a Certificate Authority - view details
Now that you have your certificate request, you now need to get the SSL certificate issued by a Certificate Authority. This video shows you how to purchase a new SSL certificate from one of the big Certificate Authorities.

Highlights from this video:
  • Who are the big certificate authorities?
  • Using http://www.confuzer.com/ to get your certificate
  • How to request certificates that will be hosted internally on your own web server
  • How to request certificates that will be hosted on a third-party ('hosted') server
  • What information do you need to provide to the certificate authority?
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 5 - How to Clean Up User Profiles From Time to Time

Part 5 - How to Clean Up User Profiles From Time to Time - view details
Every time a user logs into and then out of a new computer, they leave behind their profile. This profile can be quite large - many, many gigabytes in fact - and having it sitting on a machine that will not be used by that user again is wasting space and potentially could be a security hazard. One of the things you can do is to periodically clean out these profiles.

Highlights from this video:
  • Best Practices for Windows Profiles Management
  • What to backup before you delete
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: user management, Profile management, windows profiles

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 1 - How to Get a Commercial SSL Certificate From a Certificate Authority and Apply It to Your Web Server

Part 1 - How to Get a Commercial SSL Certificate From a Certificate Authority and Apply It to Your Web Server - view details
Grant Moyle, author of LearnWindows2003.com and LearnSharePoint.com, shows you how to add a certificate to your web server. You know - certificates - right? The kind where you go to https:// instead of http://? Certificates are a must today to encrypt traffic that needs to be secure using encryption technologies.

This video, part one in our series, shows you how to generate the certificate, how to purchase

Highlights from this video:
  • Working with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 to setup a certificate
  • Working with secure communications and SSL certificates
  • Create a new certificate in IIS
  • What are common names? How do I use them?
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New SQL Server 2005 Video Tutorial: Part 3 - Indexes, Data Placement, and How to Kill Everyone (in the Database!)

Part 3 - Indexes, Data Placement, and How to Kill Everyone (in the Database!) - view details
Our final video in our series on how to move tables and indexes to a read-only filegroup covers what requirements there are for assigning a filegroup read-only and how to do it in a production system. There are certain rules you must follow and, unless you follow them, you will not be able to make the database read-only!

Highlights from this video:
  • How to change database state to SINGLE_USER, MULTI_USER or RESTRICTED_USER using ALTER DATABASE and the SQL Server Management Studio
  • SQL script to kill all users in a database
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: performance tuning, advanced, filegroups, data files, read only

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: Part 1 - An Explanation and Introduction to Windows Profiles

Part 1 - An Explanation and Introduction to Windows Profiles - view details
When a user logs into Windows, their 'profile' is loaded. If you were to load up your profile folders, you would see all of the files and folders needed to make your experience 'personal'. This video, part one in our series on Windows Profiles, shows you the basics of the profile, where profiles are stored, and what the differences between a few of the profile types.

Highlights from this video:
  • How to determine which profile folder is actually yours
    • Why are there two administrator profile folders?
    • What is administrator.domainname?
  • How to show/hide your profile folders
  • What is the NTUSER.DAT file?
  • How to modify the profile to add new Sent To shortcuts
  • What does Windows do when a new user logs in for the first time?
and much more

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Keywords Associated with this video: user management, Profile management, windows profiles

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New Windows 2003 Video Tutorial: How to Enable Remote Desktop By Using the Registry

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One of the things a lot of administrators get used to in the Windows Server world is using Remote Desktop to the server. However, you have to turn it on - you must enable this ability. But what if you forget to enable it on your server and you are now remote from the server but need to enable Remote Desktop?

You need this video!

Highlights from this video:
  • Using Connect to Network Registry to enable Remote Desktop on a remote machine via the Remote Registry service
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: remote administration, remote registry, remote desktop

posted by Scott Whigham @ 8:35 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2C - How to Apply SSL Certificate to SharePoint Site

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The final video shows you how to ensure https:// access to your SharePoint site/server. You'll learn how to import the certificate through IIS and, through the magic of alternate access url mappings in SharePoint, you'll have secure communications!
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 6:31 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2B - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority

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Now that you have your requests submitted, you'll need to apply the certificates and import them into IIS. This video shows you how to import your new SSL certificate into IIS in either base-64 encoded format or as a .pfx or .cer file.

Highlights from this video:
  • How to import your new certificate into IIS
  • How to apply certificate to IIS website for SharePoint
  • Configuring IIS for secure communication
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: ssl, security, security best practices, certificates, certificate authority, trusted root certificates

posted by Scott Whigham @ 6:30 AM  

New SharePoint Video Tutorial: Part 2A - Request an SSL Certificate From a Trusted Certificate Authority

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Now that you've configured your alternate address mapping and public/private URLs, you'll want to request an SSL certificate for your public-facing SharePoint server (i.e., you're putting SharePoint on the internet). Should you use a self-signed certificate? No - you need a trusted certificate from a Certificate Authority.

Highlights from this video:
  • What are certificate authorities and how do they work?
  • How to use IIS to generate an SSL key
  • How to purchase an SSL certificate from a Certificate Authority
and much more

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posted by Scott Whigham @ 6:30 AM