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Nov. 15, 2006: Vol. 7, Issue 40
Editor: Becky Nagel (bnagel 1105media.com)
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In this issue:
1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
2) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: QUICKEST WAY TO ENCRYPT FILES
3) FROM THE FORUMS: EXTENDING VLANS, AD ANALYSIS TOOL, MORE
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1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
NEWS: "Microsoft's New Vista, Office, Exchange Certs on
Track"
Right on the heels of the releases of Windows Vista and
Office 2007 to
manufacturing, Microsoft has released some details on its
new-generation tracks for those software releases.
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NEWS: "Parent Company Puts Prometric on Selling
Block"
Last month, Thomson Corp. announced that it is looking to
sell off
assets in its Thomson Learning division, which includes the
worldwide
testing center network Prometric.
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NEWS: "Apple To Expand ACSA Options with New
Exams"
Apple Computer recently announced that it will be adding two
new exams
for its Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) title
early
next year.
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2) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: QUICKEST WAY TO ENCRYPT FILES
QUESTION:
What's the quickest way to encrypt a file in Windows?
ANSWER:
File encryption is supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003
computers
using NTFS partitions. Most people right-click the file, go
to
the Properties, click on Advanced, then click "Encrypt
contents to
secure data." However, there's an easier method. You
can add the
Encrypt or Decrypt option to the shortcut menu so all you
have to
do is right-click on a file or folder and select Encrypt. If
the
file is already encrypted, the available option will change
to Decrypt.
You must be logged on with an account with administrator
privileges,
and the volume must be formatted with NTFS in order for you
to
configure your computer for this feature. Here are the
steps:
1. Start the registry editor by typing regedit.exe at
Start, Run.
2. Locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersio
n
ExplorerAdvanced.
3. On the Edit menu, click New, DWORD VALUE.
4. Type EncryptionContextMenu as a name for the value.
5. Type 1 for the value date.
6. Close the registry editor. You do not need to reboot for
the
changes to be in effect.
7. Go to Windows Explorer and right-click a file or folder
on
the NTFS partition. You should see the Encrypt option on
the
shortcut menu.
-- Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP, is
the
owner of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and
consulting
business. His experience covers a wide range: trainer,
consultant,
systems administrator, security architect, network engineer,
author, technical editor, college instructor and public
speaker.
Zubair holds more than 18 technical certifications and
bachelor of science degrees in aeronautics and astronautics
engineering, mathematics and computer information
systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to
technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be
reached
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3) FROM THE FORUMS: EXTENDING VLANS, AD ANALYSIS TOOL, MORE
The following posts were made to our forums recently by IT
professionals like yourself. To post your own comments,
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register with the forums.
To respond to one of these posts or find out more, go to the
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orums/
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*Extending VLANS with L2TP* (Cisco -- Real World forum)
gturrubi writes:
"I am trying to extend some existing VLANS from our
corporate site
to a new data center and not have to re-IP the servers. Will
L2TP
work with a 6509 sup2 IOS 12.1 or do I need to upgrade to
sup720
version 12.2 or higher IOS, or will this only function on
routers?"
Read the entire post and responses (0 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4147
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*Active Directory Analysis Tool* (Microsoft -- Real World
forum)
melodyman writes:
"I am working on cleaning up and tuning an existing
active directory
for our client. There are 1,000 users and the company has
been
around for about 10 years without a proper Active Directory
Structure
in place. There are many orphaned accounts, group and user
policies,
etc. Is there an application that can perform a discovery
and
analysis and can simplify the existing structure in detail
so that
we can clean this up? Please let me know youe
suggestions."
Read the entire post and responses (1 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4131
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*Yahoo* (MCSA/MCSE forum)
usmanali81 writes:
"I have to block Yahoo! Messenger on a system. How can
I do it? I
used gpedit.msc but there is an option for MSN Messenger
only.
Kindly do tell me if there is any way to block Yahoo from
Windows
XP directly."
Read the entire post and responses (6 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4149
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*Catalyst Switch Issue* (Cisco -- Real World forum)
HiOTW writes:
"I recently acquired a Cisco Catalyst 2980G-A switch
that will not
power on, and no, it was not bought DOA. I believe the PSU
has
expired and have looked all over eBay and other sources for
a
replacement without any luck. Could someone recommend some
(potential) sources for replacement Cisco hardware?"
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