SQL Server

Finding All Installed Apps From Add And Remove Programs From A List Of Machines
by Don Hite - 11/27/2006
Use the queries below to find the installed applications from the Add and Remove programs (MSI Installed) table for a list of machines.

Scripting

By Request: Using A Message Box For A Yes Or No Input Response
by Don Hite - 11/27/2006
Use this Vbs script to get user input from a Vbs Script.

Windows, Networking

IP Configuration Command Line Switches
by Don Hite - 11/27/2006
Listed here you can see all of the available Ipconfig command line switches available to you for troubleshooting purposes.

SMS Installer

A SMS Installer feature not to forget
by Rod Trent - 11/27/2006
With Windows Vista in the wild, there's a SMS Installer feature that you shouldn't forget about.

Patch Management, Windows

Windows Time Zone Update - New Daylight Savings Time Rules
by Harry Waldron - 11/27/2006
This special update must be manually downloaded and applied (as it's not included in Windows Update). If users don't apply these changes, they'll have to manually change times to accommodate for the new DST rules.

Altiris

Dell to acquire close to 5% of Altiris
by Rod Trent - 11/27/2006
Dell Inc., the world's second-largest personal computer maker, was granted warrants to buy up to 1.46 million shares of Lindon-based Altiris Inc. as part of an agreement between the two companies to jointly develop software.

Hardware and Gadgets

Cingular updates it's coverage viewer
by John Gormly - 11/27/2006
Have a new UMTS capable phone and want to see where it works? You’re in luck.

Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile continuing to gain market share
by John Gormly - 11/27/2006
Windows Mobile grabbed U.S. marketshare to match that of BlackBerry and Palm during the first half of 2006.

Security, Windows Mobile

Microsoft responds to Windows Mobile 5 Security Concerns
by John Gormly - 11/27/2006
Microsoft officials said that Windows Mobile 5.0, the latest iteration of the product, provides users with the right balance of security and usability and does not put data stored on the devices at risk by failing to offer additional encryption.