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Last
Meeting: April 13, 2004 |
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Location:
DePaul Industries |
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Topic:
Understanding Changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
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Speaker:
Mark Harris,
Lead Project Manager in the Windows Division in Microsoft
Mark Harris is a Lead Project Manager in the Windows Division in
Microsoft, managing the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
He joined Microsoft 9 years ago as a Software Design Engineer
testing the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) functionality on Windows
NT 3.51. After stints as Test Lead and Test Manager on Windows
components such as RPC, DCOM, Intellimirror, System Restore, and
the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) for
subsequent Windows releases (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003), he joined the Security Business Unit in his
current position. |
Session Slidedeck:
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Session
Description:
The changes to Windows Firewall, Automatic Updates, and the
Windows Kernel make a secure, compelling environment for Windows
customers, but may require modifications to be fully deployed in
an enterprise environment. This is a technical discussion of
the changes in the service pack and what enterprise customers
can do to be ready to deploy the service pack. We will discuss
the details of buffer overflow prevention, network protection,
and patching technologies in Windows XP SP2 -- and the
deployment mechanisms to control each. |
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March
Meeting: March 9, 2004 |
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Location:
DePaul Industries |
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Topic: Stop
Unwanted Email with Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook 2003 |
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Speaker:
Scott
Schnoll, Exchange Author, Speaker & NOBUG President |
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Session Slidedeck:
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Session
Description:
Unwanted
email is no longer just a nuisance. The rising tide of
unsolicited commercial email (spam) is a major concern and cost
for many organizations. Administrators can use the anti-spam
features of Exchange Server 2003 to reduce the amount of spam
entering their organization's mail networks. See how Outlook
2003 working together with Exchange Server 2003 lets end users
control spam in their mailboxes. |
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Feb
Meeting: Feb 10, 2004 |
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Location:
DePaul Industries |
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Topic:
Microsoft Training and Certification 2004 |
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Speaker:
Ken Rosen,
MCT Worldwide Program Manager, Microsoft |
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Session
Description:
Check out
the exciting new things happening in Microsoft's Training and
Certification programs, including Microsoft Certified Desktop
Technician (MCDST) curriculum and certification, a new
e-Learning Web site and courses, new training benefits provided
through Microsoft's Software Assurance program, new security
clinics, and new Windows Server 2003 clinics. |
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Nov.
Meeting:
Nov. 11, 2003 |
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Location:
CNF |
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Topic:
Windows Storage Server 2003 |
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Speaker:
Leroy
Jenkins, Storage Technical Specialist @ Microsoft |
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Session Slidedeck:
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Session
Description:
Introduction to Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
Come learn
about Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. Find out about the
product features and how Storage Server can fit into your
storage environment.
Agenda:
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Storage trends |
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Customer requirements for storage |
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Introduce Windows Storage Server 2003 |
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Storage Technologies |
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Storage Server 2003 Deployment Scenarios |
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Storage Server 2003 Demos |
Leroy
Jenkins is a Storage Technical Specialist for the Enterprise
Storage Division at Microsoft. In 1988 he graduated from
Principia College with a B.A. in Computer Science. He spent the
next eleven years in various customer facing technical positions
at Digital Systems, WRQ and Information Builders. He came to
Microsoft after spending four years as the Lead Systems Engineer
for the Seattle office of Network Appliance. Leroy lives
with his wife and daughters in the Mt. Baker neighborhood in
Seattle. In his spare time, Leroy coaches youth basketball and
soccer. |
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October
Meeting:
Oct. 14, 2003 |
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Location:
CNF |
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Topic:
Windows Server 2003 Group Policy |
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Speaker:
Jesse Cadd,
SQLSoft+ |
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Session Slidedeck:
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Session
Description:
In this
session we will look at Group Policy in Windows Server 2003.
We will start with an overview of Group Policy in Windows Server
2003 and what is different from Windows 2000. Then, we'll
look at a new management tool, the Group Policy Management
Console (GPMC). We'll explore its features and I'll show
you how it helps manage policies more efficiently.
We get into WMI and how it fits into the Group Policy and
management picture, and we will also cover Group Policy modeling
with the GPMC, as well as best practices for management and use
of Group Policy. In the final portion of this session we
will look at some of the scripting interfaces exposed via
Windows Server 2003.
Jesse Cadd has been an
instructor at SQLSoft+ for the past 3 years. Specializing in
Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000, he is currently switching gears
to Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003. Prior to
working with SQLSoft+, Jesse balanced his time between small to
medium sized business consulting and performing in various
theater productions. He graduated from George Fox University in
Newberg, OR in 1997 with a B.S. in Computer and Information
Science. |
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September
Meeting:
Sept 9, 2003 |
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Location:
PCC |
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Topic:
Windows XP
Media Center Edition |
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Speaker:
David Anselmi
- Microsoft Corp. |
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Session Slidedeck: Demo
Only - No Deck |
Raffle
Prizes:
Cool Software & DVDs
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Session
Description:
This session will include a
demonstration of a fully functional Media Center Edition PC.
Windows XP Media Center Edition is a superset of Windows XP
Professional, and is designed to run all your Windows XP
experiences. Browse the Web, communicate with friends and
family, enjoy your music and video collections, watch DVDs, work
from home, and much more.
David Anselmi is a Senior
Technologist on the Infrastructure Platform Services Security
team, responsible for keeping Microsoft's public Internet sites
secure. He has Bachelors degree from the United States
Military Academy and an MS in Systems Management from the
University of Southern California. He spent 11 years as an
Army Signal Officer and may actually have been the first
person to place an Intel server (80286) on the Internet back in
1987. |
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August
Meeting:
August 12, 2003 |
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Location:
PCC |
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Topic:
Tablet PCs |
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Speaker:
Tablet
PC Team Members from
Microsoft Corp. |
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Raffle
Prizes: Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition w/25 CALS!!!! |
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Session
Description: Tablet PC Blitz!
Come and hang
out with several members of the Tablet PC product group at
Microsoft, and a Tablet PC MVP and Head Geek of TabletPCBuzz.com:
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Mason Jensen is a Software Test Engineer in the Tablet PC
Sustained Engineering team. He holds degrees in mathematics and
computer science from Colorado State University. In his free
time he enjoys reading, skiing, traveling, and going to music
shows. |
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Spencer Goad - Owner/Editor in chief/Head Geek
Spencer started TabletPCBuzz and has done all design and
programming work on the site. He is a student who has a passion
for mobile computing and technology gadgets in general...
otherwise known as a geek. :-) Over the past few years Spencer
has worked as an intern for Universities in various capacities
including Help Desk Technician, and Educational Technology
Developer. Spencer has experience with the Internet and
computers since 1994 when he first went online with a Compaq
486/66 computer and Windows 3.1. Since that time Spencer has
concentrated on his studies and learning various programming
languages, he now knows VB, ASP and ASP.Net (VBScript),
JavaScript and VB.Net (unless you also count QuickBasic for DOS
programming). Spencer is also certified by Brainbench as a
Computer Support Technician, Windows NT Administrator, and
E-commerce concepts analyst. Spencer now uses these skills on
TabletPCBuzz as editor in chief and head geek; you will see
Spencer's work showing up in front page news posts, reviews, as
well as any new features on the site. In April of 2003 Spencer
was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for his work on the site. Before TabletPCBuzz Spencer owned and operated
HANDeComputing.com, a PDA news and community site. |
Session: Using the .NET namespaces provided by the Tablet PC
SDK and the Visual Studio IDE, one can quickly and easily add
inking and handwriting recognition to your NET apps / WinForms.
A quick demonstration adding these features to an app will be
performed, with perhaps some time spent addressing redistributing
the Microsoft.Ink.dll package.
More bios and
session descriptions to come!
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July
Meeting:
July 8, 2003 |
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Location:
PCC |
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Topic:
Trustworthy Computing |
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Speaker:
Allen Jones,
Sr. Security Strategist - Microsoft Corp. |
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Session Slidedeck:
Available by
Request Only |
Raffle Prizes:
T-shirts, Windows XP, Gift Certificates
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Session
Description:
Trustworthy Computing
means that customers can rely on computers to always be
available and inherently secure, and to store and manage their
personal information safely and privately. This session
outlines why Microsoft has embarked on a long-term, company-wide
and cross-industry initiative to deliver trustworthy computing
to its customers, and describes some of the initiatives that are
being taken to reach this goal. |
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June
Meeting:
June 10, 2003 |
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Session Slidedeck |
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Location:
CNF Inc., 1717 NW 21st Avenue,
Portland, OR 97209 |
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Topic:
Internet Security Best Practices |
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Speaker:
Scott Schnoll |
Raffle Prizes:
T-shirts, Software, Books
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This session will present 20 best
(20 tips) practices to the attendees. These will be a mixture of
business-oriented tips. Topics covered include firewalls (and
personal firewalls), anti-virus software and techniques, network
sniffers, port scanners, file sharing, Internet Explorer
security, VPN and related technologies and encryption. Attendees
will learn how hackers, script kiddies, and even company
employees break into systems, and what sort of tools they need
at their disposal to capture, defend and prevent malicious
activity.
The goal of this session is to
provide attendees with a brief but concise primer on Internet
security, security-related technologies, and security
terminology. Particular emphasis will be placed on securing
Microsoft products. Attendees will be introduced to
Microsoft's Strategic Technology Protection Program (STPP),
which describes the efforts Microsoft is taking to secure their
products. Attendees will also learn how they can become
part of the security feedback loop within Microsoft. With each
topic presented, the attendees will be given several references
where they can locate additional information, download software,
and analyze their systems. |
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Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Food and refreshments is served at every meeting courtesy of the meeting
host for NOBUG members and paid
attendees. Social mixer half hour starts at 6
PM. Meeting at 6:30. Only annual paid members are eligible
for raffle prizes.
Individuals who join NOBUG after January 31 do so at the prorated rate. $10 less for each month that has
occurred already.
Business Membership is only $150 ! |
Here is the Windows 2003 Server
PowerPoint Slide Deck
that was used by Scott
March 11 2003:
Exchange 2003 (codenamed "Titanium") Overview
We'll discuss what Titanium is, what it isn't, and go
through many of the new features and functionality in Titanium.
We'll also
discuss Windows Server 2003 and the advantages you can gain with a Windows 2003
Active Directory, as well as running Titanium on Windows Server 2003.
As time
permits, we will also cover new functionality in Outlook 11.
Titanium PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter:
KC Lemson, Program Manager on the
Exchange Server product team
Meetings are normally held at
the PCC Central Campus Auditorium.
February 11 Topic:
Microsoft Training and
Certification
Ken Rosen will be with us to tell us how Microsoft designs, develops, and evolves its
training and certification products, spotlighting the forthcoming Windows Server
2003 MCSA and MCSE tracks. Get an early look at what's coming throughout 2003!
Presenter:
Ken Rosen
Ken Rosen is the Product Manager for Microsoft's courses, exams,
and certifications for systems administrators and systems engineers. Ken has a
decade of experience with Microsoft Training and Certification, in several
roles: as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a Microsoft Official Curriculum
developer, development team and product planning lead, and as a product
manager.
January 2003
Topic: What's New in Windows.NET Server 2003
Learn about the new and improved features of Windows Server
2003. Windows Server 2003 includes all the functionality customers expect from a
mission-critical Windows server operating system, such as security, reliability,
availability, and scalability. In addition, Microsoft has improved and extended
the Windows server operating systems to enable your organization to experience
the benefits of Microsoft .NET-software for connecting information, people,
systems, and devices. **As a special bonus, those in attendance will receive a
free evaluation version of Release Candidate 2 of Windows Server 2003.**
Presenter: Scott Schnoll, President of NOBUG
Scott is a technical beta tester of Windows Server 2003, and
technical editor of Hands-On Microsoft Windows 2003 Administration and Hands-On
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, both of which map to Microsoft certification
exams for Windows Server 2003. As an MCT, Scott has also assisted in the
development of Microsoft Official Curriculum for Windows Server 2003 courses.
This meeting
was held at CNF HQ:
1717 NW 21st Avenue
Portland OR 97209
CNF's complex is one of three buildings is at
the intersection of NW Thurman with 21st. The meeting is in the
northwestern-most building and entrances to parking lots are on Savier and
Thurman. Attendees can park anywhere in those lots.
Meeting Host
TNT Software
TNT Software is a Corporate Sponsor and has
stepped up to be the Meeting Host for all of 2003.
Topic: Security in the OS and
Office
The Internet was never designed to be secure, yet today companies bet their
businesses on it. Hackers, corporate spies, disgruntled employees and other
negatives abound and the rules of computer security get rewritten weekly. This
session will discuss in detail the evolution of security in the Microsoft
platform, focusing on the operating system and productivity applications, and
will help you and your organization "get and stay secure".
A candid Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Presenter: Jeff
Williams, MBA/TM CISSP Security Operations Consultant Premier & Alliance
Support.
August 13th MEETING
Topic: Securing IIS: A Day in
the Life of a Secure Public Web Server
Description: How to secure Internet Information Services for
internal and external use. We'll cover best practices for securing IIS, and
examine some free tools (IIS Lockdown Tool, URLScan, HfNetChk) from Microsoft
that can be used to secure and maintain the security of your IIS servers. In
addition, we'll go over how to read and interpret web service log files, as well
as how to detect and prevent intrusions.
June Meeting
Topic: Windows Administrative
Scripting Using VB
Presenter: Jacob Redding
SQLSoft+
May 2002 Meeting
Topic: Active Directory (Technical Overview and Beyond)
Presenter: Derek Nishino,
Microsoft
April Meeting
Topic: Live RIS (Remote Installation Services) server Installation, Configuration and Deployment.
Files mentioned in meeting:
improved.sif
recover.sif
Servrecov.rif
Presenter: Eric Potter with IPT
North West
www.iptnw.com
Meeting
Host: NOBUG
March Meeting
Topic:
Understanding .NET
Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart from 3 Leaf solutions
www.3leaf.com -
on
Christopher Goldfarb, a Senior Web Developer at Intel, will be present.
Portland Area .NET User Group
www.padnug.org
February 2002 Meeting
Topic:
ISA 2000
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 provides secure, fast, and manageable Internet connectivity. ISA Server integrates an extensible, multilayer enterprise firewall and a scalable high-performance Web cache. It builds on Microsoft Windows® 2000 security and directory for policy- based security, acceleration, and management of internetworking. ISA is Microsoft's replacement for Proxy 2.0. More information can be found here:
http://microsoft.com/isaserver/evaluation/overview/default.asp
January 2002 Meeting
Speaker:
John Halsey
John Halsey
Principal Consultant
Peer Technologies
jhalsey@peer-tech.com
www.peer-tech.com
Microsoft
security tools
HFNetChk
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/hfnetchk.asp
QChain
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q296/8/61.asp
IIS Lockdown
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/locktool.asp
URL Scan
(included with IIS Lockdown)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/URLScan.asp
Security Bulletin notification sign-up
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.asp
Remote user security policy enforcement
InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper
http://www.infoexpress.com/products/gatekeeper/index.html
http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/departments_products2.shtml
Review of desktop firewall products
http://www.networkcomputing.com/1223/1223f4.html
General security websites
SecurityFocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/
SANS
http://www.sans.org
Incidents.org
http://www.Incidents.org
CERT
http://www.cert.org/
Topic: System Security -- Servers, anti-virus strategies and Best Practices
Computer security has always been important. But recent world
events and the ever-increasing rate of computer viruses has caused
more awareness of security issues. Unfortunately, most people don't
know where to start, or overlook some of the basics.
This discussion will cover a broad range of security concerns and
will provide guidance in the areas of network security, host security,
anti-virus strategies and general best practices. Special attention
will be given to Microsoft IIS and Windows desktop security issues,
and online demonstrations will expose some common miss-configurations.
Normal Meeting location:
Portland Community College
Central Campus
Auditorium
1626 S.E. Water Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
503-244-6111
Next to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry)
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