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I am an Information Technology architect and engineer working the industry since 1990. I have been working primarily with Microsoft technologies and more specifically with Active Directory and Exchange Server. I have also had opportunities to speak at conferences and seminars related to these Microsoft technologies including the Microsoft TechEd conference as well as the TechMentor conference. I have also been lucky enough to be able to publish a couple of books on Active Directory. My first book title is MCSE Designing a Windows Server 2000 Active Directory Infrastructure for Dummies which is a study guide for the 70-219 MCP exam. I have a new book on AD coming out in August, 2008 - Active Directory for Dummies. My professional certifications include MCSE and MCT.

What about in my leisure time? My main hobbies are music (I play Trombone in a couple of jazz groups as well as at church) and playing Xbox. Between that and spending time with my wife and my dog (a Westie) that pretty much keeps me busy and entertained. I am also a big A/V nut. Just built out my home theatre and am always fiddling around with it.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good, Simple Overview or Refresher, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: Active Directory For Dummies (Paperback)

Doing Active Directory right was important to my small technology company, so I bought more than ten books on Active Directory, Windows 2000 Server, and DNS. This Dummies book I took home and planned to skim through it first, thinking it would be a nice quick introduction.

The book got mislaid, and I did not pick it up again until I was nicely up to speed with Active Directory and had done several installations. I read it anyway on a Saturday night as a quick review and was surprised at the clear style, nice organization, and adequacy of its coverage of the subject matter.

If you have just a day or two to get up to speed with this important new Microsoft technology, this book will certainly do. System administrators and architects will want a more technical treatment.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little book, March 23, 2001

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One of my students told me about this book and brought it to class. I hadn't expected so much technical content from a Dummies book. This little book really should be the starting point for anyone interested in Active Directory.

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent book of negligible usefulness, October 13, 2000

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This review is from: Active Directory For Dummies (Paperback)

The fantastic complexity of Windows 2000 Active Directory almost makes the title of this book an oxymoron. Win2K presents a huge paradigm shift to network administrators, since the Active Directory is a completely new, radically different beast from what Windows NT was. Understanding AD and how it works takes patience...it isn't accidental that there are 1000+ page books out there on setting up and maintaining an AD infrastructure. This book doesn't aim to help you do specific tasks in AD, but what it does very well is explain in basic terms what AD is and does, how it it structured, and give you the frame of reference you need before you delve further in. But I'm not sure how many people need to [pay] for this book when there are other books out there that deal much more extensively in the workings of AD. The bottom line is that computer enthusiasts curious about the central feature of Win2K and newbie administrators of Win2K who have little or no experience with NT4 will find it a useful primer on AD. For anyone else, it's probably better to put the [money] toward one of the more detailed, albeit less plainspoken, AD guides.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Active Directory for Dummies
I like this book, very easy to follow and great tool for beginers like me!!! I found the first two chapters a bit slow but as you progress it gets more complex but still easy to... Read more

Published 3 months ago by MaRtInUcHo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to get you stated on AD
Great book to get you started on Active Directory.
All the basics are covered, in a fun and easy read.
Well worth the money!

Published 5 months ago by John Kenney

4.0 out of 5 stars Active Directory for Dummies
Nice general overview in to the Administrator's world. If you're looking for basic techie commands this is not the book for you. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Richard D. Jensen

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest thing since sliced bread
When Microsoft took an elegant simple schema from UNIX and redesigned it into a convoluted might mare called "Active Directory" it was time for this book. Read more

Published on July 25, 2009 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising
This was a "why not?" read.

I was surprised to find it a decent introduction to Active Directory. Read more

Published on October 29, 2008 by Mathew A. Shember

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of AD for dummies
So far the book is right on and helpful as far as giving the back gorund of the AD system.
Book showed up ontime and was good price.

Published on February 25, 2008 by Benjamin Wanagat

4.0 out of 5 stars Help for a geek taking certs!!!
For those that need such an aid, a dummy helper, quick book, etc in such a subject as this, it is irreplacable.

Published on January 23, 2008 by E. LOPES

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple explanation
You have no need to worry all the unknown terms, alien language, confusing words that you might have found in the other books. Read more

Published on August 29, 2007 by Iwan Satria Nugraha

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good--I learned from it
I got this book free at the EDS booth at the Windows 2000 launch in San Francisco. I didn't expect it to be this good. Read more

Published on April 1, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable with good technical content
The book Active Directory for Dummies is easy to read without sacrificing technical content. The author gives practical advice on how to implement and use active directory, not... Read more

Published on February 27, 2000

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terminal services, server core, managing security, group policy objects, web enrollment, full server, available server roles, encrypted content key, user object class, security token service, federation server, site link bridge, tombstone lifetime, global catalog server, forest root domain, domain controller, replication traffic, directory namespace, schema master, directory schema, forest functional level, multiple forests, core server, authentication cookie, application partition

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Active Directory, Windows Server, Click Next, Server Manager, Managing Users, New Object, Getting Physical, Other Objects, Steve Clines Properties, Event Viewer, Getting Started, Schema Administrators, Playing the Name Game, Built-in Members, Certificate Services, Administrative Tools, Enterprise Admins, Online Responder Service, Installation Wizard, Web Application Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Domain Admins, Microsoft Management Console, The General, Password Replication Group