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T-shirt of the week: No longer the Knights of Ni
Yet another of the Geekend's beloved "stealth geek" shirts, we have a heraldic seal emblazoned with the motto of the Knights Who Until Recently Say Ni. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Quality, Jay Garmon, Business Operations
Video: TR Out Loud - July 25, 2008
TROLOV TR Out Loud on Video is back in full swing this week, highlighting the most active discussions and members on the site. You'll also get to see and hear ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, CD-ROM, Voicemail, Video, Sonja Thompson, Personal Technology, Photograph
Quick access to Excel formula bar via keyboard
A quick keyboard shortcut puts you right into the Formula bar. You don't need the mouse at all! by Susan Harkins
Tags: Susan Harkins, Mouse, Microsoft Excel, Keyboards, Mice, Office Suites, Software, Formula, Microsoft Office, Hardware
How many spam do you get in a day?
I ran a poll on "How many spam do you get in a day?" a couple of weeks back as part of a weekly roundup piece I posted over at ...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Paul Mah
Coming soon to your data center... freaking huge workstations!?
Dell has released a new centrally managed workstation that consists of a full PC and a remote access terminal. Is there a market for this? Will Dell start to contribute ...
Tags: Workstation, Data Center, ClearCube Technology, Data Management, Data Centers, Remote Access, Storage, Hardware, Desktop, Scott Lowe
Dell launches high performance 2U desktop that lives in the data center
With the Precision R5400, Dell has opted for performance over space savings and cost trimming for its data center-hosted desktop solution. See why there might be an interesting ROI case ...
Tags: Jason Hiner, Workstations, Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Servers, Precision R5400, Roi/Tco, Data Management
Sysadmin Day: a day for techies to celebrate each other
Systems Administrator Appreciation Day was originally created so 'civilians' could commemorate the individuals they rely on for their technology support. IT folks shouldn't lie idle this Friday, though. They should ...
Tags: William Jones, System Administrator
Do everyone a favor and take a few days off
Taking your full vacation may seem like a luxury you can't afford in today's climate. But, that decision may actually have a negative impact on your career. In this article, ...
Tags: Leadership, Management, Job, Leader, John McKee, Team, Team Management
10 ways to make Linux boot faster
On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can ...
Tags: Server, Operating Systems, Jack Wallen, Software, BIOS, Kernel Module, Linux, Fedora Project, Open Source, Components
Lotus introduces Symphony -- 24 years ago
IBM recently introduced Lotus Symphony, a free office suite to compete against Microsoft Office. Here's the debut of the original Lotus Symphony over 24 years ago. by John Sheesley
Tags: E-mail Servers, Software, John Sheesley, Productivity, IBM Corp., Enterprise Software
10+ reasons why IT pros hate Microsoft Access (but really shouldn't)
Microsoft Access may not be right for all situations, but it does have its place -- at least according to database expert Susan Harkins. Here's her take on some of ...
Tags: Databases, Susan Harkins, Office Suites, Software, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Data Management, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Software
10 gaffes to avoid with respect to Chinese culture
If you're doing business in China, meeting with people from China, or planning to work there, you'll want to avoid certain missteps. Calvin Sun explains a bit about Chinese culture ...
Tags: China, Leadership, Western, Management, Food & Beverage, Person, Business Ethics, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Character
What's the worst job in the world?
With reports predicting a decline in IT staff jobs in 2009, it may help to ask yourself what job situation could be worse. Snake handler? Lindsay Lohan's AA sponsor? Let's ...
Tags: Workforce Management, Lindsay Lohan, Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
Is it the end of business as usual or the start of a new way of doing business?
As 2008 continues to be overshadowed by the fallout from the US subprime market, we see banks tightening lending and consumers tightening their belts. But a market discontinuum is not ...
Tags: Data Migration, Celona Technologies, Information Technology, Charles Andrews
Get to know the Cisco IOS Feature Navigator
David Davis tells you how the Cisco IOS Feature Navigator can help you find the information you need, including what features your current IOS image has, the differences between two ...
Tags: Feature, David Davis, Netscape Navigator, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS
Video: Tragedy of the JediGym
There's a lesson in this. See if you can find it. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Tragedy, Video, Jay Garmon, Lesson, Marketing, Corporate Communications
IT: Ending the whining
This follow-up to Note to IT: Stop the whining seeks to give IT pros some usable advice for how to clean up their tarnished images. by Patrick Gray
Tags: Prevoyance Group, Management, Patrick Gray, Strategy, Information Technology
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 sees the light of day
Windows Home Server was released in 2007 to much fanfare, but had a few significant limitations and quickly fell victim to a serious data corruption bug. This week, Microsoft released ...
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Operating Systems, Software, Backup, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Scott Lowe, Home Server
Reduce friction with client employees: Show them you understand your role
Your conduct at a client site can help you avoid resentment and fear among the employees. These tips will help you be more productive and get along with your temporary ...
Tags: Employee, Workforce Management, Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Chris McManaman, Strategy, Problem
Nortel CIO Steve Bandrowczak: 'There are three types of CIOs'
In this CIO spotlight as part of the Tech Sanity Check podcast, hear Nortel CIO Steve Bandrowczak describe the three types of CIOs, elaborate on his IT department's top priorities ...
Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Jason Hiner, Podcasts, CIO, Internet
high cpu utilization of rtvscan.exe
We have several windows 2000 servers and bunch of windows xp clients. All the servers have norton corporate edition and xp machines have managed norton clients.Everything worked fine until installing ...
Tags: server, Symantec Corp., windows, CPU, xiea, update rollup, rollup, Hi This
How to stop Office/Outlook 2003 from synchronizing
This seems to be a common and frustrating problem, and I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere. My computer periodically tells me that Microsoft Office 2003 is synchronizing ...
Tags: ebecca@..., microsoft officer 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2003, software, Microsoft Office, synchronization, computer, outlook 2003, synchronizing
The IT Strategic Plan Step-By-Step
It's April and you are four months into your organization's fiscal year. You know that within six months you'll need to have your operating plan for the upcoming year in ...
Tags: Management, Plan, Strategy, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc.
How To Use the Six Laws of Persuasion during a Negotiation
In order to be successful, you must master the persuasion process, which will enable you to deliberately create the attitude change and subsequent actions necessary for persuading others to your ...
Tags: Free Trade, Global Knowledge Network Inc., Negotiation, Finance
Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless
Work retail PC repair and you'll see some pretty wacky end-user "fixes". See what happens when the technically clueless clash with their computers. by Bill Detwiler
Tags: off topic, bloopers, geekend, computer, technically clueless, end-user support, hardware
IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP
Booting Windows XP from a USB Flash drive gives you great IT support tool. For example, you can make a troubleshooting toolkit for booting and analyzing seemingly dead PCs. Or ...
Tags: pe builder, bootable usb, usb flash drive, microsoft windows xp, bios, bootable device, it dojo
Ad-Aware 2008 (exe)
With the ability to scan your RAM, Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components, Ad-Aware 2008 can clean your system easily, allowing you ...
Tags: Data Mining, Rootkits, Ad-aware, Software, Lavasoft, Security, Data Management, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Enterprise Software
Download this project plan template
If you've taken on a small to midsize project that doesn't warrant a full-scale plan in Microsoft Project, download this Excel spreadsheet template sent in by a TechRepublic member for ...
Tags: Management, Microsoft Excel, TechRepublic Inc., Project Management, Office Suites, Software, Microsoft Office, It Operations, It service Management, Strategy
Use these four Registry tweaks to accelerate Windows XP
Plenty of third-party programs claim to tweak or optimize Windows. However, most of them simply make Registry edits. Here are four manual tweaks that experienced IT professionals can make to ...
Tags: Registry, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, O'Reilly Media Inc.
HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Product Demo
Before now, midsize customers settled for either an expensive and complex storage array or a low cost storage solution that lacked functionality. Now experience virtual storage with enterprise class functionality ...
Tags: Utility Computing, HP StorageWorks, Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hardware
Six Web Hacker Tricks & The Three Pillars of Web Protection
A brand new infected Web page is discovered every 14 seconds. The Web has become the key vector for online attacks - yet the vast majority of businesses are unprotected ...
Tags: Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Web, Sophos Plc., Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Malware
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 30 Day Trial
If you're looking to take your customer relationship management to the next level, Microsoft invites you to try Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for 30 days -- free! Microsoft Dynamics CRM ...
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, CRM, Microsoft Dynamics Live, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Software, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software
Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive
Almost everyone who has worked with computers for any lengthof time at all has run into at least one situation in which a problem left a PCunbootable. What if you ...
Tags: USB flash drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Brien M. Posey MCSE
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Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, jitu_hsbc21@..., product key, Microsoft Corp.
10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer
For many years, the Internet was largely unregulated, partly because of the jurisdictional nightmare involved in trying to enforce laws when communications crossed not just state lines but also national ...
Tags: Law, Deb Shinder, Computer, Productivity, Internet
The Case for Document Management
Are you asking how to avoid court-imposed sanctions? Are you wondering how to keep the escalating costs of electronic and paper discovery to a minimum? Whether the objective is to ...
Tags: Compliance, Computhink, Document Management, Management, Content Management, Software, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Team Management, Finance
10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer
For many years, the Internet was the "final frontier," operating largely unregulated -- in part because of the jurisdictional nightmare involved in trying to enforce laws when communications crossed not ...
Tags: Networking, Network, Law, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Computer, Productivity, Wireless, Internet
Windows cannot access specified device, path or file...
I have a problem that has developed on my user account. When I try to open any EXE file or MDB file on a network drive I get the following ...
Tags: firewall, permission, exe, windows, networking, mdb, software, windows xp sp 2, security, Microsoft Windows
Solaris 10 in 10 Days
Engineering DataXpress is a global leader in data interoperability solutions linking commercial electronic design automation EDA environments. Intrigued by the Solaris 10 Operating System OS, the company qualified its UNIX ...
Tags: Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Components, Hardware, UNIX, Servers, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Software
Telecommunications Fundamentals
View Available Dates and LocationsToday's telecommunications networks transport voice, data, and image traffic over a multitude of legacy and emerging technologies. This comprehensive course provides you with information on the ...
Tags: Ethernet, Telephony, Telecommunications, Technology, Frame Relay, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Network, VOIP, Network Technology

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