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Avoid conflicts by specifying Web fonts in Word
Prepare Word content for the Web before you publish it by specifying default fonts. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Channel Management, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Word, Web, Font, Marketing
What happens when management insists that you "work dumber"?
Centralized system management is one area where the disciplines of user support and network administration overlap. Implementing systems management solutions effectively can up your productivity and provide stability for your users. So what do you do if you can't sell management on the investment? by William Jones
Tags: Greg, Systems Management, Networking, William Jones, Network, It Services, Network Administration, Adage
Sprint, Google and others partner on 'geobrowsing' for WiMax
Sprint unveiled 'geobrowsing' services that will give its XOHM WiMax users the ability to quickly look up local information based on automatic detection of the user's location when connected to WiMax. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Google Inc., Sprint Communications, Jason Hiner, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Privacy, Sprint Xohm, Wireless
Functional programming techniques can improve software security
A key concern in software security is avoiding security flaws in a program's source code. Employing a functional programming style can help. by Chad Perrin
Tags: Programming, Functional Programming, Software, Language, Technique, Functional Programming Paradigm, Chad Perrin
Linux hit with Phalanx 2: Is there a Linux double-standard when it comes to security?
Is there a double-standard applied to Linux security vs. Windows security? The Phalanx 2 exploit, which takes advantage of compromised cryptographic keys in Debian-based systems, is on the loose and has unleashed some interesting responses from Linux advocates. by Selena Frye
Tags: Operating Systems, Software, Security, Linux, Open Source, Selena Frye, UNIX
How to get poor by making more money in a new city
Are you planning to chase a job to a new city? Hopefully you're getting a raise in the process, but are you really coming out ahead? Check out this calculator to find out. by John Sheesley
Tags: Free Trade, City, John Sheesley, Louisville, Financial Planning, Taxes, Finance
IT Manager pays £35 on eBay for second-hand NAS box with bank information on over one million people
A NAS device containing private bank account and credit card information on more than one million people was sold on eBay for £35. This shameful event should serve as a warning to all IT leaders. Physical security comes first! by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Physical Security, Mullins, Financial Services, Bank, NAS, eBay Inc., Bill Detwiler, Information Technology, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage
SSL/TLS certificates: Perspectives helps authentication
Self-signed SSL certificates are an authentication nightmare. A group of researchers at Carnegie Mellon developed Perspectives, an application that potentially will remove some of the FUD. I'd like to explain the application and make a case for installing it. by Michael Kassner
Tags: Self-signed SSL Certificate, Ssl/Tls, Carnegie-Mellon University, TLS, Security, Researcher, Database Storage Module, TOFU, Certificate, Hardware
Return to the record you were working on when you reopen an Access form
If you get interrupted while working on a record in an Access form, finding your way back to it can be time-consuming. Here are two ways to bookmark the current record so that you can hop straight to it when you reopen the form. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Databases, Susan Sales Harkins, Form, Microsoft Access, OrderID, Record, Sub, Storage, vbOKOnly, Hardware
Poll: What part of job hunting do you dread the most?
Justin James says his least favorite aspect of looking for a job is dealing with recruiters. What part of job hunting makes you want to put off the entire process for yet another week? Let us know by taking our quick poll. by Justin James
Tags: Workforce Management, Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Justin James
Bridging cultural divides in the workplace
Cultural divides exist everywhere, from country to country, from region to region, even from workplace to workplace, but sooner or later you have to take responsibility for how you come across to the people who work around you. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Kentucky, Workplace, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Divide, Toni Bowers
Is your company encrypting corporate data?
In today's workplace, stealing information doesn't require a covert Special Forces team: It is often done by an employee armed with a 5 GB USB flash drive. And your unsecured, unencrypted network invites a hacker to compromise a server or workstation holding sensitive data. by Steven Warren
Tags: E-mail, Encryption, Steven Warren, Disaster Recovery, Security, Data Management, Encryption Plan
Viruses and malware are out of this world, or at least off of it
A virus designed to steal online gaming login information recently infected the International Space Station. How long before some truly dangerous malware makes it into space? by Andy Moon
Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Virus, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Malware, Andy Moon
Securing your home computer
A user recently asked me what I would recommend to keep his home computer as secure as the ones at our office. Here's the list of considerations I gave him. by Joe Rosberg
Tags: Phishing, CD, Security, Backup, Hardware, Firewalls, Joe Rosberg, Firewall Router, Networking, Router
HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more
Justin James, who is now a member of the HTML Working Group, interviews HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson. Discover the pain points Hickson expects HTML 5 will address, his favorite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, and much more. by Justin James
Tags: Feature, HTML, Author, HTML4, Web, Web Browser, Justin James, HTML5, Specification
Forrester predicts business gaming will drive future apps in the enterprise
Forrester sees a future for 'serious gaming' in which enterprise businesses will use virtual worlds and simulations for training and collaboration. See which companies are doing this already and how it could play out over the next few years. by Larry Dignan
Tags: Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan, Forrester Research Inc.
Video: Four trends that will transform IT over the next five years
Gartner has cited its top 10 IT trends to watch over the next three to five years. IT leaders should put these trends on the radar to exploit them for competitive advantage. In this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives, I share four of these trends and give you...
Tags: Jason Hiner, Management, Video, Strategy, Information Technology, Trend
Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks
Greg Shultz shows you several performance and productivity enhancing tricks for Windows Vista. by Greg Shultz
Tags: Control Panel, Sticky Note, Operating Systems, Figure D Edlin, Network Connection, Desktop Background, Screensaver, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance
New attack vectors challenge IT security pros
Like IT in general, the security arena is in a constant flux. New esoteric hacks can appear overnight, leaving the onus on managers and security folks to scramble to patch or mitigate the new threat. Today, I'll highlight a few of these potential attack vectors. by Paul Mah
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Bubba puts a downhome spin on Microsoft Bob
When we talked before about Microsoft Bob, some TR members mentioned a parody called Bubba. Here's a look at Bubba and a pointer to where you can get it. by John Sheesley
Tags: Microsoft Bob, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Shareware, Microsoft Visual Basic, John Sheesley, Microsoft Corp., Software/Web Development
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 update rollup for service pack 4 on the server. Now the rtvscan.exe will take up 50% of cpu cycles on...
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 folders. While it's doing that - and it takes awhile - not much else ca
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 fairly solid shape. You also know that creating an operating plan without a longer-range strategic view is like driving a...
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 way of thinking. In other words, you have to be able to "sell" your ideas in order to make changes...
Tags: Free Trade, Global Knowledge Network Inc., Negotiation, Finance
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 you could always have your favorite support applications at your fingertips.In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology...
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 to maintain a higher degree of privacy while you surf the Web.Ad-Aware 2008 includes an improved threat detection, enhanced rootkit...
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 quick and easy project management.
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 improve the speed of Windows XP.Title: Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition ISBN: 0596009186 Published: February 2005 Author: Preston Gralla Chapter:...
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 at an affordable price. View this product demo from HP on the StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array...
Tags: Utility Computing, HP StorageWorks, Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hardware
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 Online is a groundbreaking new hosted solution that gives you Microsoft Dynamics CRM capabilities without the investment in IT infrastructure...
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, CRM, Microsoft Dynamics Live, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Software, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software
10 Windows XP tricks and timesavers
Here's the latest roundup of popular Windows XP tips from our Microsoft Windows blog, ranging from gathering MAC addresses to creating custom characters to removing resource-consuming device drivers you no longer need.
Tags: Greg Shultz, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
TCP/IP Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting is a necessary part of supporting any network installation. Determining and repairing problems can consume a lot of time, especially if you don't know what to do or how to do it correctly and quickly. This On Demand Web Seminar explains how you might consider troubleshooting different problems that...
Tags: Tcp/Ip, Networking, Network, Global Knowledge Network Inc., Productivity
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 could return the machine to a bootable state just byinserting a USB flash drive though? Believe it or not, it...
Tags: USB flash drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Brien M. Posey MCSE
10 mispronunciations that make you sound stupid
Right or wrong, people often judge you by the way you pronounce things. Say a word incorrectly and POW -- they've pegged you as a provincial, poorly educated moron. Toni Bowers offers a list of commonly mangled words so you can double-check your own pronunciation. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Career, Ya'll, Professional Development, Home Entertainment, Word, TVs, T, Blogging, Personal Technology, Toni Bowers
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 structure, architecture, components, standards, and design of modern voice/telephony networks. You will learn how to evaluate...
Tags: Ethernet, Telephony, Telecommunications, Technology, Frame Relay, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Network, VOIP, Network Technology
Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 3G
Apple's iPhone 3G arrived on Friday with a bevy of new enterprise-ready features, including Exchange support, business-grade security, and third-party applications powered by an SDK. As with the first iPhone, we waited in line, bought our phone, signed an AT&T contract, and promptly began to crack open the case. Come...
Tags: apple, off topic, Bill Detwiler, Apple iPhone, apple iphone 3g, wireless, iphone, at&t, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones
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 handle litigation, deliver new contracts, or projects, companies today need solutions that promote teamwork. However, common bottlenecks...
Tags: Compliance, Computhink, Document Management, Management, Content Management, Software, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Team Management, Finance
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 message.Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.I...
Tags: firewall, permission, exe, windows, networking, mdb, software, windows xp sp 2, security, Microsoft Windows
How TechRepublic cracked open the iPhone 3G
Following up on our Cracking Open gallery of the first iPhone, TechRepublic editors joined Apple's launch-day madness to secure an iPhone 3G for disassembly. Jason Hiner and Bill Detwiler recount their experiences battling long lines, Apple's iTunes meltdown, and limited supplies at AT&T stores.Bill explains how Mark Kaelin and he...
Tags: apple, jason hiner, bill detwiler, Apple iPhone, apple iphone 3g, wireless, iphone, at&t, Consumer Electronics, TechRepublic Inc.
Unified Communications: Presence/Status/Mobility/Collaboration
In this fast-paced 5-minute Flash presentation, follow fictional Operations Manager Sam Jones as she efficiently responds to a complex, multilevel client emergency using the tools of Unified Communications. Watch as she deploys them to listen to voice messages via email, locate situation-relevant contacts and call them with a click, automatically...
Tags: Unified Communications, NEC Corp., Voicemail

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