On GameSpot: Wii Fit tells 10-year-old she's fat
Webcomic: Internet tabbing addiction
Internet access + attention deficit disorder = This brilliant xkcd comic. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Jay Garmon, Comic, Internet
Do people present the biggest user support challenge?
In a recent blog, I took a poll asking for votes on the biggest user support challenge. The winner was, People: Users are too demanding, hard to work with, etc. What's the best way to deal with that challenge? by Joe Rosberg
Tags: Joe Rosberg, Blogging, Blog, Internet
And So, It Begins...
"It was the Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind..." by Jerry Taylor
Tags: WB, Home Entertainment, TVs, Web Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Web Site Development, Personal Technology, Series, Jerry Taylor, Internet
Give a presentation like Steve Jobs
Being an IT leader is more than just making a plan. You need to sell others on your ideas. Here's a video from TR's sister site BNET that takes apart Steve Jobs' presentation style and shows you how to use it to your advantage. by John Sheesley
Tags: Management, Strategy, John Sheesley, Marketing, Steve Jobs, Presentation, Corporate Communications
Photos, video, and opinions of Google's new G1 smartphone from T-Mobile
On Tuesday, Google and T-Mobile unveiled the much-anticipated G1 smartphone. TechRepublic's sister site ZDNet provided full multimedia coverage of the new smartphone and the launch event. Get the latest specs, read the pundits' opinions, and take a look at the phone's hardware and software. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Jason Hiner, Smart Phone, Video, Handhelds, Hardware, Photograph, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Google Inc., Cellular Phones
Video: Five things to know about VoIP over wireless
VoIP can save money on phone service and you can even run it over Wi-Fi, but you need to be aware of certain limitations. Learn how to prepare for wireless VoIP in this episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Telephony, Telecommunications, Jason Hiner, Video, Networking, VOIP, Phone, Wireless
How do I... Encrypt files with GPG4Win?
File encryption has been a key component to safe business practices for a long time. Jack Wallen explains how you can deploy the open source application, GPG4Win, to encrypt your data. by Jack Wallen
Tags: Encryption, E-mail, Jack Wallen, Security, Key, Online Communications, File
Nortel attacks "Cisco Energy Tax" in TV commercial - Are you swayed?
The Nortel "Piles" commercial seeks to win over existing Cisco customers with an "our equipment costs less to power" message. If you are/were in the market for new networking equipment, how much impact would Nortel's ad have? Are Nortel's claims of a "Cisco Energy Tax" even accurate? by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Tax, Networking, Bill Detwiler, TV, Cisco Systems Inc., Attack
Add image thumbnails to folders in Windows Explorer
Mark Kaelin explains how to turn on the thumbnail feature in Windows Explorer and how to change the layout of Windows Explorer to accommodate the thumbnail images when they are active. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: Microsoft Windows Explorer, Operating Systems, Image, Folder, Software, Microsoft Windows XP, View, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Mark Kaelin
What your help desk needs to do, Part 2
The second of two posts focused on mining your help desk for gold. This post focuses on what features and functions you should look for in a ticketing system. by Jay Rollins
Tags: Work Order, Training, Service Level Management, It Operations, Asset Management, It service Management, Asset, PC, Jay Rollins, Training And Certification
Companies should tell you how long an interview will take
When you're setting up an interview with a company representative, be sure you find out how long the interview will take.This TechRepublic member learned this lesson the hard way. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Workforce Management, TechRepublic Inc., Help Desk, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, It Operations, Interview, Toni Bowers
Internal consulting departments can provide nimble solutions and help retain clients
When a business asked a talented programmer to help establish an internal consulting department, he jumped at the chance. The biggest challenges proved to be more political than technological. by Paul Baldwin
Tags: Sales, Paul Baldwin, Guru Guy, Consulting Department, Solution, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Engineering, Business Operations
10 sci-fi technologies that just might happen
We'll never travel faster than light, have personalized spacecraft, or answer the ultimate questions of existence? The Trivia Geek would care to disagree. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Odds, Government, Nanotechnology, Science Fiction, Creature, Counterpoint, Jay Garmon, Security, Emerging Technologies, Barrier
Raise user security awareness with a free training kit
Information Security Awareness Training Programs are an important but often overlooked element of an organization's security program. This series of articles provides a process for obtaining budget, planning for implementation, rollout, and measuring success for awareness training efforts. by Tom Olzak
Tags: Information Security Awareness Training Programs, Training, Tom Olzak, Security, Management Approval
Podcast: Qualcomm's Gobi integrates 3G broadband into laptops and connects to both EVDO and HSPA
Qualcomm is using its new Gobi Mobile Internet technology to bring embedded 3G broadband to laptops so that they can connect to a variety of 3G carriers, including both HSPA and EVDO networks. Get all the details in this interview with Qualcomm's Mike Concannon. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Jason Hiner, Laptop Computer, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Broadband, EVDO, Cellular Phones, Personal Technology, 3G, Podcasts
State of the art gaming circa 1979
Thirty years ago, graphics such as this were astounding on a home computer. My how times have changed. Check out what gaming looked like at the end of the 1970's. by John Sheesley
Tags: Games, Demon, Personal Technology, John Sheesley, Productivity
There is a song in my head and I can't get it out - so I share
Mark Kaelin wonders where he has head a certain song before and worries about what it means to fixate on a song from a computer game you have never played before. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: Song, Portals, Games, Personal Technology, Internet, Mark Kaelin
Agree on balanced metrics to measure project success
Project management guru Tom Mochal advises that you and your client agree on the right metrics before the start of a project so that clients will get what they want. by Tom Mochal
Tags: Management, Workforce Management, Performance Management, Project, Human Resources, Mary, Tom Mochal, Metrics, Team Management
Fun with Word's RAND function
Creating sample text in Word is easy if you know this somewhat obscure trick. And hold onto your hat: It still works in Word 2007! by Jody Gilbert
Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Microsoft Word, Jody Gilbert, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, Microsoft Office
How do I create virtual machines for testing in VMware Workstation 6?
Creating virtual machines in VMware is a snap. Check out the tutorial. by Steven Warren
Tags: Steven Warren, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, VMware Inc., Software, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Machine, Operating System, VMware Workstation
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
One Click App Killer (exe)
With this very small utility you can kill you freezed programs with one click. For example you double-click on it's icon, the target-like cursor show-up, then on the next program you click, it's terminated. We've took the idea from UNIX world, where people use Xkill. Basically, this utility is a...
Tags: Operating Systems, Software, Construction, Utility, UNIX
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
10 Firefox extensions you can't live without
Whether you want to speed access to the Web sites you regularly visit, keep better tabs on your tabs, or protect your system from potentially dangerous active content, there's a Firefox extension ready to help you out. Jack Wallen shares his list of favorite time-saving, browser-enhancing add-ons.This download is also...
Tags: Firefox Extension, Jack Wallen, Tab
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
Tune Windows XP to speed up boot and shutdown times
A common annoyance for both IT professionals and end users is having to sit and wait while Windows reboots. This sample hack from OReilly's Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition shows how to tweak a PC's BIOS, the Windows Registry, and other Windows XP settings to streamline boot and shutdown times....
Tags: Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, O'Reilly Media Inc.
Network Security Checklist
Now more than ever, you depend on your network for your most important business operations, such as communication, inventory, billing, sales, and trading with partners. Many small and medium-sized businesses do not have adequate network security. Here's how to make sure you do. View and complete this...
Tags: Networking, Network, Security, Network Security
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
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
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
The HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Challenge
In a first time, head-to-head comparison, HP recently put EVA4400 virtualization capabilities to the test against a traditional disk array from EMC CLARiiON CX3-10. Watch this HP Enterprise TV presentation to see why 5 technology professionals found the new HP StorageWorks EVA4400 easier to operate and a greater time saver...
Tags: Storage Management, Utility Computing, HP StorageWorks, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Virtualization
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.
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.
Recover Files (exe)
Recover Files is an award winning program that can undelete / recover deleted files after they have been deleted. Recover Files is a professional file recovery software that allows it's user to recover accidentally deleted files. Even files removed from the Recycle Bin, network drive, compact flash card, portable devices,...
Tags: Recover Files, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Microsoft Windows, Components, Hardware, File, Microsoft Windows 95, Memory

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