- Top 10 IT stories of the week: March 13, 2009
- 10. The Web turns 20 ZDNet 9. Tech execs lobby against foreign tax changes; ask for more foreign workers ZDNet 8. CIO Jury: Businesses need netbooks (Silicon.com) 7. Android sales to outstrip iPhone by 2012? CNET News 6. New federal...
- Linux basics: Learn common commands
- These days Linux has slick, user-friendly GUI interfaces to accomplish most tasks. But just like those keystroke commands in your Windows applications that help you move faster, learning a few basic commands in Linux will help you settle in to your new operating system. Here are several TechRepublic resources that...
- Enigmail Makes Encrypting Email Easy
- Have you ever had to encrypt the text of an email? I often do and the process was often a task I'd rather not have to do over and over. Here's how I used to do it: Open up a terminal. Write the email using Nano....
- Help Desk Implementation Diary: Testing
- This week in his help desk implementation, Jay Rollins finds that most of the initial bumps have been smoothed out and major items have been squared away. But as they test the software, his team raises some issues. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As we have progressed with...
- How to manage the people who manage you
- For most employees, you have more than just one manager setting expectations for you. Your "role set" includes co-workers, customers, and maybe managers further up in the organization. Learn how to manage the people who manage you. by Toni Bowers
- Do you use reusable code?
- When object-oriented programming OOP became popular, one of the things it promised was code reused everywhere. Service-oriented architecture SOA also promises code reuse. Every new system out there seems to have code reuse on its bullet point list of wonderful things it enables. Yet it seems as though most code...
- T-shirt of the week: Cubicle Workers Union
- While there seems to be a never-ending debate about whether IT pros should unionize, one thing is for certain -- at least the t-shirts would be sweet. And if your boss is one of the vehemently anti-collective bargaining types who cowers in fear at the notion of having to deal...
- Video: TR Out Loud - March 13, 2009
- [video=278237] It's another lucky Friday the 13th at TechRepublic, and TR Out Loud on Video TROLOV is back again with your weekly dose of highlights on the site, including the top discussions and members on the forums. If you're not a fan of video (sorry about the...
- Mine your HD for space hogs with cross-platform JDiskReport
- Storage may be cheap, but right now every penny matters. That is why it is vital to have a good disk auditing utility in your toolbox. Just in time for spring-cleaning, William Jones offers his favorite. by William Jones
- Payscales and policies cause a loss of the best talent
- Companies and organizations are shooting themselves in the feet with new policies designed to show that they can be frugal. In this article, business success coach John M McKee makes the case that bad action is worse than no action at all when it comes to retaining talent. by...
- Transitioning your Cisco network to IPv6
- There are some handy resources available to help you make the transition to IPv6 on your Cisco network. by Selena Frye
- A tickle script you simply must have for your network engineering toolbox
- Quickly perform a variety of duties on your Cisco router with the use of TCL Tool Control Language, or "tickle" scripts. Lori Hyde provides you with one that you need to keep in your net admin toolbox. by Lori Hyde
- Video: New startup beats Apple to the punch with touchscreen netbook
- Rumors have swirled this week about Apple creating a touchscreen netbook, but a startup called AlwaysInnovating has recently unveiled a product called the Touch Book that will get the jump on the Mac. CNET News has a video of AlwaysInnovating CEO Gregoire Gentil giving a demo of...
- Amazon EC2 drops a pricing bomb to lure IT leaders to the cloud
- This is a guest post from Larry Dignan, Editor-in-Chief of TechRepublic's sister site ZDNet. You can follow Larry on his ZDNet blog Between the Lines or subscribe to the RSS feed. Amazon has tweaked its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) pricing model to be more enterprise friendly....
- Product Spotlight: Meeting Room Booking System
- If you run a business office and you have to book resources, you know how complicated this can be without the proper software to handle the task. There are many, costly, proprietary systems that aren't nearly as reliable as the open source solution Meeting Room Booking System. MRBS (as it...
- Video: Finally, a decent Star Trek reboot trailer
- It's taken a few tries, but Paramount has finally released a trailer for the new Star Trek reboot movie that actually makes me excited about the potential of the film. We get a sense of the plot, the characters, and where it all stands in relation to the previous Trek...
- Eight ways to get developers on board with SOA governance
- This is a guest post from Joe McKendrick of TechRepublic's sister site ZDNet. You can follow Joe on his ZDNet blog Service Oriented, or subscribe to the RSS feed. Does ramming SOA down the development organization help the cause of service...
- The "Jolly Green" sleeping server
- Can you imagine having smart servers in your data center that know when to sleep and work? Companies such as Microsoft are looking for more efficient ways to turn servers on and off throughout the day and night. Depending on your business model, you may have more uptime...
- Supporting DOS machines
- I have a couple of DOS computers that I might consider, out of sight, out of mind. When one of them failed, however, its function was quick to remind me of its presence and importance. Here's my tale. And perhaps you'll take the poll: Do you still support any DOS...
- Microsoft cries uncle when it comes to bundled Windows 7 features
- With the recent Release Candidate for Windows 7, Microsoft has finally given us more control over what Windows features we can turn off. Greg Shultz tells you what features are gone and shows you what features you can now turn off. by Greg Shultz
- Hotmail Login
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- 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...
- A New CIO's 100-Day Plan
- When new CIOs start, they have to immediately create momentum and build credibility. High expectations are held by the business community, senior executives, and the IT organization itself ? and starting off on the right foot is critical to managing those initial expectations. To manage this initial roller coaster ride,...
- 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
- Glary Registry Repair 3 (Windows)
- Glarysoft Registry Repair is an advanced registry cleaner for Windows that allows you to safely scan, clean, and repair registry problems. Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. Glarysoft Registry Repair allows you to fix your registry and optimize your PCs performance...
- 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...
- Mercury LoadRunner Tips for Configuration, Scripting, and Execution
- This white paper provides tips and tricks for Mercury LoadRunner configuration, scripting, and execution. This guide is intended to help testers just learning to use LoadRunner, as well as to provide new best practices for those who have used LoadRunner for many years.
- Resource Guide: 10 Tech Skills You Should Develop Over the Next Five Years
- If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late...
- 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.
- 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:...
- 10+ essential (and free) Windows applications
- When George Ou builds a new Windows computer, he installs a dozen of his favorite free apps. Not only do they fill essential functions, they're all well-behaved installers and uninstallers: no crashing the computer or gunking it up. See how to make the most of your computer without spending a...
- 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...
- Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive
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- From Server Virtualization to Power & Cooling, see how the world of Virtualization can help lower your costs and drive efficiencies.
- Video: Three critical things to do before reinstalling Windows
- Whether you support your tech-novice family members or a corporate office, you will have to reinstall Microsoft Windows at some point. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler goes over the three things you need to do before reinstalling Windows to make the process go smoothly. by Bill Detwiler
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- Whether or not you're a fan of Bill Gates, it's impossible to deny the role he has played in spreading computer technology across the planet during the past three decades. His retirement as a full-time Microsoft employee in June 2008 marked the end of an era -- and it's one...
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- Whether you're new to network administration or to the Windows environment, a few common oversights and mistakes can trip you up. Deb Shinder explains how to avoid some of the problems new Windows admins often encounter. by Debra Littlejohn Shinder
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