- Getting desktop effects working in Compiz/Emerald
- For years Jack Wallen has been a Linux purist - sticking with Enlightenment, Afterstep, or Fluxbox. But lately he has been itching to get a bit more dimension to his desktop. In this entry of the Techrepublic open source blog Jack explains how he managed to get KDE 3.5, Compiz,...
- Security news roundup: Webcam voyeur gets 90 days
- This week's security events include news of a vulnerability in the 64-bit edition of OpenOffice, a privilege escalation flaw in Samba, a virus infection on the International Space Station, and the arrest of yet another webcam voyeur. by Paul Mah
- Balancing client communication with the flow of productivity
- Staying focused on work can be a challenge when clients expect to be able to contact you 24/7. Chip Camden shares his thoughts about the effectiveness and hindrances of some common ways to communicate with clients. by Chip Camden
- What to do when a small client wants a full-time employee
- Not every small business client is going to be happy with a part-time IT consultant. Some will want a full-time employee and that's usually not going to be in their best interest. Help them make the right decision. by Susan Harkins
- Cracking Open the Amazon Kindle
- With its paper-like display, wireless capability and thousands of titles from Amazon's catalog behind it, the Kindle may be the first e-book reader to gain broad acceptance. Watch as Bill Detwiler cracks open the Kindle's case and examines the circuitry inside. by Bill Detwiler
- What do you find most satisfying about programming?
- Justin James says that what he enjoys most about programming work is overcoming a challenge. Take this quick poll to let us know what you find most satisfying about your work. by Justin James
- Business Intelligence: New trend, retreaded buzzword, or oxymoron?
- You've heard the buzzwords before: Business Intelligence. Data Mining. Decision Support Systems. What does Business Intelligence really mean and are we finally getting near to delivering to business the information it needs to succeed? by John Sheesley
- Easy parallel columns in Word
- Newspaper columns are easy to create in Word. On the other hand, parallel columns are troublesome. Tables are the answer when you need parallel columns. by Susan Harkins
- Video: TR Out Loud - September 5, 2008
- Just when everyone at TechRepublic started to feel safe, Sonja bought a Flip video camera. What exactly does this mean? TR Out Loud on Video TROLOV goes mobile! Find out who Sonja corners in the office to talk about the top five discussions of the week. by Sonja Thompson
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) makes your network more reliable
- David Davis introduces the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP, which enables you to set up a group of routers as a default gateway router for backup or redundancy purposes. by David Davis
- What should I do: Company is merged and employee has to apply for her own job
- This week's What should I do? entry comes from a TechRepublic member who, due to a merger, is required to interview for her own job. Here's the story. by Toni Bowers
- T-shirt of the week: Electric sheep
- What is it that androids dream of? This shirt from Diesel Sweeties will help remind you. by Jay Garmon
- Growing dependency on IT
- With the passing of each year, it seems that companies are becoming more reliant on their Information Technology infrastructure. Consider how far we've come in a relatively short amount of time, and what kind of additional challenges are placed on the people who support IT. by Joe Rosberg
- Google's Chrome, and why it will change enterprise support
- Talk of Google's new browser, Chrome, is on the lips of techies everywhere. Lots of people have criticisms, but the software shows Google is sensitive to the way we use Web applications. Supporting users who live life in the cloud may be getting easier. by William Jones
- What are the security implications for Google Chrome?
- Google has announced the beta test release of its new Web browser, Chrome, and everybody's talking about it. It's time to talk about the implications this new browser may have for Web browsing security. by Chad Perrin
- EV SSL Certificates: So what's the green URL all about?
- In order for HTTPS traffic to be secure, we need to know that the web site we are visiting is the one we think it is. I'd like to explain a new standard that will help all of us gain confidence in that regard. by Michael Kassner
- Women are getting beaten up. Again.
- An ominous new trend is appearing with fewer women being employed outside the home and average hourly pay going down. John M McKee discusses why this is going to cause a severe impact on both genders. by John McKee
- 10 ways to get maximum value from a professional development class
- If your company or you invests in training aimed at helping you become more capable and well-rounded, it only makes sense to get everything you can out of the class. Calvin Sun offers some practical tips to help maximize the benefits. by Calvin Sun
- Looking back at the IBM PS/2
- If there was ever an Edsel of the PC industry, it was the IBM PS/2 line. Originally designed to destroy the clone business, the PS/2 wound up derailing IBM instead. Here's a look back. by John Sheesley
- When the right price for software is zero
- Chip Camden recounts a situation in which he should have given a prospective client a code snippet for free because it could have lead to more consulting work down the road. by Chip Camden
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Free Project Management Book (zip)
- This Project Management Guide describes how to successfully undertake projects, from Initiation and Planning to Execution and Closure. All of the steps involved in managing people, time, money, suppliers, communications, resources, risks and issues are clearly outlined in this valuable project management manual.
- 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...
- 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...
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