On MovieTome: BLADE RUNNER 2? Unfortunately, yes…
Fixing computers or fixing people?
Sometimes an alter ego can be the best tool you have on the help desk. by Jeff Dray
Tags: Jeff Dray, Help Desk, It Operations, Call Centers, Computer
Talking about Hyper-V with Microsoft's Rene Alamo
Read what Rene Alamo, a Microsoft Partner Technology Specialist, has to say about Hyper-V in terms of its popularity, how people are using it, application support, cost, and more. by Justin James
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, Software, Justin James, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
Preparing to deploy the new BlackBerry Bold
Paul Mah has been using the BlackBerry Bold for almost a week and has some thoughts about deploying this latest smartphone by RIM in the enterprise. by Paul Mah
Tags: DataViz Inc., BES, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Professional Software, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Paul Mah, Hardware
Fight spam and bots in Web applications with CAPTCHAs
CAPTCHA is used to discern humans from computers to make sure someone and not automated software or a bot is really using the Web application. Here are implementations for use within your applications. by Tony Patton
Tags: Web Application, Spam, Bot, Tony Patton, CAPTCHA
How do I... use templates to simplify network monitoring with Packet Analyzer?
One of the notable features available in Packet Analyzer is the ability to create templates. This is a boon to busy network administrators who need to be able to change out filters on the fly and quickly. Jack Wallen shows how to create and use templates in Packet Analyzer. by...
Tags: Server, Jack Wallen, Network Monitoring, Networking, Network, Adapter, Window, Construction, Monitor
A "no hassle" Linux install for VMware Workstation 6.5
Do you want to install VMware on Linux? You no longer have to do it via command line. VMware has released a Linux "no hassle" user interface install. by Steven Warren
Tags: Steven Warren, Workstations, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, VMware Inc., Software, Linux, Open Source, VMware Workstation, UNIX
Quick keyboard shortcut displays list of toolbars
Use this keyboard shortcut instead of the mouse to display a list of toolbars. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Susan Harkins, Mouse, Toolbar, Keyboards, Mice, Hardware, Keyboard Shortcut, Peripherals
Are you using virtualization on the desktop?
Justin James says that he likes to use virtual machines on the desktop to experiment with new configurations of operating systems. Take this quick poll to let us know if your shop is using virtual machines on the desktop. by Justin James
Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Justin James, Desktops, Virtual Machine, Hardware, IT Pro, Virtualization
Don't trash former employers in interviews
Criticizing former employers in an interview makes you look worse than the former employer. Here's why. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Workforce Management, Employer, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
Encourage IT consulting clients to call before acting
Susan Harkins shares a story in which a fellow IT consultant's client reinstalled Windows Vista and lost everything on the system. She details how easy it would have been to just reset the password. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Disk, Susan Harkins, Operating Systems, Consulting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Password, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Happy 17th Birthday Linux: Share your story
Linux turns 17 today (October 6) and Techrepublic wants to know how and when you first got started using the Linux operating system. by Jack Wallen
Tags: Operating Systems, Jack Wallen, Story, Software, Linux, Open Source, UNIX
Video: Five practical tips for choosing the right UPS
On the surface, choosing a UPS for your organization's server room may seem like a simple task, but like many IT tasks, the devil is in the details. In this IT Dojo video, Bill gives you five tips to help you choose the right uninterruptible power supply for your environment....
Tags: Power Supply, United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Video, Uninterruptible Power Supply, Bill Detwiler
Pic: Another steampunk stormtrooper
Hey, look, it's another inspired re-imagining of a Star Wars icon as it would appear in a Jules Verne novel. What? Don't look at me like that. You know this is cool. by Jay Garmon
Tags: Jay Garmon, Star Wars
Selecting employee security training topics and delivery methods
After an organization's workforce is familiar with why information security is important as well as management's commitment to security, actual training can begin. In this post we examine the steps leading to a security training program ready for media development. by Tom Olzak
Tags: Employee, Employee Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Training, Tom Olzak, Human Resources, Security, Information Security Training
Sanity check: Five reasons why Windows Vista failed
With Windows Vista's public perception in shambles and most IT departments stubbornly refusing to adopt it, has the time come for an early post-mortem on Vista? Here are the top five reasons why Vista has failed. Hint: Most of them aren't technical. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Jason Hiner, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Microsoft Windows XP, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, IT Department
Instant Messaging risky without internal mechanism
Love it or hate it, users want IM. However, Instant Messaging sites and technologies may pose a communications risk to the sensitivity of company information. Here is a perspective on why to block public services and replace them with internal offerings. by Rick Vanover
Tags: Messaging, Software, Instant Messaging, Rick Vanover, Instant Messaging Communication, Communication, Groupware, Online Communications, IM, Enterprise Software
Will you evaluate Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008?
Microsoft has released a standalone hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Will you evaluate it for your organization? Scott Lowe explains the ins and outs of this new product. by Scott Lowe
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software, Guest, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Scott Lowe
Sockstress: A new and effective DoS attack
Denial of Service attacks aren't new, yet persist in being effective methods of denying access to resources on the Internet. Now meet Sockstress, the newest version of DoS attacks, and heralded as potentially the most devastating of the bunch. by Michael Kassner
Tags: Target Port, Attacker, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Fyodor, Security, TCP, Denial Of Service, Attack, Michael Kassner
Hibernating a Linux Laptop...FINALLY!
After much searching and hair-pulling Jack Wallen has finally found a means to get a laptop to hibernate. It's not perfect but it works every time. Read this open source entry and discover how to enjoy a full-featured laptop on Linux. by Jack Wallen
Tags: Laptop Computer, Operating Systems, Jack Wallen, Linux Laptop, Software, Linux, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Hardware
Easy lookup formulas in Excel
Spend hours coming up with a complex formula, or let Excel work through the problem in a just a few minutes. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Parameter, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Excel, Cell, Office Suites, Software, Microsoft Office
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
Explore the benefits of the IBM BladeCenter S from the inside out
The perfect mix of performance and energy savings, the IBM BladeCenter S is ideal for the small to mid-sized office and the remote office. It neatly consolidates your storage, servers and networking into a single chassis that plugs into a standard electrical outlet, supports virtually all applications, and uses less...
Tags: Blade Servers, Servers, IBM eServer BladeCenter, Benefit, IBM Corp., Hardware
New Deployment Methods For Desktops
The benefits of storage consolidation and centralized management are well known - they include lower costs, better information protection, and improved IT efficiency. Server consolidation using virtualization software is aimed at generating these same results. A recent trend in many large IT organizations goes beyond server virtualization...
Tags: EqualLogic, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization
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

Most Whitepapers in IT Management

TechRepublic features a vast library of resources from the world's leading technology companies.

TechRepublic: The Web's largest community of IT leaders

TechRepublic helps IT decision-makers identify technologies and strategies to empower workers and streamline business processes. The site delivers a unique blend of original content by IT professionals, peer-to-peer advice from the largest community of IT leaders on the Web, and a vast library of professional resources from the leading vendors in the IT industry. TechRepublic features blogs, community forums, vendor white papers, software downloads, Webcasts, and research.

Help Desk Trouble Ticket Form
The Help Desk Trouble Ticket is an important document for the technical support professional. This form contains all the essential fields for maintain ...
Buy Now
TechRepublic Power Checklist: Securing Windows XP
If you have just finished installing Windows XP and you think the work is done, you're wrong. Some of the most important steps to getting Windows XP u ...
Buy Now

Upcoming Webcasts

Upcoming Webcasts from leading IT vendors

More Upcoming and Recent Events »