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Tips for using Google+ Community features
Here are seven tips for Google+ Community members before you start using it.
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Statement of work: essential or useless?
Find out how to write a statement of work that fits with an iterative development process.
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OpenOffice and Libre Office features that you probably ignore
Free office suite tools like OpenOffice and Libre Office have advanced features.
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Amazon to develop 3D smartphones. Why?
Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Why is this a good idea?
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Windows and Office
Review: MyFax online faxing system
Sending and receiving faxes doesn't have to be painful when you do it online. Matthew Nawrocki takes a look at MyFax to see how easy online faxes can be.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | May 22, 2013 7:41am | Latest comment by Mark W. Kaelin
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IT Security
Keeping your corporate social media accounts secure
Does your company have official social media accounts like Twitter or Facebook? How do you protect them from unauthorized access? Get a few tips here and take our poll on security measures.
Posted by Patrick Lambert | May 22, 2013 7:00am
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Career Management
Q&A: Windows Server 2012 career opportunities
TechRepublic talks to two Windows Server 2012 experts about the career opportunities it creates for IT professionals.
Posted by Brian Taylor | May 22, 2013 6:50am
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Apple in the Enterprise
Mac Sharing Part 4: Remote desktop
Remote desktop sessions between Macs and other platforms makes support tasks convenient. Here are tips to make it work with iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android.
Posted by Simon Barnett | May 22, 2013 6:30am
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European Technology
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Beyond 3D Printed Guns
Don't let the excitement around 3D printed guns obscure the reality about 3D printing which can be a great force for good.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 22, 2013 6:26am
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IT Consultant
Maximize Office 365 for project management
Project managers can find a lot to like in Office 365 to keep their teams better connected and centralize their project information and communications.
Posted by Will Kelly | May 22, 2013 5:55am | Latest comment by geldernick@...
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Big Data Analytics
Big Data and the million-node network
As you consider how to cope with a million-node network, apply Big Data diligently and carefully, with a business problem the tools are expected to solve guiding your implementation.
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 22, 2013 5:14am
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Android App Builder
Android AsyncTask behavior changes you should know
Beginning with Honeycomb, Android changed how it's running the AsyncTasks. Read about a simple fix that preserves the old behavior.
Posted by William J. Francis | May 21, 2013 2:03pm
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Smartphones
Manage multiple account passwords with Passwords Plus
Find out how to use Passwords Plus to manage login information from your mobile device.
Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | May 21, 2013 12:25pm
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Five Apps
Five alternatives to Microsoft Office 365
Alternative apps from the fringes which Jack Wallen thinks could very easily fill all of your online office suite needs.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 21, 2013 11:06am | Latest comment by mfd.texas
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IT Consultant
Statement of work: essential or useless?
Chip Camden advises on how to write a statement of work that fits with an iterative development process, yet still provides assurances of value to the client and to the consultant.
Posted by Chip Camden | May 21, 2013 11:00am | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Software Engineer
When to use functional programming languages and techniques
If a project requires lots of concurrency/parallelism, its own language, or lots of math, you should think functional programming.
Posted by Claudio Caballero | May 21, 2013 10:30am | Latest comment by bcasner@...
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Data Center
Little data and enterprise applications: Big problems?
It can be surprising what little things can be a big problem for enterprise applications when trying to manage the data that each system produces.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 21, 2013 10:00am
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Tech Decision Maker
Amazon to develop 3D smartphones. Why?
Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Somebody please give me a reason why this is a good idea.
Posted by Toni Bowers | May 21, 2013 7:40am | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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European Technology
Demand for SQL and C# skills fuels UK job surge
The number of permanent IT jobs on the market in the UK in the first quarter of 2013 increased for the fourth year in a row.
Posted by Steve Ranger | May 21, 2013 7:23am
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Web Designer
Data visualizations with Can I Use compatibility tables
The Can I Use website keeps data on compatibility of browsers with the latest HTML5, CSS3, and SVG code. Here is a way to get the data source and create your own visualizations to illustrate the...
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | May 21, 2013 7:00am
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The Enterprise Cloud
Windows Server 2012 Essentials: Easy small business Internet and cloud
Windows Server 2012 Essentials gives small businesses many options, including built-in hooks to cloud-hosted Office 365-based email and more economical backup and disaster preparedness.
Posted by John Joyner | May 21, 2013 6:00am
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Linux and Open Source
Seven great features of OpenOffice and Libre Office that you probably ignore
Free office suite tools like OpenOffice and Libre Office have more advanced features than you might expect. Here are seven that go beyond the common tasks.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | May 21, 2013 6:00am | Latest comment by Condemned
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Social Media in the Enterprise
Social media to tear down traditional business power structures
A Gartner report predicts that over the next 10 years social media will help dissolve top-down hierarchies inside businesses, leading to more meritocratic organisations.
Posted by Nick Heath | May 20, 2013 10:04pm | Latest comment by cdurai
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10 Things
10 signs that you might have a data governance problem
If data isn't managed well, your organization could be at significant risk. This list will help you spot areas where your data governance may fall short.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 20, 2013 1:26pm
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Windows and Office
How to find duplicates in Excel
You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Excel.
Posted by Susan Harkins | March 5, 2013 10:56am | Latest comment by thanhonap
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Tech Decision Maker
Windows XP: If it ain't broke...
Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on?
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 3, 2013 5:25am | Latest comment by willis0966@...
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10 Things
10 stupid things people do in their data centers
Small missteps can turn into huge problems in the data center -- and that can mean big trouble for your organization (and for you).
Posted by Jack Wallen | April 25, 2013 7:08am | Latest comment by christajoe
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Microsoft Office
Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document
Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 22, 2012 8:16am | Latest comment by ian@...
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Windows and Office
Quick Tip: Track down lost Microsoft product keys with ProduKey
Find your lost key for any properly installed Microsoft product with the help of this free tool.
Posted by Greg Shultz | April 23, 2013 1:11am | Latest comment by dcarr@...
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IT Security
List open ports and listening services
You should turn off any services you don't actually need so that they will not become avenues of attack for security threats. Different systems will have different services running by default,...
Posted by Chad Perrin | April 15, 2008 8:47pm | Latest comment by jackhard
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Microsoft Office
How to add a drop-down list to an Excel cell
Drop-down lists can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.
Posted by Susan Harkins | June 12, 2008 12:00am | Latest comment by dhivya.vasu01@...
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Apple in the Enterprise
How to create a bootable USB to install OS X
Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.7-10.8 and OS X 10.5-10.6, as well as how to put multiple versions on the same USB.
Posted by Jesus Vigo | April 2, 2013 6:00am | Latest comment by themacjesus
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10 Things
10 ways to reference Excel workbooks and sheets using VBA
Excel offers myriad options for referring to workbooks and sheets in your VBA code. See which methods make sense in which situations.
Posted by Susan Harkins | August 25, 2009 9:08am | Latest comment by johnywhy@...
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Windows and Office
Create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8
Greg Shultz shows you how to create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8 for both a flash drive and an optical disk.
Posted by Greg Shultz | February 13, 2013 12:15pm | Latest comment by rodion15
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Microsoft Office
Transpose Excel data from rows to columns, or vice versa
When you need to flip-flop data in an Excel worksheet, don't waste time doing it manually. Excel offers a handy Transpose option that will quickly take care of the task.
Posted by Jeff Davis | June 23, 2009 12:00am | Latest comment by excelinexcel
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Five Apps
Protect your privacy with these five applications
There are a number of different utilities that you can use to mitigate risk and help protect your privacy.
Posted by Brien Posey | April 25, 2013 10:55am | Latest comment by gmichaels
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Microsoft Windows
Change and customize Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper
In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to change Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper.
Posted by Greg Shultz | July 25, 2011 12:18pm | Latest comment by PhilipAngel
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Windows and Office
Restore Windows 8 with System Image Recovery
Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery tool from the Recovery Drive to restore your hard disk.
Posted by Greg Shultz | March 27, 2013 12:17pm | Latest comment by John94903
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Software Engineer
Seven traits of effective programmers
Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession.
Posted by Justin James | May 4, 2013 9:18pm | Latest comment by cmckinney@...
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10 Things
10 reasons why Canonical and Ubuntu will connect the masses with Linux
Could Canonical and Ubuntu give Linux a chance to gain widespread acceptance? Here are 10 reasons why it might play out that way.
Posted by Jack Wallen | May 7, 2013 8:54am | Latest comment by aidemzo_adanac
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10 Things
Top 10 Windows 7 desktop gadgets
Windows 7 gadgets offer added functionality and convenience in a variety of ways. Here are a few you may want to add to your desktop.
Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | June 1, 2010 9:12am | Latest comment by sightsandsounds
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Microsoft Office
Use SUMIFS() to sum by multiple conditions in Excel
Excel's SUMIF() lets you sum values, conditionally. It's new sibling, SUMIFS() lets you sum values by multiple conditions.
Posted by Susan Harkins | November 14, 2011 11:25am | Latest comment by peter.r7
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Career Management
The top five in-demand IT certifications for 2013
Here's a look at what the experts say will be the most in-demand tech certifications for 2013.
Posted by Guest Contributor | December 17, 2012 6:17am | Latest comment by gregg.howard
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10 Things
10 things you should know about USB 2.0 and 3.0
USB 3.0 has been highly anticipated -- and now, it's finally here. Sort of. Find out about its availability, specifications, benefits, and limitations.
Posted by Alan Norton | December 28, 2009 8:34am | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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