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Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

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Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert
Jody Gilbert has been writing and editing technical articles for the past 20 years, including a stint with The Cobb Group/ZD Journals. In 1998, she won Ziff-Davis' Chairman's Circle Award for Editorial Excellence for her work as author of several Microsoft Office how-to publications.
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    10 things you should do if you get laid off

    When faced with a layoff, you have two kinds of needs. The first is to live within your means until you get a new job. The second is to get that new job. Here are some ways you can pursue both goals.

    Posted by Suzanne Thornberry | October 24, 2007, 9:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by jmasters1@...

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    10 tips for dealing with change in the workplace

    10-megabyte hard disks... DOS... 5 1/4-inch floppy drives....The technology of the 1980s and 1990s bears almost no resemblance to what we have today. In the same way, our jobs and organizations...

    Posted by Calvin Sun | October 22, 2007, 12:32 PM PDT | Latest comment by Jaqui

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    10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a developer

    Programmers make big bucks. Software developers dress casual every day of the week. Anyone can teach themselves to be a programmer. These are just a few of the reasons why people say they want to...

    Posted by Justin James | October 19, 2007, 8:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by OptionR

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    10+ Windows XP keyboard shortcuts to speed everyday tasks

    How expansive is your repertoire of Windows XP keyboard shortcuts? A lot of users learn a handful of shortcuts but turn their backs on a host of other ones that could come in handy. Check out the...

    Posted by Jody Gilbert | October 17, 2007, 1:40 PM PDT | Latest comment by techrepublic.com.com@...

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    10 tips for getting the most out of your videoconferences

    Meetings: We all hate them. But like death and taxes, they seem to be inevitable. Whether your company is a multi-site corporation or a one-person consulting operation, traveling to and from...

    Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | October 17, 2007, 8:43 AM PDT

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    10 things to look for in a laptop

    Laptops are all the rage. Once reserved for mobile professionals and elite executives, notebook PCs are replacing desktop computers in many organizations and homes. Driven by changing habits and...

    Posted by Erik Eckel | October 16, 2007, 9:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by fz02

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    10 underrated business books

    A few weeks ago, I pointed to a downloadable list of business books that may be overrated. The list came from a BNET feature package on business books, and it included an interesting assortment of...

    Posted by Jody Gilbert | October 15, 2007, 1:54 PM PDT

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    10+ tips for boosting your Word 2007 productivity

    If your users have recently made the jump to Word 2007 -- or an upgrade is just around the corner -- you could be in for a lot of hand-holding. We've put together a collection of tips from our...

    Posted by Jody Gilbert | October 11, 2007, 7:53 AM PDT

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    10 ways to use humor on the job

    Do you want to distinguish yourself in the workplace and be able to function more effectively there? Consider using humor. Whether you use it during a presentation, on the telephone, or in...

    Posted by Calvin Sun | October 10, 2007, 6:04 AM PDT | Latest comment by Ndiaz.fuentes

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    10+ project management mistakes (and what you can learn from them)

    Most of the project management mistakes I've made over the years are due to a lack of concentration. The truth is, when things are running smoothly or when you're diverted by other priorities, it...

    Posted by TechRepublic | October 9, 2007, 2:11 PM PDT | Latest comment by mrbobyu@...

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    10 challenging types of techies... and how to manage them

    It's wrong to stereotype people. It isn't wrong, however, to recognize classifications of the team members you deal with every day. Many of the types of techies identified below may seem familiar...

    Posted by TechRepublic | October 9, 2007, 1:44 PM PDT | Latest comment by defproc@...

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    10 ways to secure borderless networks

    Company networks are undergoing so-called "de-perimeterization," as online collaboration with partners, customers, telecommuters, and others outside the physical LAN becomes more and more...

    Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | October 9, 2007, 8:14 AM PDT

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    10+ keyboard shortcuts for speeding your work with Excel data

    Shortcuts can save you a considerable amount of time when you're entering or modifying data in a worksheet -- but only if you can remember them. This list offers a quick reminder of some old...

    Posted by Jody Gilbert | October 5, 2007, 1:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by onlyviju_753@...

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    Top 10 alternatives to the iPhone

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about 10 reasons not to buy an iPhone, at least not yet. Several people responded, saying, "Okay, you've convinced me -- but what should I get instead?" Good question! In...

    Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | October 5, 2007, 9:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by dcrowell@...

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    10 ways to customize Outlook menus and toolbars

    Outlook comes with two types of built-in command bar objects, the Menu Bar and toolbars. Only one Menu Bar is allowed, but you can customize both it and the built-in toolbars.

    Posted by Susan Harkins | October 4, 2007, 11:48 AM PDT

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    10+ tips for working faster with Word tables

    Word tables have a million handy uses, from organizing tabular data to building an attractive page layout. Unfortunately, they don't always act in predictable ways, and users have to waste time...

    Posted by Jody Gilbert | September 26, 2007, 7:18 AM PDT

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    10 signs that you aren't cut out to be an IT consultant

    Work for yourself! Be your own boss! Make your own hours! Earn more money! We've all heard of the benefits of a consultant's lifestyle. What's not so well known, or celebrated, are the...

    Posted by Erik Eckel | September 25, 2007, 1:29 PM PDT | Latest comment by SKFee

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    10 things you can do to get a promotion

    Very few people hire on with any company or organization with the intention of remaining indefinitely at the position for which they were hired. Just because you started as the grunt who had to...

    Posted by Kris Littlejohn | September 25, 2007, 11:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by jainpoo

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    10+ things that can send an IT project off the rails

    Depending upon the unique aspects of a situation, a multitude of reasons can cause a project to go out of control. Here are some of the most common risk factors. Note: This list, which is based...

    Posted by TechRepublic | September 24, 2007, 3:52 PM PDT | Latest comment by ashao

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    10 tips to help your users work effectively in Outlook

    Outlook might be the busiest application in the Office suite because it does so much. But the downside of all that functionality is that easy tasks aren't always intuitive, and some menu commands...

    Posted by Susan Harkins | September 24, 2007, 3:04 PM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

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