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    Five tips for livening up your presentations

    Keeping your audience's attention during presentations can be a challenge. Seasoned speaker Brien Posey shares a few strategies that will help you engage audience members.

    Posted by Brien Posey | September 27, 2010, 6:39 AM PDT | Latest comment by Marshwiggle

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    Five tips for working with a troubled employee

    An employee who's grappling with problems can affect the productivity and morale of your entire team. Brien Posey suggests a few ways to help employees who are having a rough time.

    Posted by Brien Posey | September 22, 2010, 12:42 PM PDT | Latest comment by Ed.Pilling

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    Five tips for managing calendars in Outlook 2010

    Outlook 2010 introduced some calendar enhancements that make it easier to stay on top of your appointments and coordinate the schedules of everyone on your team. Here's a quick look at how to take...

    Posted by Katherine Murray | September 20, 2010, 7:27 AM PDT | Latest comment by decrouch

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    Five tips for controlling your IT budget

    For many IT organizations, the question these days is not whether to trim the budget, but how to do it so that it's least painful. Jack Wallen offers several suggestions.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 17, 2010, 1:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by jharna32

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    Five tips to avoid debit/credit card skimming

    Debit/credit card skimming is on the rise, and not just via ATMs, either. Criminals are creatively subverting other self-service devices. Find out what you can do to prevent it from happening to you.

    Posted by Michael Kassner | September 16, 2010, 12:52 PM PDT | Latest comment by ceaurovindo@...

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    Five tips for keeping typos out of your resume

    Job hunting is tough enough without being thwarted by a stray resume mistake. Here are some foolproof tricks for making sure your resume is error-free.

    Posted by Dave Johnson | September 14, 2010, 9:23 AM PDT

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    Five tips for extending lithium-ion battery life

    There's lots of press about how to conserve battery power, but not much about how to take care of your batteries. Here are a few things you can do to increase battery longevity.

    Posted by Michael Kassner | September 10, 2010, 8:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by Emma J

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    Five tips for spotting the signs of malware

    Malware has become one of our most challenging security issues -- and it isn't going away any time soon. Learning to recognize the symptoms of an infection will help you preempt malware havoc.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 10, 2010, 7:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by jhilger@...

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    Five tips for avoiding staff meeting nightmares

    Regular staff meetings serve as a platform for resolving problems and hammering out critical decisions... except when they're poorly run. Steve Tobak offers some advice for making sure your staff...

    Posted by Steve Tobak | September 3, 2010, 8:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by kevaburg@...

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    Five tips to get ready for DNSSEC

    DNSSEC is slowly being rolled out, but not much is being said about what that means to us -- or whether our existing equipment will work with it. Let's try to clear that up.

    Posted by Michael Kassner | September 2, 2010, 9:59 AM PDT | Latest comment by JCitizen

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    Five tips for dealing with rootkits

    Rootkits are diverse, elusive, and difficult to get rid of. These basic pointers will help you combat this escalating threat.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | August 31, 2010, 8:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by shurtadoa@...

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    Five tips for printing Excel data more efficiently

    Excel's printing features aren't complicated, but users often take a hit-or-miss approach and wind up with a mess. These simple tips demystify the print options and explain when to use which ones.

    Posted by Susan Harkins | August 30, 2010, 9:37 AM PDT | Latest comment by ecoprinting

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    Five tips for using the Word 2010 Navigation pane

    One of the handiest new features in Word 2010 is the Navigation pane, a versatile tool that combines and enhances the functionality of Document Map, Thumbnails, and the Object Browser.

    Posted by Katherine Murray | August 30, 2010, 9:03 AM PDT

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    Five tips for a smooth Linux migration

    A successful transition to Linux hinges on setting the stage so you can dodge areas of confusion and prevent common problems.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | August 27, 2010, 7:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by fatman65535

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    Five tips for building a work breakdown structure

    Tom Mochal offers some practical advice to save you time and rework on your next work breakdown structure.

    Posted by Tom Mochal | August 27, 2010, 7:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by santeewelding

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    Five survival tips for new IT consultants

    That first year in the field can be so daunting, a lot of newbie IT consultants just give up. Jack Wallen offers some hard-won advice to help you survive that break-in period.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | August 25, 2010, 9:24 AM PDT | Latest comment by Jay Purple

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    Five tips for working with video in PowerPoint 2010

    New features in PowerPoint 2010 make it easy to add sophisticated video effects to your presentations. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

    Posted by Katherine Murray | August 23, 2010, 2:46 PM PDT

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    Five tips for acing a job interview

    When the time comes to hit the interview trail, your preparation, attitude, and presence all count. Jack Wallen offers some proven tips for making your interviews a success.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | August 23, 2010, 2:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson

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    Five tips for avoiding self-inflicted email security breaches

    Email security is about a lot more than just using a good password on your POP or IMAP server. Perhaps the most important part of email security is ensuring you don't shoot yourself in the foot.

    Posted by Chad Perrin | August 20, 2010, 12:36 PM PDT | Latest comment by Deborahg@...

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    Five tips for surviving information overload

    If you're being inundated by ever-increasing volumes of information, take heart. These strategies can help you tame the info-chaos.

    Posted by Richard Young | August 17, 2010, 2:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by zentross

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