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Five Windows 7 Gadgets to keep you informed about your system
For many users, having instant, up-to-date, information about a system means an efficient environment. Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets could be the answer.
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Speech personal assistant in Windows Phone 8
Take a look at Speech, the Windows Phone 8 built-in speech recognition software.
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Empower your Windows Phone 8 with basic invoicing
Take a look at how to install and use Quote To Order, a mobile app for Windows Phone 8 that enables you to quickly create and send invoices to clients.
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Five apps for managing MySQL from Windows
There are plenty of GUI tools available that can manage your MySQL database, even from the Windows environment.
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10 things every new IT admin needs to know
When you launch your IT career, it's important to understand concepts -- but you also need to know how to perform these real-world tasks.
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Jump Desktop: Access your desktop from an Android tablet
Jack Wallen takes a look at Jump Desktop, an app for your Android tablet that allows you to remotely connect to your Windows or Mac desktop.
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Five SSH-ready clients for Windows and UNIX
Jack Wallen lists what he considers to be five of the best SSH-ready clients for Windows and UNIX.
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10 signs your TARDIS is stuck in the past with your IT
If you let your technology fall behind, you might have a tough time catching up. Jack Wallen explains why outdated IT can hurt your business.
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Share one keyboard and mouse with multiple machines without a KVM
The Synergy open source application allows you to share a keyboard and mouse between Windows, Mac, and Linux computers and saves you the cost of a KVM.
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Enable the mounting of ext2/3 file systems on a Windows machine
One of the easiest ways to get data off an ext2/3 disk from a Windows machine is to use Ext2Fsd. Here are Ext2Fsd installation and usage instructions.
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Five free apps for diagramming your network
You don't have to spend a fortune on fancy software to handle basic network diagramming tasks. Here are a few free apps that are effective and easy to use.
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Get your data into the cloud without saving it to the cloud
If you want to gain access to desktop files without uploading the files to a third-party cloud service, Syncbox might be the perfect solution.
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Five free and reliable cloning tools
Image your drives for free with the help of one of these reliable tools.
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Monitor Windows 7 boot logs with the help of msconfig
If you just want to analyze what occurs during the boot process on a Windows 7 machine, Jack Wallen says msconfig is the perfect tool for the job.
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10 things I've learned from using Windows
Longtime Linux user Jack Wallen shares a few Windows-inspired revelations.
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Five free alternatives to Windows Explorer
Don't like the way Windows Explorer handles file management? Ditch it in favor of one of these feature-rich replacements.
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Windows 7 to Windows 8: Tips on easing users' migration anxieties
Windows 8 Metro is such a major UI change that users migrating from Windows 7 might need some hand-holding. Read more Windows 8 migration tips.
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Five preventive maintenance tools for Windows
Keep your Windows machines optimized and healthy with the help of these five tools.
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Five tools to keep Windows systems in top shape
A little preventive maintenance can go a long way toward keeping Windows systems optimized and healthy.
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Five trustworthy password recovery tools
In a bad situation, you may have to use a specialized tool to recover a password. Here are five reliable apps you can turn to.
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Five admin tools that bridge the platform gap
Cross-platform tools make life easier for admins who have to deal with mixed environments. Here are a few tools to help out with a variety of tasks.
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Five free docks to enhance your Windows 7 desktop
Give your Windows 7 desktop a new look and expand its functionality with the help of one of these cool docks.
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Nokia Lumia 710: Less is not more
Find out why Jack Wallen thinks that no one in IT will want the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows smartphone.
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Five replacements for the Windows 7 desktop
Think the Windows desktop is limited, inflexible, and boring? Good news: You're not stuck with it. Here are five cool alternatives.
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Five cool alternatives to the Windows 7 desktop shell
Whether you crave a highly customized desktop or just want a different look and feel, one of these shells might be just what you're looking for.
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Windows 8 and Linux: The perception of change
Jack Wallen sees the changes in Windows 8 and wonders if the Microsoft community will react with the same displeasure that visited the open source community when GNOME 3 and Unity ...
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Five Windows Server backup tools you can count on
Bad hardware, hackers, a corrupted update -- your Windows server is a heartbeat away from disaster. Here are some good tools to help safeguard your data.
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DIY: Add Gnu command line goodness to your Windows machine
If you want to make the Windows command prompt more powerful without spending cash or jumping through too many hoops, Gnu On Windows is just what you need.
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DIY: Speech-to-text alternatives to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software isn't in your budget, read about other speech-to-text options Jack Wallen suggests to a TechRepublic reader.
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DIY: Set up a FileZilla server on Windows 7
FileZilla is a great DIY FTP server, particularly for a Windows machine. Follow these installation and configuration instructions for FileZilla.