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Tips for choosing your professional email address

September 13, 2011 7:14am PDT

Your professional email address is like a handshake to clients. Chip Camden advises what to do and what not to do when creating that email address.

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Launching remote desktop from the command line in Windows XP Pro

December 13, 2006 8:00am PST

Remote desktop allows you to configure and connect to another computer running Windows XP Pro. Here's what you need to know about the remote desktop connection dialog box, including a few...

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10 things that define a true professional

July 27, 2010 2:06pm PDT

You may be a brilliant developer, a highly skilled net admin, or a crackerjack DBA -- but if you're unprofessional, your career is likely to fall short. Alan Norton offers some attributes to...

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Microsoft Project Professional 2013 new features preview

September 18, 2012 8:24am PDT

After using the Microsoft Project Professional 2013 Preview, Will Kelly reports back on a handful of appealing new features and tools.

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10 ways to present yourself more professionally

March 6, 2013 10:54am PST

Whether you're delivering a speech, running a meeting, or interviewing for a job, these tried-and-true tricks can make you come across as confident and professional.

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Five useful utilities for Microsoft Outlook

March 28, 2013 8:29am PDT

Brien Posey lists five utilities that can provide some extra functionality to Outlook.

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Illustrated tutorial: Creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Gallery

March 6, 2007 7:04am PST

Free software can create a bootable USB flash drive running Windows XP

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The CIO resume vs. The CTO resume

February 13, 2013 6:35am PST

Don't confuse the position of CIO with CTO when you're applying for one of those jobs. Resume expert Jennifer Hay talks about the difference.

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How to determine your consulting fees

January 4, 2008 1:55pm PST

In my previous post I mentioned that I'm raising rates for most of my clients this year -- which brings up the question of how we consultants should determine our rates to begin with. Most...

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10 things you might be doing that could hurt your career

November 10, 2010 12:07pm PST

If your job isn't going as well as you'd hoped, you may unwittingly be doing something that's holding you back. Alan Norton looks at some of the less obvious ways people sabotage their careers.

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Huddle: a worthy SharePoint alternative for client collaboration

May 16, 2013 12:40pm PDT

SharePoint is the go-to collaboration suite for most professional services firms. Find out why the SaaS-based Huddle might be a more expedient and user-friendly client extranet option.

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10 mispronunciations that make you sound stupid

July 31, 2008 12:07pm PDT

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...

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When should consultants buy professional liability insurance?

February 19, 2002 8:00am PST

Consultants who don't know about professional liability insurance run the risk of being taken to court if one of their projects goes awry. Here's a look at how such coverage may protect you and...

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The industry's 10 best IT certifications

December 10, 2008 12:29pm PST

IT pros tend to have strong opinions when debating the value of professional certification -- and views become even more polarized when it comes down to a discussion of which certs are meaningful....

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Remote registry administration in Windows XP Professional

April 1, 2004 8:00am PST

Enabling remote registry access is easy in XP Pro, as long as the permissions are set up properly.

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Resume makeover: Project Manager

May 14, 2012 7:35am PDT

This month we tackle a resume makeover for an experienced project manager.

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Create sophisticated professional diagrams in Microsoft Word

January 31, 2006 4:23pm PST

This document introduces you to Word's basic diagramming features and explains how to use them to create great diagrams. Along the way, it creates an illustrative example.

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Applying for an internal position can be tricky

January 26, 2009 9:08am PST

Applying for another position in a company you already work for can be complicated. For one, do you tell your plans to your current manager? What about your peers? Here are a couple of ways of...

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10 alternative careers for burned-out IT workers

March 10, 2011 8:09am PST

So you're thinking about leaving IT -- but you're not sure what to do instead. Here are a few alternative fields where you might be able to use your talents in more satisfying ways.

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Sanity check: What's the difference between CIO and CTO?

June 22, 2008 10:46pm PDT

The CIO and CTO job roles are frequently confused, but there are clear distinctions between the two positions in most large enterprises. The two require different skill sets and are focused on...

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