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Q&A: Windows Server 2012 career opportunities

May 22, 2013 6:50am PDT

TechRepublic talks to two Windows Server 2012 experts about the career opportunities it creates for IT professionals.

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Mac Sharing Part 4: Remote desktop

May 22, 2013 6:30am PDT

Remote desktop sessions between Macs and other platforms make support tasks convenient. Here are tips to make it work with iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android.

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Windows Server 2012 Essentials: Easy small business Internet and cloud

May 21, 2013 6:00am PDT

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.

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Exchange 2013: First-time installation and basic administration

May 20, 2013 6:00am PDT

The Cumulative Update 1 for Exchange 2013 adds on-premise co-existence with legacy Exchange Server versions. Check out the new features

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Change background images in Windows 8

May 16, 2013 12:04pm PDT

Personalizing backgrounds in Windows 8 takes a bit of effort, but it can be done.

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Protect your Windows Registry with Registry Alert

May 16, 2013 10:45am PDT

Registry Alert lets you prevent applications from automatically starting and possibly introducing malicious software to your network.

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Five Apps for disk and file encryption in Windows

May 16, 2013 8:32am PDT

Whether you want to encrypt an entire hard drive or just a folder or a few files, using the right tool is vital.

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Review: Invoice360 for Windows 8

May 15, 2013 8:09am PDT

Generate invoices for your clients using Windows RT or 8 Pro's tablet interface with the freeware app Invoice360.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2013

May 14, 2013 12:57pm PDT

Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2013 patches in your organization.

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Five lesser-known web browsers worth trying

May 14, 2013 8:05am PDT

Not all web browsers are created equal, but obscurity does not mean they are not worth your attention.

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Do modern operating systems conflict with enterprise applications?

May 13, 2013 5:30am PDT

There is no shortage of moving targets in the data center. IT pro Rick Vanover shares opinions related to enterprise applications and the role of the operating system today.

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Video tip: Add a tile to the Windows 8 Start Screen

May 10, 2013 8:14am PDT

Sometimes you have to create a tile on the Windows 8 Start Screen manually. This video shows you how.

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Reset your password in Windows 8

May 9, 2013 12:35pm PDT

To reset a password in Microsoft Windows 8 you have to use the online version of the Reset your password tool.

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How to back up and restore Boot Camp partitions

May 9, 2013 6:00am PDT

Backing up and restoring the Windows environment stored within Boot Camp partitions can be tricky. Jesus Vigo recommends this method using WinClone.

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Quick Tip: Mount ISO files with Virtual CloneDrive

May 8, 2013 12:09pm PDT

Virtual CloneDrive makes using ISO files in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, just as easy as it is in Windows 8.

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Five small footprint productivity tools that pack a powerful punch

May 7, 2013 12:40pm PDT

With the right app you can get high performance without taking up a large amount of resources.

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Hyper-V Recovery Manager on Windows Azure: Game changer in DR architecture

May 7, 2013 6:00am PDT

HVRM is a hybrid service that leverages the Azure public cloud and allows you to manage the replication of your primary data center to your disaster recovery (DR) site.

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Use AudioDocs to hear the text from your Word docs

May 3, 2013 11:42pm PDT

If you're looking for an incredibly easy way to get text to speech from your Microsoft Word 2007/2010 documents, check out the free AudioDocs open source software.

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Windows Phone 8 is the ultimate 'charge it and get to work' device

May 3, 2013 7:14am PDT

Patrick Gray takes a look at the pros and cons of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8. Find out why he was generally impressed with this device.

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Windows XP: If it ain't broke...

May 3, 2013 5:25am PDT

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?

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