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When is it just time to walk away from a job?

November 15, 2011 5:00am PST

How do you know when it's time to just cut bait and run from a job? Two regular TechRepublic contributors share their stories.

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PARC scientist recalls Jobs' famous Xerox visits

November 11, 2011 4:30am PST

At a Churchill Club event in San Jose, Calif., former PARC engineer Larry Tesler talks about Steve Jobs' trips to Xerox's PARC, including the one where Jobs eyed the company's graphical user...

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10 things to consider when venturing out on your own

November 9, 2011 11:59am PST

Walking away from a regular paycheck to join the ranks of the self-employed requires a huge leap of faith -- and quite a bit more.

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Advice for a programming major who wants to telecommute

November 9, 2011 6:40am PST

Justin James shares career insights and tips for a TechRepublic member who majored in programming and is looking for a work-from-home job.

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Managers should try to anticipate employee concerns

November 9, 2011 5:04am PST

Ever go into a company meeting feeling like you're about to be beheaded only to find out it's just to announce a promotion. Here's why leaders should forestall those fears.

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Four interviewing techniques that never work

November 8, 2011 4:36am PST

Managers should use the interview to gauge people for the right mix of skills and personality. Here are four interviewing techniques that don't help you do this.

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How to get a derailed executive career back on track

November 7, 2011 4:25am PST

There are some employees who have been affected by the poor economic environment but who aren't talked about: Executives who were laid off without the benefit of a golden parachute. Here's how...

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White Papers

Legacy Remote Control Tools: Not Built for Today's Helpdesk

November 3, 2011 12:00am PDT

Explore the challenges of supporting a remote workforce with legacy tools such as RDP™, pcAnywhere™, VPNs and VNC™ and identify best practices you can use to choose helpdesk tools that better...

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IT job openings at CBS Interactive

November 1, 2011 4:56am PDT

CBS Interactive is hiring experience IT pros. Here's a list of the top openings across the country.

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5 steps from scheduler to enterprise workload automation

November 1, 2011 12:00am PDT

A patchwork of job schedulers can cause many inefficiencies, hindering IT's ability to serve the business. An enterprise approach solves these issues and adds new value. Five steps can take you...

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An Efficient and Secure Protocol for Ensuring Data Storage Security in Cloud Computing

November 1, 2011 12:00am PDT

Currently, there has been an increasing trend in outsourcing data to remote cloud, where the people outsource their data at Cloud Service Provider(CSP) who offers huge storage space with low cost....

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How cloud adds strategy to IT outsourcing

October 25, 2011 12:00am PDT

As businesses feel the pressure from the recent recession, they look again to cut costs through outsourcing of their IT operations. Cloud computing can help not just with costs, but it can also...

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10 mistakes that can send an IT support firm off the rails

October 14, 2011 6:49am PDT

Keeping a tech support business healthy requires you to do a lot of things right -- but you also need to avoid critical mistakes like these.

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Steve Jobs' effect on open source

October 10, 2011 6:47am PDT

Although not a fan of Apple products, Jack Wallen does see how Steve Jobs did actually do some good for open source -- in ways some may not have considered. Read on and see if you agree.

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Whitepapers

The Forrester Wave: Mobile Collaboration

October 10, 2011 12:00am PDT

Mobile collaboration means putting collaboration workloads onto smartphones and tablets, then delivering a great user experience on any device. Forrester found that Box led the pack because of its...

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Social media in your career: Learn to give back

October 5, 2011 4:04am PDT

Many people using social networking sites for their careers do so in a one-sided way. Here's how to give back.

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Landing a job at Facebook: What they're looking for

October 3, 2011 5:45am PDT

It's not easy getting hired on at a tech powerhouse like Facebook but here is an idea of what they're currently looking for.

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Four attributes of a successful IT organization

October 3, 2011 5:17am PDT

What makes an IT department awful or excellent is dependent on a variety of factors as well as the company culture. But there are some things that are pretty universal when it comes to a...

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CIOs find a mobile workforce is a more productive, with the right network

October 1, 2011 12:00am PDT

When employees are empowered to work from anywhere using any device, a business' global reach is extended. An intelligent network can also increase workforce productivity. Forty-one percent of...

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