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Quick Tip: Restore individual files from a System Image in Windows 8

June 18, 2013 10:31am PDT

With Windows 8 you can restore individual files from a System Image backup quite easily using its built-in ability to mount ISO and VHD files.

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Seven apps that will help make IT pros more productive

June 17, 2013 7:33am PDT

There are ways IT pros can improve our own productivity by using applications, which will benefit you and the company you work for. Here are seven to look at.

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The Windows 8 Start Menu reimagined and reinvigorated

June 14, 2013 11:41am PDT

With Start Menu Reviver you get the traditional functionality of the Start menu, but with a Windows 8 Modern UI look and feel.

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Poll: Is the mass-adoption of Windows 8.x by businesses inevitable?

June 13, 2013 12:35pm PDT

A Great Debate on ZDNet about Windows 8.1 ignited a thought and a poll question that will surely lead to a discussion.

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Multitask with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Multi Window

June 12, 2013 8:23am PDT

Jack Wallen highlights how to multitask using the Multi Window feature that's available on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: June 2013

June 11, 2013 1:19pm PDT

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

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Surface RT: The first tablet that's ready for the enterprise

June 11, 2013 10:45am PDT

Surface RT lags behind iOS and Android for consumer consumption, but it could very well be the first tablet that's actually ready for the enterprise.

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Video editors in Windows RT: Cinelab and Movie Edit Touch

June 10, 2013 11:52pm PDT

Windows Movie Maker is available for free for Windows 8, but not for Windows RT. A search for 'video editor' in the Windows Store came up with two examples to look at.

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Shut down Windows 8 from the keyboard

June 7, 2013 8:33am PDT

Shut down Windows 8 by just pressing a key on your keyboard, pressing a button on your computer, or closing the lid on your laptop.

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Make the most out of your Windows Phone 8 email experience

June 5, 2013 12:35pm PDT

Jack Wallen offers some tips and tricks to make the most out of your Windows Phone 8 email experience.

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Give this free, LibreOffice-integrated bookkeeping package a try

June 4, 2013 12:28pm PDT

Gnuaccounting, a free, Java-based, open source, cross-platform package, offers plenty of tools to fulfill many small shops' bookkeeping needs.

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Force Windows 8 to show all user accounts on the Sign on screen

June 4, 2013 11:58am PDT

Find out how to make Windows 8 show all user accounts on the Sign on screen all the time - it is not as easy as it should be.

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Microsoft TechEd NA 2013: New products and staking claim to the enterprise cloud

June 4, 2013 11:41am PDT

The keynote from TechEd 2013 in New Orleans was full of new products, features, and pricing -- as well as a claim to be the enterprise's "best cloud partner" on the strength of Windows Azure.

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Sign in to Windows 8: Microsoft account versus Local account

May 24, 2013 8:25am PDT

Should we use a Local account to sign into Windows 8 or should we use a Microsoft account? Neither choice is wrong; Greg Shultz explains.

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Survey: Which technologies are on the SMB IT roadmap?

May 23, 2013 8:13am PDT

TechRepublic would like to know which technologies your organization is using, or considering, and which ones aren't on your IT roadmap. Participate in the next survey and let us know.

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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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