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Online video from TechRepublic features quick peeks at new technologies and hot products, tips and hacks for improving IT and digital living, and technology news and analysis from ZDNet.

TR Dojo: Customize the Office 2010 Ribbon with these three tips

August 17, 2011, 4:43am PDT

Bill Detwiler helps you take control of the Office 2010 Ribbon by adding shortcuts to the Quick Access Toolbar, creating your own tabs, and removing unused tabs. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Stop users accidentally installing Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7

August 9, 2011, 5:43am PDT | 4 | Latest comment by pamelag44@...

Bill Detwiler shows you how to prevent Windows Update from marking Internet Explore 9 as an important update using Microsoft's free Internet Explorer 9 Blocker Toolkit. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Two ways to make Gmail act like Outlook

July 29, 2011, 10:58am PDT

Bill Detwiler explains how to make Google Gmail work like Microsoft Outlook by turning off conversation view and sorting email with filters and labels. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Reset a Mac’s admin password with the Reset Password utility

July 22, 2011, 9:42am PDT | 1

Bill Detwiler shows you how to reset a Mac OS X local admin password with Apple’s Reset Password utility. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Five Free Windows utilities you should download right now

July 19, 2011, 9:46am PDT | 24 | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

From defragmentation utilities to password reset tools, Bill Detwiler lists several free Windows utilities that are favorites of TechRepublic members and editors. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

TR Dojo: Five security mistakes to avoid when setting up a wireless access point

July 12, 2011, 9:42am PDT | 2 | Latest comment by Howard.Blaker@...

Bill Detwiler shows you how to avoid five blatant security mistakes when deploying a new wireless access point. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery

July 5, 2011, 8:33am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to find stale AD computer accounts using dsquery and suggest ways to handle the ones you uncover. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Defrag hard drives from the Windows 7 command line

June 15, 2011, 1:27pm PDT | 7 | Latest comment by Gennadij

Bill Detwiler shows you how to defragment a hard drive from the Windows 7 command line, and use defrag.exe's hidden "boot optimization" switch. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Multiple Local Group Policy: User-specific policy configurations without a domain

June 14, 2011, 7:32am PDT | 3 | Latest comment by pdqtechnology

Bill Detwiler shows you how to create user-specific Group Policy configurations on Windows 7 and Vista with Multiple Local Group Policy. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
Flush the ARP cache in Windows

June 8, 2011, 8:17am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to clear a specific entry from the ARP cache and how to flush the whole thing. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Let users show you with Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder

June 7, 2011, 11:21am PDT | 3 | Latest comment by jobhiring

Bill Detwiler shows you how Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder can show you exactly what was happening when a computer problem occurred. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Five power-saving tips for the server room and datacenter

May 16, 2011, 8:34am PDT

Whether your company is trying to go Green or just save a little green, cutting back on the power used by your server room or datacenter can help. Bill Detwiler shows you five practical power-saving tips for IT pros. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Create a Windows password reset disk on a USB flash drive

May 16, 2011, 8:17am PDT | 1

Bill Detwiler shows you how to create a Windows password reset disk using a USB flash drive instead of an optical disc. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Five things you should know about embedding strings in VBA code

May 10, 2011, 5:18am PDT

Bill Detwiler shares five things you should know about embedding strings in VBA code. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Five basic PowerShell commands Windows admins should know

May 2, 2011, 8:48am PDT | 2 | Latest comment by jason404

Bill Detwiler shares five basic PowerShell commands Windows admins should know, such as Get-Help and Get-Service. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.