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Video: File encryption made simple with TrueCrypt
Bill Detwiler shows you how to encrypt and hide your sensitive date using a free, open-source application called TrueCrypt.
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Five US states with highest and lowest IT salaries
Want to earn top dollar for your IT skills? A move to one of these states may help, but beware their high cost of living.
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Laid-off employee uses coworker's password to disable car ignitions remotely
Using a former coworker's account name and password, a laid-off employee from an Austin car dealer remotely disabled the ignition on over 100 cars.
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Fiber optic LAN and WAN cable basics pop quiz answers
Over 4,000 people took the TR Dojo quiz on fiber optic cabling. Here's a list of the correct answers for each question.
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Video: Four ways Windows 7 will affect Windows Server admins
Bill Detwiler gives you four reasons why Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are important to Windows Server administrators.
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Top five technical certifications by salary
Global Knowledge and TechRepublic look at which IT certifications earn top dollar, as indicated by our 2010 IT Skills and Salary Report.
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Webcast: Three pillars of a successful mobile network
Jason Hiner and Bill Detwiler discuss how to pick the right technology for, manage, and secure a successful mobile infrastructure.
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Video: Detect and remove malware with these tools
Bill Detwiler examines three types of anti-malware tools and explains how they can find and remove malware.
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Video: Create and configure Windows 7 HomeGroup
Bill Detwiler provides a brief tutorial on setting up a Windows 7 homegroup and using it to share files.
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LANrev to lose Theft Track feature following Pa. school spying allegations
Absolute Software will permanently disable LANrev's Theft Track feature following allegations of webcam spying in the Lower Merion School District.
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Video: Create a self-running PowerPoint presentation
Bill Detwiler shows you create a PowerPoint presentation that runs all on its own, without human interaction.
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IT run amok: Pa. school allegedly spied on students via webcams
A federal lawsuit claims that officials from a Pa. high school have been spying on students through the webcams on their school-issued laptops.
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Vanish helps computers forget and protects your digital privacy
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how self-destructing data could help protect your privacy.
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Poll: Do you trust the iPhone's encryption to protect sensitive documents?
Apple's iPhone 3GS offers hardware-based encryption, but some say it's easily bypassed. Do you trust the iPhone with your company's secrets?
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Video: Locate a stolen laptop with Prey
Bill Detwiler shows you how the free Prey application can help you track down and recover a stolen laptop.
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Video: Diagnose Windows XP boot problems with MSCONFIG
Among all the built-in Windows XP wizards and utilities, the System Configuration Utility (or MSCONFIG) is probably one of most useful. Bill Detwiler walks you through those parts of the tool most use...
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Poll: Which Windows version has the fastest, most stable boot process?
With each successive Windows release, Microsoft promises a faster, more stable boot process. If you had to choose, which Windows version did the best job?
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Blank entries in the Windows MSCONFIG Startup tab
Using the Startup tab within the MSCONFIG utility, you can control which applications start when Windows boots. But sometimes, blank entries appear on the Startup tab for no apparent reason. Bill Detw...
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Apple patches Mac OS X image vulnerability with Security Update 2009-003
Released on Wednesday, Security Update 2009-003 addresses several vulnerabilities, but perhaps the most critical address a flaw that could allow an attacker compromise a machine after the user views a...
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Gmail password reset options a security hole
If your users user Gmail, you might want to give them a refresher on password safety. Tom Merritt shows you how attackers can steal a Gmail passwords using the service's several password reset options...
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CBS reports on the Twitter Denial of Service attack
Sci-Tech correspondent Daniel Sieberg explains to CBSNews.com's Dan Farber what "denial of service" means for Twitter users.
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Video: Three critical issues to consider before upgrading to Windows 7
IT professionals can already download Windows 7 from Microsoft, and the retail release happens on October 22. Now is the time to determine how the new OS will affect you. As Bill Detwiler explains, IT...
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Poll: Which Windows 7 version will your organization deploy?
Microsoft is trying to avoid the version confusion Vista's launch created, by emphasizing just two Windows 7 SKUs--Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional. Yet, the Redmond software giant st...
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Geekend hack: Add an external hard drive to your TiVo HD
In this episode of CNET's Hacks, Brian Cooley, Editor-at-Large, shows you how to add more space to your TiVo using an external hard drive.
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Answer "No to All" when copying files in Windows XP with Shift + No
Make "No" mean "No to All" on the Windows XP Confirm File Replace dialog box by holding down Shift while clicking No.
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Prevent Windows Vista System Restore from filling up your hard drive
Bill Detwiler shows you how Vista's System Restore works and how the hidden VSSAdmin command-line tool can prevent it from filling up your hard drive.
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Poll: Has Windows System Restore ever saved your computer?
Windows Vista System Restore has saved many users from corrupt installs and botched updates. What about you? Take our quick poll and let us know.
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Bank sends email to wrong Gmail account: Who's at fault?
When a bank sends confidential data to the wrong Gmail address, who is responsible for cleaning up the mess--the bank, Google, or the recipient?
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Poll: Do you recommend users run third-party OS utilities (registry cleaners, hard drive tools, etc.)?
From registry cleaners to hard drive tools, the Web is awash with third-party OS utilities. Should average users embrace these tools or shun them?
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TR Dojo Challenge: How do you safely reduce the size of the WinSxS folder?
Randomly deleting files from the WinSxS folder may crash system. If you can safely shrink the WinSxS folder, you could earn some TechRepublic swag?