Videos

There needn’t be a global flu pandemic for IT pros to protect their health and safety. Workplace health risks are a constant threat, whether it’s contagion, heavy lifting, repetitive motion, or plain old stress. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shares common-sense tips IT pros should use every day to stay safe and healthy at work. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

In typical TROLOV form, this weekly TechRepublic community video highlights the top discussions and members on the forums. And speaking of the TR Community, the big Event is less than one month away!

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If you’re laid off or leave your employer for another opportunity, you should take steps to ensure your own personal security. Bill Detwiler shares a few guidelines for personal security that you should follow, whether you’re thinking about leaving or not. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

In the fifth week before the TechRepublic Community Event, Sonja Thompson recaps the weekly highlights on the site, including the top discussions and most active members.

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Whether it’s massive layoffs or routine separations, IT should have standard security policies that detail the steps to take when an employee leaves the company. Bill Detwiler goes over four critical areas of employment transition security. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

Six weeks to go until the TechRepublic Community Event! In the meantime, enjoy this weekly update of the top discussions and members on the boards.

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IT leaders sometimes feel like their voice gets ignored, which leads to failed projects and technology problems that IT ultimately gets blamed for. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives looks at three ways you can communicate effectively with your fellow company leaders and establish yourself as the authority in the IT decision-making process.

CIOs often have difficulty balancing their time and focus between their IT staff, their management peers, and the CEO. One effective time management strategy is Forrester’s 30-30-30-10 model, as this episode of Sanity Savers explains.

According to some estimates, 68 percent of IT projects fail. That’s a sobering statistic, but there are ways to stack the deck in favor of IT project success. This episode of Sanity Savers shares five strategies to help you overcome the common problems that plague many IT projects.

Many products, like SQL Server, require the IIS Web engine. You can install IIS on Windows Server 2008 using the GUI, but there’s an easier way–especially when dealing with multiple servers. Bill Detwiler shows you how to install IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 using a Package Manager script. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

In the seventh week before the TechRepublic Community Event, Sonja Thompson keeps the TR community up on the weekly happenings by highlighting the top discussions and members on the site.

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To ensure that your IT organization remains vital, you need to identify individuals who show leadership potential and help them step into that role when they’re ready. But what do future leaders look like? This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares five of the traits to look for.

High-profile breaches of private data are often the results of lost or stolen equipment, malicious hackers, or improperly disposed of storage devices. Yet, the July 2008 arrest of a network administrator who hijacked the city of San Francisco’s network focused the spotlight on a potentially more dangerous threat–your own admins.

In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler discusses five security practices that will help protect your company secrets from the very people who should be keeping them safe.

Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

If you’re a Mac user who also needs to run Windows, like me, there’s an easy way to get the best of both worlds. Bill Detwiler shows you how to run Windows Vista on Mac OS Ten using VMware Fusion. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

It’s Derby weekend in Louisville, KY, and this episode of TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — races you through the weekly highlights on the TechRepublic forums.

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When business is bad or the economy takes a dive, new hardware purchases are often delayed indefinitely. While this is prudent, even essential, for companies struggling to survive, suspending hardware investments can sometimes prove shortsighted and can actually cost you more in the long run. This episodes of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains why there are times when new hardware purchases shouldn’t be delayed — even during a recession.

IT Dojo: Tweak Windows Explorer to open in a specific directory
If you’re running Windows XP or Vista and you regularly use Windows Explorer to manipulate files, you might be tired of the way it opens the My Documents by default. In this video, Bill Detwiler demonstrates a simple tweak that will make Windows Explorer open in any directory that you choose. Once you’ve watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.

For the TechRepublic community who hasn’t watched TROLOV (that’s TR Out Loud on Video), be forewarned: resistance is futile! This episode contains the usual suspects — hot discussions, active members, and TROLOV contributions.

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