Videos

In this two-minute video, TechRepublic Head Blogs Editor Toni Bowers talks about the importance of objectively looking at your skill set before you apply for a job. She also shares a tip on how to get an honest perspective about your personal attributes.

Tweak Windows Vista’s Logon screen to meet your needs
Most users don’t think twice about what the Windows Logon screen looks like. But as an IT pro, you might be interested in customizing the screen. Bill Detwiler shows you several tweaks for the Windows Vista Logon screen–from getting rid of the shutdown button to adding a customized text message. 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.

Most Windows users may prefer the GUI, but IT pros recognize the power of the command-prompt. Bill Detwiler shows you five tricks for the IT ninja. 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.

Windows’ built-in keyboard shortcuts won’t do what you want? Bill Detwiler shows you how to create custom shortcuts with the free AutoHotkey 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

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. 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.

Bill Detwiler demonstrates five Windows 7 features, like the Problem Steps Recorder, that may make IT professionals love the new OS. 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.

Bill Detwiler demonstrates how to create targeted searches with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax (AQS). 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.

TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — is reaching out for more active participation from the TechRepublic community. After you watch this episode, please take a few minutes to send in something for next week’s show.

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Great leaders are absolutely diligent about hiring only the right people. Here are five innate qualities you should look for when hiring.

This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses five powerful tactics that can help boost your chances for success as an IT leader.

IT leaders must know how to instigate change. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses five key factors to help your change initiatives succeed.

This week’s TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — includes not only the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums, but also a few ways for the TR community to participate in next week’s show.

To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

It’s short, it’s sweet, it’s TROLOV (or TR Out Loud on Video). This abbreviated weekly recap still contains all the great information, but in a smaller form factor.

To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

It’s time to wrap up another week here at TechRepublic with TROLOV — or TR Out Loud on Video. Find out what discussions and members were most active on the boards.

To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

The MSI X340 is as thin and flashy as the MacBook Air and the Dell Adamo, but costs less than half as much. See how it stacks up as a business laptop.

In this week’s video, we explore a task list from the world’s worst micromanager.

There are a number of ways you can shoot yourself in the foot during a presentation to the board. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers helps sidestep some of the obvious landmines.

From the hottest discussion threads to the most active members to fun community participation, this week’s TROLOV — or TR Out Loud on Video — has it all.

To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.