Videos

At CES 2009, Bill Detwiler talked with representatives of Powermat about the company’s wireless charging products. Using the principle of magnetic induction, Powermat, and a handful of other companies, may soon put an end to that power cable mess that’s under your desk.

This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares several strategies that will help you keep your finger on the pulse of your IT group.

Bill Detwiler explains how Windows Folder Redirection works, how to deploy it with Group Policy, and why it’s often better than roaming profiles. 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 was a quiet week from the TR community, but TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — must go on! Take a look at the most active discussions and members on the boards, and then be sure to get involved for next week’s show!

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

Advice for keeping cool in times of frustration.

TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — is back in full action this week! Find out what discussions and members have been most active on the boards, and then sit back and enjoy the submissions sent in by the TR community.

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

According to IS Audit and Control Association, 43 percent of organizations recently killed an IT project. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses the top five reasons projects were killed and the implications of each one.

Once you get to a certain level in your career, most of your new job opportunities come from your personal network of contacts and not your resume. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares five networking tips that have worked for many IT and business professionals.

On the final day of the BlogHer 2009 conference, I had an opportunity to catch up with a few members of the BlogHer Tech Committee, including Sarah Dopp, Liz Henry, Shazia Mistry, Nelly Yusupova, and Virginia DeBolt. Learn about their roles at BlogHer09, the interest of tech-related topics by attendees, and how they keep fresh with their IT skills.

For more information about BlogHer, please visit http://www.blogher.com/.

IT professionals can already download Windows 7 through Microsoft’s TechNet or MSDN, and the retail release will take place on October 22. Now is the time to determine how the new Microsoft operating system will affect your organization. As Bill Detwiler explains, IT departments should consider hardware requirements, upgrade paths, and driver compatibility before rolling out Windows 7. 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.

Elisa Camahort Page, co-founder and COO of BlogHer, took some time out of her busy schedule during BlogHer 2009 to answer a few questions about how BlogHer originated, the power of communities, how BlogHer melds its online and offline forums, and the trend of women in technology.

For more information about BlogHer, please visit http://www.blogher.com/.

Bing was a sponsor of BlogHer 2009, and since I attended the conference in Chicago last month, I had the opportunity to catch up with Rajesh Srivastava, Bing’s Principle Group Manager. According to Rajesh, Bing moves beyond being just a search engine to actually help you make informed decisions.

For more information about Bing, Microsoft’s dedicated search engine, visit Bing’s official Web site.

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 useful for troubleshooting Windows XP boot problems. 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 workforce reductions are not handled right, they can make an already difficult situation even worse. Here are tips to minimize the impact of layoffs on IT operations.

Gartner researcher Tom Austin believes that IT has too many engineers and not enough social scientists. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers evaluates Austin’s perspective.

If you haven’t had time to catch up with TechRepublic this past week, you’ve come to the right place. TROLOV — or TR Out Loud on Video — highlights the top discussions and members on the boards. As always, we encourage more members to participate in upcoming episodes.

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

TechRepublic’s 10-year anniversary (and first annual Community Event) was held in Louisville on June 26, 2009. We streamed the event live and also provided the recording as a download. However, we also now have this condensed version, which includes some of the member interviews, for your enjoyment.

At this year’s BlogHer conference in Chicago on July 24-25, Microsoft Office hosted the MicroSpa, where BlogHer attendees could relax, check out the latest tech from Office, get technical assistance, enjoy refreshments (fruits, cheeses, pastries, sparkling wine), and sign up for one of three spa treatments — a back massage, hand massage, or make-up artistry.

In addition to thoroughly enjoying a back massage, I had the privilege of talking to Louise Rasho, a Senior Marketing Manager for Office Live, about the upcoming release of Microsoft Office 2010. Find out when Office 2010 will be released, what significant and important incremental changes we can expect to see, and how Microsoft differentiates itself from Google docs and Zoho in the Web app space.

To learn more about Microsoft Office 2010, check out the following resources:

• Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview
• 10 cool features to look forward to in Office 2010