Bill Detwiler

The unlocked Nokia E71 is a sleek, stylish smartphone with business-class features. But, the E71’s steep price tag and seriously limited support for Microsoft Exchange are two strikes against it.

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.

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.

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 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.

Windows administrators often need to track down network traffic, or errant processes and then match that to network traffic. In this video, Bill Detwiler demonstrates tools that can help you find out what process is using a particular port on Windows Server. 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 working with image files in Windows Explorer, using the thumbnail view can make your job a bit easier–especially if the filenames aren’t very descriptive. In this video, Bill Detwiler shows you a handy trick that can make viewing files as thumbnails a bit faster in both Windows XP and Vista. 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.

Dell hopes to take a little air out of Apple’s sails with the ultrathin, ultrapricey Adamo. Watch as iFixit and TechRepublic crack open the Dell Adamo and compare it to the MacBook Air.

Understanding how an enemy can penetrate your defenses is critical to effectively protecting your network. In this video, Bill Detwiler discusses the five phases of successful network penetration and covers ways to defend against each type of attack. 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.

Busy IT professionals know that every little shortcut is important. Simple hacks help you customize your tools to fit your work habits–saving you valuable time. Bill Detwiler shows you a quick Windows XP Registry hack that adds the Copy To and Move To commands to your Explorer context menu. 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.

Just like Windows and Linux, the Cisco IOS has its own list of commands to manipulate files, and it’s critical for Cisco network administrators to be very familiar with them. Bill Detwiler goes over some basic Cisco file commands and shows you how they can help you keep your network running smoothly. Once you’ve watched this video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from TechRepublic’s IT Dojo Blog.