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Software

Call in the MOD squad for easy Office application development

Microsoft Office Developer (MOD) can greatly enhance your coding tasks and doesn't require a degree in programming. Bruce Maples discusses a few of the most noteworthy features included in Office Developer.

Software

Turn Microsoft Office documents into custom applications with VB

With a little Visual Basic magic, you can take Office documents such as Excel spreadsheets and turn them into applications. Your users won't even realize they're using Office. In this Daily Drill Down, Bruce Maples shows you how.

Software

Build interactive Web sites easily with Microsoft Office Web Components

Microsoft Office Web Components are powerful tools for publishing interactive Web pages on your intranet. In this Daily Drill Down, Bruce Maples gives an overview of how to put these components to work for you.

Software

Customize Office Assistants with your own help information

Even if you think Clippit and those other Office Assistants are silly, your users may like them. In this Daily Drill Down, Bruce Maples shows you how to create custom help information in Visual Basic using the Assistant object model.

Software

Build Your Skills: Create a custom Outlook support solution

Create Outlook forms to track support requests

Networking

Win2K Pro provides effective client security

Windows 2000 Professional offers several new security features that are great for stand-alone computers. Find out how EFS, IPSec, and smart cards can help better protect your workstations.

CXO

A trainer’s rant a la Dennis Miller

Sometimes the little things get to be too much and a rant is the result. TechRepublic columnist Bruce Maples lets off some steam by pointing out the problems with training centers, managers, and salespeople.

CXO

Creating classes: Ask the five Ws and an H

A lot goes into the finished product that trainers present to students. Bruce Maples goes from the start of the process to the finish in this column, which includes advice on how to develop an outline and how to polish and revise your lessons.

CXO

How to give your training stories happy endings

Used correctly, storytelling can keep IT students interested and involved. This week, Bruce Maples explains how to prepare your stories and how to present them to the class.

CXO

Once upon a time there was an IT trainer…

If you're looking to reinforce a concept or wrap up your class in a creative way, throwing in a story may be what you need. Bruce Maples looks at how stories can be helpful teaching tools.

IIoT software assists manufacturers and other industrial operations with configuring, managing and monitoring connected devices. A good IoT solution requires capabilities ranging from designing and delivering connected products to collecting and analyzing system data once in the field. Each IIoT use case has its own diverse set of requirements, but there are key capabilities and ...

Recruiting an Operations Research Analyst with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This Hiring Kit provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find, recruit and ultimately hire the right person for the job.This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample interview questions ...

The digital transformation required by implementing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a radical change from business as usual. This quick glossary of 30 terms and concepts relating to IIoT will help you get a handle on what IIoT is and what it can do for your business.. From the glossary’s introduction: While the ...

brucemaples

Call in the MOD squad for easy Office application development

Turn Microsoft Office documents into custom applications with VB

Build interactive Web sites easily with Microsoft Office Web Components

Customize Office Assistants with your own help information

Build Your Skills: Create a custom Outlook support solution

Win2K Pro provides effective client security

A trainer’s rant a la Dennis Miller

Creating classes: Ask the five Ws and an H

How to give your training stories happy endings

Once upon a time there was an IT trainer…

Industrial Internet of Things: Software comparison tool

How to recruit and hire an Operations Research Analyst

Quick glossary: Industrial Internet of Things

Software Procurement Policy