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Windows 95/98 tips for phantom apps and hardware profiles

If you think you are an expert in Windows 95/98 support, here are a couple of tips that might come as a surprise. Tip 1 is a primer on the right and wrong way to remove applications, and Tip 2 explains when to employ a second hardware profile.

Microsoft

Windows 9x printing and Control Panel tips

Windows 95/98 may no longer be on the cutting edge of OS development, but a significant number of enterprise workstations still run these Microsoft systems. Here are two tips that can help you provide better support to your Windows 9x users.

Software

Is software licensing a viable market for consultants?

Tracking software licenses can be a big headache for your clients. But before you offer to shoulder the burden, do your research and be aware of what you're getting into.

Enterprise Software

Recognizing business needs can lead to new and repeat clients

Your clients pay you for your technical expertise. The value of your skills and knowledge, however, increases when you understand the business reasons behind the client's decision to hire you.

Microsoft

Get IT Done: Setting up batch processes with ExMerge

Find out how to run ExMerge in completely unattended mode without displaying a Windows interface.

Software

Get IT Done: Using ExMerge to clean up your mail server

Extract data from mailboxes on an Exchange server and then merge the data into mailboxes on another Microsoft Exchange Server

Data Centers

ExMerge makes mailbox restoration simpler

Real-life uses for Microsofts Exchange Mailbox Merge Program

CXO

Maintaining objective long-term relationships with clients

You want to keep your repeat clients happy, so you do what you can to accommodate them. But how do you maintain your objectivity without alienating them?

Tech & Work

Resume essentials for independent contractors

In the complicated game of independent contracting, your résumé is your weapon, friend, and ambassador. Check out these tips and download this sample résumé before you throw your hat in the ring for that next contract.

Tech & Work

Should you subcontract?

We can never know everything about IT, so we're sometimes faced with the choice of turning down work or farming it out. Columnist David Parkinson weighs in on how to make the all-important decision of whether to subcontract.

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 ...

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Windows 95/98 tips for phantom apps and hardware profiles

Windows 9x printing and Control Panel tips

Is software licensing a viable market for consultants?

Recognizing business needs can lead to new and repeat clients

Get IT Done: Setting up batch processes with ExMerge

Get IT Done: Using ExMerge to clean up your mail server

ExMerge makes mailbox restoration simpler

Maintaining objective long-term relationships with clients

Resume essentials for independent contractors

Should you subcontract?

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