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Five Web Apps to make you smarter

By Wally Bahny January 7, 2013, 8:06 AM PST

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WikiHow

ntThis photo gallery is also available as a post in the Five Apps Blog.

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ntWhile IT folks are, of course, some of the smartest people on the planet, even we need to keep our skills sharp.  There may even be skills we don’t have that might make us more useful or perhaps advance our career.  I’ve assembled five web apps (with a bonus sixth selection!) that you can use to hone your IT skills as well as make yourself smarter in other business-related areas.

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ntThe first selection is WikiHow.  It is a collection of walkthroughs on how to do just about anything – from IT to public speaking to building a cabinet.

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ntScreenshot of WikiHow website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

Lynda.com

Lynda.com

ntNext is Lynda.com.  A video-training site, it has tutorials/classes on nearly everything as well.

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ntScreenshot of Lynda.com website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

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Lynda.com

Lynda.com

ntDrilling down into what is available, you can see here a list of 15 courses available in the Developer category under the Advanced skill level.

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ntScreenshot of Lynda.com website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

GP Answers

GP Answers

ntGroup Policy is perhaps the second-biggest boogeyman in Windows, right behind the registry itself.  GP Answers is a site dedicated to tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to make Group Policy work for you.

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ntScreenshot of GP Answers website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

GP Answers

GP Answers

ntHere’s an example Group Policy ADM file that disables writing data to USB drives.  It’s likely that many IT professionals could use something like this to keep private company data from walking.

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ntScreenshot of GP Answers website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

MSDN

MSDN

ntFor example, the dedicated section on Internet Explorer may help network administrators decide when they should roll out the next version to their user base and how much training may be needed on the new features or layout.

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ntScreenshot of MSDN website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

Mind Tools

Mind Tools

ntMind Tools does not have any directly IT-related topics on their site, however many of the topics will make you a better employee, employer, or contract worker/consultant.

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ntScreenshot of Mind Tools website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

Five Web Apps to make you smarter

Mind Tools

Mind Tools

ntMany IT professionals eventually move toward a management role – IT manager, CTO, or CIO, for example – and may need to learn good leadership skills.  Mind Tools offers several courses under various topics, like leadership, to help you advance yourself and your career.

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ntScreenshot of Mind Tools website by Wally Bahny for TechRepublic

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