Google’s Chrome web browser held a 64.41% command of the global browser market share in January 2024. That means more users are working with Chrome in significantly more use cases: mobile, desktop and even business. Because of that, users of all types must employ Chrome with a measure of caution and intelligence. After all, most ...
Developing and maintaining a team of motivated and effective technical support professionals is challenging, but the rewards can prove significant. Certainly, there’s no substitute for a capable help desk team dedicated to assisting end users. Organizations typically don’t achieve goals if users struggle or employees don’t know how to maximize investments made in applications, cloud ...
Enhance Active Directory tasks with these 21 PowerShell scripts, such as creating accounts, checking for account lockouts, and finding domain administrators. Save Time — Boost efficiency by automating repetitive and mundane tasks. Assets Galore — The download contains a 17-page instructional PDF with best practices and a kit full of ready-to-use scripts. Expertise Guaranteed — ...
If you’re hoping to jump into the field of software development, this TechRepublic Premium guide is a good place to start. It offers information on current salaries, key skills and which programming languages will help you get your foot in the door. Featured text from the guide: WHY IS THERE INCREASED DEMAND FOR DEVELOPERS? Every ...
It’s tempting, in the heat of the typical support technician’s day, to enter minimal information in service tickets to speed resolution. After all, closing tickets quickly is the goal, right? However, the opposite is true. It’s important to take a little time to compose and update tickets properly. In this TechRepublic Premium guide, created by ...
Do you go through a yearly ritual of cleaning out your inboxes because you’ve exceeded your allotted mailbox space, or you find rooting through that collection of missives to be so daunting that you’d rather just mass delete everything and start all over, only to have to go through the very same ritual in 365 ...
From HTTPS-only mode to keywords for faster searching, even if you only follow some of these ideas, you’ll find your Firefox open-source browser experience to be much improved. Scott Matteson, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents 10 tips for the Firefox browser. Featured text from the guide: 9. ENABLE HTTPS-ONLY MODE You should also enable HTTPS-Only ...
The more flexibility you can create in your technology workforce, the better you’ll be equipped to manage tomorrow, whatever the future brings. Too often, we focus on helping our teams become technical specialists who know volumes about a single technology, but quickly lose sight of how that technology connects with others. This makes their skills ...
IT pros know all too well that the long hours and deadline-driven stress of the job can take a toll. If left unchecked, excessive stress can lead to burnout. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to avoid IT burnout. Not all the following suggestions from TechRepublic Premium are going to be practical ...
The IT profession can be stressful at times, but don’t let the bad days get you down. TechRepublic Premium presents 10 reasons why you shouldn’t abandon your IT career. Featured text from the article: 4: The challenges One reason I chose to write computer programs was that I found it challenging. When coding, not a ...
It is hard to say that there are any truly low-stress or stress-free jobs in the IT industry. IT workers operate on tight deadlines, mistakes can take entire companies down (or worse) and there never seem to be enough people to do the job. To make it even harder, IT pros are often asked to ...
More and more of us prefer to work from home. This means that you might have to make some changes or add some additional hardware, to not just complete your tasks, but to do them in a way that is acceptable, professional and productive. The same holds with your filming needs. This guide from TechRepublic ...
Work from home policies and fully remote jobs top the priority list of many workers. Working from home also offers fewer distractions and interruptions from colleagues, reduces the stress of commuting and provides a better work-life balance, not to mention, less office politics. How does an IT professional search for a remote position and prepare ...
The end of a year provides an ideal opportunity for revisiting the previous year’s goals and performance, reviewing personal and professional aspirations, and prioritizing the upcoming year’s initiatives. But where to start? Tech pros can implement these seven planning steps, written by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, to successfully set and track goals and subsequently ...
PURPOSEMicrosoft developed a scripting language called PowerShell to assist Windows administrators with repetitive or mundane tasks. (TechRepublic Premium’s first Windows administrator’s PowerShell script kit can be found here.) To introduce you to PowerShell — or to further your existing knowledge base — TechRepublic Premium has assembled these PowerShell commands and scripts for common workstation administrative ...