Chip Camden runs through a number of important questions and points IT consultants need to consider about income tax, sales tax, and property tax.

Learn what's worrying your chief exec - and what IT can do about it...

Superstar executives usually lose momentum sooner or later. The same holds true for fast growing organizations. In this blog, John McKee asks if Yahoo and its CEO Carol Bartz have moved from "hot" to "not".

Zeus ushered in a new era of malware, but it's slowly losing its effectiveness. Don't celebrate just yet; Zeus's heir apparent, Carberp is ready to take over.

This week's Microsoft Office Challenge: How can you view both formulas and the results of those formulas on screen?

Jack Wallen has to regularly deal with the shortcomings of Quickbooks. In this open source blog entry he proposes the features that GnuCash needs to become that infamous Quickbooks killer. Is it possible?

Repeat clients can help you stay afloat, but they might also demand a great deal of your time. Make sure you have a retainer or an on-call agreement in place that meets their needs and yours.

Don't get blindsided by some legal misstep you never even heard of. Calvin Sun runs through the nitty-gritty issues all consultants should be prepared for.

The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question: Should Microsoft buy Adobe or look for a better deal?

Former students and employees of for-profit colleges are suing the schools they claim lied to them or misled them.

The technology challenges of a merger, skills of managing people and why it's all about cards

Like most consultants, you've probably gotten stuck on a doomed project at one time or another. But if you know what to watch out for, you can avoid getting mired in a project mess.

With current economic forecasts mixed, the outlook for careers is becoming more difficult to assess. In this blog, John M. McKee says leadership is the key to ensure that we don't follow in Japan's footsteps.

When you work daily on the small parts that make up a system, it's easy to lose track of the big picture. Marc Schiller talks about a new initiative that is catching on that wouldn't be possible without IT.

TechRepublic member dcolbert believes that Apple and Verizon are used to getting their way, and neither company will be able to negotiate an acceptable partner agreement. Until one company has a firm advantage over the other, this partnership may never materialize.