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TR Dojo: Five ways to keep users from stealing corporate data
Bill Detwiler highlights five ways to prevent employees from stealing sensitive or private data from your corporate computer network. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

TechRepublic Head Blogs Editor Toni Bowers let the TR community prove her right in the forums with all the comments she received from her post about workplace sexism. Find out what other discussions made this week’s Hot 5 list.

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Bill Detwiler highlights five mistakes IT professionals should always avoid when upgrading server hardware or software. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

The story about former SF net admin Terry Childs’ felony conviction made this week’s Hot 5 list. Does the TR community agree with the guilty verdict? Watch the video to find out the answer to this question and to view the other hot discussions of the week.

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Some words, though helpful in day-to-day communications, are completely meaningless when used in your resume. Find out what those words are.

Bill Detwiler discusses five of the worst mistakes IT pros can make in the field and gives you some advice on how to avoid them. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

Bill Detwiler shows you a quick and easy registry hack that let’s you change the logon screen wallpaper in Windows 7. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

If you’re interested in the Apple iPad, you’ve probably read the initial reviews. Here is TechRepublic’s real world review, from a business perspective.

“Why IT departments should support iPad users” is just one of the discussions that made this week’s Hot 5 list. Watch the video to view the rest.

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Bill Detwiler shows you how to troubleshoot Windows blue screen of death (BSOD) errors using Microsoft’s own WinDbg debugger tool. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

In case you missed the announcement in the discussion forums, TR member OldER Mycroft (OM) passed away.

Not only was OM active in the discussion and questions forums, but he also participated in the TR Member Spotlight interview series, sent in numerous photos for the TROLOV video series, and even recorded an audio greeting for TechRepublic’s 10-year anniversary celebration.

We’ve compiled some of these photos and audio clips in memory of a valued TR community member whose intelligence, humor, and friendship will be greatly missed both on and off the site. RIP, OM.

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It was another action-packed week at TechRepublic, and this episode of the Hot 5 will give you a quick look at the hottest posts in the discussion forums.

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Bill Detwiler highlights research from security experts who say Firefox extensions can be exploited to install malware. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

This week’s episode of the TechRepublic Hot 5 is dedicated to gadgetgirl, because when I asked for Hot 5 topic suggestions on Facebook, GG came through. She took a straw poll at work last year, and here are the hot 6 passwords most selected by end users (“…so much for all this security awareness training I do….”).

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At the Where 2.0 conference in San Jose, Calif., Deborah Estrin, a professor of computer science at UCLA, says the capability of GPS mobile phones to record location over time creates a new wealth of analytics. For example, new opportunities will exist where information is gathered from multiple users that better enables the accuracy of local traffic conditions.

CNET’s Natali Del Conte covers the New York City launch of the Apple iPad at the flagship cubed Apple Store on 5th Avenue.

Although your resume is the way you show a potential employer all of your job experience, a cover letter is really your first introduction.

Bill Detwiler shows you three handy keyboard shortcuts that will help you work faster in Excel. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.