- Video: Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- Hollywood would have IT pros believe that the biggest threat to network security comes from international super hackers or high school kids trying to download games like global thermonuclear war. In reality, we face a far more mundane threat--our...
- Blog, 2008-05-05
- Sanity check: The top four trends in IT from Interop Las Vegas 2008
- One of the top priorities for me at large trade shows like Interop -- with 18,000 attendees and 500 vendors -- is to try to sniff out big IT trends. I look at the booths that are getting the most traffic, the sessions that appear to be the most...
- Blog, 2008-05-04
- Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
- USB drives are convenient and efficient, but they also represent a serious security risk -- so it's not surprising that some organizations want them out of the picture. Justin Fielding to put together this concise set of instructions for disabling...
- Download, 2008-05-05
- Physically destroy your hard disk for security
- Have a whole bunch of hard disks with potentially confidential information on-board? Another solution - other than doing lots of tedious data wipes, might be to physically destroy them with a device like the patent-pending Hard Disk Crusher by EDR...
- Blog, 2008-05-05
- Live Webcast: Forrester Best Practices: Improve IT Service Delivery and Support
- The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity and, more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the...
- Webcast, 2008-05-07
- Live Webcast: Unified Communications: Discover the Best Way to Unify Your Enterprise
- Collectively hosted and sponsored by Qwest Communications, Nortel, and Microsoft, three powerhouse leaders in the Unified Communications space, this live TechRepublic Webcast explores the drivers, challenges, and solutions for enterprises...
- Webcast, 2008-05-02
- Why the Windows Server 2003 R2 disc matters
- After the installation process for Windows Server 2003 R2 is complete, you may or may not insert the R2 disc as prompted. However, you should definitely allow that step to proceed during the post installation process, mainly to ensure that the...
- Blog, 2008-05-05
- Silverlight 2.0 offers paradigm shift from predecessor
- Most Web developers know better than judging a Microsoft product by its first iteration. For this reason, I was intrigued by the recent beta release of Silverlight 2.0. Silverlight provides a platform for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to...
- Blog, 2008-05-05
- Photos: Flying on a wing and a battery
- As an electric glider is set to hit the market, progress is being made toward mass-produced, personal, electric aircraft that enthusiasts hope will become the greenest form of transportation.Electric-powered commercial jets may still be a figment of...
- Image gallery, 2008-05-02
- Penguicon 2008
- Penguicon 6.0: Three days of open source software and science fiction by Chad Perrin...
- Image gallery, 2008-05-05
- WinUpdatesList (exe)
- WinUpdatesList displays the list of all Windows updates (Service Packs and Hotfixes) installed on your local computer. For hotfix updates, this utility also displays the list of files updated with these hotfixes. In addition, it allows you to...
- Software download, 2008-05-02
- Tightening Active Directory-Integrated DNS zone aging
- Active Directory-Integrated DNS zones are unique in a way that the Windows clients may be authenticating to the network from a foreign network. This is to preventActive Directory registrations that can cause record confusion with standing records...
- Blog, 2008-05-05
- Live Webcast: Don't Go Half Way: Blade Server or Virtual Server = Virtual Storage
- Every CEO and company owner asks two things of their people and vendors: How are you going to save me money and how are you going to make me money? Responding to those two business requirements is the current wave of server architecture changing...
- Webcast, 2008-05-08
- What if business buys a Mac?
- CIO Michele Goins of Juniper Networks decided to try an experiment -- one that could prove costly in the end. She chose Mac as the platform of choice for a test group of 600 employees. From her perspective, "If the support costs aren't too high,...
- Blog, 2008-05-02
- Big trouble for little white IT consulting lies
- A prospective client describes the problem domain. It seems easy enough for your abilities, and your consulting fees aren't an obstacle. You're already counting the money you're going to make from this IT consulting project, when the client says:...
- Blog, 2008-05-03
- Xirrus explains why IT can now afford to 'ditch the switch'
- I've written positively about Xirrus wireless arrays in the past, but I recently gave them some grief at Interop Las Vegas 2008. My criticism was directed toward the "ditch the switch" promotional campaign, because I just don't think most companies...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Expect the unexpected
- There was a ripple of consternation around my team this week, I was despatched to look at a printer that was apparently freezing up after just a few pages. The type of printer was one that doesnt normally give us much trouble, apart from wearing...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Who made the worst PC software ever?
- A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question: Who made the worst PC ever? The results were loud and clear: Packard-Bell was the landslide winner as Worst. PC. Company. Ever. That rather begs the question of: Who made the worst PC software ever?...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Who made the worst PC software ever?
- A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question: Who made the worst PC ever? The results were loud and clear: Packard-Bell was the landslide winner as Worst. PC. Company. Ever. That rather begs the question of: Who made the worst PC software ever?...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- HotelChatter's 2008 Wi-Fi review: Rating the hotels
- HotelChatter.com is a good starting point for road warriors who are looking for virtually any kind of information about hotels. I try to glean helpful information from the the website whenever I travel. On more than a few occasions the site has...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Top 10 IT headlines for May 9 -- IE8 details, Wall Street's sway over tech, GPL relevance, L'Affair Microhoo
- Top 10 IT headlines Microsoft shares more IE8 security details (ZDNet) Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector? (ZDNet) Does the GPL still matter? (Techdirt) Underground marketplace sells your personal data for a hefty profit...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Negative reinforcement: Charging for non-compliance
- WalMart has developed a reputation as quite the corporate bully for its poor labor and development practices. And if you're a retail competitor, you can't hope to compete with the mega chain's low prices (that some say were achieved through...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- TR Out Loud - May 9, 2008
- If you haven't gotten wind of the most recent news, you won't want to miss this episode of TR Out Loud. Sure, you'll still hear all the staples, as well -- top five discussions, sweet biscuits, ShhhIT list, and Question of the Week -- at least for...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Choosing a free alternative to Microsoft Office
- Once upon a time, if you were using software that you had acquired free, you were a pirate and doing something wrong. Those days are gone forever as people have begun to embrace a new concept. Free is good. And it's legal. While this is not a...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Underground marketplace sells your personal data for a hefty profit
- Always been skeptical of those astronomically high monetary figure quoted by the media in cases of information theft or unintended disclosures? Same here. The discover by McAfee security researcher Francois Paget of an underground marketplace...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- Fire suppression for the server room
- I had a unique job interview when I was being considered for my current position. I never saw the computer room or any of the servers I would be supporting. It was highly unusual but the circumstances demanded quick action. My predecessor was...
- Blog, 2008-05-09
- 10 things you should look for in an in-house eDiscovery solution
- By Ursula Talley If you work for a mid- to large-size company -- say, one with more than $500M in revenue -- you probably are familiar with the problems of eDiscovery. Your enterprise may routinely face five or more litigation matters each year,...
- Blog, 2008-05-08
- How do I... Return the Address bar Windows XP SP3 removed?
- When I am running my PC under Windows XP, I like to take full advantage of the toolbar options (Figure A) available on the desktop. The Address Bar is one of my favorite features, and I always have it attached to a taskbar somewhere. It is a...
- Blog, 2008-05-08
- Your management style - time for a makeover?
- Over a period of years, most managers develop their own style. Generally, through some trial and error they see what works and what doesnt, then build the successful things into their repertoire for use again. After all, when something works, it...
- Blog, 2008-05-08
- How do I... Use the Office Clipboard instead of the Windows Clipboard?
- The Microsoft Windows Clipboard has magic quality to it -- like a magician's disappearing act. Into the magic box the pretty lady goes. After a few magic words, she reappears from behind a curtain. Now, it's a great trick, but the Clipboard has its...
- Blog, 2008-05-08
- Troubleshooting A Failed Hard Drive Power Checklist
- The hard drive is one of the most important components in a computer because this is where most of us store all our data. As a result, hard drive prob ...
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- Cisco IOS Command Chart (IOS v.12+)
- Becoming proficient with Cisco equipment means remembering a whole new set of commands. These command charts give you a quick way to look up the needed IOS commands and switches when you need them.
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