-
TR Out Loud Community Event shout outs
Enjoy the brief messages that were sent in by various TechRepublic members who weren't able to attend the Community Event in Louisville, KY, on ...
-
TechRepublic: From long-shot startup to one of the world's biggest tech sites
At the TechRepublic 10-Year Anniversary Event on June 26, 2009, TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner talked about how this online trade publication and ...
-
IT Dojo: Remove Windows 7 or Vista from a dual-boot configuration with the Bootsect command
Dual-booting Windows is a handy way to test betas and service packs before committing to a new OS. But once you've made your decision ...
-
SQL injection attack basics explained
CNET Executive Editor Tom Merritt examines the basic principles behind SQL injection attacks. Merritt provides two examples of how malicious individuals can use SQL ...
-
Watch a clickjacking attack take control of a Webcam
In this episode of CNET's show Hacks, Executive Editor Tom Merritt and Jeremiah Grossman from Whitehat Security explore the basics of "clickjacking".
-
Take steps to prevent IT myopia
Efforts to improve IT tend to focus on project management issues, but leaders need to also see the strategic view that's critical for successful ...
-
Cisco CEO: 'Video is the killer app'
At Cisco Live in San Francisco, CEO John Chambers talks about the key technologies he envisions growing the Internet of the future. Chambers discusses ...
-
Tether your iPhone on OS 3.0
On this episode of CNET's Hacks, Brian Tong shows you a quick hack to enable tethering on your iPhone running the 3.0 software. This ...
-
Make old add-ons work in Firefox beta
There's a trick to make add-ons work in the beta version of Firefox, but be prepared for the consequences. In this episode of CNET's ...
-
IT Dojo: Configure wireless network settings via Group Policy
Manually configuring the wireless settings on hundreds, or even thousands, of PCs can be a real chore. Luckily, there is a way to speed ...
-
Dell: Selling a new backbone for SMBs
ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz talks about the company's effort to sell its products to the SMB market. He says Dell executives are hoping ...
-
Build trust in IT with a service catalog
The disconnect between business goals and IT priorities consistently ranks among the top three issues facing CIOs. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT ...
-
Is AT&T slowly dethroning the almighty iPhone?
ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the release of Apple's new iPhone 3G S. Diaz says there is a dark shadow ...
-
IT Dojo: Five e-mail safety tips everyone should follow
Instant messaging, texting, and tweeting are all the rage, yet e-mail still dominates the communication landscape--at home, but especially in business. Unfortunately, many people, ...
-
iPhone 3G S launch in New York City
Maggie Reardon from CNET News speaks with the first person in line at the release of Apple's iPhone 3G S.
-
A recipe for high-tech chocolate
Silicon Valley tech culture meets San Francisco food culture at the new factory for artisan chocolate maker, Tcho.
-
TR Out Loud - June 19, 2009
In the week before the TechRepublic Community Event, TROLOV tries to contain the excitement and carry on as usual, recapping the most popular discussions ...
-
Capital flowing into green
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit in Menlo Park, Calif., Cascadia Capital CEO Michael Butler discusses three subsectors of the green-building industry that recently ...
-
Who will manage the smart grid?
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., tech executives discuss the future management of smart-grid technology and whether ...
-
Congratulations to Buzz Out Loud on its 1000th episode
TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner congratulates CNET's Buzz Out Loud on the celebration of its 1000th episode on June 18, 2009. In typical TechRepublic fashion, ...
-
IT Dojo: Five e-mail safety tips everyone should follow
Instant messaging, texting, and tweeting are all the rage, yet e-mail still dominates the communication landscape--at home, but especially in business. Unfortunately, many people, even IT pros, still ignore the basics of e-mail security. Bill Detwiler goes over five basic e-mail safety tips that everyone should follow. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
IT Dojo: Configure wireless network settings via Group Policy
Manually configuring the wireless settings on hundreds, or even thousands, of PCs can be a real chore. Luckily, there is a way to speed up the process. In this IT Dojo video, I show how to save time and effort when configuring the wireless settings on your Windows PCs using Active Directory and Group Policy. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Take steps to prevent IT myopia
Efforts to improve IT tend to focus on project management issues, but leaders need to also see the strategic view that's critical for successful IT operations. Here are some practical steps to ensure that you're thinking strategically about business, organizational, and management issues.
-
Build trust in IT with a service catalog
The disconnect between business goals and IT priorities consistently ranks among the top three issues facing CIOs. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses how to use an IT service catalog for communicating IT services to business decision-makers and end users.
-
IT Dojo: Find and delete hidden Windows Vista and XP device drivers
Sorting out device driver problems in Windows, can be a tricky. Windows Vista and XP often retain old drivers even if you upgrade or change hardware. Unfortunately, these old, and sometimes hidden, drivers can cause hardware conflicts or make your system behave erratically. Bill Detwiler shows you how to find those old drivers and root them out of your system once and for all. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Tether your iPhone on OS 3.0
On this episode of CNET's Hacks, Brian Tong shows you a quick hack to enable tethering on your iPhone running the 3.0 software. This technically voids your contract, so use at your own risk!
-
IT Dojo: Make your Windows XP machine wake up when you do
If your morning routine naturally starts with a cup of coffee and firing up your PC, you might want to consider a little tweak to your system that will have your Windows XP awake and ready to meet you as soon as you settle in. Bill Detwiler shows you how to customize your Windows XP machine to wake up when you do. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Is AT&T slowly dethroning the almighty iPhone?
ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the release of Apple's new iPhone 3G S. Diaz says there is a dark shadow being cast over the new device because of its exclusive relationship with carrier AT&T, while users complain about two-year contracts and lack of support for MMS messaging.
-
IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP
Booting Windows XP from a USB Flash drive gives you great IT support tool. For example, you can make a troubleshooting toolkit for booting and analyzing seemingly dead PCs. Or you could always have your favorite support applications at your fingertips.In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, explains the process and pitfalls of creating a bootable Windows XP USB flash drive. You'll learn how to configure a computer's BIOS to boot from a USB drive, how to download and use the free software to create a bootable drive, and how to installed Windows XP on the drive.Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can read the original TechRepublic article, walk through the process in a screenshot gallery, and download a PDF version of the tip from our IT Dojo blog.
-
IT Dojo: Five technical certifications that earn top dollar
For the second year in a row, Global Knowledge and TechRepublic partnered to create and distribute a comprehensive IT salary survey. In February, we released the result of this survey in our 2009 IT Skills and Salary Report. Bill Detwiler examines the survey's results and discusses several factors that can increase your base salary, including the five most lucrative technical certifications. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Five ways to control IT MOOSE spending
How do you judge whether you're using your IT budget in the most efficient way? Forrester Research suggests that you control your IT MOOSE spending. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives introduces MOOSE costs and explains how to keep them under control.
-
IT Dojo: Stop programs from running when Windows Vista starts
Short of adding more RAM, there are a few things you can do to help a sluggish Windows Vista system run faster. Bill Detwiler shows you how to find and evaluate startup programs that you might want to shut down in order to get better performance from Vista. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
IT Dojo: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor
Windows passwords are a necessary evil. They help protect our systems, but they can also be a real pain in the neck. Employees leave, IT workers quit, IT consultants fail to properly document deployments. Regardless of the cause, you're left with a locked account and perhaps a locked system. In this IT Dojo video, I demonstrate how quickly and easily reset local account passwords, including Administrator, on most Windows systems. The Offline NT Password and Registry Editor is a Linux-based utility that can reset passwords on Windows-NT based systems that use NTFS, including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. The tool creates a boot environment through which you can reset passwords via a series of text menus. The Offline NT Password and Registry Editor isn't the most polished utility, but it is effective. Hacker tool? Before anyone starts flaming me in this video's discussion for sharing "hacking advice", let me make the following point. First, it is possible for unscrupulous individuals to bypass security measures with tools such as this. But, there are also plenty of legitimate, work-related reasons to reset a Windows password. The Offline NT Password and Registry Editor is just another tool in the IT professional's arsenal. Use the tool at your own risk! There are also risks associated with using this tool. As it is editing the Windows registry, the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor could easily render a system unbootable and even destroy existing data. This is especially true of accounts that use the Encrypting File System (EFS). Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article, print the tip, and get links to additional remote support and administration resources from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Cracking open the iPhone, video 1 — Getting started
After waiting in line, spending $600, signing a two-year AT&T contract, and activating the iPhone, we decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart -- in classic TechRepublic Cracking Open style. In addition to our extensive photo gallery, we filmed three video clips in which TechRepublic's cracking open guru, Bill Detwiler, explains why and how we disassembled the iPhone. During this first clip, Bill explains the difficult process of opening the iPhone's case.
-
A recipe for high-tech chocolate
Silicon Valley tech culture meets San Francisco food culture at the new factory for artisan chocolate maker, Tcho.
-
IT Dojo: Understanding what support techs say and what they really mean
Even though support techs often try their best to communicate honestly and clearly, sometimes they fall back on a few handy excuses or stalling tactics. Bill Detwiler takes a lighthearted look at some of the things you might hear from tech support staff and translates what they really mean. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
-
Five reasons why ITIL implementations fail
Lots of organizations are jumping on the bandwagon of ITIL hoping to improve the management and efficiency of their IT departments. Unfortunately, many are ill-prepared to deal with the challenges of implementing ITIL. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses five real-world roadblocks to implementing ITIL and the ways to overcome them.
-
What's next for SIM cards?
At JavaOne in San Francisco, Telenor's Fritjof Bogner Engelhardtsen and Sun's James Gosling look at a new experimental development platform for SIM cards. The Java platform allows programmers to design new mobile services including adding sensors and Wi-Fi radio directly on the card.
-
IT Dojo: Change the Windows XP product key
Unless you're working in a geographic region with a high rate of counterfeit software, it's unlikely the Windows XP machines you support will have invalid licenses. However even in the best-run IT shops, unauthorized software can find its way onto the desktop. An end-user may have installed a pirated copy of XP but now wants to go legal. An organization may have installed 100 pirated copies of XP but now has a legitimate volume-licensing key. When you come across an invalid product key problem, changing Windows XP's product key is often the most practical solution. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, demonstrates a quick and easy registry hack that replaces an invalid Windows XP key with a legitimate one. Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can read the original TechRepublic article, print the tip, find out where to get a WMI script that automates the process, and learn more ways to resolve Windows product key problems in our IT Dojo Blog.
-
IT Dojo: Speed up Windows XP with these Performance Options tweaks
Troubleshooting slow Windows XP machines is a common IT task, and some of the culprits are pretty obvious. It could just be a question of upgrading the memory or disabling some of the unneeded applications that kick in at start-up. But if you've ruled those out, adjusting XP's own Performance Options settings may do the trick. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler goes over several tweaks to speed up Windows XP.Once you've watched this IT Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our IT Dojo Blog.
TechRepublic Video
Online video from TechRepublic features quick peeks at new technologies and hot products, tips and hacks for improving IT and digital living, technology news and analysis from ZDNet and News.com, and TechRepublic's tribute to geek culture in the Geekend.
White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
- Why Isn't Server Virtualization Saving Us More? A Few Small Changes May Dramatically Increase Your Efficiency VMware Ever wonder why your company isn't saving more from its server virtualization? Making a few small changes could dramatically increase your efficiency. Download Now
- Building the Virtualized Enterprise with VMware Iinfrastructure VMware VMware virtualization software has been adopted by over 120,000 enterprise ... Download Now
- Dell IT Cuts Energy Costs by Up to 40 Percent With a New Power Management Plan Dell Energy conservation is an increasingly important issue for organizations ... Download Now
- VMware Infrastructure: A Guide to Bottom-Line Benefits VMware Frustrated by the high cost of maintaining or building ever-larger data centers? Get the facts you need to formulate your Virtualization Action Plan. Download Now
- The Impact of Virtualization Software on Operating Environments VMware Today's use of virtualization technology allows IT professionals to ... Download Now
