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Don't rough it alone! Tips for computing in remote and demanding locations
Are you planning a trip to the outback? Don't leave home without these tips for computing in demanding locations, as learned from the TechRepublic editors climbing Nepal's Island Peak.TechRepublic editors Mike Jackman and David Bard are currently trekking through Nepal on their way to the Imja Tse peak at 20,285...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Groupware, Ed Engelking II A+, software, laptop computer, e-mail
Technical articles 2000-04-26
I've never understood....
I've never understood....Why is it that Business managers are capable of running IT, but IT managers are not capable of running a business?I find it highly insulting.Here we go againHire an MBA with risk management training. Cut the IT budget in half. Hire interns and recent college grads, and then...
Tags: Firewalls, information technology, security, firewall
Discussion threads 2005-09-16
Get IT Done: Understand advanced DNS zone properties in Windows 2000
As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, I’ve been asked numerous times, “What is the most important thing to learn in Windows 2000?” And my answer is always the same: "Learn DNS." In Windows NT 4.0 and earlier environments, an administrator could easily "get by" knowing only the bare essentials when it...
Tags: BIND, DNS, Get IT Done, Jeremy Smith MCSE, CNE, Network+, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, server
Technical articles 2003-06-24
Learning to play well together: Negotiating personality conflicts
At one time or another in our professional careers, most of us have had to deal with someone that we just couldn’t get along with. Despite the best of intentions and an all-out effort, antagonism and conflict seemed to rule. Fortunately, such situations seem few and far between.As a manager,...
Tags: Team management, Scott Robinson, team, team member
Technical articles 2003-02-24
Build a culture of creativity to spark new ideas
New solutions for old problems may be closer than you think, according to TechRepublic columnist Bob Artner. Someone on your IT team probably has the answer. Follow these tips to help foster team thinking that is both creative and effective.Whether we like to admit it or not, most IT managers...
Tags: Bob Artner
Technical articles 2001-11-29
New deal between Microsoft and Xandros will enable Windows Mobile push mail from Linux servers
Microsoft and Xandros have announced a partnership deal in which Xandros will license Exchange ActiveSync and the Outlook-Exchange Transport Protocol to allow its newly acquired Scalix mail server to push e-mail and calendaring data to Windows Mobile smartphones."With the ubiquity of Windows Mobile-based smart phones, this agreement will enable us...
Tags: Linux, Scalix Corp., Linux Server, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Xandros, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-08-21
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