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- 2006's Hot Topic: Unionize IT against Big Brother and bad grammar
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for April 25, 20062006'S HOT TOPIC: UNIONIZE IT AGAINST BIG BROTHER AND BAD GRAMMAR This will be the final edition of the Community NetNote's current incarnation, so now is the perfect and last time to take stock of 2006's hottest TR topics. While the timeless...
- Tags: Big Brother, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, windows, career, linux, community netnote, privacy, discussions, The Trivia Geek, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- TR's Hot Topic: World of Warcraft as networking tool
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for April 18, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WORLD OF WARCRAFT AS NETWORKING TOOL TechRepublic members are abandoning our forums in droves these days--but only so they can meet up again in World of Warcraft. (We're glad you come back again the next day, too.) Of course, given...
- Tags: World of Warcraft, TR, windows, community netnote, hardware, apple, games, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=5&threadID, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, The Trivia Geek, feedback, tool, networking
- Discussion threads 2006-04-17
- TR's Hot Topic: Profanity filters save jobs, kill forums
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for April 11, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: PROFANITY FILTERS SAVE JOBS, KILL FORUMS Well, the Windows vs. Linux flame war has flared up again, but what's really cheesing off the TR membership is their inability to use American obscenities in our forums (thank you, profanity filter)....
- Tags: http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=89&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, TR, feedback, windows, career, linux, community netnote, filters, The Trivia Geek, job
- Discussion threads 2006-04-10
- TR's Hot Topic: Who's dumber, Microsoft or Google users?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for April 4, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WHO'S DUMBER, MICROSOFT OR GOOGLE USERS? Three basic questions plagued the TR community this week: Is Windows Vista really worth it, Is USB 2.0 dead, and How can I get more laughs out of Google? The third is the...
- Tags: Google Inc., http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=89&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=49&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, windows, microsoft, community netnote, google, vista, Google Users, The Trivia Geek, feedback, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-03
- TR's Hot Topic: Big brother cares what IT pros wear?!?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for March 28, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: BIG BROTHER CARES WHAT IT PROS WEAR?!? Here's what I don't understand: If we're all scared that "Big Brother" is watching, and Google is turning over data to the feds, and spyware is getting more dangerous than viruses ever...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=48&threadI
- Discussion threads 2006-03-27
- TR's Hot Topic: Idiot-proofing the end-user PCs
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for March 21, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: IDIOT-PROOFING THE END-USER PCs When somebody tells you (or, rather, tells GADGETGIRL) that you're required to give a two-and-a-half-hour presentation on your own IT department, it's easy to get desperate for IT conversational topics. To those looking for PowerPoint...
- Tags: http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=49&threadI, information technology, security, community netnote, dumb users, The Trivia Geek, feedback, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-03-20
- TR's Hot Topic: 101 classic IT blunders
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for March 14, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: 101 CLASSIC IT BLUNDERS TechRepublic's great online debate last week was what could possibly constitute your worst possible IT blunder. Based on our popular topics, the candidates include: Trying to make money supporting home users; Trying to idiot-proof corporate...
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- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- TR's Hot Topic: When is e-spying on kids ethical?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for March 7, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WHEN IS E-SPYING ON KIDS ETHICAL? TOP DISCUSSION: ETHICS OF WATCHING CHILDREN'S COMPUTER SCREENS Member BSB_LIB wanted to know: "when is it appropriate, or is it ever, to tell parents that software exists that would allow them to observe...
- Tags: Responses, career, community netnote, privacy, surveillance, parents, The Trivia Geek, feedback, Response, Percentage, discussion post, modem
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
- TR's Hot Topic: Will unionization cure IT's woes?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for February 28, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WILL UNIONIZATION CURE IT'S WOES? TOP DISCUSSION: UNIONIZE IT NOW! Member SQUAREDGE says: "Every two years a new crop of young freshly studied certs show up and underbid the entire industry. ??? I say we unionize the IT sphere!...
- Tags: career, community netnote, Dominance, feedback, information technology, it management, outlook, outsourcing, Response, Responses, The Trivia Geek, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- TR's Hot Topic: Good reasons to leave IT
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for February 21, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: GOOD REASONS TO LEAVE IT TOP DISCUSSION: I'M DONE WITH THE IT FIELD! Member AUSTIN316 says: "I regret that fact that I spent 4 years studying my [tail] off to enter a career that is stressful, demands never-ending BORING...
- Tags: career, community netnote, desktops, discussion post, feedback, firewall, information technology, privacy, Response, Responses, The Trivia Geek
- Discussion threads 2006-02-17
- TR's Hot Topic: Do you have an IT side job?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for February 14, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: DO YOU HAVE AN IT SIDE JOB? TOP DISCUSSION: DO A LOT OF IT WORKERS HAVE SIDE JOBS/BUSINESSES? >>Responses: 232 >>Percentage of total weekly discussion posts: 9% http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=189369&start=0 TOP TECHNICAL Q&A: LOW BATTERY ON A DESKTOP MACHINE >>Responses:...
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- Discussion threads 2006-02-13
- TR's Hot Topic: Big brother is watching you watch Star Trek
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for February 7, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU WATCH STAR TREK With all the pervasive fears of online surveillance that were on display in the TR forums this, it may come as a surprise that at least one TR member is willing...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- TR's Hot Topic: Windows vs. Linux vs. Mac vs. sanity
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for January 31, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WINDOWS VS. LINUX VS. MAC VS. SANITY For the second week in a row, the TechRepublic membership is still fighting the Windows vs. Linux vs. Mac OS debate, which is probably why so many of us are still trying...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, community netnote, feedback, google, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=48&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11185-0.html?forumID=90&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, Linux, mac, Microsoft Windows, The Trivia Geek, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-01-30
- TR's Hot Topic: The greatest operating system of all time!
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for January 24, 2006 TR'S HOT TOPIC: THE GREATEST OPERATING SYSTEM OF ALL TIME! It's that time of year again, the time to declare Windows the greatest operating system of all time. Of course, such assertions always bring out claims of Linux's superiority, and counterpoints...
- Tags: community netnote, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=48&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, linux, mac os, operating system, operating systems, The Trivia Geek, TR, windows, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2006-01-23
- TR's Hot Topic: Will e-annoyance laws doom TR discussions?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for January 17, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WILL E-ANNOYANCE LAWS DOOM TR DISCUSSIONS? Word that new laws will make anonymous online flame wars illegal has resulted ironically enough in a record number of annoyance-centered TR flame wars. Everything from bad online grammar to threads growing too...
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- Discussion threads 2006-01-13
- TR's Hot Topic: Career anxiety all the rage!
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for January 10, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: CAREER ANXIETY ALL THE RAGE! It's a new year in the TechRepublic forums, which apparently means its time to fret about your career. Whether you're job hunting, lamenting your educational background, or trying to decide which programming language to...
- Tags: anxiety, career, CAREER ANXIETY, community netnote, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, Microsoft Windows XP, rage, security, The Trivia Geek, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2006-01-09
- TR's Hot Topic: The things you loved to hate in 2005
- TR's Hot Topic: The things you loved to hate in 2005TR'S HOT TOPIC: THE THINGS YOU LOVED TO HATE IN 2005 EDITOR'S NOTE: The TechRepublic Community NetNote will go on winter hiatus for the next two weeks. Look for the newest edition of the Community NetNote on Jan. 10,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=39&threadI, COMMUNITY NETNOTE
- Discussion threads 2005-12-15
- TR's Hot Topic: Dumbest users of 2005
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for December 13, 2005TR'S HOT TOPIC: DUMBEST USERS OF 2005 Okay, when a member opens an online distress call with the phrase " Cannot ping myself," you know it's going to be a strange week. Something tells me that, had the author of that Tech...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=9&threadID, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI
- Discussion threads 2005-12-12
- TR's Hot Topic: Trials and tribulations of tech support
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for December 6, 2005TR'S HOT TOPIC: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF TECH SUPPORT Last week in the TR forums was all about learning things the hard way, especially as applies to tech support. TR staffer BETH.BLAKELY learned in no uncertain terms that Dell product quality and...
- Tags: community netnote, dell, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=5&threadID, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11193-0.html?forumID=4&threadID, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, tech support, The Trivia Geek, TR, windows, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2005-12-05
- TR's Hot Topic: Should PC hijacking be legalized?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for November 29, 2005TR'S HOT TOPIC: SHOULD PC HIJACKING BE LEGALIZED? The Sony DRM rootkit controversy continues to rage in the TechRepublic forums with last week's lynchpin question: Who has the right to control your PC, you, or the makers of the copyrighted software you're...
- Tags: community netnote, desktops, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11193-0.html?forumID=4&threadID, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=, laptops, modems, notebooks, PC, security, Should PC, Sony Corp., The Trivia Geek, xbox 360
- Discussion threads 2005-11-28
