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- Keep Thunderbird from building too big a nest on your hard disk
- Mozilla's Thunderbird is a great cross-platform alternative for reading e-mail. I've found that the software can require some tuning to provide the best possible experience, though. Here's a tip to keep your Thunderbird install speedy and healthy: compact your mailboxes. by William Jones
- Tags: Hard Drive, Mailbox, Mozilla Thunderbird, E-mail Clients, Software, William Jones
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Get a better view of the Windows XP Tree command with Word
- Using the Tree command to research the folders on your Windows XP hard disk can give you results that are too fast for your eye to catch. Greg Shultz explains how to use Word to view a Tree you can read in detail and at your own pace. by Greg...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Word, Dialog Box, Tree, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Video: TR Out Loud - June 27, 2008
- Find out what topics were most popular in TechRepublic's discussion threads this past week, and learn which TR members were most active in the Forums. Some of the other things you can expect in this episode: photos, a question of the week, and comments from TechRepublic's Bring Your Kids To...
- Tags: Hard Drive, CD-ROM, Video, Photograph, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Podcast: Fujitsu thinks solid-state drive benefits are more hype than reality (for now)
- Fujitsu isn't jumping on the solid-sate bandwagon just yet. The company believes conventional hard drives are a reliable storage technology that offers better overall performance for less money and will continue to dominate the storage market for next four to five years. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: Podcast, Hard Drive, Notebook, Performance, Benefit, Quiz, Fujitsu Ltd., Cell, Performance Management, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- IT Dojo pop quiz answers: Solid-state drives
- As of grading time, nearly 500 people had taken our solid-state drives quiz. Find out how they did, and if you would have done better. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Bill Detwiler, storage, hardware, solid-state drive, hard drive, it dojo, pop quiz, quiz answers
- Image galleries 2008-05-30
- Pop quiz answers: Solid-state drives
- As of grading time, nearly 500 people had taken our solid-state drives quiz. If you haven't had a chance to take the quiz, I encourage you to try your luck, before reading the answers below. Now, on to the answers! No moving parts The...
- Tags: SDRAM, NAND Flash, Hard Drive, Correct, Quiz, NAND, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- Maxtor hard drive dominos
- IT departments traditionally dispose of outdated or damaged computer equipment through employee sales, charitable donations or trips to the local dump. Some however, go beyond these normal methods transforming dead computer hardware into works of art, clocks, and even garden fixtures. The following TechRepublic galleries show decommissioned...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Maxtor Corp., Computer, Productivity, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- You never know what's lurking inside that case
- Our gallery, "Unlucky insect fries PC power supply and explodes self," shows how one unsuspecting tech found a burst bug during a routine PC repair. While scenes of insect slaughter aren't a regular discovery, a good tech should always be prepared for whatever she finds inside a computer case. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, PC, Information Technology, Motherboard, Computer, Productivity, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Video: Crusher destroys hard drives in seconds
- A few weeks back, I needed to destroy one of my personal hard drives. The drive had failed, and being paranoid about data security, I didn't want to ship the unit off to the local computer recycler without first rendering the drive unusable. So, I broke out the screwdrivers, Channellock...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Video, PD-8400, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Video: Degaussing machine erases hard drive data in less than 10 seconds
- In my previous IT Dojo post, "Crusher destroys hard drives in seconds", I featured a video of a commercial device that destroys hard drives in about 75 seconds. If you want to erase the data in under 10 seconds, then a degaussing machine might be a better option. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Video, HD-3W High Energy Pulse Degausser, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- 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 Solutions. The Hard Disk Crusher promises...
- Tags: Security, Hard Drive, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Western Digital releases new 10,000 rpm hard disk
- Western Digital has released a new 10,000 rpm hard drive called the VelociRaptor, which aced the battery of performance tests that PC World's Test Center threw at it. With a MTBF mean time between failure of 1.2 million hours, this drive is entirely suited for the enterprise, though WD...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., VelociRaptor, WD, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Top IT news for April 21: XP SP3, Internet to hit capacity in 2010, Muni Wi-Fi is over
- This news roundup is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet that publishes every weekday morning. For breaking news and top stories, follow Tech Sanity Check and ZDNet's Between the Lines. TechRepublic Kraken: The biggest, baddest botnet yet Ad-funded software: A potential security vector? ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hard Drive, Information Technology, Municipal Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows XP, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Corp., Instant Communication, Internet, Help Desk, Linux, It Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Google Research: Temperature not a major factor in hard disk failures
- Logic and conventional wisdom have always pointed to temperature being one of the key environmental factors affecting the reliability of hard disk drives. That's not the case, however, according to research done by Google on the hard disks in their data centers. Conclusion:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hard Drive, Disk Drive, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- An investigation of GUI changes found in Windows Vista SP1
- Many of the changes made in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 occur behind the scenes and were designed to improve performance. As such, they may not be readily apparent unless you're actively seeking them out and using a stop watch. Many Vista users were hoping for a few, possibly dramatic, changes...
- Tags: Folder, Hard Drive, Disk, Version, Microsoft Windows Vista, GUI, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Defragmenter, Disk Defragmenter, SP1, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- The science of computer forensics
- This week, I am introducing some tools used in computer forensics and investigations. This will probably be so much "ho-hum" to those of you already in the trade, but I thought this would be of interest to other TechRepublic members. As usual, I have linked to specific...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Hard Drive, Mouse, Network, Computer, Computer Forensic, ICS, Network Tape, Mice, Productivity, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- 50MB of Data - For the low low price of $100
- The hard drive blew out on my Tandy 1000 at home not too long ago. Seeing as how it's an XT-class machine, that means that replacement hard drive options are limited. I can either use an MFM hard drive or an RLL hard drive. There are some XT-IDE drives available,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation
- In last week's edition of the Windows Vista Report, I showed you step-by-step how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1. When you install Vista SP1, the installation procedure leaves all of the pre-SP1 files on your system in case you need to uninstall it. In fact, you can find...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1 Files Removal Tool, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Hard disk recovery ice capades
- One of the first things I remember reading on TechRepublic was an article with 200 tips and tricks for recovering data from failing hard disks. One of the most outlandish ideas contained in that mountain of advice was the suggestion that you can sometimes resuscitate a drive that's experiencing mechanical...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Ice, Cold Calling, Sales Tools, Sales, William Jones
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Assemble the perfect system administrator's toolkit
- The Job Picture this: You've been in IT for the past 15 years. The IT manager of a big firm, you manage a team of 10 IT staff that serves the in-house needs of more than 500 employees, and you know you do a great job at it....
- Tags: System Administrator, Job, Hard Drive, Adapter, Toolkit, USB, Tool, Productivity, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
