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- Hard drive performance debated by TechRepublic membership
- A recent client upgrade from Windows 9x to Windows 2000 Professional got TechRepublic member maxwell�edison thinking: "Would a normal user detect a difference in the speed of his or her computer when you switch an older 'first' generation hard drive for a newer 'second' generation model?" Maxwell asked his question...
- Tags: Maxwell, James Detwiler, Fujitsu Ltd., IBM Deskstar, hard drive
- Technical articles 2003-02-06
- Get IT Done: Check clock speed when monitors bug out
- Member Ansed is having a problem with his monitor. It will intermittently enter Power Save Mode and then not return to normal operation. Ansed's machine, an AMD Athlon system with a MSI K7Tpro2 motherboard, is running Windows 98SE.In attempting to solve this problem, he has tried substituting monitors and power...
- Tags: BIOS, clock speed, Get IT Done, James Detwiler, Member Ansed, Member TheChas, monitor
- Technical articles 2003-01-30
- Check for a sticking button when a PC mysteriously powers up after shutdown
- TechRepublic member MiracleMax has a bewildering problem, and although it's tempting to blame mischievous computer gremlins or the angered ghosts of former support techs, there must be a rational explanation. After shutting down his NEC desktop, it will mysteriously reboot on its own a few seconds later. This is an...
- Tags: BIOS, James Detwiler, MiracleMax, PC, power supply, TheChas
- Technical articles 2003-01-23
- Lock IT Down: Knock out Network Essentials adware with PestPatrol
- Pop-ups, spyware, and adware are the banes of Internet browsers. Why can't surfing the Web be more like watching TV? At least you know when someone's trying to sell you something then; there's a clear line between program and advertisement. Also, TV commercials don't just appear out of thin air...
- Tags: adware, BeerMonster, information technology, James Detwiler, Ne, network, Network Essentials, Paul, PestPatrol, registry
- Technical articles 2003-01-09
- Disable USB ports to prevent unauthorized data transfers
- Emerging USB storage technology allows massive amounts of data to be transferred at lightning speeds. Devices continue to decrease in size now the size of a key chain, and the storage capacity keeps multiplying (currently up to 1 GB). All this makes for fast, efficient, and convenient information exchange, but...
- Tags: BIOS, James Detwiler, Members TheChas, USB, USB port, workstation
- Technical articles 2003-01-16
- Power switch/supply connection calls for color consciousness
- When attaching your computer's power supply to its power switch, be careful not to make the wrong connections. As long as you keep your colors straight, powering up should be no problem.Connecting a power supply and the switch that regulates it is a fairly straightforward procedure. The process isn't complex—that...
- Tags: James Detwiler, TheChas, power supply, prong, power switch
- Technical articles 2002-12-19
- Rescue a bad hard drive by swapping controllers
- Don't let a bad controller stop you from retrieving valuable data from an old hard drive. In this From the Technical Q&A, a TechRepublic member attempts to track down a hard-to-find Western Digital drive to save the stored data.The contents of a hard drive can be worth millions; especially in...
- Tags: James Detwiler, hard drive, TheChas, Western Digital Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-12-05
- The Compaq FTP server: A link worth remembering
- Not having an owner's manual can make technical support extremely difficult. Learn how one TechRepublic member found a wealth of helpful documentation on Compaq's FTP server."It couldn't hurt to read the manual first" is great advice for any endeavor, from assembling an entertainment center (it cuts down on those mysterious...
- Tags: Memory, BIOS, Engineering, Notebooks, James Detwiler, Compaq Computer Corp., CMOS, Compaq FTP server, battery, FTP server, server
- Technical articles 2002-11-14
- Step-By-Step: E-card proves to be anything but a friendly greeting
- Find out what to do when the changes enacted by a virus are not fully reversed.Cleaning up infected computer systems is critical to support. The residual effects of a virus should not be overlooked. After an initial cleanup, one can assume a problem is completely corrected, only to find out...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, James Detwiler, virus, FriendGreet, Symantec Corp., worm, e-card, system registry
- Technical articles 2002-11-21
- Poll: Members gauge the value of IT certification
- During tough economic times, job seekers must differentiate themselves from the pack. This Polling Place Quick Poll examines the competitive advantage gained by holding an IT certification.
- Tags: Quality, Strategy, James Detwiler, IT Certification, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-11-13
- Crack a BIOS password in a flash
- After striking out a couple of times, one member finally found help in sidestepping the BIOS password prompt. Read about this Technical Q&A dilemma, and learn how he gained access to his locked computer.In response to a question from D & R on how to "zap" the CMOS on an...
- Tags: James Detwiler, BIOS, motherboard, jumper
- Technical articles 2002-11-07
- Poll: Pirated software creates ethical dilemma
- Support requests for pirated software should be turned down, plain and simple. But what if your supervisor is the one who's asking? Find out how many members reported such requests in these Quick Poll results.
- Tags: Workforce management, James Detwiler
- Technical articles 2002-11-06
- Poll: Members split over monitoring Internet/e-mail activity
- In this recent Polling Place Quick Poll, TechRepublic members were divided over whether they used monitoring software as a way to track employees' e-mail and Internet activity.
- Tags: James Detwiler, monitoring
- Technical articles 2002-10-25
- Poll: Office 2000 popular among respondents
- TechRepublic asked members which version of Microsoft Office is used on the majority of their organization's workstations. According to this Polling Place Quick Poll, Office 2000 leads the pack.
- Tags: James Detwiler, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2000
- Technical articles 2002-10-23
- Poll: Layoffs and the IT professional
- TechRepublic asked members about the connection between being an IT professional and job security. This Polling Place Quick Poll examines the degree of "layoff fear" within the IT community.
- Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, James Detwiler, layoff
- Technical articles 2002-10-23
- Poll: Requests for support typically received via phone, e-mail
- Respondents to a Polling Place Quick Poll reveal the various ways their help desks receive requests for support.
- Tags: Help desk, Call centers, James Detwiler, phone, e-mail
- Technical articles 2002-10-30
- Poll: Members look at IT budget predictions
- Poll results: While analysts expect IT budgets to jump 3.7 percent next year, nearly 60 percent of TechRepublic poll respondents aren't planning to increase tech budgets at all in the coming year.
- Tags: Strategy, James Detwiler
- Technical articles 2002-10-23
- Poll finds some projects delayed due to reduced IT budgets in past year
- The fiscal crunch is hurting new tech initiatives; four out of five CIOs report at least one IT project stalled due to reduced funding, according to a recent Polling Place Quick Poll.
- Tags: Strategy, James Detwiler, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-10-16
- Consultants polled recommend Cisco, Symantec for intrusion detection
- According to the results of a Polling Place Quick Poll, Cisco and Symantec hold the lion's share of members' intrusion detection system client recommendations.
- Tags: SECURITY, Network security, James Detwiler, Symantec Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., intrusion detection
- Technical articles 2002-10-18
- Poll: Most companies don't generate revenue via the Web
- Of the members who responded to a recent Polling Place Quick Poll, the majority said the Internet did not generate a large percentage of their company's revenue. See how your company's revenue stream compares.
- Tags: Operational accounting, James Detwiler, revenue, Web
- Technical articles 2002-10-16
