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Quick, practical advice for IT pros. Tips, shortcuts, how-tos, and advice to help IT pros of all stripes work smarter and more efficiently. The Tip may be as simple as a time-saver that helps streamline a common task, a quick start on a hot technology, or part of a longer series of advice that focuses on a specific problem such as how to install a wireless network, troubleshooting Windows, BlackBerry support, or even favorite social networking techniques.

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Got game? How to be great at anything

Posted Sep 03, 2010 - 07:33 am

Practice, practice, practice ... but only for 90 minutes at a time
Tool review: Splunk 4

Posted Sep 02, 2010 - 07:33 am

For one security expert, Splunk proves to be a great tool for watching logs for security issues, fine tuning egress filtering, and system monitoring. And for most small businesses, the free version's 500MB of indexing per day is more than enough.
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3 easy ways to spoof your location using Facebook Places

Posted Sep 01, 2010 - 07:30 am

How to hack your location using Facebook Places through your mobile phone or a geo-aware web browser.
Embedded mobile broadband versus dongles or tethering: Which is best?

Posted Aug 31, 2010 - 07:43 am

4 ways to get online when there's no WiFi in range
Embedded mobile broadband: Software-defined radio makes carrier-switching easy

Posted Aug 30, 2010 - 10:50 am

New software-defined radio tech like Qualcomm's GOBI means you can go shopping for a mobile-broadband-ready notebook or netbook that can give you some pre and post-purchase choice of carriers.
How to tell if someone is lying

Posted Aug 26, 2010 - 05:03 pm

If you're the suspicious type, you probably just assume that your boss is lying to you. Now, thanks to David Larcker and Anastasia Zakolyukina of Stanford's Graduate School of Business, you can know for sure.
Uninterruptible Power Supply: Using and caring for your desktop UPS

Posted Aug 26, 2010 - 08:17 am

A desktop UPS is about as close to "set-and-forget" as electronics get... but if the battery runs down, it has turned into just a big surge protector. Here's what you need to do to make sure your desktop UPS will work when you need it.
Use Puppy Linux 5.0 for secure on-the-go browsing

Posted Aug 25, 2010 - 07:28 am

For one security expert, being able to drop a bootable USB drive with Puppy Linux onto untrusted systems and use them as a browser, VPN client, and productivity tool has proven very handy.
Choosing a desktop Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Posted Aug 24, 2010 - 07:48 am

Because getting the wrong one may be as bad as not having one at all, here are 5 tips for selecting a desktop UPS.
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Adopt this PCI DSS compliance credo: Trust, but verify

Posted Aug 23, 2010 - 10:44 am

Yes, verification comes with a price, but it will more than likely be much lower than the price of a highly publicized security breach.
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- Security, pci compliance, PCI DSS

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