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10 ways to get a network connection when there’s no network handy
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Author: admin

Being stuck without a network connection isn’t just an inconvenience; in some cases, it could compromise your job. Here are a few fallback options that may save the day.

Let’s face it. There will come a time when you need a network connection and you can’t find one. And you know it’s going to happen at the worst possible time. What will you do when that network connection is critical, but there’s no usable connection in sight? Well, I have a few options for you. Not all of them are free, but they’re all possibilities in one situation or another.

1: Tether with PdaNet

PdaNet is an application that is required to be on both phone and PC. It’s simple to use and has a free version, to boot. The only drawback is that the free version will block secure Web sites. You can still browse, but any site that is secure will be locked out. This software supports Android phones, Palm/Treo phones, Blackberry devices, Windows Mobile devices, and iPhones.

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Top 10 tech skills for 2010
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | Author: admin

What areas should you focus on over the next year? This survey-based list highlights the 10 most sought-after IT skills.
At the end of last year, the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey asked, “What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?” The skills listed by respondents include a mix of perennial favorites and cutting edge technologies. Here’s the complete list.
1: Project management

As we emerge from the recession, organizations aren’t likely to go back to the go-go days of throwing money at IT initiatives or taking risks and deploying without careful thought and planning. Organizations are putting pressure on IT to implement only projects that can show real return on investment. The first step to achieving a good ROI is professional project planning and implementation.

Project management skills often appear in top 10 skills lists, perhaps because some organizations got their fingers burned in the 1990s through the poor implementation of IT projects such as enterprise resource planning initiatives. But even though the profession is mature (in IT terms), project managers still have work to do to advance their status within organizations. According to an article on the Project Management Institute Web site, project managers still have to develop their people skills, organizational leadership, and individual professionalism.

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10 reasons to consider upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 | Author: admin

Windows Server 2008 R2 offers numerous improvements that should make life easier for a lot of admins. Brien Posey runs down the key features.

Windows Server 2008 R2 brings some powerful tools and features that may be good news for your budget, your service levels, and the flexibility of your IT department. Here are some of the most significant changes and enhancements.
1: Better support for the latest server hardware

Windows Server 2008 R2 is the first version of Windows Server to completely abandon the 32-bit architecture. Along with the move to a 64-bit only architecture, Microsoft has designed Windows Server 2008 R2 to support up to 256 logical processors. Similarly, Microsoft has redesigned Hyper-V so that it can support up to 32 logical processors. The original version of Hyper-V was limited to using 16 logical processors.

Windows Server 2008 R2 has also been designed to manage memory better than its predecessor did. Microsoft has accomplished this by providing support for the enhanced page tables features found in the latest processors. Specifically, this means that Windows now supports Second Level Translation (AMD) and Nested Page Tables (Intel).

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10 things you should know about DirectAccess
Monday, March 08th, 2010 | Author: admin

DirectAccess is a new remote access technology that’s available with the combination of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate editions. DirectAccess promises to revolutionize the entire remote access experience so that employees can be productive from anywhere at any time, without the constraints of traditional remote access technologies, such as network-level VPNs, SSL VPN gateways, and reverse proxies. It provides a seamless experience for users and advanced management capabilities for IT. DirectAccess enables access from anywhere, even when the DirectAccess client system is behind a restrictive firewall.

1: You can extend your corporate network to any Internet-connected client

The goal of DirectAccess is to extend your corporate network’s reach to any DirectAccess client computer that’s connected to the Internet. A DirectAccess computer is a domain member, a managed computer that is subject to the same change management and control mechanisms as computers that never leave the physical boundaries of the corporate network. In addition to extending IT’s control over all managed computers, regardless of location, DirectAccess provides a seamless network access experience for users. They don’t have to remember one name for when they are on the corpnet and another name when they’re off the corpnet; that’s because they’re always on the corpnet.

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