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Becky Internet Mail (exe)

Becky is a multifeatured email client with a Windows Explorer look and feel. Becky lets you manage multiple accounts and offers MIME compatibility, text editing, mailbox management, and reminder capabilities. It also supports clickable URLs and email addresses within messages and features a Draft Box where you can store incomplete...

Tags: Message, RIM-Arts Software Laboratory, Becky, E-mail, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-09

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Static Becky Backup (exe)

Becky Backup is a backup tool which can backup your email and news messages, accounts, rules, contacts, junk mail settings, calendar, stationery, signatures and all Personal Settings into an archive from Becky and restores the Becky data from backup archive. This backup tool is very easy to use, a wizard...

Tags: StaticBackup, Becky Backup, Backups

Software downloads 2008-05-23

SOA makes even the US Marines nervous

Many analysts and pundits are fretting about the poor adoption of SOA within today's corporations. Maybe their concerns are well-founded, because it looks like even the US Marines are worrying that they may not be getting SOA right. A recent report in Federal Computer Week notes that...

Tags: SOA, Marines, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Apple walks on water and WiMax Mobile

Apple walks on water and WiMax MobileDongleAs I Cringley observes in the [url=http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080111_003899.html]End Game[/url] article, Apple hardware is a dongle.You can only run their software applications on their hardware, with only a few exceptions.They need to diversify because with recent changes to expanded drm-free music availability (e.g, SONY to sell...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., WiMAX, WiMax Mobile, mobile, IPHONE IS

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

VoIP sessions subpar? Try this

My Skype sessions sometimes get a bit static-y. I'd bet yours does as well. There is a potential solution. No, I am not talking about a new router. I am referring to the QoS Quality of Service settings on your router. As PC World's Becky Waring...

Tags: QoS, Router, Priority, Telephony, Routers & Switches, VOIP, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-04

10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a support tech

So you want to be a computer support technician. Or perhaps you are one already, but you can't decide whether you're just having a bad week or you're really not cut out for the job.The ability to do well in any job and to enjoy it depends to a certain...

Tags: Tech, Blog, Blogging, Internet

Download resources 2007-08-20

Defend your Windows system against these lesser-known security attacks

To date, the computer industry has seen many attacks specifically directed at Windows-based platforms. Due to the overwhelming market share commanded by Microsoft, these attacks receive massive amounts of media exposure and attention. In this sample chapter from Intrusion Prevention and Active Response: Deploying Network and Host IPS, explore three...

Tags: Attack, Chapter Coverage, Intrusion Prevention, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Book chapters 2007-05-31

Change Forgotten Password Lite (exe)

Recover and change forgotten passwords in multiple applications. Did you upgrade your computer and lose your passwords. Have you visited Web sites that require you to log in, and allow Microsoft Internet Explorer to cache those logins and passwords. Recover those forgotten passwords and see them in plain text with...

Tags: Password

Software downloads 2007-05-15

Top support tech resources: Best of Becky Roberts

Longtime TechRepublic contributor Becky Roberts is well acquainted with the ups and downs of the IT industry, having worked in the field for more than 16 years. Her knack for offering pragmatic advice on solving technical problems and dealing with users effectively and tactfully -- delivered with a healthy dose...

Tags: Strategy, Management

Download resources 2007-04-04

Email Password Recovery Master (zip)

Email Password Recovery Master will retrieve any lost or forgotten email account password, which has been cached by such popular mail clients as Eudora, The Bat, Becky, IncrediMail, Gmail Notifier, Group Mail Free, and PocoMail. Users will only need to start the program and it'll automatically retrieve and display all...

Tags: Password, Recovery, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2007-03-05

ME Republicans introduce Tax Me More bill

Call this political bravery - or stupidity. And from a Republican no less. The Bangor Daily News reports that Rep. Scott Lansley is proposing a Web site that would allow citizens to donate money to their favorite state government programs - for people who just think their tax refund checks...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Web, tax

Blog posts 2007-01-22

10 signs that it's time to look for a new job

Making a job change can be a life-altering decision, often requiring considerable courage and a leap of faith--but it's easier if you're convinced it's the right thing to do. Having just made a major career shift herself, IT pro Becky Roberts put together a list of factors that helped guide...

Tags: Job, Sign, Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career

Download resources 2006-08-29

Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blunders

What's the worst mistake you ever made during your IT career? Was it as bad as deleting all the VP's files... irretrievably? How about modifying a payroll program so that nobody received any overtime pay? IT pro Becky Roberts has spent the past 16 years building a solid tech career,...

Tags: Information Technology, ImageSkill, IT Pro Becky Robert, Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management

Download resources 2006-07-12

10 ways to train your boss to give you the support you need

Got a lousy boss? Never gives you guidance or the praise you so richly deserve? Never takes you to lunch? Worse, do you sometimes get the impression that your boss doesn't even remember you exist? If you think there's nothing you can do about it, think again. Instead of wasting...

Tags: Strategy, Management

Download resources 2006-06-29

The 10 most important things to teach your users

Your users don't need an encyclopedic knowledge of how their computers work or how your network is configured--but they may need a little technical enlightenment here and there. This list includes some of the basics that will help them and you work more effectively. Your organization may not provide...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Basics, Productivity, Workforce Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Management

Download resources 2006-05-31

The 10 worst ways to communicate with end users

To be successful in a tech support role, you have to become a skilled communicator. See if your recognize any of these 10 common missteps, which are guaranteed to impede your ability to work effectively with your users. You try to keep your users informed of IT...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Quality, E-mail, Business Operations, Online Communications

Download resources 2006-04-10

Top 10 signs you're getting burned out on your support tech job

Ever wondered what happened to that can-do, users-are-god, I-exist-only-to-serve-you attitude of your early days as a support tech? Maybe you're suffering from a touch of burnout. Becky Roberts put together this slightly skewed list of symptoms to watch out for. We all have good days and bad...

Tags: Job, TechRepublic Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Keyboards, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Peripherals

Download resources 2006-01-23

10 things you should do before letting users take their laptops out the door

Laptops allow users to stay connected and productive when traveling, but they aren't much good if users can't connect to resources they need or if someone walks off with it at the airport. Here are some measures you can take to make the laptop experience as seamless as possible. ...

Tags: Mobile, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Download resources 2005-12-12

10 New Year's resolutions for support techs

No point waiting until the champagne starts flowing--now's as good a time as any to get those good intentions down on paper. See what one tech says she's going to strive for in 2006. Looking ahead is an occupational necessity in the IT field, whether you're assessing...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Tech, Resolution, Firewalls, Productivity, Operational Planning, Network Security, Strategy, Networking, Business Operations, Management

Download resources 2005-12-06

Was OpenSolaris a Mistake?

In my Monday blog a week ago I suggested that Sun's management could reasonably do an employee buyout by leaving Sun's consulting services in the company and taking everything else private. That way the consultants could go and become an EDS or Accenture, the shareholders would be better off, and...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Blog posts 2005-11-09