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IT consultants, document your work! Chip Camden lists three benefits of creating thorough documentation for your clients. He also identifies what sorts of things you should document. Read more Resource of the day Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers Beat the heat in your data center. Compare the efficiency benefits of row-based cooling with other common cooling architectures. Security fundamentals for IT consultants Erik Eckel highlights three common security failures that stand out from his years of IT consulting work. Make sure your clients are protected from these blunders. Read more Five ways to be profitable in IT consulting No IT consultant wants to get caught in an engagement that costs him lots of time and effort and makes him very little money. Here are five ways to avoid that situation. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   GnuCash COULD be a QuickBooks killer Jack Wallen has to regularly deal with the shortcomings of Quickbooks. In this open source blog entry he proposes the features that GnuCash needs to become that infamous Quickbooks killer. Is it possible? Read more Export a Project 2007 task-based issue log to Excel When you share a Microsoft Project 2007 issue log, you may have to put the file in a different format so clients can read it. Here's how to export that file to Microsoft Excel. Read more Poll: Does not having a CS degree limit your job options? With a glut of talent in the market, it is possible that a Computer Science degree may be a major differentiator, particularly for developers. What do you think? Read more Hate networking? Here are some tips I recently had the opportunity to ask Devora Zack, author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking, for some tips for those in the TechRepublic membership who aren't comfortable with networking. Read more Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - October 18, 2010 The questions highlighted in this Questions of the Week post address issues with smart IT, Mac OS VPN server routing, fingerprint sensors, flash drives, admin privileges, downloads, PSP, and much more. Read more Featured multimedia   How do I move my entire Windows XP installation into Windows 7 with Paragon Go Virtual? In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use Paragon Go Virtual, which is a free tool, to move your Windows XP installation into Windows 7 and run it with Windows Virtual PC. View on site Configure and use shadow copy in Microsoft Windows When it comes to saved files on a hard drive, users have been known to delete, modify, and otherwise render useless important documents and then want them restored to their previous condition. The shadow copy feature in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 goes a long way toward making that restoration just a few mouse clicks from reality. That is, if you have turned shadow copy on and have it configured properly. Mark Kaelin outlines the steps for you in this How do I tutorial. View on site What works and what doesn't inside Google's labs (photos) After all the code is written, product developers put their visions to the test in front of real people inside the Google Usability Testing Labs. View on site Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. 500 Things Every IT Pro Needs to Know   If you have extra budget to spend, TR Pro's 500 Things Every Technology Professional Needs to Know is a wise investment. 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