[TechRepublic] Four types of clients to avoid

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Four types of clients to avoid Difficult clients are often more trouble than you want to deal with for the money. Learn how to spot types of problem clients before you sign a contract. Read more Resource of the day The Role of Open Source in Data Integration Understand what makes open source uniquely suited to data integration and get recommendations that make the integration job easier. This guide can help you decide whether or not to consider open source as an option in data integration projects. Would you sign this consulting agreement? Read an Exclusive Right to Represent agreement that an IT consultant received from a recruiting firm. He did not sign it. Would you have signed this agreement if you needed work? Read more Implement a single client backup strategy Centralizing client backups using a single platform from a single manufacturer has numerous benefits. Erik Eckel explains the standardization benefits. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Apply top-down estimation using Matchware MindView Andy Makar walks you through how to apply top-down estimation using a sample work breakdown structure developed in the Matchware MindView mind mapping tool. Read more Three technologies I’d like to see in 2011 Patrick Gray talks about three technologies that he would like to see in 2011. Read more Four free online remote meeting tools that deliver Jack Wallen highlights the features of four free alternative online meeting applications and then picks the one that stands out as the clear favorite. Read more My first Windows Phone 7 app development project Justin James describes why his first Windows Phone 7 application development project was frustrating, surprising, and, ultimately, easy to pull together. Read more How to build a Windows Server in the Rackspace Cloud Colin Smith takes you step-by-step through building a Windows Server in the Rackspace Cloud. Here are some of the problems he ran into and his overall rating of the service. Read more Featured multimedia   10+ most dangerous species of help desk callers IT veteran Jeff Dray takes a lighthearted look at the types of people who call the help desk. View on site How to wipe a hard disk with DBAN By popular demand, this gallery will show how to wipe a hard disk with Darik's Boot And Nuke (DBAN). IT pro Rick Vanover walks through the DBAN process. View on site Project Management Resource Kit   TechRepublic's Project Management Resource Kit features 70+ tips from experienced PMs about Agile PM, how to get the most out of Microsoft Project 2007, and more. Purchase the download today! Today's recommended downloads Security Training Catalog (Global Knowledge) Open Source Software in the Public Sector (Talend) 3 Critical Security Products for the Price of Renewing Antivirus: Free Trial (Shavlik Technologies) Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (Sunbelt Software) How Data Modeling Can Simplify and Support the BI Lifecycle (Sybase) Perennial favorites   Creating a productive workspace: An IT consultant's office essentials Fighting procrastination when working independently Five steps to enlightened expectations for managing your workload Six ways IT consultants can build their reputation Poll: Will Android eclipse iPad the same way it did to iPhone? The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first of many high-profile Android tablets. Are they destined to overtake Apple iPad in market share the same way Android smartphones overtook iPhone? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Server room galleries Real-world server room nightmares What not to do in a server room Server room cabling nightmare Server room makeover at Westminster College

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