Broken technologies, tuning up the help desk, the vacation that wasn't

10 Things TechRepublic Member | December 16, 2011

Editor's note We've all encountered mainstream apps that are aggravating, unreliable, ill-conceived, and useless. Check out Jack Wallen's list of top offenders and then jump into the rant-a-thon and share your own favorite-hate technologies. -- Jody 10 technologies that are just plain broken Certain systems, software, and technologies simply don't work very well. In fact, some are barely usable. See if your biggest annoyances made this list. Read more Resource of the day Case Study: Carilion Clinic's Storage Story Carillon Clinic had 12,500 email mailboxes to worry about when they migrated to Microsoft Exchange. Read this white paper to learn how Microsoft Exchange helped them meet their goals and then some. 10 things help desk techs can do to improve service A few best practices can make a world of difference in the eternal struggle between the help desk and its callers. Read more 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. Read more 10 ethical rules for IT consultants and contractors Adhering to a code of conduct will help you avoid the various ethical pitfalls you'll encounter on the job. Read more 10 powerful ways to use Excel's paste features Excel's Paste and Paste Special commands harbor a multitude of useful options. Use them to do everything from transposing data to copying Validation rules. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Create a custom Microsoft Management Console in Windows 7 It's fairly easy to create custom tools in the Windows 7 Microsoft Management Console. Greg Shultz explains how to take advantage of this feature. Read more 10 decisions to make before you build your next PC Building a custom system lets you tailor the components to meet your needs and hold down costs, but you'll need to make some decisions first. Read more Five ways to lose out on a consulting gig Avoiding these mistakes will help keep your phone ringing with new IT consulting projects. Read more Use a rule in Outlook to delay email messages By creating a delay rule, you can control when Outlook sends specific messages. Read more Today's recommended downloads Get What You Need With Modular Data (IBM) Smarter Storage (IBM) Rack Powering Options for High Density (American Power Conversion (APC)) Webcast: Choosing Google Apps as Best-in-Class Cloud Solution (Google) Live Webcast: The Power Behind Data Mining & Analytics (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic 50 sexiest geeks in costume of 2011 TechRepublic has covered quite a few "Cons" in 2011 -- Comic Con, Gen Con, MegaCon, Dragon*Con, BlizzCon, and more. We decided to wrap up the year with a gallery dedicated to the sexiest geeks in costume. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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