Have you ever sought help on a technical issue, only to be told RTFM? What is that acronym? In a safe-for-work translation, it means Read The Freaking Manual. That’s all fine and good when you working with something that has a downloadable PDF file containing all the necessary information you need. But what about a … Read moreWhat are Linux man pages?

Microsoft has gone out of its way to make an update process for Windows 10 that is as automated, as seamless, and as painless for users as is possible. For the most part, they have been successful at this endeavor. However, occasionally, something goes wrong, an update fails, and users get frustrated, and even angry. … Read moreHow to use the Mini-Update Tool to take control of Windows 10 updates

Content creators: How many hours a day do you stare at a monitor as you work on your creative ideas? Better yet, how often do you switch monitors and devices to work on cloud-based projects? More about Innovation With the ability to work on-the-go, it’s important that content creators ensure that their monitors are properly … Read moreWhy you should calibrate your computer monitors

Image: Jack Wallen System admins are always looking for ways to gain access to more and better information about the servers they manage. To that end, they’ll go to just about any length for the right tool. If the servers in question are the Linux sort, there are a host of options available for the … Read moreHow to install a TIG stack on Ubuntu 18.04

More for CXOs Microsoft’s Satya Nadella was named the Best CEO of 2018, according to a Comparably report released on Tuesday. The top CEOs were separated into two lists: CEOs at large companies (more than 500 employees) and CEOs at small to midsize companies (500 employees or less). Comparably asked employees to rank their CEOs … Read moreTech leaders dominate best CEOs in America list

Malicious actors are using creative means to serve malware payloads via Microsoft Azure, according to a Tuesday report from security firm Netskope. These payloads are infecting targets in the security-conscious healthcare sector, as IT administrators implicitly trust the IP address blocks used by Azure for services used by their organization, or through products supplied by … Read moreCapitalinstall malware targets healthcare sector, delivers payload via Microsoft Azure

Organizations desperate for software engineering talent tend to follow similar plays when it comes to attracting student developers about the enter the workforce, including offering perks like free food, beer, and ping pong. However, student developers have a much stronger appetite for other workplace elements when making employment decisions, according to a Tuesday report from … Read moreWhat student developers want in a job (hint: it’s not ping pong)

If you manage an LDAP server in your data center, you’re probably always looking for a tool to make that job easier. To wit, plenty of tools exist to ease the suffering of the LDAP administrator. One such tool is LDAP Account Manager (LAM). Data Center Must-Reads LAM is a web-based tool that features: Support … Read moreHow to install LDAP Account Manager on Ubuntu 18.04

The war for developer talent wages on in the US, where there are more than 570,000 open computing jobs and fewer than 50,000 computer science graduates entering the workforce. Making matters more difficult for organizations seeking skilled programmers is the fact that the coding languages employers need are sometimes different from those that developer students … Read moreTop 10 programming languages employers actually need

The annual performance review is often dreaded by employees and managers alike. For employees, it’s often perceived as an administrative task that feeds into a mysterious “black box” that results in a completely arbitrary outcome. For managers, it’s piles of paperwork and a difficult allocation of scarce resources. More for CXOs Here’s how to make … Read moreHow to make annual performance reviews less painful