Ed Tittel
Ed Tittel has been working in and around IT for over 30 years and has been a Windows Insider MVP since 2018. The author of more than 100 computing books, Ed is perhaps best known for his Exam Cram series of certification prep books. These days, Ed blogs weekly for GoCertify.com and more often than that at Win10.Guru. To learn more about Ed, visit his website at edtittel.com.
5 tips for succeeding with a virtual workforce
Ensuring team effectiveness in a global virtual environment takes great communications skills and a willingness to understand different cultures. Here’s how one company gets the most out of its global virtual teams.
WUMT is a viable Windows Update alternative
When it comes to handling Windows updates, WUMT offers several options bound to appeal to Windows admins and power users alike. And the price is right -- WUMT is freeware.
Enter the brave new world of Windows 10 license activation
Historically, hardware upgrades on Windows PCs that involved major changes required a phone call to Microsoft to reactivate the Windows license. Microsoft has altered its licensing policy to cut down on calls. Here’s what happened...
Windows 10 troubleshooting and fixes revisited (with video)
Long before the Windows 10 Anniversary Update appeared, it was easy to see that Microsoft was putting more energy and effort into its troubleshooting tools. Here's a look at what's new.
8 noteworthy improvements in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
You have lots of good stuff to look forward to in the next major release of Windows 10. Here are the highlights.
How (and why) to customize the Windows 10 Start menu
The Windows 10 Start menu is a blend of navigation from Windows Phone and Windows 7, and it's highly customizable. We’ll walk you through it.
Tips for adding IPv6 to IPv4 networks
The IPv6 transition in your organization, more likely than not, involves bringing IPv6 into a mix that also includes IPv4. Here’s a look at what that means and how to make it work.
5 tips for defending against advanced persistent threats
Is your organization prepared to do battle against an APT? You'd better be.
Key features of Windows 10 Enterprise
From security to productivity to management, the Enterprise edition of Windows 10 packs a whole lot of business punch.
Is it time to move from Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 to Windows 10?
Although Windows 7 is still the dominant desktop operating system (at around 50 percent of all desktop installations as of November 2015), it's time for you to determine whether to stick with Windows 7 (or 8/8.1) or deploy Windows 10....
5 costly consequences of SMB cybercrime
Cybercrime doesn’t affect only big businesses. Hackers are increasingly targeting vulnerable, smaller organizations, too. Learn more about how SMBs are targeted and the true costs of these crimes.
Your guide to compliance in the cloud
You can ensure cloud compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and other regulatory requirements, but it takes investigation and persistence to get the answers and documentation you need to prove it.
6 ways to maximize your IT training budget
Customized, in-house training often zeros in on topics relevant to your business. However, it comes with an equally high price tag. If your employees simply need to fill in knowledge gaps or get up to speed with a specific software...
The dangers of dark data and how to minimize your exposure
Untapped and neglected, dark data can pose security risks should it fall into the wrong hands, or range outside its owner's control.
How to choose the best vulnerability scanning tool for your business
Any shop with Internet access must scan its network and systems regularly for vulnerabilities, but old-fangled tools made this a painful and time-consuming effort. Find out how new and improved vulnerability scanners make life easier...
How to explain the cloud to end users
Popular culture has exposed a fundamental knowledge gap in the ordinary consumer. Even though our smartphones are set up to auto-save pics to our online accounts, we enjoy hours of streaming videos and music, and we regularly use...
Can Digital Rights Management and the Open Web Coexist?
The Netflix-backed Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) proposal, and recent revelations that requirements for DRM in HTML5 are confidential, have generated furor among advocates of the Open Web. Let's cut through the hyperbole.
Leading-edge UTM: What C-level execs need to know
A variety of security specialist firms now offer leading-edge virtual and physical devices for Unified Threat Management (UTM) to raise the security bar ever higher and respond proactively to zero-day threats.
How Adobe is moving on from Flash to embrace HTML5
Adobe Flash is still widely used, but it's seen as obsolete in the face of HTML5. In response, Adobe is taking several steps to adapt and contribute to a HTML5 future without browser plugins.