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This episode of TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — captures some of the weekly highlights from TechRepublic, including the top discussions and most active members on the boards. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

The new, improved, fast, and dirty TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — highlights the top discussions, the most active members, Tammy’s moderator rant, and TR community participation in under eight minutes. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

Did you know that you can map a virtual disk in Workstation 6 right from the graphical user interface (GUI)? Instead of powering up the virtual machine (VM) to copy and paste data between the guest and the host OS, you can simply map a virtual disk to the host computer and perform your maintenance, etc. This video blog provides you with an example.

Have you ever started the day with great ambitions and then realized at the end that you didn’t get anything done? It happens to everyone, but it happens to some people more often than others. That’s where time management skills come in. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares some popular tricks for making the most productive use of your day.

This episode of TROLOV (that’s TR Out Loud on Video) captures the top five discussions of the week, the TR members who were awarded the most “thumbs up,” and the TR members who posted the most comments on the site. You’ll also the latest update from Tammy, TR’s moderator, and see all of the great photos that were sent in by the TR community. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

When you talk about IT leadership career tracks, the question that almost always comes up is, “What’s the difference between the CIO and the CTO?” Though the two roles sound similar, there are some clear distinctions between them. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives explains the differences in goals, mandates, and skill sets for CIO and CTO.

TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — is back again to educate and entertain the TR community about the weekly happenings on the TechRepublic forums. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

Voice over IP can provide substantial savings on your telephone service by allowing you to use an IP network to make phone calls. You can also run VoIP over Wi-Fi, but you need to be aware of certain limitations. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives highlights the key issues to help you prepare for wireless VoIP.

This week’s TROLOV (TR Out Loud on Video) had even more fun behind the scenes at TechRepublic. Find out what some folks at TR think about the top discussions of the week, plus get the stats on which TR members are burning up the boards. Also, you don’t want to miss the very first video submissions by the TR community. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

ZDNet got a demonstration of Panasonic’s new DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 Blu-ray players, which debuted at CEDIA 2008, as well as the company’s SA-BX500 receiver. Here’s a photo play-by-play of the presentation. Go back to the original article: The Toybox: Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theater Preview

When you find yourself walking out of a meeting feeling energized by the ideas that emerged and the issues that were resolved, you should realize that someone took the time to define a purpose for the meeting and to manage the process effectively. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains how to plan, organize, and conduct successful meetings.

Just when everyone at TechRepublic started to feel safe, Sonja bought a Flip video camera. What exactly does this mean? TR Out Loud on Video (TROLOV) goes mobile! Find out who Sonja corners in the office to talk about the top five discussions of the week. Of course, TROLOV wouldn’t be complete without TR member participation, and there was plenty to pluck from this time around. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.