Tools

Many of the posts here are about tools for doing your job.  Microsoft Excel, LinkedIn, etc.

Here is a shortcut to some of our favorite articles in this area.

Stop the Monthly Reporting Madness
This post had a video which showed how to save time and automate complex monthly reports. It includes an Excel Workbook which you can download.
Tracking Cost Containment Progress
Another Excel tutorial for proudly presenting the cost containment savings you and your team have achieved. It also includes an Excel Workbook which you can download.
Automating Secure Shell Login Using Putty
many people use Putty, a Secure Shell (ssh) client for Windows. In this post, I show how to automate logins using Public/Private Keys. This not only saves you from typing passwords repeatedly, it is also more secure than passwords.