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Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up: The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...; Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...; Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Hey, kids! IT isn't boring!: ComputerWeekly reported yesterday on a UK study that found many college graduates didn't want to enter information technology careers because they would be "boring." These same grads acknowledged that job prospects and salaries in the industry were quite good, but still had no intention of pursuing careers in the...; Tags: Job, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-25
IT work is 'boring,' students: IT work is 'boring,' studentsThey're right. It can be boring.It's nothing like where I came from doing CAD drawings and design work.There's a [i]lot[/i] more boring paperwork in this position then I imagined.Why do you think I stop here from time to time?RE: IT work is 'boring,' studentsIts all in...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Work, job; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Microsoft COO: Standing firm on Vista: Microsoft COO: Standing firm on VistaI like the 64-bit version for a better GUI and good app compatibilityBut they really need to go back to the drawing board. Vista (32- or 64-bit) should in no way require 4x more RAM and 10x more disk space just for its own...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Turner; Discussion threads 2008-05-30

OXML as Microsoft's swivel point: My apologies for not writing more this week. A rather interesting twist in my IT career occurred recently, which I'll relate later. It's exciting stuff which will involve lots of travel to rarely-visited parts of the world (well, rarely visited by me). But enough of that. I...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Leadership vs. Management: This is the tenth excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. Note that this is a draft for a new bit to be inserted before the extract published last week - a response to the many...; Tags: CIO, Leadership, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-21
A sunny hiring season for job seekers: A sunny hiring season for job seekersWow! All I can say is good luck to Microsoft.For me, I am visually and hearing impaired I do tend to have problems with speech but only a little and I didn't have a job this summer, but I do plan to get back...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, IT job, job, hiring, sunny hiring, information technology, job seeker; Discussion threads 2007-06-25
Living life as an Apple Genius: Living life as an Apple GeniusDarn itHe must have gotten lazy and forgot that windows pcs don't normally come with built in wireless again.Genius?I know one of these Apple Genius' and the last time he called me for help on a PC for his "other" job the problem with the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Outsourcing, TVs, Apple Inc., WinX Photo, Apple Macintosh, Mac IT; Discussion threads 2007-05-29
Report: Windows has fewest security holes: Report: Windows has fewest security holesBut Redhat and Apple won't be hijacked into zombiesviruses and exploits may past through their systems onto Window users, but the vulnerabilities they suffer few and far between have no mass attack ability in their installed and networked bases. So even if the turnaround...; Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, security hole, fewest security hole, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2007-03-23
Bill Gates, 1; Scoble, 0: Bill Gates, 1; Scoble, 0Totally agreeAs a reader of both blogs, I have to agree. There seems to be a gap between what the definition of s successful business model is in the Web 2.0 world compared to the real world. It's so easy to forget the everyday user...; Tags: Channel management, Strategy, Scoble, advertisement, Web 2.0, Web, Bill Gates; Discussion threads 2006-11-13
Don't sabotage your own IT career: Sidestep the South Indian Monkey Trap: Strategic foresight and adaptability are essential to IT pros hoping to flourish in today's ever-changing IT landscape. In this sample chapter from My Job Went to India And All I got Was This Lousy Book: 52 Ways To Save Your Job, learn how to keep your job in IT...; Tags: Job, Information Technology, Monkey, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; Book chapters 2006-10-04
How HP is different than Apple: How HP is different than AppleI would hope notIt would seem that Apple was pretty straight forward with you about trying to get the info on who it was that was doing the leaking. And as far as anyone knows they went through legal avenues to do it. ...; Tags: American Citizen, theory, phone company, Abramoff, Apple Inc., phone, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-10-03
IE7 or Firefox 2: Which browser is more secure?: IE7 or Firefox 2: Which browser is more secure?One thing you did not point out ...... was that all this enhanced security was probably brought about by Firefox. Microsoft seemed to think that the browser was dead, Vista's new systems would do it differently and "reprioritised" (=disbanded) the IE team.Then...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7; Discussion threads 2006-08-03
Cisco 871W Wireless Router does it all: [Update: Part one of actual tutorial has been posted.]I've been testing and reviewing a Cisco 871W Wireless Router for the last few weeks and I'm using it as my primary router at home yes this is the one I hooked up to my generator during the power outage. The...; Tags: router, Cisco 871W, Cisco Systems Inc.; Blog posts 2006-07-27
Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blunders: What's the worst mistake you ever made during your IT career? Was it as bad as deleting all the VP's files... irretrievably? How about modifying a payroll program so that nobody received any overtime pay? IT pro Becky Roberts has spent the past 16 years building a solid tech career,...; Tags: Information Technology, ImageSkill, IT Pro Becky Robert, Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management; Download resources 2006-07-12
What's wrong with this picture?: Having spent all of my professional IT career in higher education, I am still trying to get my hands around some of the problems faced by my K-12 colleagues when it comes to federal regulations. For instance, in reading Chris Dawson's article, Proxy Problems, I was struck by the...; Tags: Chris Dawson, computer; Blog posts 2006-05-19
10 essential competencies for IT pros: If you're serious about becoming a successful, well-rounded IT professional, you need to constantly broaden your skills and knowledge--and in some areas that might surprise you. This list details key competencies that will help advance your career. IT pros need a bewildering and ever-expanding array of cross-functional...; Tags: Information Technology, Competency, Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management; Download resources 2006-05-10
Gartner sees less demand for IT specialists: Gartner sees less demand for IT specialistsGives me some ideas...If Gartner says it, it must be true. Therefore, I have announced this morning the following plans:1. All MCSEs will need to start an MBA program by year's end. The company will not reimburse you for this. The bottom line is,...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Specialists, laptop computer, Gartner Inc., outsource; Discussion threads 2005-11-29
10 things you should know about developing soft skills to advance your IT career: IT pros often have considerable technical training under their belts but lack experience in some key nontechnical areas. These pointers will help you focus on career-boosting soft skills, including communication, leadership, and relationship building. To succeed in the IT industry, you need more than technical knowledge. Employers...; Tags: Information Technology, Career, Strategy, Management; Download resources 2005-11-17