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Lottery Cracker (dmg): Lottery Cracker World analyses lottery draw numbers for patterns and displays the results in graphs and charts. It has a wide range of methods for generating and filtering lottery entries, including dozens of wheels, hot and cold numbers, key numbers, lucky picks and many more. Create multiple syndicates and track...; Tags: Cold Calling, Freelance Writer, Lottery Cracker World, Sales Tools, Sales; Software downloads 2008-05-09
Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!: My ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow has just put together an amazing Geek Sheet covering the bare metal backup and recovery of a Linux-based system using nothing but the standard Linux tools. At the same time Jason has allowed me to finally win a bet with some of you who...; Tags: Recovery, Cold Calling, Linux, Backups, Sales Tools, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Can Twitter go mainstream?: Twitter is seeking a new round of venture funding, $15 to $20 million CNET, and according to TechCrunch, the company is being valued at between $60 and $150 million. "One reason for all the attention: growth rates suggest that it is now just a matter of when,...; Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Sales Tools, Social Networking, Operational Accounting, Internet, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Penguins Mania (exe): As the cold season approaches in the Antarctic, a penguin colony mysteriously disappeared and left their eggs behind. You must nurture and care these penguin chicks while defending them from their natural enemies and human poachers. Brendan the dog and his band are also ready to help. Offering lots of...; Tags: Pet, Total Gameplay Studio, Games, Sales Tools, Personal Technology, Sales; Software downloads 2008-04-17
10 ways for support techs to stay healthy and safe on the job: As winter gives way to spring, many people are struggling into work with colds and influenza, which they may pass along to co-workers -- and to you. In fact, as a deskside tech person, you could easily become infected yourself and then pass the bug on to the next user...; Tags: Job, Jeff Dray, Sales Tools, Blogging, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Sales, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; Download resources 2008-04-02

Chapter 450 of the Microhoo saga: Yahoo's defense hinges on first quarter: Welcome to our latest installment of the Microsoft-Yahoo saga. In this part, we see Yahoo stretch to deliver a good first quarter. Meanwhile, Microsoft circles above hoping Yahoo's quarter will stink so it can get a great price. We pick up the scene with Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang,...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Investment, Sales Tools, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-12
Why flu virus prefers to strike in winter: You probably have been affected by flu several times in your life, and it has certainly happened in cold winter months, at least if you don't live in tropical countries. Why is the flu virus more infectious when it's cold? A U.S. National Institutes of Health NIH has an explanation....; Tags: Cold Calling, Flu, Virus, Cyberthreats, Sales Tools, Viruses And Worms, Security, Sales, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Cold Storage and Distribution Company Improves Remote Access, Saves on Support Costs: Manfredi Cold Storage and Distribution uses state-of-the-art computerized controls to maintain temperature in its storage facilities, and it uses bar-coding and RF technology for inventory accuracy. Issues with the existing Terminal Server did not impact critical business operations, but did cause some loss of IT staff productivity and generated call...; Tags: Cold Calling, Citrix Systems Inc., Sales Tools, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services, Remote Access, Storage, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-06
Credibility in online health care: One reason readers here respond so strongly -- both positively and negatively -- when I mention Google lies in how it finds things for you. (Picture from AlignedStrategy.Com.) The PageRank algorithm, at its heart, is a popularity contest. If all the popular sites point to you then...; Tags: Credibility, Tech, Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Sales Tools, Branding, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-04
Land of Legends (exe): Land of Legends is a turn-based fantasy strategy game where eight unique races vie for supremacy using a combination of cold steel and hot magic. Players will have to use their wits and each race's special abilities to bring defeat to the forces of darkness plaguing the lands in the...; Tags: Shrapnel Games Inc., Games, Sales Tools, Strategy, Personal Technology, Sales, Management; Software downloads 2008-02-29
Geek feast fatigue...and the key rule for startup success: This year started off much like the prior year ended: with a cornucopia of geek conferences, salons, and media roundtables. I went to a lot last year, and enjoyed most of them. I have been going to a lot this year and I am still enjoying them....; Tags: Silicon Valley, Sales Tools, Sales, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Images: First U.S. spy satellite photos--ever!: In the heat of the Cold War, the U.S. government's National Reconnaissance Office kept watch from the heavens on military activity behind the Iron Curtain. by CNET News.com; Tags: Satellite, Photograph, Sales Tools, Network Technology, Sales, Networking, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-02-26
Great source on cyber espionage: I am taking a couple of days to explore the slopes at Boyne Mountain. For those of you who regularly ski the Alps and Rockies I have one thing to say. 450 foot (150m) vertical! This is a great article by Christopher Burgess, a 30...; Tags: Espionage, Slope, Intellectual Property, Sales Tools, Productivity, Research & Development, Business Operations, Sales, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Eternum Online (msi): Eternum Online is a Web-based MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game. Eternum offers players an unprecedented degree of freedom in which to adventure in; allowing you to create an online persona and immerse yourself in a fully interactive fantasy world the like of which the Web has never seen, be...; Tags: Player, Eternum Online, Channel Management, Internet, Sales Tools, Marketing, Sales; Software downloads 2008-02-07
HP takes aim at Teradata with Neoview mousetrap: Last week I chatted with Ben Barnes, vice president and general manager of the HP's Business Intelligence Group. The former general manager of IBM's Global Business Intelligence Solutions Division was hand-picked by HP CEO Mark Hurd to take an old friend--Teradata, the leader in enterprise data warehousing. ...; Tags: Teradata, Hewlett-Packard Co., Neoview, Sales Tools, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Data Mining, Research & Development, Investment, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Databases, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Business Operations, Finance, Management, Hardware, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-05
Let's play a little Trace Route with Vonage, Skype sites! Guess who wins!: Please understand I am not talking about Vonage or Skype calls. That's for another conversation. What we are going to do here is employ a new Web-based Visual Trace Route tool run by a site called YouGetSignal.com. Based in the Los Angeles area,...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype Technologies S.A., Hop, Sales Tools, Web Site Development, Productivity, Web Technology, Sales, Internet, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Hey, folks...it's cold: I left my laptop in my car last night. For the first night in weeks, I actually went to be instead of working until all hours, so I completely forgot about it, sitting alone and cold in my trunk. For most of us here in the Northern Hemisphere,...; Tags: Cold Calling, Laptop Computer, Sales Tools, Notebooks, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-01-25
MRSA still vulnerable to soap: In all the growing excitement over MRSA, the "deadly," "flesh-eating" bacteria which the media is turning into another "gay plague," one very important point is being almost systematically ignored. It's still vulnerable to soap. Simple lye-based soap. Wash your hands and, if you've been using the rest...; Tags: Medicine, Grandmother, Sales Tools, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Harbin a harbinger of China's tropical future?: When you have an ice festival, it's pretty well expected you will have a lot of...well, ice. And for years in far northeastern China thew great city of Harbin has hosted an annual ice festival. This year their plans have melted away like the ice sculptures themselves. ...; Tags: China, Cold Calling, Festival, Sales Tools, Sales, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-11
My most-read stories in 2007: It's the end of the year, and it is a good idea to look at the 10 most popular posts of the year according to traffic. Before, let me wish you an excellent year 2008. Let's first look at my ZDNet blog. Exclusive images of Endeavour's damaged...; Tags: Cold Calling, Blog, Nanotechnology, Blogging, Sales Tools, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Sales, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-12-31