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FastCon (zip)

FastCon is a command line replacement with a rich set of additional features: autocompletion of commands, aliases for long commands, hotkeys for executing any command, triggers fired when given text is found in output of program being monitored. Additional features: process termination, reboot/logoff/shutdown/hibernate, open/close cd tray, send administrative messages over...

Tags: command, anton lesnichenko, fastcon, workforce management, human resources

Software downloads 2008-08-07

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Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn't

Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn'tVista apathyI reckon that people are so p****ed off with computing because of the hold of a certain monopoly delivering absolutely nothing of value for so long that it will take a couple of years before SaaS...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

How cut the nation's health care bill 12%

How cut the nation's health care bill 12%wellnessno smoking, no alchol, no beer, no bigmacs no fried foods, slipery slop, ya what else do they wantoh yea removed anyone over the age of 50 perfect world - get a real jobStressStress adds to obesity.Many factors cause stress.Instead of entering the...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Food & Beverage, Dana, health care, insurance, food

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

Prime Minister 'doesn't recognize' IT failures

Prime Minister 'doesn't recognize' IT failuresThird choiceThe Prime Minister didn't want to do a post-mortem or a pre-mortem himself at that time. So he said he didn't know if the numbers were true, and brought the discussion back to a 20 billion pound issue he was prepared to discuss.Minimal...

Tags: IT Failure, Clegg, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

Windows 7: What's coming for business users

Windows 7: What's coming for business usersLa Vache qui RitHonestly, why in the world would you believe anything from Microsoft? Did any of the "features" they promised make it into Vista? No.I'm underwhelmedIf these are the features MS is going to be touting to their enterprise customers, there...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Small business asks the right questions on health care

Small business asks the right questions on health careStep oneAt least let the government pick up the tab for mandated emergency care provided [i]gratis[/i] to those who can't pay for it rather than shifting it to those who can, barely, but don't have insurance.Keep in mind that insurance companies, thanks...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Government, Benefits, health care, small business, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Managing recession: IT failures and layoffs

Managing recession: IT failures and layoffsSelecting projectsI read about this incident some time ago in an article about the actor Peter Falk, who happened to be one of the state employees affected.The state decided to respond to a budget shortfall by layoffs and elimination of unnecessary administrative units.The main agency...

Tags: Workforce management, layoff, Managing recession, agency, IT Failure, recession, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

What OpenOffice site crash means

What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Still pushing the obvious: Sun Ray

Still pushing the obvious: Sun RayGreat for the environment to!Lasting up to 20 years and pulling 8-10 watts ( inc. network overhead ) reduces materials energy and waste... And once you buy more than IRO 50, cheaper purchase price, running costs, support maintenance updates and no upgrades...So why would any...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Recruitment & Selection, Anton, Sun Ray, security, Sun Microsystems Inc., attack

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Are there really 750 million mentally ill?

Are there really 750 million mentally ill?Not hard to believe at all...just walk down a street or watch people as the are driving... hell look at some of the posters here!LoverockMike Cox (although he is probably the most sane...)Anton PhiladoryeShade TreeMike FarinaHey wait a minute... I see a trend here....

Tags: flute, Messiah

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Open source in a time of recession

Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...

Tags: Rewriting History, recession, open source, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Improve your failed IT culture

Improve your failed IT cultureRisk and rulesWhat's the connection between your suggested steps to improve projects and the problem identified?Is it possible to deal with the problem identified in the following quoted quotes without using the word "blame"?Creating a culture for risk management is a challenging proposition for most firms....

Tags: Strategy, Financial Planning, Computer Services, Anton, risk management, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

More on wikipedia abuse

More on wikipedia abuseThanks!That's an interesting report - if the research stands up, the method used could form the basis for a more general approach. Thanks for pointing it out.RE: More on wikipedia abuseReaders might be interested in seeing a study on vandalism of US senator's WP articles here :...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Open source as a government mandate

Open source as a government mandateGovernment mandateWe're always better off when government tells us what to do. Removing choice eliminates the mistakes we would make and provides everyone the wisdom far greater than our own of those who have chosen to work for the government.In fact, many of us...

Tags: Vertical industries, open source, government mandate, open standard

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?

Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?One thing I would like to knowHow many of those patents are actually [i]inventions[/i]?RE: Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?That is a bit fuzzy isn't it. Initially here's all you'll find.http://www.intellectualventures.com/inv_main.aspxEveryone plays by the same rulesHow can he be considered a troll? He is doing for...

Tags: patent, Alpha patent troll, Nathan Myhrvold, patent troll

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Open source and military procurement don't mix

Open source and military procurement don't mixWhat's the alternative?Once an IT department with very elaborate and essential software decided to cancel the contract with the original supplier. In return, the department received a termination date for using the software. Someone had long ago decided to rent rather than...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Reviewing an IRS web services report

Reviewing an IRS web services reportWhere's Anton?This is a great example of his "empower the users" by letting them run whatever M$ software they "need" on their PCs. To hell with those big bad IT admins - we'll just do it ourselves! Unfortunately now the security of the entire IRS...

Tags: Web servers, Servers, Web service, server, Web server, Murph, Internal Revenue Service

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Ad danger to open source

Ad danger to open sourceHow does open source gain ground?For the most part, open source gains ground as products of companies. These companies, including Red Hat and IBM, are using open source as a means of reducing staff expenses and thus lowering prices or increasing profits.Advertising is most necessary...

Tags: Ad page, open source, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

The opportunities in search

The opportunities in searchEr, Murph, we already talked about this.MSR Lincoln is [i]"Lincoln is a Microsoft Research prototype which allows you to search for information about an object by just taking a photo of it.Your photo is matched against a set of images tagged with relevant web pages and comments...

Tags: Google Inc., advertisement, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underway

Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underwayGood article, Larry.Software companies are running out of ways to make you buy their latest version. There just isn't anything in newer versions that increase productivity. So they have to raise their revenue somewhere.I think it is better for companies to hire...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Internal IT, database manager, software, maintenance revolution

Discussion threads 2008-08-19