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Law students move towards online video resumes: An enterprising entrepreneur has taken a good idea and made it better. David Schnurman, a recent law school graduate from New York Law School, has springboarded from interviewing prominent entrepreneurs on television to helping law students post their interviews on the W, reports Law.com Schnurman is founder of "TrueNYC,"...; Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Careers, David Schnurman; Blog posts 2007-01-17

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EDS internal memo on the HP purchase: HP acquired EDS in a deal valued roughly at $12.8 billion. The move was outlined Tuesday morning amid a healthy dose of skepticism. Here's a memo from EDS CEO Ron Rittenmeyer, who will now report to HP CEO Mark Hurd. To the EDS Worldwide Team: Today...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
And in other news ... id Software announces Doom 4: And in other news ... id Software announces Doom 4hahaDuke Nukem Forever, the ultimate in vaporware!The engine for Doom 4 looks pretty amazing. Hopefully the story is better than the last one.12 long yearsIt's been more than 12 years since I first played Doom and still fondly remember the first...; Tags: Games, Doom 4; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
12 social networking sites for niche lovers: This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. The huge popularity of sites like MySpace and FaceBook has spawned an array of niche social networking sites catered to those who want to reduce their exposure and connect with smaller,...; Tags: Talent, Network, Social Networking Site, Fuzzster, NurseLinkUp, Yub, MOG, Flixster, TravellersPoint, TalTopia, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Is your keyboard dirtier than a toilet seat?: Is your keyboard dirtier than a toilet seat?As my microbiology prof saidat the beginning of the semester:Two weeks into this class and you'll want to be like Howard Hughes, trying to sequester yourself from the little critters crawling everywhere.After two months, you'll get over it and realize that there's not...; Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, toilet seat; Discussion threads 2008-05-01

Online thieves worse than 1960s Mafia: Online thieves worse than 1960s MafiaCompletely different situationThe current situation is completely different. In the '60's the Mafia was basically a U.S. thing. Also, one reason why it had grown was J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. Hoover was a fanatic about keeping the FBI "pristine",...; Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Federal government, Spam, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mafia, Edgar Hoover; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" systemHow Soon We ForgetEven WITH Apple consent and lots of sales Power Computing and its Mac clone line is long gone. Apple does not need to disable hackintoshes; benign neglect will do the job quite well, thank you.Putting it another way, if one...; Tags: Professional development, Blogging, Psystar, Apple Inc., career, Hackint0sh, PC, science experiment; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
VistA dieing of starvation and neglect: The Veterans Administration (VA) is starving its world-class VistA medical records software to death. At a time when organizations around the world are switching from proprietary to open source models of support, an agency which created such a model from scratch is going the other way. ...; Tags: Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S. Department Of Defense, Veterans Administration, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-health, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Friday Rant: Let XP die!: Friday Rant: Let XP die!I don't see any need to upgrade or downgradeThere's nothing wrong with XP, and there's nothing wrong with Vista. If XP is working for you on the hardware you have, then there's no real need to upgrade to Vista. If you need new hardware or simply...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Let XP, Friday Rant; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager: This is the eleventh excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. From Chapter 3.2: For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager The most difficult issue to get your...; Tags: Job, CIO, Data Center, Information Technology, Leader, Leadership, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-28
News to know: Ubuntu; Microsoft's Albany; Google; Safari flap: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look: Hardy Heron Beta. Gallery: Installation. Screen shots: OS tour Mary Jo Foley: ‘Albany': New Microsoft ‘home office' in the works? Michael Krigsman: Is IT becoming extinct? Garett Rogers: New Google Mobile feature...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., CEO, MSM, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Wireless LANs, Operating Systems, Wireless, Open Source, Software, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Is it worth the effort to provide many operating systems to students?: A reader of a recent post ("How much does credibility matter for Microsoft in Ed Tech?") made some fairly strong points in favor of offering students a wide range of computing experiences by deploying several operating systems via multiboot (I've condensed from the original a bit to save space, but...; Tags: Operating System, Student, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Software, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Study+rejects+Internet+sex+predator+stereotype: Study+rejects+Internet+sex+predator+stereotypeResearchers are asking for troubleThe public (and law enforcement) want to see lots of drama and mystery on this topic despite the findings. We are a nation of the boogie man. It makes for great news fodder, politician brownie point potential and great topic to raise taxes for police...; Tags: Mommy, predator, Internet sex predator, Internet Sex, STD, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Microsoft aims to win student developers' hearts with free dev tools: Microsoft is trying a new tactic to get more students interested in developing for the Windows platform: It's going to give them the development tools for free. During a talk entitled "On Software, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Giving Back" at Stanford University on February 19, Microsoft Chairman Bill...; Tags: Developer, Student, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Productivity, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-19
IDS Scheer: Jazzing up BPM: I spent a quick but very interesting day at the annual user conference for IDS Scheer, the progenitors of the Aris BPM solution. In case you hadn't heard of it, Aris holds the singular distinction of being included in the partner roadmaps of rivals SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft, all without...; Tags: IDS Scheer, BPM, Rote, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012Chaney & Bush won't like thisThey like their oil profits to continue forever.RE: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012[b] That's a good idea - [/b]now if somebody can show that cellulose based ethanol is actually a viable...; Tags: ethanol, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Virtual doctors still a long way off: Virtual doctors still a long way offWhat is a real timeframeDemand, obviously, to weigh it, though by 2010 a third of the U.S. will take the role as a caregiver according to this report reviewing features/options in tech mentioned:http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/careers/worknews2/071104ccCareersTechmain.2f0975ea0.htmlWhere is the virtual doctor to help real health pros?Why haven't the...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, virtual doctor, health care, flu; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
Feds reach out to IBM retirees: If you ran the government and had trouble recruiting young computer department grads to come work for the government, what would you do? Well, you could do worse than offering a second career to IBM retirees. That's the latest initiative launched by the Partnership for Public Service, IBM and the...; Tags: Survey, IBM Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Marketing Research, Professional Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Career, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-20
It's all fun and games until someone gets banned from CES ...: Since a few people have asked me for comment on the whole Gizmodogate incident I'm willing to break my self-imposed vow of silence on the matter and say a few words ... This is how I look at it - someone decides it would be funny to...; Tags: Game, Consumer Electronics Show, Prankster, Gizmodo, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Professional Development, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Career, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-12
Microsoft shake-up: The e-mails on President Raikes' depature: We know what Microsoft told press and analysts about yesterday's announcement by Microsoft Business Development (MBD) President Jeff Raikes that he'll be passing the torch, come September, to former Juniper Networks Chief Operating Officer Stephen Elop. But what did Raikes and CEO Steve Ballmer tell Microsoft's near-80,000 employees about the...; Tags: Jeff Raikes, Business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Business Development, Jeff, Stephen, Microsoft Business Solutions, Leadership, Professional Development, E-mail, Business Structures, Management, Career, Online Communications, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-11