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Just what do techies really need to know?

Just what do techies really need to know?HmmmCommunication Skills is a primary one. To have the patience to listen to a user and to understand/listen to what they say is key skill for any tech and one that many lack. This is true for more than just the K12 market.BTW...

Tags: CAD, Leadership, Strategy, communication skill, small setting, innovation

Discussion threads 2007-11-26

7 Tips for Better Communication

A study in 2001 involving some 20,000 exit interviews found that the No. 1 reason people leave jobs is "Poor supervisory behavior." In other words, bad bosses. And one of the biggest factors cited in "Poor supervisory behavior" was poor communication skills. People too often are promoted for their workplace...

Tags: Workplace, Communication Skill, Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

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Bausch & Lomb reduces IT boundaries

The commonly used phrase "lack of IT alignment" suggests communication problems arising from dysfunctional boundaries between IT and business groups inside an organization. Bausch & Lomb has shattered boundaries by merging IT and customer service under the CIO. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-24

MindTouch Deki: Kilen Woods release

Today, MindTouch Deki announces Kilen Woods, its latest and biggest release. In conversation with co-founder Aaron Fulkerson I learned that Deki is rapidly transforming itself from being a smart wiki into what Fulkerson calls the 'connecting tissue' between applications. Others might call it mashup environment, still others a means of...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Aaron Fulkerson, Management Option, Wiki, Collaboration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot

News items 2008-07-23

Do college degrees get you anywhere?

Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Stakeholders' management and collaboration

How to devise an effective communication strategy

Tags: Easynet, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

White papers 2008-07-23

Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010

Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010CDMA 1x/GSM/EDGE modem SupplyerMy name is Mars From BDC International Co.,Ltd Shenzhen,China, we are professional manufacture in wireless communication field, Our main products as following: CDMA1x/GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem/HSDPA modem/Data card. If you can as distributer or reseller our in you...

Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, modem, Wireless PC Card, modem market, wireless PC, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Citizen journalism and traditional news

I've been experimenting recently with CNN's site for "citizen journalism" named iReport.  I created a few video posts of myself in response to requests for questions targeted at future visitors to Wolf Blitzer's "The Situation Room" (you can see my iReport site here - http://www.ireport.com/people/JohnCarroll). There are a few kinks in...

Tags: Video Camera, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Apple chaos theory

Apple chaos theoryExcuse me !!!"CIOs don’t like having technology forced down their throats, particularly not by end users more concerned with being trendy than standardized."Excuse me, since when is this true ? Isn't everyone still banging their heads on the desks because Vista is being shoved down their throats ?...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, throat, operating system, Apple Inc., Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Q'n'A: Your correspondence to date

Over the last week or two, I've been inundated with an email. On a serious note, there have been a few questions asked; not that they need clarification as I've already covered these things, I'll answer these anyway. Q. [Email] Open Source ERP5 is now used to...

Tags: Mobile, E-mail, Public Relations, Online Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?

Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?It's a matter of infrastructure - and transparencyLarry,Your analysis is partially correct, but there is a second factor. Some cloud providers have taken a "you're better off not knowing" approach to the infrastructure their systems are based on. What server is your VM...

Tags: Manufacturing, cloud computing, Down Time, outage, S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?

Over the weekend Amazon's S3 storage service was down for an extended period and a bunch of Web 2.0 sites lost avatars, images and other items on their sites. Since enterprises haven't totally jumped on the bandwagon Amazon's outage didn't have broader ramifications. But Amazon's latest outage--the second big one...

Tags: S3 Inc., Web, Amazon.com Inc., Outage, Om, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Zoor Business Kit (zip)

Zoor Business Kit is an ultimate 3 in 1 solution for daily communication. You can now perform routine business communication tasks like a charm. Zoor Business Kit comprises three best in class directories. Personal Directory, Your Personal Contacts Manager. Business Directory, Yellow Pages With Zoor Power Search. PTCL Directory, Latest...

Tags: Directory, Zoor Systems, Zoor Business Kit, Backups

Software downloads 2008-07-21

Rich Internet application startup ideas Y Combinator wants to see

Y Combinator posted a list of a bunch of different startup ideas they'd like to see and fund. It's a sizable list with 30 different thoughts waiting for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to take a shot. But what struck me most about the list was how RIA-heavy it is. I as much...

Tags: Rich Internet Application, Rich Media, Site Builder, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-20

Android losing it's mojo fast

Android losing it's mojo fastForcing GTalk != do no evilYou can't get more lame than that...A note on iPhone apps.Apple would do well to remove the restriction where any non Apple application must exit not stay resident when another function is used like answering an incoming call. This will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Blogging, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

Android losing its mojo fast

Android started off being a great idea, from a great company, with lots of support from carriers and manufacturers, and an awesome $10million contest to get developers drooling. With some stiff competition from Apple, and loss of developer morale, I'm afraid of what the future might hold for this...

Tags: Google Inc., ADC Telecommunications Inc., SDK, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-19

Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed

Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamedWho is really to blame?SOA makes things easier for the end user, but harder for IT. But is it really SOA that should take the blame or are IT shops just really bad at "real" software engineering? I vote for the later. ...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, software, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is t

iPhone as powerful as the Dreamcast, more powerful than the DS ... but is tawesomemy buddy showed me monkey ball and i was blown away. i saw a few other games and i think it could compete on some level with other portables if they get the buttons thing and...

Tags: Games, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, game, Apple iPhone, Dreamcast

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Reverse Port Forwarding Wizard (exe)

What is reverse port forwarding? For example, there are computer A and B, computer B is a computer that behind a firewall or a router and you have no right to configure the firewall or router. So you can not directly access computer B. Using Reverse Port Forwarding Wizard you...

Tags: Router, Computer, upRedSun, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-07-17