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- Economic crash = car crash in America
- Economic crash = car crash in AmericaI am sure you are quite upset at the thoughtthat the shutdown is only for 4 weeks, and not forever.Crash and burn, babyChryPly hasn't been on strong footing in a long time, even long before Daimler tripped all over themselves and "merged" with them....
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, car, Economic crash, job
- Discussion threads 2008-12-18
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- Are small cars doomed to fail in the American market?
- Well, Americans will at least buy cars that get better gas mileage, and aresmaller when gas prices rise. It was not that long ago that US manufacturers had big problems with people switching over to Japanese crossover SUVs when gas prices spiked.Maybe the very smallest and best gas mileage will...
- Tags: standout, car, small car, SUV
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?
- Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...
- Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%
- Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Open source loves profit
- with M$ on the brink....OSS is the only way to make money from software.nah, socialism doesn't workIt doesn't at national level. It ain't in software industry as well.RE: Open source loves profitThe brink of what?re: aboveDo you even know what socialism is? It's not driven by money it must be...
- Tags: European Socialists, socialism, socialist, Microsoft Corp., brink, OSS, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- When Consultancies Feel the Pain of Recession
- Phil Fersht, an AMR analyst and blogger, wrote yesterday about the bad year that major outsourcing consultancy TPI is having. He went further and checked with other consultancies about how they are doing. In short, he found that some firms were doing more outsourcing consulting and some less. But, he...
- Tags: Recession, Consultancy, Phil Fersht, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Managing IT in desperate times
- Managing IT in desperate timesSome good ideasBut your treatise on the economy is not. I have read much on the US economy, and the "experts" seem to agree that there is a danger of DEflation - as all those newly printed dollars tend not to circulate - banks don't lend...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Free trade, information technology, Murph, problem-I
- Discussion threads 2009-07-18
- Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too
- Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior tooAnalogy:Churchill: "You can't tax yourself out of poverty"Obama: "Let's spend [future generation's money] to become wealthy again".WTF!If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying AnythingPrices of goods and services will go through the roof, think people are going to care about...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7
- CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7Who are these companies and who cares what their CIO's sayNever heard of any of these companies, and I could care less what any of their CIO's say on this subject.Why not ask the CIO of a Fortune 500 company?This is no surprise.It would...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, new OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?
- Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?more likelyM$ has run out of cash and is going belly up.Ballmer is just trying to prolong the life of the beast before this new Enron will be exposed.It is to pay for this.http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137267/eu-software-makers-responsible-codeSoftware finally to be held accountable. This will be costly...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, NoAxe, Microsoft Corp., Linux, bond, General Motors Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Xangati offers DVR-like trouble ticket reporting
- The continued pursuit of a more efficient IT department has sparked some pretty innovative models, the latest coming from Xangati, which today is announcing its Visual Trouble Ticket portal. Xangati comes at the problem of reporting to the IT department what was happening at the time of...
- Tags: Information Technology, Digital Video Recorder, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Microsoft: Economy putting a damper on migrations to and from open source
- Microsoft: Economy putting a damper on migrations to and from open sourceWhat can they say?No doubt they are seeing very flat sales at best, and this is simply part of the "get wall street ready" series where they will purport that EVERYTHING is down. That said, their study is...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft Corp., damper, migration, International Data Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-24
- Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?
- Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?HealthcareBut, be careful about not acquiring excessive debt while getting the education. The more I think I about it, as long as there's money, accountancy.So, competitive advantage, driven by innovation and not price or service or proximity, has never been more...
- Tags: Strategy, Benefits, Personal finance, BLS, information technology, smart major, IS COMPUTER, IT Staff, recession, IT People, offshoring
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Extreme capitalism. Consumption supreme. Is it over?
- Extreme capitalism. Consumption supreme. Is it over?Obamasiah will not allow drilling or new Nuclear powerObamasiah has banned off-shore drilling and building of any new power plants.So I hope everyone enjoys the 25% ENERGY TAX coming this summer, get ready to have electricity crisis along with high fuel cost...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Extreme Capitalism, accountability, Obamasiah
- Discussion threads 2009-03-08
- Health care is rationed and people die
- Health care is rationed and people dieWrong approachThe health care provisions in the current "stimulus" package are a prescription for the elimination of the aged and no amount of "data"worship can change that fact. What's next "Soylent Green"?Government Run Health Care == VA HospitalsWant to see how government mandated...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care
- Discussion threads 2009-02-15
- What have we done?
- What have we done?No problem Democrats will give out moneyIt is no problem, the printing presses are running now and money is on the way to build parks, pay for condom distribution and spend millions on untold garbage programs.With our new Leaders 'spread the wealth around' mantra it will lead...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Financial services, NOW IT
- Discussion threads 2009-02-07
- Using Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the economic downturn
- Using Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the economic downturnAn easier way to start the ball rollingI agree with your article in general Dion, but there is much you say that will be scary to people looking for comfort in these troubled times.A top to tail integrated approach to...
- Tags: Using Web 2.0, Web 2.0, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-01-30
- Microsoft: 'We are not immune' to economy; Cuts 5,000 jobs; Earnings fall short
- Microsoft: 'We are not immune' to economy; Cuts 5,000 jobs; Earnings fall shortM$ ship is sinkingWhile FOSS is thriving.That is a brave new world.A QuibbleYou said the race to netbooks [which use XP] is hurting margins. This point doesn't make sense to me.To briefly explain, a margin is a ratio...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, job, Microsoft Corp., netbook, Cuts 5,000 job, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- Apple Q1 09 results
- Apple Q1 09 resultsProbably worth noting that"Q1 09" represents sales for 1 October, 2008 to 31 December, 2008. That's one of the peak retail buying periods and since Apple is primarily focused on the consmer electronics market, it makes sense that it's their biggest quarter.The real test will come...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Windows, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., Apple Q1, Apple iPhone, sales
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- News to know: plane crash; Windows 7; Bartz's salary; Intel
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: New York plane crash: online media spreads word within seconds Andrew Nusca: New York CTO to statewide...
- Tags: Job, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Salary, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Peripherals
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
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