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IT Commandment: Thou shalt document all thy works

IT Commandment: Thou shalt document all thy worksI rarely agree with youBut in this, a hearty AMEN!Yeah, right.Reuse REQUIRES:1) A database of functions2) Good communication3) Developers that will check the database FIRSTSoftware Engineering requires:1) Documentation (Data dictionary, Project Spec.)2) Standard methodologyYou CAN do one without the other - but you...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Development tools, information technology, software, programmer, IT Commandment

Discussion threads 2006-04-10

The IT Commandments: Thou shalt give something back to the community

The IT Commandments: Thou shalt give something back to the community"Open source" isn't "free"Open source software may be "free" on a monetary level, but the moment you start giving back to the community, it has a very real cost. If you were a manager of IT, ask yourself this simple...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Tools & Techniques, open source, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition, software, work-around, Microsoft Windows, IT Commandment

Discussion threads 2006-04-02

IT Commandment: Thou shalt give something back to the community

Following in the model of Paul Murphy and Dion Hinchcliffe, here's a commandment for anyone who uses open source software: Give something back. Before I get into the why, I want to take a moment to discuss the what and the how. First, what exactly are you supposed to give...

Tags: software

Blog posts 2006-04-01

IT Commandment: Put thy users first, above all else

While the concept of IT commandments sounds rigid and inflexible to me, I will admit there are some core truths that should almost never be violated. Fellow ZDNetter Paul Murphy has recently blazed this trail here and here and it's an interesting experiment in seeing what people...

Tags: information technology

Blog posts 2006-03-27

Additional Resources

Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcement

(Update: It also looks like you can grab the final bits as of 12:01 this morning: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx?v=2.0) After listening to the Q&A from the press conference today recording here, digging into some of the details, and reading some of the commentary on various blogs, there are a...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Eclipse, Numbers Game, Linux, Java Development Tools, Microsoft Development Tools, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Live Webcast: Simplified IT with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

One of the most important functions of IT professionals is the never-ending process of updating, maintaining and supporting all of the various software services and applications that their companies rely on for business. It's a difficult job, even under the best of circumstances. But what if there was...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Webcast, Information Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies

Webcasts 2008-10-14

Stealth Company decloaks... as Siri

Silicon Valley stealth-mode startup, Stealth Company, revealed a little more about itself overnight and rebranded as Siri. Stealth Company's website has proved vague at best over the past few months, for example tantalising with allusions to underpinning technology; "We are not building...

Tags: Software, SRI International, Siri, CALO, Tools & Techniques, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-13

And speaking of Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. ...

Tags: K-12, Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows

Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...

Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., OO.org 3.0, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Hoping for AppleTV update at Apple's notebook event

The clock is ticking toward the big Apple event - you know, the one where the company is expected to announce the sub-$1,000 notebook and/or a new design to the MacBook line and/or the move into Nvidia's graphics chipset and/or something altogether different. (Dontcha just love the Apple rumor mill?)...

Tags: Notebook, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0

Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?

Sun and IBM could not have asked for better timing for the launch of OpenOffice 3, a major upgrade of the open source office suite. Both vendors are preparing to ship commercial offerings of StarOffice and Symphony based on the new OO 3 release and have a...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, IBM Corp., Symphony 1.2, Conversion Tool, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

9/11 suspects get laptop, no Net

Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed gets a laptop and 12 hours of battery time a day, but no Internet. That's what a military judge ruled last week, according to the Miami Herald. The issue in the 9/11 trail of Mohammed and his coconspirators is what resources they...

Tags: Battery, 9/11 Commission, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Using your voice to pilot your computer

According to The Seattle Times, an interdisciplinary team of scientists of the University of Washington UW has developed Vocal Joystick, a software which enables people with disabilities to control their computers using the sound of their voice and without the need to use a mouse. Their virtual computer mouse driven...

Tags: Software, Pattern Recognition, Mouse, Voice Recognition, Voice, Signal Processing, Computer, Application Driver, Productivity, Mice, Telephony, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Open source protectionism?

I just caught a rather interesting piece by fellow blogger Dana Blankenhorn on the subject of the "value and values" found in open source ecosystems. Near the end, he references an article on InfoWorld which questions whether it is wise to "protect" open source development by mandating its use at...

Tags: Open Source, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Mobile software Monday: Handy Tools Pack for S60 devices

I am working on getting Mobile software Monday reviews up and running here again on my ZDNet blog, but there are so many devices coming in that it is tough to find the time to write about all the great software titles. The Nokia E71 see my full review is...

Tags: Software, Application, Device, Mobile, Utility, Tool, Handy TaskMan, Handy Profiles, Handy Keylock, Handy Converter, S60 Operating System, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Patch Tuesday's make investors jittery

Disclosing software vulnerabilities can be bad for stock price, according to research carried out by security firm McAfee. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Stock Price, Stock, Microsoft Corp., Investor, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Patch Tuesday's make investors jittery

Disclosing software vulnerabilities can be bad for stock price, according to research carried out by security firm McAfee. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Software Vulnerability, Investor, Financial Accounting, Investment, Security, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, stock, microsoft, mcafee

Image galleries 2008-10-13

Debate around 'partial disclosure' heats up

There are many ways of telling the world about a security vulnerability. A vulnerability can be announced without telling the vendor, it can be announced after giving the vendor a period of time to fix the issue, or it may just be circulated amongst the underground without ever coming...

Tags: Disclosure, Researcher, Vulnerability, Security, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-10-13