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- Do you snoop?
- Do you snoop?Human naturePersonally, if somebody left a diary at my house I would not read it, I would hide it away so that nobody else could read it, and deliver it back in the first instance.What do people expect to gain from snooping? Control, that's all. It plays to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, IT-staff, monitor
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- One in three IT staff snoops on colleagues: survey
- One in three IT staff snoops on colleagues: surveyAnd how many did it but didn't admit it? NT.I told you NT!I wouldn't call it snoopingI've seen stuff I shouldn't see but it happens. Management isn't getting a email so we go hunting for it and in the process see content....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Marketing research, IT-staff, survey
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Hosted vs. server-based Unified Communications: come and join the debate
- Hosted vs. server-based Unified Communications: come and join the debateBelow the threshold...The problem with a 20 user company is that to buy all the hardware and software listed, you end up with and pay for far more capacity than you need. Other than the CAL's, the the system you...
- Tags: VOIP, server, QUALITY Premise, Hosted, unified communications, IT-staff
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Accenture bulks up tech consulting
- Accenture bulks up tech consultingThis statement should read the other way around..."But the short version seems to be that IT’s inability to work with business has been just wonderful for consultants"Should beBut the short version seems to be that business inability to work with IT has been just wonderful for...
- Tags: Strategy, Project management, information technology, Accenture Ltd., business folk, intermediary, IT-staff
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Microsoft sets date for Office, Vista business launch
- Microsoft sets date for Office, Vista business launchHmm"Launching together for the first time in 10 years, these releases will invigorate the IT industry, while enabling businesses to fully utilize their greatest resource: their people."Why when most businesses won't be evaluating the new version until middle to late next year?Does MS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), rep, Turkey Pot Pies, IT-staff, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- Study: 400,000 IT jobs lost since 2001
- Study: 400,000 IT jobs lost since 2001The number is probably MUCH higherSince the study "is limited to companies in the technology industry, such as Internet service providers and software publishers" it fails to take into consideration the IT staff that were suspended at all the other non-tech industry businesses. What...
- Tags: H-1B, American Worker, IT-staff, information technology
- Discussion threads 2004-09-14
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- I have to stop using Gmail :(
- Regular readers know that I'm a Google devotee. Between Gmail and Google Apps, I spend more time accessing Google servers than any other place on the Net. Since I forward my other school accounts to Gmail, I can use the slick Gmail interface with all of my mail....
- Tags: Google Gmail, LG EnV, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Talent shortage? How to win with what you've got
- If you're not finding the talent you need in this super-competitive market, Vince Thompson suggests you look in another direction: toward the staff you already have. As he explains in this FT Press article, you may be able to turn your "losers" into "winners" with a little bit of effort....
- Tags: Talent, FT Press, Workforce Management, Human Resources
- Download resources 2008-07-03
- So about that Microsoft licensing
- So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- So about that Microsoft licensing
- Anyone else licensed Microsoft software lately? I've been trying to avoid it. We already have some "Open Academic" licenses in place for the high school computer lab software (Office 2007) and for some Vista testing. Since we added "Software Assurance" we've been able to install Office 2008...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Staff Timer (exe)
- Have complete control over your staff hours. Clock in, Clock out, and complete Wages reports. This software will safe your business a lot of money and time. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Eisler Industries, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-02
- News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- A nice customer service experience with Dell?
- Our central office needs a new server. Configuration is hardly rocket science: it's a mission critical application, DNS, and DHCP server, as well as a domain controller for the office. Fortunately, there are never more than 10 people accessing it, so a single server can get the job...
- Tags: Customer Service, Dell Computer Corp., Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Swiss solar firm has come ashore in the New World
- The high tech gear needed to turn out precision solar panels. Courtesy Oerlikon. Oerliklon is a venerable corporation among the Alps, publicly-traded on the Zurich stock exchange for a long time. They manufacture precision machine tools, textile equipment, other traditional industrial products. But they're...
- Tags: Photovoltaics, Oerliklon, Chris O'Brien, Oerlikon, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Content management software vendors eye social networking
- Content management software vendors are pondering social networking features and are expected to collaborate or acquire so-called white label networks to make their enterprise apps more social. That's one of the takeaways from Jeremiah Owyang, an analyst at Forrester. Owyang's working theory is that...
- Tags: Network, Content Management System, Social Networking, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise apps
- Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise appsTruth, Google will never win the entrprise.Sure they make products/services that geeks or light/occasional users can use, but no way will they win the enterprise over."Open Source as Free Software" = FUBARNo Management, No Structure, No DisciplineEveryone gets to do their own thing.This the...
- Tags: Google Servers, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]
- Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]From the Obvious to the executionMuch of what you say is true, and as you point out much has been written on this subject, and very little changes.Having delivered some very successful projects myself, the biggest success factor is a clear delineation between, business,...
- Tags: Strategy, Leadership, True Leadership, information technology, Bad leadership cause, Bad leadership, guest blogger
- Discussion threads 2008-06-29
- The lighter side of Bill Gates
- As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
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