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So what do I do first?

I almost titled this post "Tales of a newb technology director." Today is my first day in my new job as Technology Director for my school district. No more teaching except professional development, just technology. The BlackBerry has been ordered, I've finished mourning the loss of my...

Tags: District, Job Security, Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Help Desk, Training And Certification, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-01

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Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...

Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...

Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Is Google working on the synchronization problem?

ReadWriteWeb has a post up about the fact that Zoho has added offline access to Zoho Mail using Gears. Zoho continues to do a really good job of innovating when it comes to Ajax-based RIAs. They were very early to the game in creating offline support for Zoho Docs before...

Tags: Google Inc., Rich Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., ReadWriteWeb, Zoho Mail, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security

Image galleries 2008-10-10

My Awesome IT Job: Director of Rich Media Group at Microsoft

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Rich Media, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

The most striking thing about the appliance computing applications market is that most customers have one or two global applications and a range of special purpose stuff accumulated and refined over many years - the opposite of what happens in data processing where thousands of tiny applications get strung...

Tags: IBM iSeries, Data Center, Contact Management, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Storage, Servers, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Easy Tweak (exe)

With Easy Tweak you can take control of your Windows system with access to tweaks and hidden registry settings. The simple and intuitive user interface enables rapid access to settings that affect the security, efficiency, and convenience of your computer. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Tweak, Sepanta Soft, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Nobel Laureate is the father of Kevin Mitnick investigator

We tend to say that information security is a small world. Conferences quickly become real-life demonstrations of the principle of six-degrees-of-separation. After a few years working in this industry, you either meet all or are within one hop of all the major players in the space; there just...

Tags: Information Security, Kevin Mitnick, Nobel Laureate, Osamu Shimomura, Productivity, Security, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-10-09

MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical

It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...

Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed

Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-09

H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment

Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...

Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system

The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, PowerVault DL2000, Backups, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, backup, storage, Dell

News items 2008-10-09

New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI (updated)

More details are emerging on the new MacBooks, due to be announced on Tuesday. Inquisitr received word that price lists provided to some Apple retailers in the United States include an SKU for an $800 notebook computer – a first for the Cupertino company. Apple retail...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Upside, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-09

What's a Little Money Between Friends?

Gaming Incentive Systems Joel Spolsky (www.inc.com/keyword/spolsky) wrote a nice piece in the October 2008 issue of Inc. magazine. The article, Sins of Commissions, provides a cautionary tale to executives who are contemplating the addition of or changes to sales incentives in their workforce. ...

Tags: Incentive, Commission, Joe, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug

Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...

Tags: Opera Software, Web Browser, Applet, Rohlf, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Desktone "Desktops as a Service"

I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...

Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Remobo (dmg)

Remobo creates an instant private network between users and lets you connect to each other over the Internet as if you were on the same LAN. Just login from your computers or add other users to your buddy list and Remobo will create an IPN between these computers, allowing you...

Tags: Computer, AWIT Systems, Remobo, Productivity, Instant Messaging, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-10-09