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IT pros beware: Sleep deprivation can spell big trouble

Most of us operate on short sleep from time to time -- it's the nature of our profession and modern lifestyles. But if skimping on sleep is a way of life for you, watch out: You could wind up functioning below par and incur some serious health problems.This download is...

Tags: Information Technology, Kris Littlejohn, Blogging, Network Administration, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Networking, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Download resources 2008-08-25

What IT pros should know about repetitive stress injuries

Long hours at the keyboard can lead to a host of problems for IT professionals. Here's a look at symptoms to watch out for, steps you can take to prevent injuries, and what to expect if you seek treatment for any type of RSI.This download is also available as an...

Tags: Injury, Information Technology, Kris Littlejohn, Keyboards, Blogging, Network Administration, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet

Download resources 2008-08-19

10 things you should do to protect yourself on a public computer

Most of us will occasionally have to use a public computer for one reason or another. Maybe it's an emergency situation your own computer crashes or you get caught without your laptop when traveling or perhaps the opportunity is just too convenient to pass up. But whatever your reasons, using...

Tags: Computer, Kris Littlejohn, Productivity

Download resources 2008-03-12

10 pieces of hardware you should replace rather than repair

Any time a computer component stops working or becomes unstable, you have to decide whether to replace it, have it repaired, or just get by as is with perhaps a temporary fix. Repair or just getting by will nearly always be the cheapest solution, at least in the short run....

Tags: Blog, Hardware, Kris Littlejohn, Blogging, Internet

Download resources 2007-08-28

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HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 (black)

HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 blackG-1 another junkI didn't have a time to check if there are some 3-rd party software working on this phone. What the reason to buy the phone with such a serious number of limitations ?Folks... let's stop buing these sh*t-quality toys. Let's show m.f . that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, HTC Dream T-Mobile G1, High Tech Computer Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

Prepare for e-discovery requests: How to avoid disastrous legal sanctions and fines

When companies are hit with a lawsuit, IT leaders are often ill-prepared for an e-discovery request. For instance, does your company have formal e-discovery policies? Do you know what data to store and how long to store it? IT leaders who stumble trying to answer these questions may be setting...

Tags: Sanction, TechRepublic Inc., Data Management, Strategy, Management

Download resources 2008-09-04

Intel proactively fixes security flaws in its chips

Despite the skepticism surrounding Kris Kaspersky's upcoming "Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs" presentation to be held at this year's Hack in the Box con, it appears that he's been on the right track, as Intel has proactively taken care of the problem by fixing two of the critical...

Tags: Intel Corp., Chip, Flaw, Intel Trusted Execution Technology, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Security, Hardware, Networking, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-15

Simple semantic mashups from InfoSpace show possibilities

Kris Bradley over at InfoSpace got in touch recently, to show me some of the work they've done to pull content from Semantic Web resources in order to enrich results displayed at webcrawler.com. According to Kris, the team are pulling information from sources such as DBpedia and...

Tags: Result, Search Engine, InfoSpace Inc., Mashup, Search, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs

Kris Kaspersky, author of numerous books on reverse engineering and software engineering, will be presenting his research on remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs at the upcoming Hack in the Box Security Conference in Malaysia. If his proof of concept code consisting of JavaScript or TCP/IP packet attacks on...

Tags: CPU, Intel Corp., Processors, Security, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Arm yourself with the knowledge to fight cybercrime

Criminal activity involving computers continues to grow, making it critical for law enforcement personnel, legislators, and IT pros to develop the knowledge to prevent, detect, report, and prosecute cybercrime. In this chapter from Scene of the Cybercrime, 2nd Edition, Deb Shinder and coauthor Michael Cross discuss cybercrime definitions and categories,...

Tags: Cybercrime, Knowledge, Syngress, Strategy, Management

Book chapters 2008-07-10

The most comprehensive police database: Facebook

Over the last few decades, police intelligence gets better through technological means. Before they used pen and paper, and the only way to cross reference files was by means of filing. Nowadays with specific databases for different crimes - the PND, ViSOR, the UK DNA database, ANCHORY, FBI Guardian, and...

Tags: Facebook, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-14

NASA robots on Moses Lake dunes

NASA robots on Moses Lake dunesPutting Moses Lake on the map!As a product of the Tri-Cities, WA, it was neat to see the coverage on NASA's work in Moses Lake.While many find Eastern Washington sort of dull with little beauty, I guess this is a case of function over form!Thanks...

Tags: Robots, Moses Lake, Moses, NASA, robot

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Big earthquakes trigger tremors worldwide

U.S. researchers who have studied 15 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 7 since 1990 have found that at least 12 of them triggered smaller quakes thousands of miles away. Their study shows that large earthquakes routinely spark jolts worldwide, 'including on the opposite side of the planet and in areas...

Tags: Researcher, Wave, University Of Utah, Velasco, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-27

A pharmacy in a nanotechnology-based thin film

MIT researchers have developed a new implantable device to improve our health. This nanoscale thin-film coating can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets, acting as a 'micro pharmacy' inside our bodies. It could be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. This film, which is...

Tags: Film, Researcher, Substrate, Voltage, Drug, Nanotechnology, Real Estate, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-13

34-Store Chain Grows 10 Percent Annually With the Help of a New Retail and Financial Solution

Phyllis Heppenstall and daughter Kris founded Peekay, Inc. in 1980 as a direct-marketing company. They saw a market for adult products tastefully presented and sold. In six months, revenues had reached U.S.$500,000. Fiscal year 2007 ended with 31 stores and 20,000 daily transactions. As new marketing channels developed, a legacy...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Financial, Inventory Management, Microsoft Corp., Retail, Enterprise Software, Marketing Research, Software, Marketing

Case studies 2008-01-11

I'm a weirdo, I live in The Cloud

A statistically unsound study shows that comparatively few PC  people have heard of, let alone use online applications As sure as night follows day and the blogs go bonkers. Attention is naturally directed towards a Google v Microsoft shoot out. If you're one of the 500 million...

Tags: Google Inc., Application, Attention, Microsoft Corp., Knowledge Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Wiki, Microsoft Excel, Strategy, Business Intelligence, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Management, Data Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-12-18

Is open just another word for nothing left to lose?

It was actually Kris Kristofferson right who wrote Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee," with its soulful lyric: Freedoms just another word for nothin left to lose And nothin aint worth nothin but its free, I got to humming the tune today while reading of the pissing match...

Tags: Network, Open Source, Open, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Christmasville (exe)

Santa Claus has gone missing and Christmas is in jeopardy. Your investigation starts in the land of Kris Kringle - Christmasville. Your new friends, Abominable Snowman, Reindeer, and Elf will help you to find the truth behind the disappearance of Santa in this seek-and-find holiday adventure for the entire family.

Tags: Santa Claus

Software downloads 2007-11-30

Water, water everywhere, but every drop for cooling

In my dream life, I am a marine biologist. (I attribute this partly to being a water sign horoscope-wise and partly to childhood summers spent living in lakes and pools. ‘Mom, what do you mean I have to get out and dry off?!') So, I've always been...

Tags: Data Center, Fact, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, IBM Corp., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-09-10

VoIP over wireless: ten things you should know

On our sister site TechRepublic's 10 things blog, technology consultant and author Debra Littlejohn Shinder lists, 10 things no surprise there you should know about VoIP over wireless.So why should you care?"Many organizations today run IP networks over wireless technology, and it's possible to run VoIP applications over...

Tags: VoIP, Phone, Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-06