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- Firefox 3.5 RC1 delayed a bit again
- Turns out that Firefox 3.5 RC1 will be delayed again to iron out the remaining bugs. During the team's weekly meeting, one development leader said there are 10 final blockers but no big new ones cropping up so it should be a relatively short delay. ...
- Tags: Team, Mozilla Firefox, Leader, Beta, Team Management, Web Browsers, Leadership, Management, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Google is in "Bing" trouble
- Perhaps you can read my sarcasm in the title -- Microsoft launched "Bing" the other day, and so far, the only feature worth mentioning, it seems, is live previews of videos when you mouse over them. Even that feature though gives me a weird Flash error when my mouse...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mouse, Leader, Microsoft Corp., Mice, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Management, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Leader Test 1.0 (Mobile)
- Answer 10 simple questions and find out what your nature is - to be a leader or a follower. Dominant people set and achieve goals and work for themselves, but often feel lonely. Subordinates don't have to make tough decisions or organize things, they just do their jobs. This test...
- Tags: Mobile, Leader, Redmadrobot, Leadership, Management
- Software downloads 2009-05-10
- Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for Linux
- Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for LinuxOracle does not have its own OSAfter this transaction it will. Do we not think that could change things?RE: Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for LinuxI think so, yes. It's a radically better OS in just about every way that matters for them as...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., Linux, Linux leader, leader, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- 10 faulty beliefs that can doom IT leaders
- As an IT leader, you must analyze your thinking to ensure that you're not harboring any false beliefs that could be holding your department back. If you find yourself operating under certain flawed assumptions, you could be jeopardizing the success of your department -- and your own position of leadership.This...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Ilya Bogorad, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2009-04-17
- 10 ways leaders can get crucial feedback
- If you're going to successfully lead your team members through these rocky times, you need to listen to their ideas and understand what they're dealing with-- and that requires a dedicated effort on your part. These strategies will help you keep your finger on the pulse of your IT group.This...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, John McKee, Strategy, Team Management, Management
- Download resources 2009-04-17
- Chicks on the Loose 1.4 (Mobile)
- The pace is frantic as you sort the chicks to their matching mamas in one of three difficulties, ranging from the simple two color easy mode, to the demanding four color hard mode.Version 1.4 improved text internationalization support when handling leader board names, added support for different SKUs, added Spanish...
- Tags: Mobile, Board, Leader, Greyscale Software, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management
- Software downloads 2009-04-13
- If open source is future proof the test has begun
- This morning our fearless leader, Larry Dignan all blessings be unto him offered some space at Between the Lines to Chad Perrin, a security consultant and Web developer usually found at our TechRepublic site. Perrin's conclusion? Open source is future proof. During most recessions,...
- Tags: Leader, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Scoreboard: The highest and lowest rated leaders in tech
- Scoreboard: The highest and lowest rated leaders in techBalmer not surprisingThe guy's an idiot.He looks like your "creepy Uncle"When he opens his mouth you know he's an idiot - just about everything he's predicted has turned out wrong.He has no vision at all and little tact.In short, Ballmer has no...
- Tags: Leadership, Investment, Steve Ballmer, Scoreboard, EMC Corp., leader
- Discussion threads 2009-03-09
- Scoreboard: The highest and lowest rated leaders in tech
- When I looked up technology executives on Glassdoor.com to see how they were rated by their employees, I was surprised at how they naturally divided themselves into two groups. I picked 14 leaders and they ended up dividing evenly between seven rated 62% or higher and seven rated 48% or...
- Tags: Employee, Steve Ballmer, Leader, Approval, Glassdoor, Leadership, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- Data: Mail is Yahoo's most-trafficked property, Web leader
- During a meeting with analysts this week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz made a reference to something Larry Dignan wrote in a post on this blog earlier in the week - Yahoo Mail is becoming increasingly critical to the company. Struck by the comment, Heather Hopkins, a senior...
- Tags: Web, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, Leader, E-mail Providers, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- War Leaders: Clash of Nations Patch 1.3 (Windows)
- patchThis patch improves memory management, frame rate, mouse accuracy, and more. Read the readme for details.War Leaders: Clash of Nations is a real-time strategy game set during World War II.
- Tags: CDV Software Entertainment AG, Mouse, Leader, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Strategy, Hardware, Peripherals, Management
- Software downloads 2009-03-03
- IDC: Server sales tank globally; IBM still leader of the pack
- IDC: Server sales tank globally; IBM still leader of the packRe: IBM Seems.IBM seems to be the leader always though HP tries to come close it :-)Cheers,Kathiravan Manoharanhttp://kathyravan.blogspot.comhttp://paisamechanic.blogspot.comIBM's are more expensive, that's whyIBM always tends to lead in sales, KEYWORD being sales, NOT shipments. This is because IBM servers...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Leadership, IBM Corp., sales, leader, server, International Data Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- IDC: Server sales tank globally; IBM still leader of the pack
- IDC on Wednesday said that the worldwide server revenue fell 14 percent to $13.5 billion in the fourth quarter. IBM held on to the top market share position. According to IDC's tally statement, worldwide server unit shipments fell 12 percent from a year ago. The fourth quarter...
- Tags: Revenue, Leader, Sales, International Data Corp., IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Servers, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-24
- Is the U.S. a broadband leader or laggard?
- Is the U.S. a broadband leader or laggard?Well see, where you've went wrong is......believing something a POLITICIAN said to get elected, and then expecting him to actually follow through now that he has been elected.
- Tags: Leadership, Broadband Internet, Network technology, broadband leader, laggard, broadband, leader
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Is the U.S. a broadband leader or laggard?
- Back when President Obama was still the President-elect, he made a bold statement about his disappointment with the adoption of broadband in the United States. His quote, to be exact, was: “It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption†But...
- Tags: U.S., Leader, Broadband, NYT, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- World leaders in CO2 now talk climate change
- Today you can read headlines that would have been unthinkable four months ago. American and chinese political leaders discuss what their nations can do about climate change. The new U.S. Secretary of State has invited China to join her country in working against global warming. China and...
- Tags: China, Carbon Dioxide, Leader, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-21
- Essential competencies for IT leaders [video]
-  IT leaders need a full arsenal of cross-functional skills, including a lot of stuff that goes beyond the traditional IT skill set. While it helps to be well grounded in the company’s technology platforms and it’s important to have strong business management skills, some of other essential competencies are a...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Video, Competency, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- From Command & Control to Collaboration & Teamwork
- Cisco's John Chambers explains their approach I think this is a wonderfully succinct interview with Cisco CEO John Chambers by Harvard Business School Publishing, which is well worth 6.5 minutes of your life if you're interested in modern 'lead from the middle or...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, John Chambers, Leader, Leadership, Linda, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Five vital communication skills for IT leaders and their staff [video]
- IT professionals are often told that they need to learn how to communicate better. But you seldom hear anyone define what they mean by “communicate,†much less explain how someone can learn to do it. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses five of the communication skills that...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Video, Communication Skill, Strategy, Leadership, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-01-23
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