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Why Agile development matters [podcast]

Lengthy IT projects are more prone to fail than shorter ones. Agile development can help reduce these failures. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Developer, Information Technology, Business User, Agile, Lengthy IT Project, Agile Development, OutSystems, End-user Engagement, Podcasts, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Additional Resources

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Those darned kids and their multitasking

Multitasking is good for some things...but not for others. I'm also a natural multitasker, in that I get bored if I'm not. I can watch TV, listen to the radio, write a paper, surf the web, respond to text messages, and cook. But none of those things...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, that-I, TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Find the answer to anything with StackExchange

When you hear the word "forum", what comes to mind? Ugly websites, lengthy wait times, dead ends, and 1999. The guys behind Stack Overflow have redefined the web forum into something interactive, easy-to-use, and surprisingly reactive. On Stack, you simply ask a question...

Tags: Web, Question, Questions, Chances, Channel Management, Web Site Development, CSS, Semantic Web, Development Tools, Marketing, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-09-27

Belkin cancels FlyWire wireless HD solution while Atlona releases new wireless USB to HDMI adapter

Sending HD signals through the home wirelessly is one of those Holy Grails that seems to be just outside of the reach of mainstream consumers. One of the slickest-looking solutions that suffered lengthy delays, and from a $1,500 price tag, is Belkin's FlyWire, which used WHDI technologyto beam high-def video...

Tags: Wireless USB, Belkin Corp., HDMI, Adapter, USB, Wireless, HDAiR, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac

Have you ever considered why the Mac is so well suited to the home environment? Has it ever occurred to you why the Mac is great with multimedia, with fun stuff like graphics and movie editing, but not so great at the serious stuff? With these, have you ever pondered...

Tags: Multimedia, Apple Macintosh, Enterprise Network, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Windows 7 RC ready for public download

Windows 7 RC ready for public downloadIt's the most highly anticipated OSIt's the most highly anticipated OS so it had to happen. However downloads aren't being interrupted :)RE: Windows 7 RC ready for public downloadI'm downloading now and I seem to be getting near my max speeds on a 7megs...

Tags: Operating systems, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Windows 7, public download, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Windows 7 - The missing bits

Windows 7 - The missing bitsProbably won't seean ISO mounter as that would offend the DRM community SecuRom et al. /tongue-in-cheekAnd could you imagine the grief MS will get the first time there is a flaw in their password app? As long as this is tied to the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 7-zip, Microsoft Windows 7, Adobe PDF

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?

What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?More GARBAGENobody wants Exchange. Utter Garbage from Microsoft.Sharepoint is the problem looking for a solution and is garbage.Nothing to see here - we want less Microsoft, not more.RE: What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?Our team of 3 tried programming SharePoint...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, First MS, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

11 "Laws of IT Physics"

11 "Laws of IT Physics"Communication is the overriding key factor.The biggest IT failures are a result of not communicating effectively.So do it, communicate clearly and fully. I mean communication in all directions: internal and external and both up-stream and down-stream management. Most importantly, include the people who will be...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture*Standing Ovation*I finally understand your "Centralization of processing and de-centralization of control" shpeel. I think we are in alignment with the latter, but not the former. I believe in an Autonomic Distributed Architecture - where every *NIX machine client and server share the same...

Tags: Operating systems, Unix, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Denial: The secret IT killer

Denial: The secret IT killerYupI've seen dodge behaviour before.People that act as messengers should be commended. Not thrown to heat etc..You get the blame game and dog-eat-dog environments. Very bad stuff indeed.Between the cracksHow many fatal problems belong to anyone? For participants, "The operation was a success but the...

Tags: idiot manager, denial, secret IT killer, IT killer, killer, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

From the vault: Lisa demo

From my forthcoming book, Corporations that Changed the World: Apple Inc. After a tour of the Xerox PARC Palo Alto Research Center laboratories in December 1979 and a demonstration of their Alto computer, Steve Jobs decided that the Graphical User Interface GUI was the future of computing. Apple traded...

Tags: Apple Inc., Xerox PARC, Lisa, Productivity, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-07

The productivity dilemma

Jennifer Leggio asked the question 'Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?' in her post here on ZDNet this week. I think Jennifer is absolutely right that inevitably many of the 'enterprise 2.0' experiments will burn off as they attempt to enter the real world business...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Developing a Dynamic, Real-Time IT Infrastructure With Red Hat Integrated Virtualization

Businesses today face the key challenge to scale their infrastructure to meet customer demands while IT budgets are falling, or at best, flattening. The CIO and IT managers are being asked to support new business initiatives by rapidly delivering new applications and services and to improve service levels and reliability...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Open Source, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Management

White papers 2008-08-01

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?OT but relevant: The heavy tread of IT.Quoting from the stern warnings about SharePoint from another Comment:"As many shops are discovering, SharePoint is also a development platform that people both inside and outside of IT use to create intranets,...

Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?If it is object oriented -it would work like OS/2, the versions after Microsoft and IBM stopped working together.The Workplace Shell was the best environment I've ever worked on.Baseless speculation is fun but uselessToward that end I would recommend you look up the meaning of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Midori, Microsoft Corp., operating system, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Literate programming

Literate programming*blink*Full time programers don't do this? I learned FORTRAN around 1980 and the text required "a structured and disciplined style." That may not be the same thing as "literate programming" but it seems close. I know I have a hard time getting statisticians to document their project specific analysis...

Tags: Development tools, programming, programmer

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Catico 1 (Windows)

With Catico, working with CAD projects and reports turns into a breeze. It doesn't have to be lengthy and difficult to know how much time you put into a specific drawing or project. Catico will give you the opportunity to show your employer how much time a specific task actually...

Tags: Breeze, C-Cad & Design, CAD, Microsoft Windows, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2008-04-08