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Give Mother Earth the holiday gift of freecycle.org. I have.: Taking care of the planet seems like such a big job that sometimes, it seems like it's relatively impossible for us to really make a difference on an individual level. You hear about big issues and how, for example, if we all lowered our carbon footprint by just a...; Tags: Earth, Group, Junk, Recycling, Freecycle.org, Freecycle Network, Membership, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-12-10
The Shivah (zip): Russell Stone works as a Jewish Rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and...; Tags: Method, Membership; Software downloads 2006-09-11

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Frequent open source miles: Matt Asay's piece on "open source free- riders" got my goat this morning because we're on opposite sides of the market. Matt's a vendor, a high-ranking executive with Alfresco who by his own testimony spends a heavy chunk of his life in hotels and airports. ...; Tags: Matt, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-14
iBizCard (exe): iBizCard is an easy-to-use Business card design software which supports production of various kinds of Business card, Staff card, Membership card and Interactive CD business card. With its built-in templates of different categories and detailed video tutorials and explanations, you can design your unique business card in an instant. There...; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftMoneyand to hell with progress ..... ????RE: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftBecause Microsoft can't figure out how to build an inventory of ads?Or because they can't compete with Yahoo, so they want to either buy them out or...; Tags: Development tools, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-05-02

Virtual environment documentation made easy: Having a clear and concise piece of documentation gives an edge of professionalism to any task. While using Visio like this surely gives the eye candy, it also delivers quality information to any virtualization administration. The first step in preparing documentation for a virtual environment is to...; Tags: Environment, Virtual Machine; Download resources 2008-04-30
TechRepublic's Project Manager Hiring Kit: Updated with all new content! Our IT Hiring Kit for Project Managers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a Project Manager position. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad text, and offer and rejection letters....; Tags: Hiring, TechRepublic Inc., Project Manager, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Download resources 2008-04-30
Get Up To Speed: Evolution Email: If you are familiar with Microsoft Outlook and want to use Linux, then you should know your way around the Linux equivalent called Evolution. Evolution is a groupware application that offers many of the same features as Outlook. One of those features, Email, is an outstanding...; Tags: E-mail, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software; Download resources 2008-04-30
Eon Netminder (4): Eon Netminder is a powerful feature-rich bookmark & download manager. Eon Netminder has a categorized bookmark manager and can retrieve a tremendous amount of information for each URL, including site description, keywords, domain, server info, WHOIS, IP address and more, you can even lookup cookies that Safari or other browsers...; Tags: Lookup, Eonware, Eon Netminder, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-28
The view from stupid: It's my belief that all of us have a general responsibility to correct public falsehoods and act against both real and perceived injustices. In its application to IT what I think this means is that we - you, me, everyone - have a duty to correct mis-information when we see...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Kind, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-24
IT Hiring Kit: SQL Server Database Administrator: New version designed especially for SQL Server DBAs! The IT Hiring Kit for SQL Server Database Administrators will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a DBA position. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad...; Tags: Administrator, Microsoft SQL Server, Information Technology, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Download resources 2008-04-22
IT Hiring Kit: Oracle Database Administrator: New version designed especially for Oracle DBAs! The IT Hiring Kit for Oracle Database Administrators will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a DBA position. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad text, and...; Tags: Database Administrator, Administrator, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Oracle Database, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Download resources 2008-04-22
Earth Day: Is the impact worth the build-up?: At the high-tech industry conference where I spent most of my day holed up in meetings on Monday, there was nary a mention of Earth Day. Surprised? I was, but that's naive little ole me. Then again, I spent the day with VARs and integrators, companies that rarely exercise the...; Tags: Xerox Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Transportation, Retail, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Mobile software Monday: WorldMate for S60 and Windows Mobile: There are thousands of software titles available for mobile devices and I personally load up quite a few on my devices (not uncommon to see 20-30 titles on my smartphones). It has been tough to get reviews written for software titles when there is lots of news and hardware to...; Tags: Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Questioning IT: Questioning IT This is the 14th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. This section is concerned with things you should talk to your CIO about - informally, but with attention. Topic one: disaster avoidance Basically...; Tags: CIO, Data Center, Information Technology, Credit Card, Clustering, Membership Database, Data Centers, Backups, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Twitter takes hold in my physics class: Twitter takes hold in my physics classGood luck and good will with this!In the meantime, will be working with the kids on a new curriculum heard about as we were driving back to DC over a bridge that crosses the historic James River last Sunday @ 4:30p ET. Better...; Tags: physics class, Twitter, Lunarr; Discussion threads 2008-04-11
TechRepublic Pro's IT Hiring Kit: IT Manager: All new version! The IT Hiring Kit for IT Managers has been updated with new questions, answers, and a revised candidate assessment spreadsheet! The IT Hiring Kit for IT Managers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a new IT Manager...; Tags: Information Technology, IT Manager, Strategy, Management; Download resources 2008-04-11
Lunch and Learn - Microsoft Office 2007: Expand your office's knowledge of Microsoft Access 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, Word 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 with TechRepublic's Lunch and Learn: Microsoft Office 2007. With 16 ready-to-deliver presentations that cover beginner, intermediate, and advanced Office topics, we make it easy for you to quickly improve your organization's working...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Knowledge, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Download resources 2008-04-10
Planning for Disaster Recovery: Build a solid DR plan that will keep your organization up and running. To prevent data loss and maintain business continuity in times of crisis, IT pros must make disaster planning a top priority. This guide will help you define disaster levels, assess your vulnerabilities, identify your...; Tags: Disaster Recovery, Data Management; Download resources 2008-04-09
Creating and Configuring Home Networks: Home offices are increasingly becoming a part of everyday life, thanks to their convenience and the growth of supporting technologies such as DSL and cable modem connections. Learn how to determine the best type of Internet connection for your needs, how to select a reliable provider, and how to set...; Tags: Cable Modem, Network, Home Network, Home Office, Cable, Broadband Internet, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking; Download resources 2008-04-09