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Enterprise architecture pitfalls: the obvious, and beyond the obvious

Brenda Michelson's 'crowdsourced' list of Enterprise Architecture pitfalls by Joe McKendrick

Tags: Enterprise Architecture, Pitfall, Brenda Michelson, Strategy, Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-09-04

10+ ways to work more effectively from home

There are plenty of advantages to working from home, but there are certain pitfalls as well. Calvin Sun has worked from home for many years, and he offers some pointers for making things go smoothly.

Tags: Pitfall, Calvin Sun

Download resources 2008-11-26

The Five Pitfalls of Implementing Project & Workflow Management Software

The benefits of implementing an end-to-end project and workflow management system may seem like a panacea to executives and senior managers. Operational efficiencies and increased collaboration among employees may result, along with improved compliance and a comprehensive real-time view of operations for rapid executive decision-making. However, what happens when the...

Tags: Process Management, Pitfall, Workflow Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2007-05-01

Profit from Enterprise Video Communications while avoiding pitfalls

Video communication solutions are more affordable and easier to build than ever. Properly used, they can dramatically improve business agility, increase sales and reduce costs. This Forrester Consulting paper explains the four major uses of EVC at financial companies, provides industry-relevant case studies, explains how to avoid the pitfalls associated...

Tags: Video, Pitfall, IBM Corp., Video Communication Solution, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2004-05-01

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T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2 coming 12 August

T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2 coming 12 AugustMy kingdom for 3G!I love my T-Mobile plan and service, only one pitfall. There is no 3G in my area, AT&T just rolled it out a couple months ago but so far T-Mobile has no answer to my pleas. This is the phone I...

Tags: Engineering, battery, T-Mobile, T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2, 3G, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Activision Anthology (PPC) (Mobile)

Platform, Action and Shoot'em-Up: Three legendary hits for the price of one, with Activision Anthology!3 GAMES:-River Raid: destroy as many enemies as possible, while avoiding touching the sides of the river and watching your fuel level. -Pitfall!: your goal is to collect precious items while avoiding dangerous pitfalls, deep lakes,...

Tags: Mobile, Activision Inc., In-Fusio, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-05-25

Activision Anthology (Palm) (Mobile)

Platform, Action and Shoot'em-Up: Three legendary hits for the price of one, with Activision Anthology!3 GAMES:-River Raid: destroy as many enemies as possible, while avoiding touching the sides of the river and watching your fuel level. -Pitfall!: your goal is to collect precious items while avoiding dangerous pitfalls, deep lakes,...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Activision Inc., In-Fusio, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-05-18

The 10 biggest mistakes IT managers make

Guest post: Certain common IT management mistakes can make you less effective, hamper your career advancement, and even jeopardize your job. Executive coach Joey Smith has spent years working with IT management and he put together this list of the mistakes he’s seen most often. For more posts like this...

Tags: Job, IT Administration, Information Technology, IT Manager, Personal Development, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdle

Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdleIncompetent is as incompentent doesI saw an interesting job ad: http://detroit.craigslist.org/tch/982155526.htmlI contacted the guy to find out how someone with 3 years of experience could possibly be able to consult on infrastructure. Not to mention the whopping 55k salary (with 50% travel). No wonder...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Unix, Microsoft SharePoint, Bob Anderson, reseller, brass ring, noose, shingle, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Focusing attention is the new work ethic

Focusing attention is the new work ethicagreed.I would agree. When we become jacks of all trades, we become masters of none. We've invested a lot of time, energy, and technology into multitasking that we forget that the whole point of technology was to do all of those side items for...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-10

Denon DHT-FS3

After you've heard a few virtual surround speakers, you realize there's not a whole lot of surround sound coming out of these things. Yes, the better ones project sound beyond the width of the speaker and well into the room, but only if you're sitting directly in front of the...

Tags: subwoofer, Denon DHT-FS3, Denon, speaker

Product reviews 2008-10-30

Psystar OpenPro

Ongoing lawsuits notwithstanding, Psystar remains the only desktop vendor other than Apple to offer PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Thanks to a new restore disc and improved software updating, this $2,660 Psystar OpenPro computer is much more secure than the lower-end Open Computer the company released back...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, insurance policy, Psystar, Psystar OpenPro, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, disc

Product reviews 2008-10-11

Mail Goggles: an idea that goes well beyond drunk emails

There's a new GMail Labs app: Mail Goggles, by GMail engineer Jon Perlow: When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check...

Tags: Google Gmail, Jon, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Internet, Online Communications, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Why open source fails application security tests

Why open source fails application security testsMakes SenseMost FOSS is built by people with a passion to make something important to them. Implementing comprehensive security is not a fun task to do when developing software.RE: Why open source fails application security testsYou could have summed it up by saying that...

Tags: application security test, application security, open source, security

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Why do Macs need so much fixing?

Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly ntntI guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?

When I wrote "Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie" with a comparison, I had no idea that these compromises in quality would apply to the latest consumer HD camcorder format called AVCHD as well.  When I first read about the AVCHD format with its use of MPEG4-AVC (H.264) video...

Tags: Problem, Camcorder, Video, Difference, Mbps, HD, AVCHD Image, Quality Video Equipment, Corporate Communications, Marketing, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Zimbra adds offline access, instant messaging

Zimbra adds offline access, instant messagingI run Zimbra 5.0.2 open source...edition on top of SuSE 10.2. It is one of the highest quality open source program that I've used. A lot of OSS programs lack the sophistication you find in proprietary offerings. But Zimbra doesn't have those shortcomings.You maybe...

Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, IM, hardware requirement, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Behind the Activision-Blizzard union

Behind the Activision-Blizzard unionBehind the Activision-Blizzard unionAre you guys thinking what I'm thinking? The Pitfall RPG!Just don't touch my Starcraft II..blast it XD I'm not too big a fan of Vivendi, personally. But I don't play many Activision games, so I doubt it affects me too much. Vivendi has...

Tags: Games, Activision-Blizzard union, Activision-Blizzard, Vivendi Universal

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Today's Debate: Should doctors e-mail patients?

Today's Debate: Should doctors e-mail patients?Email AuthenticationSMTP needs to change to address one of the most notable defects--authentication of the sender's identity.There are proposed changes, e.g., SMTP-AUTH, but none is in widespread use uniformly or mandated in any way.Top that major deficiency off with email exploits like the latest [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Worm]Storm...

Tags: authentication, patient, e-mail, e-mail patient, physician

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Crash Nitro Kart: Prima Official eGuide 1 (Windows)

Fully detailed maps reveal all the action. Secret characters, tracks and movies unlocked in Velo's vault. Multiplayer arenas unveiled for team victory. Track-specific strategy breaks down every curve, jump, and pitfall. Boss battle tips and tricks put players in first place. Info on the full inventory Karts, Weapons, and Power-Ups....

Tags: Team, Prima Games, Team Management, Microsoft Windows, Management, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-02