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Talkback of the day: Propeller heads unite

Talkback of the day: Propeller heads uniteWOWWell stated and very true! Incidentally, this also holds true for any service or support functions, not only IT. Anything not directly involved with production or marketing seems to be considered as a cost "black hole" that drags down the profit margins. Been that...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, Propeller Heads

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

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SAP Trimming Head Count, "Can't Rule Out" Layoffs

Since the world's economic crisis began in September, SAP AG has adopted a "we do not hire, we do not replace" employment policy. The early results are in. And when you exclude acquisitions (see Business Objects, January 2008), there is one area of the world where...

Tags: Layoff, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Study: Don't repeat IT mistakes from last downturn.

A report released today by research firm voke, Inc. makes a point that probably shouldn't need to be made these days - but, given the economic climate, it's probably not a bad idea to say it anyway. Resist the IT downturn slash. Former Gartner...

Tags: Information Technology, Outsourcing, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Participate in the TechRepublic Smartphone webcast now

Just a heads-up that I will be participating in the Smartphone Applications and Services over on TechRepublic in a minute or so (starting at 11 am PST) so if you are interested in talking about mobile phones or participating in this live webcast please join me, Josh, and the others....

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Webcast, Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Smartphone

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Help Steve Jobs (Or GM) Design The iCar

The discussion of whether Steve Jobs could revitalize the auto industry by working with GM on an iCar (Steve Jobs For President. Of GM?) has been lively. But the bottom line question remains: What should that iCar be? Let's leave aside what the...

Tags: Steve Jobs, General Motors Corp., iCar, RSS, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Debrief and Defend: Replacing Microsoft Office With Google Docs

This Debrief & Defend presentation can be used as-is to explore the benefits of replacing many Microsoft Office installments with Google Docs. The presentation is designed to help department heads, staff, clients, board members, business owners, coworkers and others understand how Google's Web-based office suite can simplify document creation (including...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Presentation, Corporate Governance, OpenOffice, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software

Download resources 2008-11-11

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple jobHow does that tie him to IBMfor his entire career? I can see an issue if you are earning 70,000 dollars a year, but the salaries some of these division heads earn are in the million dollar range, and I am sure job offerings are...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., Papermaster, job, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Sub-prime and the other seven deadly bubbles . . .

Now that the distraction from the election is gone, I wish there was another distraction out there because we still have a way to go in regards to the financial crisis. There seems to be a widespread perception that the mess caused by the sub-prime bubble has...

Tags: Financial, Derivatives, Bubble, Philanthropia, Financial Services, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-11-08

Rigged PDFs exploiting just-patched Adobe Reader flaw

Just three days after Adobe shipped a patch with fixes for a critical Adobe Reader vulnerability, hackers are using booby-trapped PDF files to fire exploits against Windows users. [ SEE: Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader now ] The in-the-wild attacks, first spotted by...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Flaw, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-07

News to know: iPhone tethering; MicroHoo; GooHoo; Obama-mania; Mac-mini

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason D. O'Grady: Official tethering coming soon to the iPhone Sam Diaz: AT&T adds value to iPhone with expanded Web connectivity Larry Dignan: J.D. Power: Apple's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Microsoft Windows 7, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Zompocalypse (exe)

The Zompocalypse has arrived. It's time to grab your gun and go forth to bust some zombie heads. Zompocalypse is infused with irreverent humour and features visceral metal slug-inspired art, a range of weapons appropriate to a zombie outbreak, layers of gameplay and beautiful women. Demo has two stages only,...

Tags: Weapon, Zombie, Toadtrip Studio, Zompocalypse, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-11-07

Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes coming

Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingOffice Patch/updateOffice updates fail every time for me. Did what help file said. No good. Emailed Microsoft/no reply. I need another OS.RE: Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingMicrosoft patches are as useful as herpiesWell i hope they will at...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Patches, Critical Windows Office fix, Critical Windows Office, Patch Tuesday, network

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes coming

Microsoft is planning a small Patch Tuesday this month -- just two bulletins affecting Windows and Office users. According to the company's advance notice mechanism, one of the two bulletins will be rated "critical" and will address flaws that could lead to remote code execution attacks.  ...

Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-06

YouTube: Does your video ID system really work?

YouTube: Does your video ID system really work?Repeated Two Times!"Meanwhile, the vice president of business development at The Copyright Clearance Center, Miles McNamee, is even less convinced of the efficacy of YouTube’s system, more than a year after it was introduced....Meanwhile, the vice president of business development at The Copyright...

Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc., video, Viacom Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

News to know: FCC oks white spaces; Firefox; Dell; Adobe patch

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Obama wins: CBS News: Election Webcast Techmeme: FCC approves plan to approve white spaces for broadband use Joe Brockmeier: Vote Firefox! Mozilla passes 20%...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., FCC, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Forget PSP, DS: Apple enters handheld gaming

It's becoming apparent that Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch are well on their way to becoming an important force in handheld gaming, combining the ease and reach of distributing games via iTunes, a working library of 1,500 titles and a piece of hardware that everyone can't stop talking about. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Handheld, Apple Inc., Sony PlayStation Portable, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-04

So about that election

So about that electionwhat are you talking about?While the elitists and the teenagers are 'voting online' and blogging about marxist ideeas, we the real Americans are voting and taking this country in right direction.Tonight, I'll be watching TV and enjoy how Mac comes back and grabs the election from that...

Tags: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader now

Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader nowPCs Need Protection from their SoftwareMicrosoft just reported that roughly 90% of reported vulnerabilities were in applications. The familiar signature-based tools that live on nearly every PC are missing today's malware designed to elude them. More on that here:http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/secunia_report_signature-based_antivirus_misses_most_unknown_malwareand here:http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/signature-based-antivirus-and-hips-technologies-poor-endpoint-protectionBefore buying a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Reader now, administrative right, Adobe Systems Inc., Heads Up, Opera Software, Microsoft Windows, RemoveAdmin

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Is George Ou right?

Is George Ou right?Individualized drillIf every student must learn extensive details by rote, each student can work with a computer to learn at his own pace.Why the periodic table is considered important for all I'm uncertain. But so long as it must be learned, let the computer do the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Workforce management, Jargon, Technolgy, computer, Facebook, tool, programming

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader now

See important update below for information on patching this vulnerability. Heads up for Windows users: There's a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8. According to an advisory from Core Security, Adobe Reader suffers from a stack buffer overflow when parsing...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, Vulnerability, JavaScript, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Product Update, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-04