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- AMD launches 'business class' Phenom, Athlon chips
- AMD launches 'business class' Phenom, Athlon chipsOne thing AMD has better...than Intel is the way the heat sink mounts. The four little pins holding the Intel heat sink to the main board is very mickey mouse. I've had the outer portion of the pin, what expands to hold the sink...
- Tags: Processors, Network technology, Sanity, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom, business class, Intel Corp., chip
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- UPDATE: $3 billion Census Bureau IT failure
- UPDATE: $3 billion Census Bureau IT failureWhy do a census manually in the first place?The last manual census in my country Denmark was done in 1970. By that time we had put a Civil Registration System in place, which is safe and which is trusted by the public. Ever since...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Census Bureau IT failure, Sanity
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML win
- Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML winLong live the Microsoft Zimbabwe standardIn recognition of ISO adoption of IS 29500 it will hence forth be formally known ans the Zimbabwe stand.Microsoft vote riggers sorry I mean keen standards followers were quoted as saying "we learnt all about ballot...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Sanity, Microsoft Corp., OOXML
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- Microsoft changes Vista license terms
- Microsoft changes Vista license termsThe coupon is for OEM versions.They are not going to upgrade you from OEM to Retail. You will be locked to the motherboard that shipped with the system.Oh yeah, until they employ the "changable"clause in their EULA and press ahead after suckers have already -...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, coupon, Microsoft Corp., computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Windows, sanity
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
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- 10 ways to deal with a bad boss
- Is your boss about to drive you crazy? Here are some coping strategies to help you keep your sanity and maybe your job.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.
- Tags: Boss, Calvin Sun, Blogging, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
- Download resources 2009-11-02
- Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers
- how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, SMC8014, Model Number, Time Warner Cable Inc., router, modem, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- How CIOs can instigate change [video]
- IT leaders must know how to instigate change. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses five key factors to help your change initiatives succeed. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: CIO, Video, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Forge consensus on decision-making with these three tricks
- CIOs need to be skilled at bringing a diverse group of opinionated leaders and executives into alignment. Consensus-building is always tough, but the higher you climb up the corporate ladder, the more critical this skill becomes. In this episode of CIO Sanity Savers Jason Hiner riffs on forging consensus. ...
- Tags: CIO, Decision-making, Consensus, Tools & Techniques, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video]
- Today’s CEOs have to be transparent and accountable, while still creating and growing revenue. They also have to build customer loyalty, comply with regulations, please shareholders, and inspire employees amid layoffs and pay reductions. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers share a few ideas about how CIOs can best provide...
- Tags: CIO, Video, CEO, Corporate Communications, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Deploy metrics to revolutionize business processes [video]
- In lean times, a business process metrics program might seem like something that’s nice to have but not essential. However, identifying, redesigning, and monitoring just one critical business process can quickly reap benefits in cost savings or happier customers. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares some pointers to help...
- Tags: Business Process, Video, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Court overturns $358m verdict against Microsoft
- If we only had real hope...If we only had real hope that sanity would return to the realm of patents. The current system of rubber stamping every patent application combined with outrageous damage awards has gotten out of control. We need real patent reform and we need it yesterday.RE: Court...
- Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
- Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?
- Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Look beyond the dollar signs to validate your projects
- Innovation is an almost-sacred business pursuit. Unfortunately, many organizations throw up barriers that make it difficult to foster innovation, such as viewing the value of a project only in terms of its ability to generate calculated revenue. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers explains how to identify and demonstrate the...
- Tags: Innovation, Dollar, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- How CIOs can foster feedback from their staff
- In difficult and demanding times, it’s particularly important for IT leaders to get good feedback from staff. If you’re going to successfully guide your team, you need to listen to their ideas and understand what they’re dealing with - and that requires some dedicated effort. This episode of CIO Sanity...
- Tags: CIO, Leader, Feedback, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Connection Keeper 8.1 (Windows)
- Connection Keeper is an invaluable time-saving tool for dial-up users. This free program simulates Internet browsing at a random interval to prevent the connection from appearing idle, thus preventing your ISP from dropping the connection due to inactivity. Connection Keeper can also automatically close many types of pop-up windows, such...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Connection, Gammadyne, Construction, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet
- Software downloads 2009-08-31
- My Must Have Windows 7 Utility: Stardock Fences
- Stardock's free Fences utility brings the sanity of icon and program management back to Windows. by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Utility, Stardock, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-23
- Five reasons to kill IT projects [video]
- A survey of IT experts revealed that 43 percent of their organizations had recently killed an IT project. The study, conducted by the IS Audit and Control Association, an independent IT governance group, highlighted the top five reasons these organizations named for terminating projects before they were completed. This episode...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!
- They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...
- Tags: Ferrari, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Five networking tips to advance your career [video]
- Once you get to a certain level in your career, most of your new job opportunities come from your personal network of contacts and not your resume. So, if you don’t know how to network effectively, it can severely limit your job opportunities. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares...
- Tags: Job, Network, Video, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Communications, Networking, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Does IT need more social scientists and fewer technologists? [video]
- You hear a lot about the need for IT pros to become more business savvy, but Gartner researcher Tom Austin takes that thinking even further. He suggests that the future of IT lies in an emphasis on people and not technology. In an interview he even went so far as...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
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