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PlanningPME (exe): PlanningPME is a software designed to help small and mid-sized companies schedule all their resources from a single user-friendly interface. Resources might include people (employees, subcontractors), materials (overhead projectors, cars), or facilities (meeting rooms, training courses). With our software you take advantage of many features: avoid double booking, filter your...; Tags: Training, Target Skills, PlanningPME, Workforce Management, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Management; Software downloads 2008-03-17

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Deskless Workers, Useless Services: Microsoft Online Misses the Mark: I spend a lot of time tracking the deskless souls who inhabit the workworld, the factory workers, nurses and others who spend more time on their feet and less time on their butts than the rest of us. So I was all ears as Stephen Elop, Microsoft's latest Business Division...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worker, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-08
ICANN says hijacking attack due to breach at their registrar: As we commented on, ICANN, the group that manages top-level domain TLD naming systems for the web, recently had several of its domains hijacked by a Turkish hacking group.Â ICANN has now commented that the hijacking was due to a security breach at the registrar that manages those URLs.Â From...; Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
ICANN says registrar was hacked: Two weeks after ICANN's own domains were hijacked by Turkish hackers, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it was its registrar -- not ICANN's servers themselves -- that were attacked. On June 26, a number of ICANN sites popped up with this message: ...; Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products: In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the security problem itself", or a product launch basing its strategy on outlining the increasing number of critical vulnerabilities found in competing antivirus products, the IT/Security consulting firm n.runs AG claims to have discovered...; Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07

Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenager: Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenagerInteresting...I find this experiment very interesting. However, there are a couple observations here:1) This wouldn't really be a typical experience for a typical user. Ubuntu has to be installed and configured; would he have done this or been able to do this without...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, VISTA IS, GUI, Ubuntu, typical user, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
The nightmare of buying enterprise software: Enterprise software is an easy target for criticism: it's expensive to buy, hard to implement, and often performs decidedly un-sexy functions like back office accounting. This complexity can make enterprise software a nightmare to purchase. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: Consultant, Alan, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-07
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
Internet abuse and Cloud Computing: Internet abuse and Cloud ComputingAgreed - principle, not practiceI do think MacOS is better than Vista on almost all measures - and by that same standard that one side in the current U.S. elections has the right.As you say:---Oh and by the way I don't vote on ideological lines anymore...; Tags: hypocrisy, cloud computing, Google Inc., Internet; Discussion threads 2008-07-05
Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?: Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?.....“[B]Had this not happened, Viacom would have made a huge amount of profit, but have now obviously lost out.[/B]”Subjective speculation that is unsubstantiated.“[B]YouTube could get shut down, Google could get fined to the nth degree, or maybe Google will get sued and it have...; Tags: Pandora, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel: It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...; Tags: Laptop Computer, Richard Stiennon, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up: The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...; Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 Filters: NoScript plugin writer Giorgio Maone posted a commentary on IE 8's new filters, drawing comparisons to his own widely popular NoScriptÂ Firefox plugin.Â Maone writes: I'm happy to learn that IE8 is going to implement a less ambitious versionÂ of a feature which NoScript users have enjoyed for more than one...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Attack, Maone, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name: Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...; Tags: Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Corp., lousy name, good deal, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
So about that Microsoft licensing: So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel: Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...; Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Sanmaxi Access File Password Recovery (zip): Sanmaxi Access Password Recovery Software and access password finder recover forget or lost, access database .mdb password and Reset Passwords. No technical skills are required to operate the software utility. Database administrator users or database programmers have lost your .MDB file password. Dont worry, Sanmaxi Access Password recovery software help...; Tags: Password, Microsoft Access, Recovery, Sanmaxi, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-07-02
Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past: To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...; Tags: Oil, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuel, Chris Nelder, Nelder, IEA, U235, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-01
VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one: VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long oneA few points..."...as well as a price point that is absolutely unbeatable — free with the Windows Server 2008 OS..."I expect Neely Kroes will have something to say about this."VMware is great, but you need Microsoft to make...; Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, virtualization, operating system, Hyper-V, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
Working online from home in your pyjamas: A good proportion of a working day in the average office, is indeed working outside of the office. It seems nowadays though, the opportunity has arisen to let those who can't get a job - students for example - to utilise their skills for the online market. Working from home...; Tags: Poster, Task, Web Browsers, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-01