Archive for the ‘Geekishness’ Category
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Taking a hard, honest look at what you need to accomplish is the key to keeping your business competitive -- and yourself gainfully employed (This post originally appeared on Infoworld.com) by Dan Tynan Pity the poor IT managers. They're expected to know what their end-users want ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
So there's a lot of news this week about the 'death' of Windows XP. (I'll have more thoughts on that later.) For now, though, let's pretend just for fun that you could pick any operating system for your next PC -- no monolithic monopolies can get in your way. Which ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Running a virtual business is easier (and cheaper) than ever, if you have the right tools
(An edited version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com.)
by Dan Tynan
When it comes to running a business, our feet are firmly on the ground but our data and software are increasingly in the cloud. ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
The FCC may soon require bidders on a swath of the wireless spectrum to deliver a free, wireless version access to the Net -- sans adult content.
Is a porn-free Internet possible or even desirable? Infoworld's Robert Cringely has some thoughts on the matter here. Tell us how you feel ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Lessons learned from the last downturn have IT confident it can weather any economic uncertainty ahead
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld.com.)
by Dan Tynan
Call it a slowdown, a downturn, or the dreaded "R" word, worries about the state of the U.S. economy have increased across virtually all sectors save one: technology.
But ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld's Notes From the Field blog.)
Bad news for Twitter. The original micro-blogging service (now available in brief, mega-terse, and vowel-free versions) has been accused of aiding and abetting bad behavior on the Web. I am shocked, shocked I tell you.
In case you've never used Twitter, ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
This week's quiz features a rich milk chocolate coating surrounding a nuggety cluster of curious business deals, Mac clones, tortured corporate mottoes and -- yes -- an actual reason to use Twitter. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and no, you may not have a candy bar before dinner. Ready? ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Your organization is filled with IT rogues and tech renegades. Here's how best to embrace them
(This story first appeared on Infoworld.com.)
By Dan Tynan
Here's a sobering statistic: Eighty percent of enterprise IT functions are being duplicated by folks outside of the IT department, says Hank Marquis, director of ITSM (IT ...
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