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- BigFix makes government's power management mandate more palatable
- For those of you readers who work within federal government agencies and have been faced with meeting mandated conservation policies, software vendor BigFix has negotiated a deal with the General Services Administration to offer its software at an annual license of $3 per computer for the first year of new...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Is the enterprise ready for cloud computing?
- Is the enterprise ready for cloud computing?My boss likes to look at IT as a cost...center. I asked him the other day to turn off all computers then try to do business. He said he couldn't. Well then it looks like your IT is responsible for 100% of your revenue....
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- 82ò0of office workers have an invisible colleague
- 82ò0of office workers have an invisible colleagueThe New GenerationEverytime I read a story about remote workers, it's kind of like this. My first reaction is to wonder when we'll reach a point where we all go back to the traditional everyone-in-the-office workplace. What's wrong with impersonal?
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Go ahead and nap, PC. We'll wake you when we need you.
- Go ahead and nap, PC. We'll wake you when we need you.Sounds perfect for hacking...... “wakes” the computer remotely but leaves the monitor on the remote PC dark and disables the audio on it so it won’t disturb anyone who may be nearby.I read exactly the same thing.This is good...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Webcast: Mobility 2.0 for Business On-the-Go
- The explosion of mobile technology is transforming our society and nowhere is this more apparent than in the workplace. From laptops and cell phones to RFID and Wi-Fi, mobility is now essential to remaining competitive in the ever-changing business landscape. TechRepublic is proud to present Mobility...
- Webcasts 2008-08-14
- 20 laptops or 40 desktops?
- 20 laptops or 40 desktops?Desktops.Five reasons.1) Teachers have functional if aging laptops already. Yes, shiny new is great, it's about education.2) Desktops tend to walk out of the school a lot less than laptops. I think it is because they don't have the little feet to prop them...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- eMachines W3653 with Monitor
- The eMachines W3653 is a bundled set that includes a preconfigured computer, an eMachines 17-inch wide-screen LCD, and the other peripherals needed for a complete desktop set up. For the purpose of this review, we'll be looking at the computer alone but factoring in the price of the monitor to...
- Product reviews 2008-08-13
- The Unix sysadmin salary premium
- The Unix sysadmin salary premiumThe non-obviously conclusions I draw...The non-obviously conclusions I draw from this is that organisations looking fron Windows admins could do well by bring in guys with Unix experience.(I can hear someone say "No self respecting unix guy would take the job", to which the answer is...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- When the going gets tough, will the tough go to Web 2.0?
- A few months back, in a post over at the FastForward Enterprise 2.0 site, I pondered if new, on-demand technologies would change the dynamics of economic downturns. The post garnered some interesting reactions, and it's still extremely timely, so I thought I'd share it with readers here as well: ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- 1 Click Boost (exe)
- 1 Click Boost is the one software for all your PC and Internet connectivity speed boosting needs. It is the solution for great power and web speed as it is capable of installing tweaks that lead to improved connection speed regardless of its nature - Dialup, LAN or DSL. It...
- Software downloads 2008-08-11
- The shine is off another apple
- Techies to Apple: You treat us like indentured servants.In a lawsuit filed Monday that the plaintiff hopes to turn into class-action that could include all staff at retail stores, an Apple employee alleges that the company denied technical staffers overtime pay and other compensations required by state law. The network...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- When IT culture changes with or without you
- Are you suddenly a bad fit for your IT department?Workplace culture is one of those terms you hear HR professionals, executive strategists and job boards throw around all the time, but what it means is generally less clear--and usually depends on who's doing the talking. HR pros often speak about...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Webcast: Mind the Gap: How Using Technology Can Bridge Multiple Generations in the Workplace
- What do Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers and Millenials Gen Y have in common? They are all working side by side in the workplace and the need to balance the generational differences is at its greatest ever. This diversity brings many advantages, from life experience and polished expertise...
- Webcasts 2008-08-05
- Jamfor Lan (exe)
- JamforLan.com CHMOD Calculator for Internet Explorer. Figure out permission codes for CHMOD command. Very simple & easy to use CHMOD File Permissions helper. Handy when setting permissions on your files via FTP. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-08-04
- NetCommunicator (zip)
- It's a system that let's you chat over Internet and LAN. It's a Java platform software so you can use it also in Machintosh and Linux system with a java virtual machine installed. It uses two Jar files: TCPServer.jar and TCPClient.jar. The first one must be running and wait the...
- Software downloads 2008-08-04
- SynchroJet (exe)
- SynchroJet is an easy-to-use backup and synchronization utility, which can work with local sources (desktops, laptops), LAN, FTP, FTP SSL. With SynchroJet you can easily keep all important files synchronized between servers, desktops, laptops, LAN, FTP etc. It has a flexible filtering system to keep synchronized only necessary files. SynchroJet...
- Software downloads 2008-08-04
- SSH2 Spider (exe)
- It is a Windows based Application which can create unlimited SSH2 based secure tunnels and port forwarding using remote OpenSSH (or any SSH2) servers. This application is specially designed for Gateways Servers to setup secure LAN to LAN or LAN to WAN, SSH2 encrypted tunnels. Version 4 includes bug fixes,...
- Software downloads 2008-07-29
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- (Photos: Pushing cars from pump to plug)
- (Photos: Pushing cars from pump to plug)How Ironical....I consider it the greates irony that this conference was held in California... The same California that won't let another electrical generation plant to be built and can't keep all it's existing A/Cs running... Just where to they think they are going to...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- PC Network Clone (Professional Edition) (iso)
- PCNetworkClone is a Linux LiveCD based boot CD that allows cloning of computer hard drives to backup data or migrating system to other computers over network. A perfect solution for Home users to easily migrate his/her hard drive to a new PC via LAN. The most fascinating feature of PCNetworkClone...
- Software downloads 2008-07-25
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