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How do I assign permissions to users to see SQL Agent Jobs?

You can give your users rights to check if reports have run or jobs are complete without granting full admin rights. Here's how you can do so by using SQLAgentReaderRole in SQL Server. by Tim Chapman

Tags: Job, Permission, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, SQLAgentReaderRole, SQLAgentUserRole, SQLAgentOperatorRole, NULL, INT, END, Recruitment & Selection, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Tim Chapman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Five steps to protect mobile devices anywhere, anytime

It should not take warnings about Chinese hackers to push users and organizations toward secure mobile computing. Cybercriminals come in all shapes, sizes, and from all ethnic backgrounds. Securing systems is simply the right thing to do. by Tom Olzak

Tags: Mobile, Network, Mobile Device, Encryption, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Tom Olzak

Blog posts 2008-08-04

T-shirt of the week: Think globally

As the United States enters yet another Presidential election cycle, the American media deluges us with campaign messages warning of the nation's foreign dependencies, and the importance of responsible future development with a close eye on our environment. They're talking about IDEs, right? by Jay Garmon

Tags: Dependency, Development Tools, Advertising & Promotion, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-07-18

gOS Space: OSX-like operating system without the Apple

Jack Wallen takes on the latest gOS release, called Space, and comes to a very exciting conclusion. Although it would take a league of warriors to pull him from his favorite Enlightenment desktop, gOS Space comes very close. Read on to find out if gOS Space is for you. by...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Operating System, Apple Inc., Tool, MySpace, gOS Space, Social Networking, Linux, Productivity, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-07-13

Cisco NERV: The ultimate first responder vehicle

As a former volunteer firefighter/EMT, I understand the need for high quality communications on any type of emergency. Having something like the Cisco NERV available to on-scene emergency teams will certainly make their difficult job a great deal easier. by Michael Kassner

Tags: Radio, Cisco Systems Inc., IPICS, Radio System, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Michael Kassner

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Are Google and Nokia betting on the wrong horse in the smartphone race?

Both Nokia and Google may be placing too much emphasis on mobile operating systems. It would make a lot more sense to focus on the development of Web standards that could unleash mobile applications. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Top 10 IT headlines for June 25: True cost of iPhone 3G, is Ballmer right for Microsoft, 200K sites spreading malware

Top 10 IT headlines for Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Google and Nokia could be making the wrong assumptions about smartphones, can Ballmer lead Microsoft for the next decade, iSuppli reveals true cost of iPhone 3G, 200K sites are spreading malware on the Web, and more. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Apple iPhone, Information Technology, Steve Ballmer, Malware, Microsoft Corp., 3G, Social Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Strategy, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Video: Beware of users addicted to social networking sites

Social networking sites milk a lot of repeat visits from users who come back frequently to check the activity of friends. However, because these sites appeal to habitual Web surfers they can also drive some users toward clinical Internet Addiction. Learn what to watch for in users. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Network, CNET Networks Inc., Video, Internet, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-24

With Android delay, Google officially joins fraternity of big software developers

Google Android will be delayed until a fourth quarter launch with T-Mobile, and a 2009 arrival with other carriers. Now that it's in the software business, Google is facing the same kind of product delay pressures that dog Microsoft, Apple, and other tech vendors. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Google Android, Mobile, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Network and wireless technologies at CommunicAsia

CommunicAsia2008 was held in Singapore last week. I managed to squeeze out a couple of days to brave the vast exhibition halls at the Singapore Expo. I am finishing up the fully gallery at the moment, but I shall highlight a few of exhibits -- of the networked and...

Tags: M2M, Mobile, Network, Ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Wireless Technology, Photograph, NTP, Mobile Data, NTP Server, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Advertising & Promotion, WiMAX, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Find your real-life Imzadi at Trek Passions

Have you ever dreamed of a universe where being a sci-fi geek actually made you more date-worthy, not less? Well, somebody hacked it together at Trek Passions, the sci-fi dating Web site. No, seriously. by Jay Garmon

Tags: Science Fiction, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Employers who check out job candidates on MySpace could be legally liable

According to Workforce.com, a site that helps HR reps stay current with all matters HR, employers who use the data available on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to make hiring decisions could be subject to charges of employment discrimination and litigation. by Toni Bowers

Tags: Job, MySpace, Job Candidate, Social Networking Site, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers

Blog posts 2008-06-19

RF interference: Just how important are antennas

Being able to co-locate multiple RF systems within millimeters of each other in modern wireless devices is in large part due to reducing RF interference. Many of these "interference-busting" innovations are the result of engineers making improvements to antenna systems. by Michael Kassner

Tags: Radio Frequency, Radio, Antenna, Radio Frequency Isolation, Ruckus Wireless, Q, Equipment Developer, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Marketing, Networking, Michael Kassner

Blog posts 2008-06-15

Sanity check: Is Apple's sway over the media and tech now complete?

For a company that owns less than ten percent of the computer market and isn't even one of the top five revenue generators in the technology sector, Apple still attracts more attention from the media and the tech industry than any of its larger competitors. And, three stories in May...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Media, Apple Inc., Productivity, 3G, Tablets, Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Sales, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Will gamers embrace Wii Fit?

Regular readers of this blog know all about my reluctance, for right or wrong, to embrace social networking. And you know about my confusion and puzzlement over recent trends toward virtualizing human experience (i.e., companies sponsoring virtual golf outings to let employees "get to know each other." Blech!] But...

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Games, Game Players, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Toni Bowers

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Cyber-bullying- the impact and the consequence

This is a difficult story on many fronts. In reading the facts, it is hard to believe that this kind of thing can happen. There may be a desire to blame the victim- who should have been "smarter." There is also a desire to shake the perpetrator...

Tags: Missouri, Tool, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Productivity, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Tricia Liebert

Blog posts 2008-05-19

Almost worthwhile: A follow-up to AlmostEverest

Eight years ago, some people at TechRepublic decided it would neat to equip two TechRepublic editors Michael Jackman and David Bard with the most rugged of mobile equipment, and send them up Mount Everest to see what would happen. John Sheesley talks about the "AlmostEverest" project in this blog. ...

Tags: Juice Box, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless LANs, Internet, Marketing, Wireless, Toni Bowers

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Is your network ready for the mobile device explosion?

Mobile computing is on the brink of an explosion of users, and Mobile Device Management is estimated to grow to a $20 billion per year industry by 2013. The issue is how to manage all of the smart phones, PDAs, ultraportables, and other highly mobile computing platforms effectively and...

Tags: Mobile, Network, Mobile Computing, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Andy Moon

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Facebook addiction in the office

If you are considering banning certain social networking sites from work, you might be interested to know that a poll conducted late last year by IT security and control firm Sophos had 14.8% admitting to accessing Facebook from work "all the time." Another poll pertaining to Facebook shows that...

Tags: Facebook, IT Security, Sophos Plc., Social Networking, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Disconnected no more: Wi-Fi when you fly

Aircell, a provider of airborne communications, based in Itasca, Illinois, will be rolling out their new in-flight broadband offering on domestic flights in the next couple of months. Yes, mobile broadband while in flight. Aircell will cover the U.S., delivering mobile broadband service on an exclusive 3-MHz air-to-ground ATG frequency...

Tags: Mobile, Broadband, Aircraft, Wi-Fi, Mobile Broadband, Aircell Network, Internet, Aerospace & Defense, Broadband Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Marketing, Networking, Jeff Cerny

Blog posts 2008-04-15