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"Three Wheels on My Wagon"

An otherwise excellent discussion of the problems confronting the Open Source community in the light of Microsoft's deals with Novell and Xandros was derailed when one contributor took my comments personally and accused me of slamming Microsoft's products and clients. As if I would!Offense was taken when I likened Microsoft...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, grax, analogy

Discussion threads 2007-06-07

Microsoft continues abuse, EU official says

How is that abuse?I do not share my practices, buisness model, contact forms, or SOPS for my consulting buisness with other firms. If i had more buisness than another firms or even had 30-70% of the market share of IT consulting I would not expect to have to give away...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, iainwwright@..., Microsoft Corp., ORU, analogy

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

Is a guest hotspot good legal insurance against the RIAA?

greeat!Cat's out of the bag! The RIAA nazis will get wind of this, and back to the courtroom for everyone! (well,except me because I don't do stuff like that - IT'S BAAAAD!)It only makes sense.If I left my bycicle unlocked at the library and someone took it and robbed...

Tags: analogy, bank, george ou, HotSpot, illegal music, insurance, Moejj, music, off-topic, RIAA, unlocked

Discussion threads 2006-08-02

Net Neutrality

I generally don't like to get involved with things like this but the other day I became aware that I was getting bombarded with a series of very well produced TV commercials calling for people to support something called "THE FUTURE FASTER". The basic message was to support legislation that...

Tags: Net Neutrality, telecom, Internet, robertmro, off-topic, Google Inc., analogy, Internet provider

Discussion threads 2006-06-29

If Sun builds it, will you come?

Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...

Tags: Processors, Sun Microsystems Inc., storage, CPU

Technical articles 2005-02-01

Helping your support staff estimate larger work efforts

TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about project management problems. He shares his tips on a host of project management issues in this Q&A format.Question:I am a team leader for a group of nine developers. In general, we do support and enhancements,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Project management, Tools & Techniques, analogy, Tom Mochal, technique

Technical articles 2003-07-23

Climbing to the top of the corporate technology ladder

Do your technical skills qualify you for an executive role? Before you fire off that resume to a head hunter, you need to consider a number of critical success factors. Here are some practical suggestions for breaking into the VP club.By Jonathan Lurie and Samuel Lurie, MBAMany development managers mistakenly...

Tags: Strategy, Guest Contributor, analogy

Technical articles 2002-03-05

First Person: Climbing the IT career ladder

Can a LAN administrator successfully make the transition to IT manager? Here are some things to keep in mind as you plot your career strategy.In the world of information technology, several career paths can lead to success. Some professionals choose to stay close to the technology, while others prefer to...

Tags: Team management, Strategy, Brian Schaffner, team, information technology, XYZ Software

Technical articles 2000-03-29

If computers are like cars, then who's GM?

We often use cars as analogies for computers when trying to explain things to users. Can a further analogy be drawn? Is the computer industry also like the auto industry? Not exactly, although you could made a few comparisons. by John Sheesley

Tags: Analogy, Branding, Car, Computer, Computer Company, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., John Sheesley, Management, Marketing, Productivity, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-11-14

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Use analogies to explain technical subjects to end-users

Analogies simplify supportAs an IT trainer and support professional, I often use analogies. For example, my all time favorite, when explaining home networking or any other IP networking is to use the telephone number = IP address and MAC = house address analogy. You can change your phone number, have...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Network technology

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Can you mitigate risk by replacing sensitive resources?

I get grief from friends and family over my bike for similar reasonsIt's not a road racing engineering marvel but it's well into the "light" quality range and not something I could afford to replace. Being from a biking family, some levels of quality and equipment are a requirnment more...

Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, Outsourcing, Operational accounting, SECURITY, bike

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

PC won't start - motherboard must be dead.

Hello,i turned on my computer yesterday and played some games, used it generally as i use it every day, and then i left my house. When i came back about an hour later the computer was turned off, and it wouldn't boot. I opened it up and checked that the...

Tags: PC, car, motherboard, power supply, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

The good, the bad of bug campaigns

Bug campaigns are a double-edged swordResearchers have launched the third month-long parade of flaws, this time in Apple software. McAfee's Dave Marcus believes that these efforts, such as the Month of Apple Bugs, are a double-edged sword. While the hackers behind the bug releases may have good intentions, it still...

Tags: apple, bugs, feedback, flaw, flaws, macintosh, mcafee, news, security, software, Sonja Thompson

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

Use top-down techniques to estimate bottom line

There's more than one way to determine whether a project will be worth the work before you commit to it. In this column, project management guru Tom Mochal offers options and opinions on the top techniques.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Project management, Strategy, Tom Mochal, technique, gold nugget

Technical articles 2001-06-26

Pass the paste: How creative exercises make training stick

Using glue and construction paper as a teaching tool may seem more fitting for a kindergarten class than a technical class for adults. But these basic school tools can also be used to create lesson plans for adults that are both effective and memorable.By Donna BoyetteTrainers who find it easy...

Tags: Workforce management, Guest Contributor, creative exercise, training

Technical articles 2000-09-13

If computers are like cars, then who's GM?

The computer/car comparison is an outdated cliche. However, I think a interesting comparison can still be made between car companies and computer companies. And I think the branding comparison is important in a purchase decision as well.I pointed out my car/computer analogs in Decision Central:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/decisioncentral/?p=171Does branding matter in a computer...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, car, computer, General Motors Corp., IBM Corp., branding

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Two ways to envision a project in order to select the correct resolution techniques

A salamiI just take a slice off the remaining tasks as time permits, and if I do too much at once it gives me heartburn.Good to have you back, Shannon.Take the bull by the horns.In my experience, a project is often very like a steer -- which is, for those...

Tags: Team management, steer, team

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

The Strength of Weakness

Weakness is a tool not to be ridiculed but, rather, revered. It provides a most efficient lever when lifting clouded views and burdensome restraint. Each new technology addresses specific needs – imagined or otherwise. If one contemplates resolution when sowing creativity, purpose, and experience, ingenuity sprouts from...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

The truth about the IPv6 transition

Just about everyone in the IT business has heard the promises of IPv6. Why continue leasing Class A blocks to individual companies when most companies have to beg for a Class C block of 256 IP addresses?Many have read that IPv6 will solve everything from spam to ...

Tags: Desktop, Infrastructure, IP, IPv6, Network Address Translation, Networking, telephone

Blog posts 2006-11-13

Worst spyware queues up

Worst spyware queues uparticle rootNot all freeware is badThere are a lot of Freewares that does not offer security risks. Recommend to do not install freeware is like to recomend do not power up your computer, it does not solve the problem. My recommendation is to be careful with the...

Tags: adware, Alejandro L, freeware, software, spyware

Discussion threads 2004-12-22