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- Research: From lab to market
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.comData mining, the ability to find unexpected patterns in accumulated data, was born during a lunch...
- Tags: Data mining, Business intelligence, Databases, Programming languages, anecdote, IBM Corp., Rakesh Agrawal
- Technical articles 2004-06-16
- Once upon a time there was an IT trainer...
- If you're looking to reinforce a concept or wrap up your class in a creative way, throwing in a story may be what you need. Bruce Maples looks at how stories can be helpful teaching tools.One of the first e-mails I ever received about this column was from Tom Fennell...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Bruce Maples, information technology, anecdote
- Technical articles 2000-07-03
- Learning tools from Down Under
- An Australian consultant has designed useful collection of energizers, anecdotes, and training tales to liven up your classroom presentations. Kevin Eikenberry offers a quick look at a helpful, free resource.Trainers are always looking for new tools, such as an exercise to reinforce a workshop concept or a new approach to...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Kevin Eikenberry, energizer, Tricks Trainers Trade, anecdote, tool
- Technical articles 2000-06-26
Additional Resources
- Cautionary tale: How a misconfigured laptop ruined a worker's life
- The case of a Massachusetts state worker who was fired for having pornography on his laptop but later discovered to be innocent because the security software wasn't working and the computer was filled with malware should be a sobering anecdote for IT departments. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Boston Herald, Child Pornography, Information Technology, Massachusetts, Worker, Laptop Computer, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- List Of Six (exe)
- List Of Six is a piece of software specifically designed to help simplify your task lists so that you can get more done. It allows you to add tasks, complete or delete tasks, print a task list, and view and print a history of tasks. List of Six is designed...
- Tags: Task, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2007-02-22
- Hey, here, it's 10.25 am Friday Yuk time
- I don't know if they carried it in the Reader's Digest elsewhere, but the Australian issue had an interesting anecdote.A fellow is out with his girlfriend who works in a computing environment, seems she like a good joke.The waitress takes their order and starts to walk away, a couple of...
- Tags: Deadly Ernest, Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- Not everyone can (or wants to) be a geek
- How do you deal with technophobes?I have long been of the opinion that a trained user is far less likely to cause unintentional damage than one who has been trained. So, when I encounter users who are causing problems, I try to get them signed up for one of my...
- Tags: Printers, Andy Moon, Repetition
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- Ascending Tangents
- blog root'Ning!Well it's about time I got on this blog bandwagon, so here I am to bring my thoughts and experiences to the world at large. I'm something of a blog newbie, so feel free to slap me if this turns into a confessional, or I missed some point of...
- Tags: Blogging, Gooder, blog
- Discussion threads 2006-06-01
- Tape backup media's response to environmental conditions
- Being rather new to the realm of managing tape backups, I was surprised recently by hearing of someone declining to install a tape backup system because of the climate that they lived in. Apparently the area was very dry and dusty and they had been advised to stay away from...
- Tags: Backups, Nonapeptide, backup, humidity, tape backup, tape, storage, hard drive, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Geek Trivia: The (space) pen is mightier
- Space Pen legacyWhat's more, today's eraseable pens AND gel pens are directly descended from Fisher's work. Eraseable pen ink uses a rubber-cement base that fixes over time.Another drawback to the original space pencil: graphite dust is conductive.-- MikeyBlow Away!Windy up there I guess, especially at the speed they travel.;-)But......the...
- Tags: M_P_Rudas@..., pencil, pen
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- When is it time to say I quit?
- About two years ago my company got a new Manager, this manager was working at the company 4 years before that. So we all new what he was capable of doing? At most nothing, his job has always been passed on to other people to do. Well...
- Tags: job, supervisor, s_hunnicutt@..., career
- Discussion threads 2004-11-19
- Disaster recovery: Earthquakes
- It's hard to imagine a disaster that's harder to prepare for than an earthquake. Some "hardened" facilities exist, but the requirements probably aren't in your budget. Mike Talon reviews the basic recovery process in the event of this natural disaster. How well can your organization deal with an emergency?...
- Tags: Mike Talon, Data centers, Backups, data center, disaster recovery, earthquake, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Technical articles 2005-04-18
- Mission statement or vision statement?
- What's the definition of a mission statement? In response to a recent article, some members questioned the difference between a company's mission and its vision. Read on to see if you agree with their definitions.When sailing the unpredictable waters of today’s consulting market, it’s important to have a reliable sextant...
- Tags: Strategy, Beth Blakely, mission statement, vision, vision statement, Gillelan
- Technical articles 2001-02-01
- CIOs share wisdom and experiences in a unique collaborative effort
- Who better than CIOs to write about CIO issues? That's what one CIO realized when he initiated a literary project to provide IT executive insight. The book's mission is to raise IT's respect level and provide helpful experiences and lessons learned.When Dean Lane decided to write a book providing CIO...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Carl Weinschenk, Dean Lane, information technology, job
- Technical articles 2002-12-20
- Bios Password
- Hyz I Change My Bios Password Couple Of Weeks Back . My New Bios Password Is Enter Key Only. Means I Reset My New Bios Password Just Enter KeyI Verify That Enter Key As A Password When I Was Seeting New Bios Password And After That I Exit From The...
- Tags: waqass@..., BIOS, BIOS password, Enter Key, password
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Getting your share of comp time
- How many hours did you work last week and the week before? If you're not taking advantage of comp time, here's how to make on-demand comp time part of your professional package.I want you to picture a bar graph in your mind. Each of the bars on the graph represents...
- Tags: Jeff Davis, comp time, time off, IT People, extra hour, information technology
- Technical articles 2000-11-28
- Hard disk recovery ice capades
- One of the first things I remember reading on TechRepublic was an article with 200 tips and tricks for recovering data from failing hard disks. One of the most outlandish ideas contained in that mountain of advice was the suggestion that you can sometimes resuscitate a drive that's experiencing mechanical...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Ice, Cold Calling, Sales Tools, Sales, William Jones
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Members share password horror stories
- If you work in IT support, you know full well the problems that passwords can create for forgetful users and your busy staff. In this selection of member comments, read some members' nightmarish password experiences and then share your own.Passwords can create serious headaches for anyone using a protected application....
- Tags: John Connell, password
- Technical articles 2001-01-25
- Laying the groundwork for a successful pitch to clients
- Your skills as a consultant mean little if you can't effectively show clients that you're the best person for the job. We'll give you some pointers on your business presentation tactics to help you land the contract.What’s the best way to convince a potential client to sign on with your...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Meredith Little, potential client
- Technical articles 2002-01-08
- To improve your training lectures, take this tip from stand-up comics
- Trainers are entertainers as well as educators, and here's a tip you can use to make sure you deliver consistently high-quality lectures when you teach.Don’t you hate it when you get home from teaching a class and you realize you forgot to mention your favorite tip, trick, or anecdote—the one...
- Tags: Workforce management, Jeff Davis, comic, lecture, training
- Technical articles 2000-03-13
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