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- 10 tips for dealing with change in the workplace
- Interesting articleI have one point where I slightly disagree. I call it "Our personalities are defined in grade school" theory. We never really grow up but change how we get what we want. I have worked closely with people of all types for over 20 years and...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., workplace
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- 6 (bad) reasons managers avoid personnel issues
- Managing personnel issuesThere is one more reason, one that I had to deal with when I was a manager, and it isn't an easy one to deal with.Some employees just don't get along with anyone and nothing is ever right for them. I had one tech that made my...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, electronics_md@..., personnel issue, job
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- SolutionBase: Run Internet Explorer on Linux
- Is it worth it?IE on Linux? That's like putting ketchup on a good steak!EWWWWW!; - )EMDain't worth it.any site that requires IE is a site with no content worth viewing at all.and since I don't code sites with lots of stupid clientside scripting, ie can handle my sites just...
- Tags: XML, Web browsers, electronics_md@..., one-line, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- Iomega packs 1TB into tiny NAS device
- UnbelievableCertain hard drive prices have stuck in my head not sure why. $1000 for a 1 Gig. $500 for a 100M. $250 for a 40M (only a little over $6 a Meg!). I wonder how long it will be before we start buying 1 Petabyte drives...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), electronics_md@..., Iomega Corp., NAS
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- Giant Magnetoresistance is not a new supervillain but it has taken over the world
- Am I missing something?This is not new. In fact, it's something we learned about in college years ago. Why are these guys getting an NP now for it? This should have been done years ago!Anyone care to enlighten me on this? maybe it's too early in the...
- Tags: electronics_md@...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- The nerve of some people
- Just ridiculousCaveat emptor - let the buyer beware. It's good that you caught this. I wonder how many other people are doing the same thing and how many people have actually followed through and paid!Tis truly sad.EMDEbayA couple or three years ago I saw a listing on...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., eBay Inc., Caveat Emptor
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- Capacitor-based technology offers great battery densities in near future
- GREAT!If what they say is true this could have a positive effect in so many areas! I just hope it's not just more hype to make quick money where the numbers turn out less than projected. EMDHomeland security will love them... and youYou'll be stopped and cavity searched...
- Tags: Engineering, electronics_md@..., battery, capacitor
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- <i>Hacking Exposed Wireless</i> is a worthy addition to almost any IT library
- HE - wirelessIf it's anything like its predecessors then YES! Those were VERY helpful in protecting our systems/networks from the evidoers!EMDNice but...How long before this book becomes obsolete?I love TechRepublicThanks for the heads up on the book. Barnes&Noble, here I come!The book will not be obsolete for a long...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., information technology, Hacking Exposed Wireless, hacking
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- 10 pieces of hardware you should replace rather than repair
- CommentsOverall, a good article. I'm not a gamer so I consider a 450 W ps plenty.On surge suppressors/protectors - the more expensive type is the way to go. Be sure to get one with phone/net protection. We still have a lot of people using dialup in our...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, electronics_md@..., hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- Acer acquires Gateway to become world's 3rd largest PC vendor
- Many thingsPrice is actually not at the top of my list. I look at service and support over the long haul. I need to know if there is someone competent on the other end of the phone when I call. I also don't need someone that is...
- Tags: Desktops, PC, electronics_md@..., Acer Inc., Gateway Inc., MDG
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Could your employer fine you for being unhealthy?
- Touchy areaI try to look at issues from both sides. This idea will benefit the insurance company by reducing costs and improving people’s health. IF their costs are reduced this SHOULD reduce the premiums that the company and employees pay assuming the savings are passed on.I know people...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, electronics_md@..., Nothing, insurance, health care, insurance company
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- 10 wording blunders that make you look stupid
- One word I've come to almost hateThe word like. It is SO overused, especially by today's generation. I have mentally put the word in my "do not use" list because I hear it spoken so often and not in the proper context.Anyone else have a word that they...
- Tags: Team management, electronics_md@..., blunder, team
- Discussion threads 2007-07-24
- (Photos: Iconic computer innards as art)
- IMHOThat is not art. It's old junk that may bring back fond memories for some of us old geeks.EMDRE: (Photos: Iconic computer innards as art)Science is an art applied, and looking back we see the early stages of our computer age realized in their physical sense. We see the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, electronics_md@..., computer innard, computer, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Video: Why you should buy a Microsoft Surface computer
- UggghOne more reason to hate Microsoft and become a potato farmer.EMDRE: Video: Why you should buy a Microsoft Surface computerThat was amazing.RE: Video: Why you should buy a Microsoft Surface computerSurface computers will be great once the technology catchs up. Essentially, it needs 0.2 mm dot pitch on a full...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, electronics_md@..., Microsoft Surface, computer, video, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- How to build a server out of duct tape
- Duct Tape is FUN!A house, car, garage, shed, etc. is not complete without a roll of duct tape. You can never have enough of this stuff!see links:http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10586http://www.ductapegirls.com/http://www.43things.com/things/view/125057Enjoy!EMDDuct Tape Prom Dresses and TuxedosVisit "Stuck at the Prom" to enter Duct Tape's annual contest for the couple with the best prom...
- Tags: server, electronics_md@..., Duct Tape
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- 100 days of Vista: Is it Windows ME all over again?
- Good articleI couldn't have written it better myself!GREAT article!.This is a GREAT article! Vista's terminally-broken aggressive WGA was the last straw for me. I have predominantly switched to Linux on the desktop. I will still run some Windows XP/2000 indefinitely, but only as necessary. Windows is now only a secondary...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, electronics_md@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Microsoft gears up for annual hardware shindig
- MSThe next name sign that I'd like to see on Microsoft's Windows is: "Out of Business".We can always dream..........
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, electronics_md@..., Microsoft Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- What the UAC 'hole' is really about
- Remember users?So a company with 100 users, getting one to two UAC messages a day, each user calling helpdesk every time, multiplied by one minute per call equals 200 to 400 minutes a day two employees per call. Assuming that the helpdesk calls will reduce over time, this still...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., UAC, software, malware
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- Goodbye My . . . .
- There goes MS againIf it aint broke don't fix it. Well wait, was any MS product actually ever fully working?I think I'm in a catch 22 here.......The "my" was always stupidI'm glad they got rid of it.I love that they dropped the My..I also like that they moved it...
- Tags: electronics_md@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
- Electronics MD
- blog rootAn MS flawMicrosoft developed SUS to help push out all of the OS updates/patches to desktops. It worked but had no reporting so the IT staff couldn't be certain that all machines were updates. So they've now come out with MSUS formerly WUS and they want to...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., MSUS, Microsoft Corp., electronics
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
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