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Interesting article: "Women in IT dims skills shortage issue"
I recently read an interesting article in Computer World Canada, I've posted it here to share with the rest of you who might be interested in this. What you're take on this issue?Women in IT dims skills shortage issueexcerpt from Computer World Canada (03 Mar 2006) "At this...
Tags: women, information technology, UncleRob, career
Discussion threads 2006-03-10
Interesting Article: Software Pioneer Signs To Become Fifth Space Tourist
Interesting Article: Software Pioneer Signs To Become Fifth Space Tourist(by Staff Writers Vienna VA SPX Apr 05, 2006)...Software developer Charles Simonyi is now training to become the next paying visitor to the International Space Station. Space Adventures Ltd. said late Monday it has contracted with Charles Simonyi for a future...
Tags: Charles Simonyi, Fifth Space Tourist, Software Pioneer Signs, software developer, Software developer Charles Simonyi, UncleRob, off-topic, software
Discussion threads 2006-04-06
Interesting article regarding the adoption of Linux
Here is an interesting article saying that the time might be right for the adoption of Linux in the Government Enterprise.
Tags: Linux
Blog posts 2006-04-14
interesting article.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39190266,00.htmGood luckIt would require an interesting amount of programming to allow user to install their own "valid" apps, and block invalid ones.The only way might be to have a program which allows "approved" apps on an updatable list to be installed, but nothing else.The real answer to this is to...
Tags: AUS
Discussion threads 2005-05-04
An interesting article on SaaS
With SaaS gaining in popularity and acceptance, many business leaders are re-thinking their business delivery models. You can read more about SaaS concept and trends in this article by Scott Sehlhorst: http://www.executivebrief.com/article/the-dollars-and-sense-of-saas-part.
Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service
Discussion threads 2009-03-25
Interesting article on using goto for error handling in C
What do you guys think?http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2009/04/27/using-goto-for-error-handling-in-c/I found it quite interesting and while, to some extent, I philosophically disagree on a couple points, he does bring up some interesting information....
Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, jmgarvin, C
Discussion threads 2009-04-27
H-1B: Patriotic or treasonous?
H-1B: Patriotic or treasonous?Infoworld had an interesting article today about the H-1B visa debate and the future of IT in America.Check it out at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/06/19NNh1b_1.html?source=NLC-TB2005-05-06There was an article a few monthsago that showed others going to India to work. In fact they preferred it because of many benefits. I don't...
Tags: article, career, careers, H-1B, h-1b visas, INDIAN, Indian Tech, information technology, j.lupo@...
Discussion threads 2005-05-06
Unlocking the Bubbles screen saver's hidden settings in Vista
Typo???"With a value of 1, the bubbles will appear as transparent, glass-like orbs. With a value of 1 the bubbles will appear as solid, metallic balls. " Which is which?Thanks!RE: Unlocking the Bubbles screen saver's hidden settings in VistaI have ran this program, and when I have changed the name...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), screensaver, Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Noise and jitter: Nemesis of digital communications
Noise and Jitter sensitive applicationsDo any of the members have troubleshooting experiences with applications in which noise and jitter are disruptive processes? I'd appreciate hearing on how the issues were resolved.It's pulses of DCHackers are even hitting the analog to digital TV box.That box is supposed to have the entire...
Tags: Telephony, distortion, synchronisation, VoIP
Discussion threads 2008-07-10
DOWNLOAD: Six ways to shoot yourself in the foot during an IT job interview
DOWNLOAD: Six ways to shoot yourself in the foot during an IT job interviewhttp://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10597-5660610.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Downloads TeamVery interesting...This was an interesting read; I myself feel I lost a good job...
Tags: career, download, foot, information technology, job, JodyGilbert, recruiter
Discussion threads 2005-04-08
Steve Jobs gets some interesting readingâ€"his own obituary
Old news'Cmon. This broke 8/28 I checked my email archives and is way past under the bridge.RE: Steve Jobs gets some interesting readingâ€"his own obituarymmm, a week old, find more interesting stuff to talk about, pleaseMay be Old News....... but I didn't hear about it.Thanks for the info Toni, I...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Old News
Discussion threads 2008-09-04
problems with winxp & IE6 after IE7 beta
I found an interesting article on the ie7 beta which showed a way to test out & run the beta without having to install it. Here's how: Download the beta, extract contents to a temp folder (ex. IE7), create a txt file in that folder named iexplore.exe.local (minus the...
Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, UncleRob, windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows XP
Q&A 2006-02-14
Will an open source router replace your Cisco router?
Very interesting articleWhile open source routers are not new, this does appear to be the most promising. Thanks for the article, it was very useful. Looking forward to the next part.Uneccessary DiscussionIn advance please excuse my language but what was the point in starting this discussion when you could have...
Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., router, chris.schock@..., open source, linux, networking, Cisco Router, firewall
Discussion threads 2007-03-02
TechRepublic members speak out on what to teach first
How do your fellow trainers introduce new material to students? Here are eight of the most interesting member comments we received on this topic.In “Teach concepts before details,” I asked you to tell me whether you agreed that introducing concepts before details is an effective way to introduce new material....
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Jeff Davis
Technical articles 2000-03-13
This just in: Black holes don't exist!
Interesting ArticleAs a fan of physics, I am always interested in reading about new theories regarding things on the quantum or astronomical level. I found this article particularly interesting because it backs up sort of my belief that black holes don't exist (although, I had no empirical evidence on which...
Tags: black hole
Discussion threads 2009-12-01
The unique needs of a K-12 network infrastructure
Interesting article...I guess the majority of the TR users do not deal with K-12 issues. I really would love to read what others think about this issue. I didn't really think about how different the K-12 sector is until reading this article. I mean I do know and realize that...
Tags: K-12
Discussion threads 2006-04-09
How supercomputers still influence programming
Supercomputers and programmingAre there ideas from supercomputing in how you do things today? If so, in what way?J.JaRE: How supercomputers still influence programmingOne area where we have forgotten the past is in code efficiency. In the 70's and 80's I worked for ICL the UK IT company and we...
Tags: supercomputer, INTERESTING ARTICLE, programming, hardware
Discussion threads 2008-10-29
Use OpenSSH as a secure Web proxy
VPN with remote control works too.This is good if you are able to make changes on the office firewall, but if you don't have control over your employer's router or firewall there is an alternative. The way I do this is by using my IPSec VPN connection to my...
Tags: VPNs, Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, SSH, VPN, Use OpenSSH, IPSec VPN connection, firewall, Web-proxy, IPSec VPN, desktop, tunnel
Discussion threads 2008-02-20
Swarm Intelligence: Are digital ants the answer to malware?
Digital ants checking out your computer?I talked about Collective Intelligence, now there is Swarm Intelligence. It is a digital representation of an ant colony. It could solve the malware problem. Digital ants checking out your computer? This sounds like a cool concept. Will I be building a colony server,...
Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, ant, malware, Swarm Intelligence, computer
Discussion threads 2009-12-01
Interesting.....
Interesting.....I am a strong supporter of keeping systems secure, yet I have never advocated using encryption on filesystems [ anyone remember stacker, that disk compression tool that crashed losing all the data?]since the key is to easily lost.PGP is more than just an encryption tool, you can use it to...
Tags: encryption, false security, TobyChaloner, security, e-mail, password, WinZip
Discussion threads 2006-06-05


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