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- 10 dumb things IT pros do that can mess up their networks
- Are you guilty of any of the infractions on this list? Do you agree or disagree that they're significant? What items would you add?Makes you think...Just reading this makes me think of some of the things on the list that I do my best to do proactively. However, there...
- Tags: job, information technology, IT Pros, mistakes, 10 things, deb shinder, network, JodyGilbert, networking
- Discussion threads 2006-08-23
- Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blunders
- Confessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blundersarticle rootConfessions of an IT pro: My nine biggest professional blundersDo any of these tales sound familar? Can you trump Becky's mistakes with one of your own?I’m envious…of your perfection. Must be gratifying to know you have never ever blundered in...
- Tags: information technology, IT Pro, career, support, mistakes, becky roberts, password, JodyGilbert, hardware, root password, backup, software
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- What's the worst mistake you ever made as an IT pro?
- What's the worst mistake you ever made as an IT pro?We talk a lot and laugh a lot about the dumb things our users do--but of course, we do plenty of dumb things ourselves.The recent article (http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6044807.html) and download (http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-6040785.html) "10 classic clueless-user stories" showcases bizarre tales of user...
- Tags: worst mistake, power supply, support, mistakes, it pro, JodyGilbert, hardware, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
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- Software Development's Classic Mistakes 2008
- Construx Software's Chief Software Engineer/CEO, Steve McConnell, introduced the concept of software development's classic mistakes in his book Rapid Development. He defined "classic mistakes" as mistakes that have been made so often, by so many people, that the consequences of making these mistakes should be predictable and the mistakes themselves...
- Tags: Software, Mistake, Construx Software, Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2008-08-25
- More Tales From the Help Desk: Solutions for Common SAS Mistakes
- In 21 years as a SAS consultant at the Federal Reserve Board, the author has seen SAS users make the same mistakes year after year. This paper reviews some common mistakes and shows how to fix them. In the context of reviewing these mistakes, the paper provides details about SAS...
- Tags: SAS Institute, Help Desk
- White papers 2007-05-14
- The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes
- Virtualization is taking the IT world by storm. After years of IT build-out, virtualization suddenly fixes everything from datacenter crowding to high cholesterol. But many IT managers are just getting started with virtualization and are employing it in only the most straightforward ways. This paper describes five mistakes common to...
- Tags: Vyatta, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-09-19
- 10 common security mistakes that should never be made
- Read about ten very basic, easily avoided security mistakes that should never be made -- but are among the most common security mistakes people make. by Chad Perrin
- Tags: Password, Security, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid
- Sending a less-than-perfect e-mail to a friend is one thing; mistakes aren't really a problem. But if you want to craft an error-free message that reflects your professionalism, be on the lookout for these common grammatical slip-ups. Here's a fact of professional life: Your documents and online...
- Tags: Mistake, E-mail, Online Communications
- Download resources 2006-05-23
- 10+ project management mistakes (and what you can learn from them)
- It may seem as though the high-pressure field of IT project management doesn't tolerate slip-ups, but carelessness is different from failing while trying to do your best. If you (or that rookie project manager you're training) can learn from your mistakes, you might be able to prevent big projects from...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Project Manager, Mistake, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Download resources 2007-10-09
- The 10 biggest mistakes IT managers make
- Certain common IT management mistakes can make you less effective, hamper your career advancement, and even jeopardize your job. Executive coach Joey Smith has spent years working with IT management and he put together this list of the mistakes he's seen most often. Among them: Neglecting to follow up on...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IT Administration, Mistake, Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management
- Download resources 2006-08-03
- Six grammar and punctuation mistakes you might not know you're making
- How you speak and write matters a lot, especially in your career. Here are some grammatical and punctuation mistakes that you might not even know you're committing. by Toni Bowers
- Tags: CD, Contraction, Apostrophe, Professional Development, Career, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- The 10 Biggest Mistakes That Small Business Entrepreneurs Make (exe)
- An article-based report on the most common factors for small business failure, By being aware of these problems, entrepreneurs can avoid them. Thinking of starting up your own small business? Then you need to know precisely why other small business start-ups have failed and avoid making those same mistakes. How?...
- Tags: Small Business, Latest-Business-Ideas
- Software downloads 2008-09-23
- Finding the right way to address mistakes your customers make
- When customers call you because they've done something wrong, how do you react? If you hastily resolve the immediate issue without taking a longer view and addressing the actions that led up to the problem, history may repeat itself. Calvin Sun offers advice on tactfully and effectively dealing with customer...
- Tags: Mistake
- Download resources 2007-05-17
- Five Common VPN Security Mistakes
- Learn about the most common security mistakes companies make when deploying and managing VPN and endpoint security solutions. Positive Networks, a leader in hosted,managed remote access and endpoint security solutions, has gained invaluable experience implementing thousands of VPNs. As a result, the company's engineers have had the chance to see,and...
- Tags: Positive Networks Inc., Remote Access, VPNs, Telecommunications, Network Security, Networking, Security
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Finding the right way to address mistakes your customers make
- Finding the right way to address the mistakes your customers makeCalvin Sun advice is excellent - just a few additional thoughts;a) always view it from the point of adding value to the customers businessb) never let your emotions get in the way (especially in very difficult situations - this is...
- Tags: satha
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
- 3 mistakes to avoid when mentoring an employee
- Though you see its head popping up in a lot of modern business literature, the concept of mentoring has been around forever. In fact, the actual term comes from Greek mythology: When Odysseus left for the Trojan War he placed his old friend Mentor in charge of his son, Telemachus.If...
- Tags: Mistake, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- 15 Common Mistakes in Email Security
- Trouble enforcing your email policy? We've done the hard work for you with the MIMEsweeper Email Appliance. Featuring scanning of inbound and outbound mail and blocking of all viruses and spam. It has all the email security you need - Built in. ...
- Tags: Clearswift Corp., E-mail Security, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security
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- 8 E-mail Mistakes That Make You Look Bad
- This paper provides eight easily avoidable mistakes a person should know about to keep his image and inbox in tip-top shape. These are failing to follow e-mail etiquette; thinking one is anonymous; sending e-mail to the wrong person; using one e-mail address for everything; forgetting to check all of the...
- Tags: E-mail, Online Communications
- White papers
- Identifying and Overcoming Common Data Mining Mistakes
- Due to the large amount of data typically involved, data mining analyses can exacerbate some common modeling problems and create a number of new ones. These problems can greatly increase the time that it takes to develop useful models and can hamper the development of potentially superior models. This paper...
- Tags: SAS Institute, Modeling, Research & Development, Data Mining, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-05-14
- BlackJack Master (exe)
- BlackJack Master is a powerful and fun tool for mastering the game of BlackJack. From the recreational gamer to the serious player, BlackJack Master has something for everyone. The average player commits five mistakes per hour and in a real game that can cost you big money (example - The...
- Tags: Hour, Player, BlackJack Master, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2006-12-22
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