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- Forget hackers: Complex networks doomed to Murphy's Law
- Hardly too difficult! Cost however...The problem really lies not only at the developer levels, but at their management. People are always pushing for the cheapest, fastest way of doing the task, so often it becomes a matter of simply upgrading by parts, or stacking everything on top of the old...
- Tags: Hacking, CCrabtree@..., Murphy, network
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- Murphy's laws (gg)
- Displays Murphy's laws randomly. You can select category of laws you want to see. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Law, Murphy
- Software downloads 2007-09-10
- Geek Trivia: Rule of dumb
- Colonel Joseph Kittinger is emblematic of two things: The fine line between brave and crazy, and the enduring significance of Murphy's Law. Kittinger is perhaps best known as the United States Air Force officer who was bold enough to be the lead test subject for Project Excelsior, otherwise known as...
- Tags: Class, Colonel Joseph Kittinger, Murphy, Law, Kittinger, Corporate Communications, Aerospace & Defense, Marketing, Manufacturing, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- That last minute caller!
- That last minute caller! It’s been a long night shift; you are looking forward to going home, eating a meal and clearing your head of those dumb users. With less than a minute to go your phone rings and your heart sinks. You go through that inner...
- Tags: Help desk, Call centers, won&rsquo, t
- Blog posts 2007-03-25
- Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster
- CrackingCopying OEM/retail versions of the new Vista OS would be next to worthless for people who had illegal intentions, as you could only activiate using the provided key twice for Vista install's.Thwarting the frankenbuild workaroundMicroso
- Tags: activation, vista, news, networking, security, microsoft, windows, Sonja Thompson, piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software
- Discussion threads 2006-12-15
- Friday Yuk
- Friday YukSterotypes today. Let's see who get offended!Paddy and Murphy are walking down by the river, when they see a fisherman walking home with a really big trout."Excuse me there sir" asked Murphy, "how did you go about catching that fine trout?""Well" said the fisherman, "I was leaning over the...
- Tags: Murphy, Paddy, humor, homour, international insults, neilb@..., off-topic, a$$hole, blonde, body builder, trout
- Discussion threads 2006-02-10
- Monday Mirth - New Element Discovered
- A major research institution has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known. The new element has been tentatively named Governmentium.Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.These 312 particles are held together...
- Tags: Governmentium
- Discussion threads 2005-03-20
- Where do i start first?
- I just started my job in a company as an EDP Executive.A medium company with no infrastructure diagram and setting documentation.So where do i need to start my job first in order to maintain and secure all the server in that company.I got the diagram ready and now still struggling...
- Tags: disk, it management, job, kevin203, server, system disk
- Discussion threads 2005-03-03
- Don't let Murphy run your project
- Murphy's Law--If something can go wrong, it will--can worm its way into your projects if you don't work to keep it out. Here's some basic advice to help you remember that you're in control.Each week, project management veteran Tom Mochal provides valuable advice about how to plan and manage projects....
- Tags: Team management, Strategy, Tom Mochal, Reyna, Murphy
- Technical articles 2002-03-11
- Strap on your IT safety belt
- Program yourself to avoid the most common cause of data loss and down time. Remember these two stories the next time you need a reminder."If you don't know, ask." In August, I nominated that phrase as the "golden rule of disaster prevention." My theory is to beat that mantra into...
- Tags: Jeff Davis, Murphy, information technology, DOS, e-mail, server
- Technical articles 2000-10-03
- When Linux panics: Managing an OS emergency
- What would you do if your Linux OS crashed? Have you made any backups? Have you even considered the possibility? Jack Wallen, Jr. has. He discusses the value of boot floppies and fsck, and lists some important files and directories.You use Linux. Your system is virusproof, tamperproof, hackerproof, crashproof, childproof,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, operating system, Jack Wallen, Jr., floppy disk, Linux, disk
- Technical articles 2000-04-26
- What to do in case of an emergency
- What would you do if your Linux OS crashed? Have you made any backups? Have you even considered the possibility? Jack Wallen, Jr. has. He discusses the value of boot floppies and fsck, and he lists some important files and directories.You use Linux. Your system is virus-proof, tamper-proof, hacker-proof, crash-proof,...
- Tags: Jack Wallen, Jr., floppy disk, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-04-05
- Minimizing Infrastructure: Steps to being a more strategic IT Leader
- Focusing on IT infrastructure instead of focusing on ways to help your company grow is one way to keep IT being viewed as a cost center. Here are some tips to break that cycle. by Jay Rollins
- Tags: Information Technology, Backup, Murphy, Strategy, Servers, Management, Hardware, Jay Rollins
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
Additional Resources
- Murphy Exploration and Production Company Improves Server Manageability and Flexibility
- When Katrina hit in 2005, Murphy Exploration and Production Company, USA, was among the many companies impacted by the devastation. Challenged to implement a new infrastructure quickly with more business continuity considerations, Murphy deployed Virtuozzo across its server infrastructure.
- Tags: Business Continuity, Hardware, It Services, Parallels Inc., Servers
- Case studies
- City of Murphy (widget)
- Receives RSS information from the City of Murphy, TX. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: City, RSS, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-06-26
- Secure Computing Case Study: FW Murphy
- FW Murphy is the leading manufacturer of gauges and controllers for engines and engine-driven equipment. Spam surges were impacting FW Murphy's ability to function. Some executives were experiencing over 100 spam emails a day in their inboxes. The company was also concerned about their Exchange server sitting on the edge...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., FW Murphy, E-mail, Patches, Strategy, Online Communications, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-11
- The Road to IT Financial Transparency
- "IT never delivers what we ask for or on time, plus they are always over budget!" If this at all sounds familiar you might have a service and transparency issue. There is a growing trend at leading enterprises to put people, processes and tools in place to...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, PlanView, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Management
- Webcasts 2008-10-01
- Windows on the Mac? Who cares?
- Apples been getting a lot of coverage lately about their newIntel-based Macs. It seems like hardly a day goes by whenever you dontread something about these new machines.Most of the hype and hysteria revolves around the potential of runningWindows on a MacIntosh. Whether its the attempt to natively load XP...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-04-27
- The resurgence of COBOL
- If you are an aging programmer, you have likely seen and/or programmed in COBOL at some point in your life. Indeed, most baby boomers learned COBOL as a first, second, or third language as they began their programming careers. Still, most of us think of COBOL as a dead language...
- Tags: COBOL, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Oracle Case Study: FWMurphy
- Since Pat Murphy founded FWMurphy in 1939, the company's business drivers have remained the same - maintain flexibility with customers, develop innovative products, and achieve profitability. But, in the early 1990s, with intense competitive pressure and changes in technology, FWMurphy executives needed to reevaluate their existing business drivers. Sustained profitability...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
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