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The rise of Apple

I have been intrigued by the rise of Apple Inc. Was this just due to the kind of products that they brought out or was it a huge and successful marketing campaign that they evolved? Can you send in your thoughts and also direct me towards any online resource that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, sroy29@..., opposite, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-02

Outsourcing a project does not relieve you of responsibility

Outsourcing in PM-a major issueMy experience is that outsourcing is one of the most difficult issues for PM. Firstly, as the article says, outsourcing does not relieve you of responsibility-but many companies I work with simply do not realize this. Outsourcing is often done when internal resources are inadequate. The...

Tags: generapharm@..., outsourcing, outsource

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

'Second Life' software becomes open-source

mutual linkingI see that references to Second Life in TR are getting more common lately. The opposite seems to be true, as well: the [url=http://secondlife.com/developers/opensource/faq][b]Second Life Open Source FAQ[/b][/url] links to [url=http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6064734.html][b]a TechRepublic article[/b][/url] about open source security concerns originally written by [url=http://sob.apotheon.org/?p=178][b]yours truly[/b][/url].I'm pretty pleased that Second Life...

Tags: Second Life, apotheon, open source

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

The unwisdom of crowds

James Surowiecki has disputed the wisdom of crowds, even though he literally wrote the book on the subject. To be more accurate, Surowiecki criticizes people who misapply the term, or who simply invoke Â"the wisdom of the crowdÂ" to justify doing stupid things based on popularity....

Tags: Stock, Customer, Crowd, James Surowiecki, Opposite, Investment, Finance, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2005-07-26

Don't overlook licensing issues when planning for disaster recovery

Licensing issues may not be your primary concern when creating a disaster recovery plan, but you should do the research now. Make sure you know the licensing requirements for the software you depend on in the event of a crisis, or you could end up paying the price. How...

Tags: Mike Talon, disaster recovery, software, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, Opposite, Data Management

Technical articles 2005-03-21

Almost the opposite of duplicate query in MS Access

I need to create a query that is almost the opposite of duplicate query in MS Access. It returns the lines that are not duplicates with one instance of duplicate line.Get to the SQL view of the SELECT query that gives you all the lines you want plus the...

Tags: acampbell@..., Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., opposite, POSTER, SELECT, software

Q&A 2005-02-21

Dell laptop monitor flashing white

The LCD on my Dell Inspiron 2500 flashes completely white intermittantly. It seems to get progressively worse the longer the computer is on, until it stays white for minutes at a time. An external monitor works fine with it. Do I need a new LCD? Help!Thanks...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., hardware, laptop computer, LCD, LCD panel, monitor, thomasbacon@...

Q&A 2005-01-20

Computer Support Biz Pt 2: Personal inventory for success?

Greetings,I read the thread started by EMJ "Computer Support Business?" as mentioned, and it was certainly illuminating. I would appreciate getting a finer-grained take from those who are engaged as owners in this kind of business; voluntary career

Tags: career, computer, network, PC, ReginaldJPriest, Support, telephone

Discussion threads 2004-11-11

Novell's Service and Support exam: No piece of cake

NetWare administrators, beware: If you think the Novell Service and Support exam is a breeze to pass, think again. This week's NetWare Notes alerts you to the pitfalls to look out for.Novell’s 51-635 Service and Support exam can be a tough one to master. The material is not overly complicated,...

Tags: Document management, Servers, Steven Pittsley CNE, Novell Inc.

Technical articles 2000-08-09

Turning around a dysfunctional project team

Taking over a challenging project is difficult enough. Throw in a disgruntled team, and you have other issues to consider. Tom Mochal offers a member advice on how he could become his company's newest hero and turnaround artist. by Tom Mochal

Tags: Project, Team, Tom Mochal, Opposite, Team Management, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-10

Ajax Design Patterns: Creating Web 2.0 Sites With Programming and Usability Patterns - Browser-Server Dialogue

Call Tracking is about tracking calls and dealing with the asynchronous nature of Ajax. The next three patterns concern synchronization. With Periodic Refresh, the browser keeps requesting fresh information from the server. The opposite is Submission Throttling, where the browser keeps uploading new information to the server. An alternative to...

Tags: Web, O'Reilly Media Inc., Web Browser, Programming, Opposite, AJAX, Web Browsers, Servers, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Hardware

Book chapters 2006-06-01

Hearts (Mobile)

Test your card skills with the classic card game of Hearts. In most games, the goal is to obtain the highest score possible. The opposite is true in Hearts, where the winner has the lowest score. Hearts is an avoidance game: you want to avoid taking cards that contain hearts...

Tags: Heart, Mobile, Magmic Games, Opposite, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-02

Pocket Outlook Mail Organizer 1.5 (Mobile)

As you know, Windows Mobile has an integrated email client called Pocket Outlook. It is fairly functional and meets the needs of the majority of users. However, it still lacks some useful features of its 'big brother'. Specifically, there is not sorting into folders. In fact, there are two problems...

Tags: Message, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile, Desktop Computer, DeSofto, Opposite, Pocket Outlook Mail Organizer, PDAs, E-mail, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-04-25

Six tips for networking to success

Many people in the IT industry don't know how to network very well. But it's imperative if you want to move up in your career. Here are six tips for networking the right way. by Jay Rollins

Tags: Network, Career, Hire, Opposite, Networking, Jay Rollins

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Additional Resources

The Opposite of Green Is Purple?

The conventional understanding of opponent colors has red and green as one axis and yellow and blue on a second axis. This perceptual opponency is a result of the trichromatic nature of human color vision in combination with subsequent processing in the visual system. This red-green and yellow-blue opponency is...

Tags: SPIE, Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-03-21

I need your help (especially if you are devious)

I need your help especially if you are deviousI get an average of 6 cold calls each day. Most of the time, if I see a number I don't know on my caller ID, I send the call to voice mail. However, if the area code is (513)...

Tags: Living Well, maecuff, off-topic

Discussion threads 2004-11-24

The importance of design symmetry in your Java types

Design symmetry means that if one method causes an effect, the logically opposite method should cause the opposite effect. In this Java tip, David Petersheim discusses why this can be a subtle point, but the results may be very significant. In this context, design symmetry means that...

Tags: David Petersheim, Programming languages, ConversionService, Java Tips Newsletter, Method, Connection, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Technical articles 2005-08-10

DNS issues establishing a trust between domains

Help me out tech republic? I'm trying to establish a trust between two domains in different forests. I've created a secondary zone in forward lookup on both domains and allowed zone transfers to the opposite domain external IP address on each domain's primary zone record. My issue is I can't...

Tags: Domain names, tgillette@..., DNS, domain, opposite domain

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Friday Yuk

ONLY IN AMERICA: Only in America .....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. ! Only in...

Tags: dspeacock, fire department

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

TCP/IP node types and client logon

Learn the basics of TCP/IP nodes and to work with each type in Windows 9x and Windows NT.When you’re building a multi-site domain that’s routed across several subnets, you may assume that putting a backup domain controller in a remote site will ensure that the clients at that site will...

Tags: Network technology, Richard Charrington, domain controller, WINS, TCP/IP, server

Technical articles 2000-02-24