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SolutionBase: Ease Vista deployments with the Business Desktop Deployment Workbench
It needs it!Vista needs a lot of help to be a productivity improvement for most business functions. A smart rollout would instruct users on how to use it to their benefit -- otherwise the rollout is a waste of IT's precious time.
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), S.Howard-Sarin, Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2007-07-26
Keeping up with new CPUs
It was easier when it was just MHzNow with semiconductor manufacturer's making marketable names, "Celeron" and "Turion" for instance, it's harder to keep track. When there was a simpler scale the pace of change wasn't so daunting or confusing.
Tags: CPU, cpus, hardware, S.Howard-Sarin, window on windows
Discussion threads 2006-10-07
A Vista kill switch would be good for Linux
Agree and DisagreeThere is more than one "kill switch" in Vista in my opinion. Price is certainly one. I have no need to spend way too much on the software. The multiple versions also puts me off.The point that they lost me completely is
Tags: george ou, hardware, linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, piracy, S.Howard-Sarin, software, swITch
Discussion threads 2006-10-07
George and I disagree
Well, not a lot, but he thinks that the crime here is Foremski "lying" about the presence of a blacklist in Cox's firewall. I think Foremski was just making a reasonable assertion, with ambiguous wording.Three months certainly would be a long time to remove Craigslist from a blacklist, if there...
Tags: Cox, Craigslist, blacklist, george ou, S.Howard-Sarin, off-topic, firewall, Foremski
Discussion threads 2006-06-20
George and I disagree
Well, not a lot, but he thinks that the crime here is Foremski "lying" about the presence of a blacklist in Cox's firewall. I think Foremski was just making a reasonable assertion, with ambiguous wording.Three months certainly would be a long time to remove Craigslist from a blacklist, if there...
Tags: Cox, Craigslist, blacklist, george ou, S.Howard-Sarin, off-topic, firewall, Foremski
Discussion threads 2006-06-20
"Over-Draconian" browser security??
"Over-Draconian" browser security??Jason actually said that Vista's IE7 security feautures might be "over-Draconian"! Aside from the amusing invention of a term, do you really think that it's possible Microsoft will ship something that's locked down too tight?I heard they DID find a way to secure IEFirst, they pulled it out...
Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, ie, bill detwiler, vista, jason hiner, S.Howard-Sarin, off-topic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2006-04-25
Three Days Before the DEP
I'm embarassed to admit that I'd not turned on full-bore DEP on my home machine, but this latest IE threat made me take the jump. So far, lots of nothing -- in a good way! I've not run into any software compatibility on this fairly typical machine.Now if I could...
Tags: S.Howard-Sarin, ou, dep, off-topic, data execution prevention
Discussion threads 2006-03-27
Getting settled in my new line of work
Welcome to TR, George!Great to have you here in your natural home. Those ZDNet flameflowers never appreciated your cool-headed talents anyway.StephenWelcome!Glad to have your interesting commentary here George.Now for a moment of serious intent....People in Arid-zona need fish and seafood. Please send us some. We would appreciate it greatly...WellHi and...
Tags: blogs, George, george ou, off-topic, S.Howard-Sarin, settled-in, tr, Welcome
Discussion threads 2006-03-17
Photos: Dinosaur sightings - old-school computer hardware
My first love versus .... my Treo 650My Mac is in the gallery (here: http://techrepublic.com.com/2300-10877_11-5679569-2.html), and I took the picture with my Treo 650 PDA. It got me thinking about the comparitive specs:MEMORYMac: 1MB built in, 20MB hard driveTreo: 23MB built in, 256MB SD cardSCREENMac: 512 by 342...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, computer, computer hardware, dinosaurs, hardware, mac, Palm Treo, photograph, S.Howard-Sarin, treo
Discussion threads 2005-08-24

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The Howard Stern Widget (widget)
When you click on the fist, it takes you to today's show summary on howardstern.com. You also have the option to have The Howard Stern Widget open a different Web site or folder by going to preferences. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Summary, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
Software downloads 2007-07-30
Siemens HiPath Gives Howard University Students Voice, Data and Cable TV to Pillow
The mission of Howard University is to provide an educational experience of superior quality to students of high academic potential, and a technologically-intensive environment. One critical element in creating this technologically-intensive environment at Howard was a project valued at $10.4 million that is now providing each of 4600 students living...
Tags: Cable Television, Siemens AG, Voice, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
Case studies
Hospital Calls on Dell for Back-Up
In 2003, Howard County General Hospital (Columbia, MD), a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, turned to Dell to design and implement a disaster recovery plan. Howard County General Hospital needed a secondary data center where data could be immediately restored in case of a system crash. By turning to Dell,...
Tags: Data Recovery, Dell Computer Corp., Hospital, Storage Management, Data Centers, Databases, Healthcare, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software
Case studies
Haaa Notepad (widget)
A notepad for quick notes. The code is based on Simple Notepad 1.3 by Chris Howard. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Code, Note
Software downloads 2007-07-06
"Energy Independence"
FUEL ME ONCE, SHAME ON...WHO?by James Howard Kunstler[i]The day after the impressive Democratic election victory, Senate Majority Leader-to-Be Harry Reid declared that a top priority for the new congress would be policy leading to “energy indepen
Tags: Absolutely, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Discussion threads 2006-11-16
Best of CES 2006
Tags: CES 2006
Image galleries 2006-01-18
Birmingham kills desktop Linux project citing runaway expenses
Linux in action: A public library's success storyHoward County, MD Public Library has successfully migrated more than 200 public PCs from Windows to Linux, saved money, and everybody is happy.From (1):[i]"The migration seems to have been alm
Tags: george ou, linux, TechExec2, desktop, desktop Linux, new-PCs
Discussion threads 2006-11-20
SOA and Information Services
This Bloor Research white paper by analyst Philip Howard recommends an approach to information services that incorporates metadata management, data cleansing, and data transformation. Read all about it in this informative white paper, sponsored by IBM.
Tags: SOA, Information Service, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2006-03-01
The Business Benefits of DB2 9
This paper, authored by analyst Philip Howard of Bloor Research, examines the major new features of DB2 9 not only in business terms but with an explanation of how the various technologies work and where they differ from those of IBM's competitors. Learn more about each of the major...
Tags: Benefit, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2006-07-01
Small companies ignorant of security?
Security requires small businesses to think bigFormer White House adviser Howard Schmidt warns that hackers aren't just going after big corporations, and small businesses must beware. Small businesses must take security into account in their plannin
Tags: news, it management, security, Sonja Thompson, feedback, small business
Discussion threads 2006-11-21
BPM Infrastructure Technology and Standards
A business process management BPM infrastructure is a collection of components that work together to support the design and execution of business processes. The layers of the BPM infrastructure help to simplify the use of complex mechanics. In this overview, Burton Group Service Director Chris Howard looks at the components...
Tags: Business Process, BPM, Standards, Business Process Management Infrastructure, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software
White papers 2007-06-04
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