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Sanity check: The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007
While 2007 gave us some fantastic technological innovations, it also brought the usual spate of bungles, miscues, and faux pas. Since I believe that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes, it's important to look at some of the most glaring errors that were made manifest in the...
Tags: China, Apple iPhone, Web, Wall Street Journal, Red Flag Software, Information Technology, HD-DVD, IEEE 802.11n, Microsoft Windows Vista, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Blu-ray, Reality, Red Flag Linux, TJX, Linux, Hd Dvd, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Programming Languages, Wi-Fi, Java, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Wireless, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-12-02
3 things your resume could do without
Here are three things that, judging from my mail, hiring managers dislike in a resume. 1. Spelling and grammatical errors. We've covered this area quite a bit on TechRepublic. (See 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid) Some members have blasted us for our seeming...
Tags: Gimmick, Wall Street Journal, Hobby, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2007-09-06
Sanity check: Did The Wall Street Journal sabotage businesses by publishing tips on how to circumvent IT?
In the Monday, July 30, edition of The Wall Street Journal, there was a special section on technology that led with the article "Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You" by Vauhini Vara. If you haven't read the article, you should take a look because some of your users...
Tags: Security, Wall Street Journal, Information Technology, Compliance, E-mail, User, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-08-03
Sanity check: Did The Wall Street Journal sabotage businesses by publishing tips on how to circumvent IT?
What do you think about The Wall Street Journal tips for circumventing IT?The Wall Street Journal recently published tips for users to circumvent IT procedures, as I wrote about here:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=528What do you think about the WSJ's list? How do you think IT can help users bridge work computing and home...
Tags: Channel management, NETWORKING, information technology, Jason Hiner, IT Procedures, Wall Street Journal, Sanity
Discussion threads 2007-08-03
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share the stage at D5 today -- What will they announce?
Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs will make a rare joint appearance tonight at at the fifth annual D: All Things Digital conference (D5) in San Diego. The appearance is supposed to be an "unrehearsed and unscripted" 75-minute interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in which Gates...
Tags: Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs, Microsoft, D: All Things Digital, D5, Bill Gates, Apple
Blog posts 2007-05-30
TJX's failure to secure Wi-Fi causes $1B damage
Most of the major retailers during that time were running WEP and many are STILL running some form of WEPThe news TJ Maxx data breach has rocked the the retail and banking industry and many estimate that it will cost hundreds of millions or even a billion plus dollars in...
Tags: Servers, Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Desktop
Blog posts 2007-05-07
WSJ Outlines current cybersecurity threats
Last week, TheWall Street Journal published a great cybersecurity piece that's definitelyworth a read. The authors provide detail explanations of common threats such targetedattacks, botnets, adware, spyware, and more. While the article's informationwon't be news to computer security professionals and seasoned network administrators,it's worth a quick look and could serve...
Tags: Wall Street Journal
Blog posts 2005-07-26
Customer service
The following is a verbatim discussion with a Wall Street Journal customer service representative:Me: My paper has been delivered erratically over the past week.WSJ: Define "erratically."Me: Last Thursday it didn't come at all. On Friday and Monday it was delivered only to the other side of the bridge, and the...
Tags: bridge, customer service, Info-Safety, LLC, off-topic, Wall Street Journal
Discussion threads 2005-04-01
Breakaway: Small Business by The Staff of the Wall Street Journal 3.0.1 (Mobile)
Breakaway: Small BusinessThe Staff of the Wall Street JournalFree PressJanuary 10, 2001Several times a year, The Wall Street Journal publishes Special Reports entitled Breakaway: A Focus on Small Business. This ongoing feature is one of the most popular in both the print and interactive versions of the Journal. With 25...
Tags: Wall Street Journal, Mobile, Simon & Schuster Inc., Small Business, Iceberg Reader, Breakaway
Software downloads 2009-12-08
The Wall Street Journal Mobile -- One-year purchase 1.0 (Mobile)
The Wall Street Journal Mobile -- 1-year purchase. Business news has a new look with The Wall Street Journal Mobile. Providing comprehensive top financial news and market data from The Wall Street Journal Online, The Wall Street Journal Mobile also offers personalized stock quotes, and portfolio news and information. Subscribers...
Tags: Wall Street Journal, Financial, Mobile, Wall Street Journal Mobile, Business New, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance
Software downloads 2005-02-17
The Wall Street Journal Mobile -- 30-day purchase 1.0 (Mobile)
The Wall Street Journal Mobile -- 30-day purchase. Business news has a new look with The Wall Street Journal Mobile. Providing comprehensive top financial news and market data from The Wall Street Journal Online, The Wall Street Journal Mobile also offers personalized stock quotes, and portfolio news and information. Subscribers...
Tags: Wall Street Journal, Financial, Mobile, Wall Street Journal Mobile, Business New, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance
Software downloads 2005-06-27
WSJ Wall Street Journal 1.0 (Mobile)
Get the information you depend on plus entertainment, culture, and sports coverage when, where, and how you want it from the most credible source for news and information. WSJ Wall Street Journal features essential news and information, exclusive WSJ video, WSJ radio podcasts, customized navigation, and articles to save and...
Tags: Wall Street Journal, Mobile, Podcasts, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing
Software downloads 2009-04-15
The Wall Street Journal Mobile 1.0 (Mobile)
The Wall Street Journal Mobile provides business and financial news, comprehensive market data and personalized portfolio information directly to your cell phone. 1-year purchase.Get Journal top stories, technology news, opinion and portfolio-tracking all updated throughout the day, and as close as your cell phone. Find out more about cell phone...
Tags: Wall Street Journal, Financial, Mobile, Cell Phone, Wall Street Journal Mobile, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
Software downloads 2005-11-16

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Wall Street's response to Bush's recovery plan triggers global stock plummet
On Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, President Bush announced an economic stimulus plan to pump as much as $150 billion into the U.S. economy by way of tax cuts and government spending in an effort to avoid a recession. However, that news didn’t have a positive affect on Wall Street....
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Stock, Wall, Construction, Investment, Finance, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-01-22
Sanity check: If you're working on IT-business alignment, you've already lost
Last October, at a conference for IT managers and executives, I was chatting with George Spalding -- an ITIL expert from Pink Elephant -- about the popular concept of IT/business alignment. The fact that so many people in the IT field even talk about the need to align IT and...
Tags: Information Technology, Business, IT/business, Journal, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-03-17
Sanity check: Is IT moving toward an inevitable split between in-house strategy and outsourced operations?
Last week I criticized The Wall Street Journal for its article showing users how to circumvent IT. While that piece was the cover story of an eight-page special section on technology on July 30, tucked near the back of that section was another interesting article called "What's Next for IT,"...
Tags: Strategy, Managed Services, Split, Operation, Information Technology, Pro, Outsource, Verizon Communications Inc., Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-08-10
Virus Kits Readily Available
--Virus Kits Readily Available on the Internet are Protected by Right to Free SpeechNote: The following is a summary of an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on March 31, 2005. The Wall Street Journal site requirespaid registration.CDs containing virus source code, virus writing tools and descriptions...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, virus
Discussion threads 2005-04-06
What we take for granted -- Freedom of the Press
What we take for granted -- Freedom of the Press[This article appeared in "The Walkley," a publication of the Australian Journalists' Association.]Google executives have given in to pressure and resigned themselves to the fact that if they are going to compete in the Chinese market, they too will have to...
Tags: government, google, media, china, censorship, CHINESE, jardinier, off-topic, Google Inc., Chinese Market
Discussion threads 2006-02-21
DIY corporate IT procurement
Does having employees pick their own equipment work better for corporate computers and mobile phones? A Wall Street Journal article published Tuesday detailed the growing popularity of DIY procurement, where corporations allow workers to select IT equipment for their use or gain reimbursement for expenses associated with personal IT gear....
Tags: Information Technology, Procurement, Strategy, Management, John Bartley K7AAY
Blog posts 2007-07-04
Ten links to help you understand Microsoft's management shuffle
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates has announced he is moving aside to let company president Steve Ballmer take the reins as the company's CEO. Here are some links to help you get to the bottom of this management turnover.Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates has announced he is moving aside to...
Tags: Paul Baldwin, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates
Technical articles 2000-01-14
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