• Yahoo and Twitter Kick Data Sharing up a Notch

     
     
    For any data processing professional, the protection of client data is a high priority.  Not only is a huge amount of effort put into the integrity and usability of data, significant expense and work is done to make sure that data is not disclosed beyond the relationship between a customer and the institution.  You see [...]

  • The Right Way to Throw Away a Computer

     
     
    We have gotten to the point that a PC or Laptop is almost a home appliance.  The technology changes and improves so rapidly these days that it is pretty much a given that you should plan to replace your computer every three years or less.  For a business, that can mean dozens of computers hitting [...]

  • Capacity Planning – Friend or Foe?

     
     
    A systems administrator has a big job.  The job description for systems administration seems to take in just about anything management can think up.  At the same time, systems administrators become very possessive of the systems they care for because every aspect of the operation of those systems is their job. 
     
    In many ways, systems administrators [...]

  • When an IT Expert Needs a Job

    An IT person must approach the challenge of finding a new job in a very particular way.  Because your skills are specialized, you are not going to apply to every job that is in the newspaper.  The approach you should take to find good jobs and then how to craft your resume and your strategy [...]

  • IT Management Means Speaking Two Languages

    Most IT department managers or project leaders grow up out of the IT technical ranks.  That is a good thing.  For one thing, an IT manager must have the ability to talk intelligently with technical experts.  If he or she cannot sustain the respect of a staff of highly trained and talented IT developers, that [...]

Google Pushes the Envelope with Google Voice for Small Business

Google Pushes the Envelope with Google Voice for Small Business

Google has all the traits of a company that we all are all going to hate to love but love to hate.  The more they
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Application Development for Mobile Computing Explodes

Application Development for Mobile Computing Explodes

Application Development for Mobile Computing Explodes   Unless you live in a cave, you already know that the huge surge of popularity for mobile applications is the
Feb 24, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
The Rise of Navigation Systems

The Rise of Navigation Systems

The Rise of Navigation Systems   Remember paper maps? You'd take them out of the glove compartment or boot, unfold them, flip them around, and it would
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The Beginner’s Guide To Choosing a PDA

The Beginner’s Guide To Choosing a PDA

The Beginner's Guide To Choosing a PDA   For everyone thinking of buying their first PDA, this guide's for you! A gentle introduction to these devices should
Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

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  • The Beginner’s Guide To Choosing a PDA

    The Beginner’s Guide To Choosing a PDA

    The Beginner's Guide To Choosing a PDA   For everyone thinking of buying their first PDA, this guide's for you! A gentle introduction to these devices should be all you need. PDAs aren't like other computers - they're compact, user-friendly, fast, featureful,

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses

    Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses

    Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses   Let us not be shy about it: When you use Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses and eyewear devices, you are officially living in the science fiction era. It's no joke, you really have joined the era of

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • What Accessories Are Available For a PDA?

    What Accessories Are Available For a PDA?

    What Accessories Are Available For a PDA?   In light of the explosion in PDA's popularity in the past decade, it's kind of surprising how many people are still running around with just the bare unit. They might keep the AC adapter/charger

    Dec 14, 2009 | 1 comment | View Post

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  • Digital Gadget Gift Ideas For Big Kids

    Digital Gadget Gift Ideas For Big Kids

    Digital Gadget Gift Ideas For Big Kids   When most parents think gadgets for kids, they tend to think like a little kid... which means video games. While it's true that younger children (age range 5 to 12 years) will be impressed

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses

    Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses

    Things You Can Do With Bluetooth Sunglasses   Let us not be shy about it: When you use Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses and eyewear devices, you are officially living in the science fiction era. It's no joke, you really have joined the era of

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Christmas Shopper Poll – Favorite Gadgets…

    Christmas Shopper Poll – Favorite Gadgets…

    Christmas Shopper Poll - The Favorite Gadgets...   In our latest popularity poll, we didn't ask what the most useful gadgets were. Or the highest quality, or the most expensive, or the cheapest. No, our sole metric was "How much do you just

    Dec 14, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

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  • How Your Web Browsing Habits Impact Your Computer’s Security

    How Your Web Browsing Habits Impact Your Computer’s Security

    How Your Web Browsing Habits Impact Your Computer's Security   No matter if you're a home user, running a small business, or adminning for a 10,000-head corporation, web browsing will be the weak spot in your computer system's defense. Because the number

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • An Introduction to Network Monitoring

    An Introduction to Network Monitoring

    An Introduction to Network Monitoring   There's a difference between an intrusion detection system monitor and a network monitor. While an intrusion detection system is responsible for protecting the system from outside threats, a network monitor just watches for internal failure conditions,

    Jan 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Concepts of Network Security

    Concepts of Network Security

    Concepts of Network Security   The first thing to understand about network security is that it's all about preventing unauthorized users from accessing a network. This is different from information security, which protects against things like automated malware such as viruses. The

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