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Written by Chris Smith
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Friday, 13 November 2009 01:00 |
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Making contributions to the common good is fine if you have a job, but what if you don't?
Written by Chris Smith
Sometimes I wonder if the government shouldn't just give programmers a free pass and, in the interests of developing more open-source software, put them on the dole.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 12:25 |
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Written by Chris Smith
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Friday, 21 August 2009 01:00 |
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With California's unemployment rate at nearly 12 percent, finding a job means sharpening up your technical skills and knowing how to present yourself during an interview.
Written by Chris Smith
As usual, the OCEAN User Group meeting Wednesday night was interesting and well-attended, particularly for an August meeting. Both Bob Langieri and Carole Comeau got a round of applause from the members, who undoubtedly were expressing their appreciation for the work they, Margaret Matthews, and the other board members did that resulted in the highly successful OCEAN Technical Conference last July. Following that, it was on to more serious business, and the pair opened a few eyes and minds in the audience, describing what it actually takes today to get a job.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 20 August 2009 13:07 |
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Written by CJ Rhoads
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 20:00 |
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A good leader knows his employees' strengths and plays to them! By CJ Rhoads Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the January/February 2008 issue of JDEtips Journal and is reprinted with permission from Klee Associates, Inc. Is your staff technically adept, non-technically adept, or a mixture of both? Leveraging your staff members' individual skill sets (and corresponding personalities) is often the key to improving your business health through technology...especially when you consider that all the hardware and software in the world is only as good as those who use it! Companies can improve their business health by understanding the human part of human resources. See if you can identify your staff in these descriptions and then read my tips for successfully managing these greatly varying personalities! |
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Last Updated on Monday, 11 May 2009 04:13 |
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Written by Maria DeGiglio
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 20:00 |
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The U.S. is in a recession, massive layoffs are occurring at an alarming rate, and the trend will continue into 2009. So it's time to party like it was 1999. Right? No! By Maria A. DeGiglio In early December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that 533,000 jobs were lost in November and the unemployment rate rose from 6.5 (in October) to 6.7 percent. The National Bureau of Economic Research also announced that the U.S. has been in a recession for about a year. Fortunately, the BLS provides a reasonable definition of a recession. I found this enlightening (we do endeavor to educate where possible): |
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Written by Christopher Jones
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:00 |
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If you think social networking is just for finding lost classmates or announcing your favorite bands, boy, are you wrong. By Christopher Jones "Baby, check this out. I've got something to say." That's probably the mantra that first comes to mind when someone mentions social networking. People posting their opinions, their photos, what they ate for lunch. But if that's your image of social networking, you haven't looked lately. The MySpace-dominated virtual dormitory has given way to truly useful networking sites that have a place in the new business world. Whether you're an individual or a company, there's something in the new social networking for you. |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 20:00 |
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If your virtual team is spread far and wide, how can you help them to be a real team? By Colleen Garton Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from Managing Without Walls, published by MC Press. Virtual teams are a growing phenomenon in today's business world. It is becoming more and more unusual to find an organization that doesn't have some virtual aspect to it. Sales teams have been virtual for decades. They just didn't have such a fancy title! Today, organizations have more than sales teams scattered around the country or the globe; virtual teams exist in practically every part of the organization. IT isn't immune from this movement. With the advent of newer and more mobile technology, virtual IT teams are becoming increasingly commonplace. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 October 2008 03:11 |
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Written by Chris Smith
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 20:00 |
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The breakdown of San Francisco's network administrator Terry Childs serves as a warning sign to us all. By Chris Smith Reading about the fall of network administrator Terry Childs in San Francisco sends a chill down my spine. Childs currently is in jail on $5 million bond for commandeering the city's FiberWAN fiber optic network. The network carries most of the city's network traffic, including employee emails, personnel information, and even law enforcement documents. Childs finally gave up the passwords following a visit to his cell last week by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 31 July 2008 08:53 |
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Written by Mark Duignan
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 20:00 |
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How is an organization or an ISV supposed to keep up in these challenging times? By Mark Duignan The IBM Power System marketplace is in decline. Some in the IBM i user community petition and plead with IBM to "market the IBM i server" so that it is acceptable within their organizations. However, the level of IBM marketing is not the real problem. Most IBM i users got involved with the platform simply because their organizations purchased an ISV solution that executed on it (e.g., BPCS, MAPICS). No matter how much they love the IBM i hardware and OS now, the marketplace was built by ISV solutions, not by the wonderful iSeries hardware/OS combination. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 July 2008 06:52 |
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