Friday | 5 December, 2008
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Five tips for managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 28/11/2008 07:21:00
Users are going hog-wild with the popular Microsoft portal, and it's causing problems for IT managers. How you can bring your Microsoft SharePoint Server deployment under controlMicrosoft SharePoint Server implementations can get ugly. - +
November Cool Tools 28/11/2008 09:35:00
A snapshot of the latest and greatest gadgets, gizmos and technology announced this month.A snapshot of the latest and greatest gadgets, gizmos and technology announced this month. - +
10 kitchen gadgets for the geek gourmet 28/11/2008 10:12:00
From Internet-enabled appliances to wireless thermometers, we offer a tantalising list of cool kitchen toys.From Internet-enabled appliances to wireless thermometers, we offer a tantalising list of cool kitchen toys. - +
Moving a Data Center Into the Cloud 28/11/2008 08:40:00
How planning disaster recovery and ended up a big cost-saving strategyA year in which the economics of the travel and hotel industries are so bad that business analysts keep making comparisons to the months immediately following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York is not generally the time most IT people would be comfortable putting together a disaster recovery plan for the first time. Most would be in their offices, sweating over spreadsheets, looking for ways to trim spending a bit more, or push a project to drive down operational costs. - +
Holiday Helpers: Free Web 2.0 Apps 28/11/2008 10:27:00
These mobile e-elves will help keep your festivities organizedKeeping up with holiday errands, parties and travel plans doesn't need to be as difficult as it used to be, thanks to some handy free Web 2.0 apps that you can access from your browser on the family computer or your mobile phone. - +
Spam is silenced, but where are the feds? 28/11/2008 09:00:00
The FTC's HerbalKing operation grabbed a lot of headlines; the McColo takedown cut spamOn October 14, the US Federal Trade Commission, with help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police, announced that it had shut down a vast international spam network known as HerbalKing. - +
Folding screen for mobile phones unveiled 28/11/2008 09:51:00
A mock-up of a smartphone with a flexible display developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute.A mock-up of a smartphone with a flexible display developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute. - +
The XBRL mandate is here: Is IT ready? 27/11/2008 08:24:00
The first stage of the reporting requirement isn't tech-heavy, but IT's involvement will need to growGiven all the pressures IT is under, another compliance initiative may seem to be one too many. There is such a mandate: to submit financial reports using XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) tags. How much will the XBRL mandate add to IT's burden? At first, the burden will be small, but it will increase over time -- as will the opportunity to use XBRL for better internal operations, not just for reporting compliance. - +
Seven classic PC symptoms 27/11/2008 08:46:00
And how to fix the underlying problemsAs a small-business person, you might bemoan the fact you don't have 24/7 IT support like your larger-scale competitors. Don't panic. You can solve many of the most common computer problems yourself. Here are some snafus you can tackle on your own, thanks to the advice of the support staff at several major hardware and software vendors: - +
Fatal Error: Your PC's down. Now what? 27/11/2008 09:16:00
Here are some first steps to pull yourself out of the blue-screen blues.When Marcia C. Brier gets a dreaded error message on her PC at MCB Communications, she knows she's on her own. Her IT department is nonexistent, as is the case at most small businesses. - +
Why XBRL is good, mandate or no 27/11/2008 08:24:00
The XML-based financial reporting standard could help IT streamline messy financial processesLike any government mandate, the SEC's requirement to use XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) in public companies' financial reports cannot be ignored. However, along with the government stick comes a number of beneficial carrots. - +
Sun, wind, algae: Future data-center power sources? 26/11/2008 07:37:00
Researchers and policymakers gathered at E3 2008 to share progress in the development of renewable energy sources including wind, solar and biofuelsThe potential for wind power in the upper Midwest United States has led some to dub the region the "Saudi Arabia of wind." But tapping that potential isn't easy. In particular, the difficulty of integrating wind power into utility companies' transmission grids is hampering adoption. - +
New MacBook Air, now with extra SSD goodness 26/11/2008 09:36:00
Thin as ever, the latest Air offers up to twice the storage and snappy performanceI really like Apple's newly revamped MacBook Air, which got extensive under-the-hood updates last month. And I really, really like the apparent speed boost offered by the larger solid-state drive (SSD) in the Air I've been testing for the past week. - +
Slideshow -- Tech of Yesteryear: Where Old Computers Find Their Final Resting Place 24/11/2008 12:44:00
Max Burnet has turned his home in the leafy suburbs of Sydney into arguably Australia’s largest private computer museum. Since retiring as director of Digital Equipment Corporation a decade ago, Burnet has converted his interest in the computing industry into an invaluable snapshot of computer history. Every available space from his basement to the top floor of his two-storey home is covered with relics from the past. His collection is vast, from a 1920s Julius Totalisator, the first UNIX PDP-7, a classic DEC PDP-8, the original IBM PC, Apple’s Lisa, MITS Altair 8800, numerous punch cards and over 6000 computer reference books. And more. He happily opened his doors for CIO to take a look.Max Burnet has turned his home in the leafy suburbs of Sydney into arguably Australia’s largest private computer museum. Since retiring as director of Digital Equipment Corporation a decade ago, Burnet has converted his interest in the computing industry into an invaluable snapshot of computer history. Every available space from his basement to the top floor of his two-storey home is covered with relics from the past. His collection is vast, from a 1920s Julius Totalisator, the first UNIX PDP-7, a classic DEC PDP-8, the original IBM PC, Apple’s Lisa, MITS Altair 8800, numerous punch cards and over 6000 computer reference books. And more. He happily opened his doors for CIO to take a look. - +
iPhone OS 2.2 update doesn't fix key business flaws 25/11/2008 08:20:00
The iPhone is great, but not as great as it needs to be with the BlackBerry Storm now hereThe iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2 OS propelled Apple's leading-edge mobile device into serious contention as a business smartphone. And the iPhone 3G is one of the best -- if not the best -- mobile 2.0 device out there for overall use. But Apple missed when it came to business functionality, leaving a space that the RIM BlackBerry Storm, Palm Treo Pro, and Google Android-based T-Mobile G1 are all trying to fill.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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