Microfinancing uses tech to empower entrepreneurs
Microfinancing uses tech to empower entrepreneurs
Mobile technology, the internet, and globalization are powerful tools in eradicating poverty through microfinance loans, which have funded half a billion people and counting. Read more →
Let's talk Linux in a language we can all understand
Let's talk Linux in a language we can all understand
Jack Wallen believes that a language barrier is preventing Linux from being adopted, en mass, on the desktop. Do you think a simplified, standardized language for Linux is the solution? Read more →
SMBs can make the most of their security budget
SMBs can make the most of their security budget
SMBs can learn how to deal with limited IT security budgets and scarce resources by prioritizing security controls and needs. Read more →
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Understand the happy customer tipping point for insights into loyalty and purchases
A Temkin Group survey analysis uncovers significant gains in loyalty measures for tech vendors that succeed in being easy to work with from their customers' perspectives.
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Want to be in the C-suite? Do these three things
Patrick Gray recommends how to set the wheels in motion to advance your career and ultimately get an IT executive position.
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Transfer your files 20 times faster than USB with Thunderbolt
Read about Erik Eckel's experience with a Thunderbolt drive, which transferred his files 20 times faster than using USB.
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Smart Launcher provides a near-Nirvana Android user interface
If you prefer a more minimalist-yet-functional approach to your launcher, check out Smart Launcher, which will work with all your Android devices.
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How mid-to-large companies can optimize security budgets
These tips will help medium-to-large businesses learn to make the most of their IT security budgets.
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Big data moves sales from an art to a science
Sales reps who get big data analytics prior to making a deal can obtain the right pricing and capture the appropriate profit margin.
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Google's $1000 box to put G+ Hangouts in the conference room: Will the enterprise bite?
Google has launched a special Chromebox for conference rooms running Google+ Hangouts. How well will this compete with low-end video conferencing solutions?
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Pro tip: Upgrade VMware vCenter Server Appliance from 5.1 to 5.5
VMware's vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 can support up to 100 hosts and 3,000 virtual machines. Follow along as Lauren Malhoit explains how to upgrade from vCSA 5.1 to 5.5.
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Let's talk Linux, but in a language we can all understand
Jack Wallen believes that a language barrier is preventing Linux from being adopted, en mass, on the desktop. Do you think a simplified, standardized language for Linux is the solution?
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Four new features make Photoshop CC a standout
See what you can do with four of Photoshop CC's new features: Smart Sharpen, Perspective Warp, Camera Shake Reduction, and Real-Time Image Asset Generation.
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10 things to know about how microfinancing is using tech to empower global entrepreneurs
Mobile technology, the internet, and globalization are powerful tools in eradicating poverty through microfinance loans, which have funded half a billion people and counting.
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FInd inspiration while Daydreaming on Android
Jack Wallen takes a look at the Daydream screensaver that displays when your Android 4.2 (or greater) device is docked or charging.
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SMB penny stretching 101: Making the most of your security budget
SMBs can learn how to deal with limited IT security budgets and scarce resources by prioritizing security controls and needs.
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Startup Infoactive breaks down the design barrier in big data
Next month Infoactive is launching their public beta. SXSW's 'best bootstrapped startup' helps users build infographics without a designer or developer.
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Does security matter to you? Ditch Windows XP for one of these upgrade options
Microsoft officially ends support for Windows XP in April 2014, but there are plenty of upgrade options available. Andy Wolber takes a look at some conventional and alternative OS options.
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Weigh the value of achieving PMP certification
Can a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification help consultants or others involved in project management stay ahead? What does a PMP certification tell a potential client or employer? Here'...
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It's time to cowboy up
To cowboy up means that when things get tough you have to get up, dust yourself off, and keep trying. Executive and leadership coach John M. McKee says that it's time for leaders at all levels to do j...
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Learn additional uses for Cisco IOS access control lists
Network administrators typically use access control lists (ACLs) to stop traffic or permit only specified traffic while stopping all other traffic. While this is the primary use of ACLs, there are man...
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A closer look at femtocells
Femtocell technology has been hailed as an alternative to deliver the advantages of fixed mobile convergence. Poised for commercial launches by Telcos around the world in 2009, we take a closer look ...
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Is perfectionism killing your career?
In a time when adaptability is the name of the game for success, the rigidity of perfectionism may be an unwanted trait.
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Pass the paste: How creative exercises make training stick
Using glue and construction paper as a teaching tool may seem more fitting for a kindergarten class than a technical class for adults. But these basic school tools can also be used to create lesson pl...
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Talking Shop: When is a help desk call really an emergency?
Help users understand the true meaning of the phrase IT emergency
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Change the default font in your Word documents
If your client asks that all reports be in a specific Word font, you may grow weary of having to change the font each time you open a Word document. Check out how easy it is to select and set a defaul...
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Apple shake-up: Why Cook has dished Ive a bigger role
The most intriguing move in Apple's management changes adds software to hardware guru Jonathan Ive's design brief. But whether Apple CEO Tim Cook has chosen wisely will only become clear with iOS 7 or...
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Use dashboards to define and communicate project status
Project managers, are you looking for a more concise way of conveying mission-critical information than long project status reports? Dashboards offer an easy and accurate way to share essential inform...
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How do I resurrect the Run command in Windows Vista?
If you still have not forgiven Microsoft for eliminating the Run command in Windows Vista, don't fret. You can bring it out of extinction fairly quickly with these steps.
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Safely delete Linux files with libtrash
Deleting files in Linux usually pushes you to the point of no return, with no hope of retrieving any files you may have accidentally deleted. But there is a way to get deleted files back, thanks to th...
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Dealing with employees who want to run the show
What do you do if you manage a team whose members think they know more than you do, who make their own rules and have double standards. Here are the implications of such behavior and what you can do t...
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Enable culture change in your department
It's never easy when a company changes its culture. As a manager, you can play a key role by embracing the changes, helping to shape your people's perceptions of change, keeping them informed, and ins...
