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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Baseline Magazine Update
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Geek's Guide to the Oscars
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The upcoming Academy Awards should command interest among the IT crowd. From groundbreaking films to cult favorites, movie buffs in the tech world will have a stake in the game when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its iconic statuettes on March 7.
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20 IT Certifications Worth Having
Monday, February 22, 2010
The most recent Foote Partners IT Skills and Certification Pay Index shows that while the value of many certifications drooped in the gloomy 2009 economy, some certifications still command a pay premium over the average IT base salary. The following 20 certifications are the top certifications by market growth over the last three months.
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Young Workers Shake Up IT
Monday, February 22, 2010
What's the impact of Gen Y on IT shops? Accenture Global Research on Millennials' Use of Technology says, Companies intent on attaining high performance must accept and adapt to achieve the transformation potential this always-connected, instant-messaged generation can offer.
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Identity Fraud on the Rise
Friday, February 19, 2010
2009 saw yet another record increase in ID fraud among American adults, according to Javelin Research. Small business owners and Millennials seem to have been hit hardest among all demographics.
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How to Write a Bad Resume
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Jobs site TheLadders.com breaks down several common mistakes people make when writing their resumes.
See also: How to Get Fired
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Social Media Behaving Badly
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
It's one thing when companies spill your data by accident. But what about when they do it on purpose? Google's latest foray into social networking, Buzz, met with immediate criticism when it became clear that the service made public a user's most frequent email contacts. Not cool. Google quickly announced changes to the service, but the fact remains: companies that control user data have huge power, and are prone to misusing that power. Business users should be aware of the risks associated with these services.
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Managing The Virtual Enterprise
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Measuring performance in an extended enterprise takes specific knowledge and management skill -- and makes technology into a commodity.
- John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the wealthiest men in history, built his vast fortune (nearly $320 billion, adjusted for inflation in 2007) on the principle of controlling as much of the means of production as possible. At one point, Standard Oil controlled nearly 90 percent ...
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How Users Conquered IT
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Technology popularized by consumers is remaking the corporate IT shop. Smartphones, social networking, and blogs are among recent examples of this consumerization of the enterprise. Yet the trend has deep roots, extending to the early days of the personal computing era.
More on this topic here.
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Where IT Spending Will Go in 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Analysts with Pierre Audoin Consultants predict this year's global IT spending by verticals. PAC believes the hottest growth sectors for technology spending includes utilities, public sector and the telecom market.
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Tech Industry Sees Stronger 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The BDO Seidman 2010 Technology Outlook Survey examined the opinions of 100 chief financial officers at leading technology companies located throughout the United States. The survey was conducted in January of 2010, and included companies in the software, hardware, telecommunications, internet and information technology services sub-sectors. The companies surveyed had revenues up to $10 billion.
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Ten Realities of Workplace Romance
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Workplaces romances can be costly and disruptive for an employer. They're also pretty much inevitable. Much of the information in this slideshow comes from Challenger, Gray Christmas, Inc.
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40 Fast Facts on Linux
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The open source software turned 18 last year, and its maturity is evident to hackers and corporate types alike.See also: Fast facts on Microsoft, Oracle, Google and HP.
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Eight Ways to Get Fired
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Many good workers have lost jobs because of downsizing in the Great Recession. But getting terminated for cause happens, too. Here are some of the leading ways to earn the ax.
See also: Job-Killing References, Awful Co-Workers, Social Networking Without Tears.
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What's Wrong With Microsoft
Monday, February 8, 2010
Former Microsoft VP Dick Brass published an opinion article in the New York Times, arguing that the Redmond giant has become a clumsy, uncompetitive innovator, with a dysfunctional corporate culture in which the big established groups are allowed to prey upon emerging teams. The company, though hugely profitable, is failing, he says. Here are some of Brass's key points.
See also: 45 Fast Facts About Microsoft.
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Tech Stars Shine in New Roles
Friday, February 5, 2010
One sign that an industry has come of age is when its stars begin to shine in other areas of the culture. Technology titans have made that leap, first slowly, now in droves. Enriched by their business careers, emboldened by the sense of possibility that defines their industry, they are making their mark in a variety of fields -- and even traditional toys of the rich, like sports teams, feel different in their hands.
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