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Customize Your Android Phone

Posted Jun 18, 2010 - 09:33 am

Why settle for your phone's default settings? Android is one of the most customizable platforms around. Here are some simple ways to start taking control.
Android, smartphone
Deciding who to include in IT governance

Posted Jun 29, 2010 - 07:22 am

It is far better to pare down after you compile a list of possible stakeholders and participants than to scramble to add people to the mix later on down the road. So how do you decide who to include in the IT governance process? Here are three practical steps:
Accenture, IT governance
Developing an IT scorecard

Posted Nov 10, 2009 - 09:25 am

Development of an IT scorecard is often a "once in a career" event for IT managers, says Robert Ryan, co-author of The Business of IT. Here he offers 6 must-dos for successfully developing an IT scorecard for your organization.
it scorecard, performance management
Discovering space hogs on your hard drive

Posted Apr 04, 2013 - 11:09 am

Sorting through files and folders is a really time consuming process. Fortunately, there's an easier way.
hard drives
Ditch your security awareness program

Posted Nov 12, 2009 - 09:49 am

Your security awareness program isn't working and the solution is NOT another poster in the lunch room about the dangers of opening emails from people you don't know. A better idea: skip prevention awareness and instead focus your staff on being better "net cops".
laptop theft, security awareness
Don't call it brainstorming: 10 tips for better innovation

Posted Oct 21, 2009 - 08:22 am

Brainstorming can be a great source of new ideas. But many companies struggle with identifying the truly great ideas and turning them into organizational wins. Here are 10 concrete ways to get both quality and execution out of your brainstorming sessions.
brainstorming, innovation
Dress up Firefox with Personas

Posted Jan 13, 2010 - 09:28 am

Tired of drab old Firefox? Personas, a new Firefox add-on from Mozilla Labs, makes it simple to pick and choose colorful themes.
Firefox, Firefox add-on
Dual monitor tools let you rule

Posted Jan 12, 2010 - 09:08 am

Having two monitors is a productive habit that's hard to give up. Add in helpful Windows utilities like these, and they'll have to pry your double displays from your cold, dead mouse hand.
displays, The Daily Tip
Embedded mobile broadband versus dongles or tethering: Which is best?

Posted Aug 31, 2010 - 07:43 am

4 ways to get online when there's no WiFi in range
mobile broadband, software-defined radio
Embedded mobile broadband: Software-defined radio makes carrier-switching easy

Posted Aug 30, 2010 - 10:50 am

New software-defined radio tech like Qualcomm's GOBI means you can go shopping for a mobile-broadband-ready notebook or netbook that can give you some pre and post-purchase choice of carriers.
mobile broadband, Qualcomm

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IPv6 Month

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OPINION: A phased approach to IPv6 that's so easy, you'll almost think you're still ignoring it

PRIMER: Getting started with IPv6

HOW-TO: Planning a secure migration to IPv6

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