http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/146/all xx http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/84102/developing-it-scorecard 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. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/84102/developing-it-scorecard#comments IT management/strategy Tip it scorecard performance management The Daily Tip Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:13 -0500 ITworld tips 84102 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/83997/bend-windows-7-your-will Windows 7 is more helpful than any previous operating system at transferring settings and getting things running. But not everything will work exactly like it did before. Here are a few tools that help fix what used to work for you in XP or Vista. http://www.itworld.com/windows/83997/bend-windows-7-your-will#comments Operating systems Windows Tip The Daily Tip Windows 7 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:56:54 -0500 ITworld tips 83997 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/83797/seven-windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts Bookmark this page now. You're going to want it when it's time to give your mouse a break. http://www.itworld.com/windows/83797/seven-windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts#comments Operating systems Windows Tip The Daily Tip Windows 7 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:04 -0500 ITworld tips 83797 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83695/use-data-mining-techniques-detect-fraud The basic premise of Benford's Law is that certain leading digits in any random set of data will appear in a specific non-uniform manner or in a certain frequency -- anything that is outside that frequency indicates a non-compliant anomaly. There are some great tools out there that can let you apply Benford's Law to your data, including Microsoft Excel. http://www.itworld.com/security/83695/use-data-mining-techniques-detect-fraud#comments Security Tip Benford's Law data mining data visualization The Daily Tip Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:34:52 -0500 ITworld tips 83695 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/soa/83423/never-separate-cloud-computing-soa Those of you who think you can separate architecture and cloud computing are gravely mistaken, says David Linthicum, author of "Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise". For most of today's projects, the best way to drive toward cloud computing is to leverage SOA approaches. http://www.itworld.com/soa/83423/never-separate-cloud-computing-soa#comments SOA Tip cloud computing The Daily Tip Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:44 -0500 ITworld tips 83423 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/83163/10-essential-windows-7-downloads Windows 7 may be brand spanking new, but that doesn't mean you can't find free or cheap tools to tweak its settings, add features, or smooth an upgrade from XP or Vista. Here are ten valuable software tools -- many of them free -- that can make your Windows 7 experience a lot more rewarding. http://www.itworld.com/windows/83163/10-essential-windows-7-downloads#comments Operating systems Software Windows Tip Windows 7 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:26:55 -0500 ITworld staff 83163 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83263/how-extract-your-linkedin-facebook-contacts It's hard to grow your social networks, but it's even harder to get your contacts out. Enter a Web service called OpenXchange. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83263/how-extract-your-linkedin-facebook-contacts#comments Internet Tip Facebook LinkedIn social networking The Daily Tip Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:01:46 -0500 ITworld tips 83263 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/83035/tomcat-performance-tuning-tips The way people usually tend to lose about half of their Tomcat performance is to proxy all requests to Tomcat from Apache HTTPD. That configuration is not what you want if you need the best Tomcat performance, says Jason Brittain, author of Tomcat: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition. http://www.itworld.com/networking/83035/tomcat-performance-tuning-tips#comments Networking Open Source Tip HTTPS jvm The Daily Tip Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:06:22 -0500 ITworld tips 83035 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/82955/h1n1-pandemic-planning-resources-and-reading-list If you have a supervisory role, you may want to review your staff's responsibilities individually, especially those who are the only ones who know how to complete a task, such as rebooting the server or opening a locked area. A little cross-training could save you a lot of grief. http://www.itworld.com/security/82955/h1n1-pandemic-planning-resources-and-reading-list#comments Security Tip business continuity H1N1 pandemic planning swine flu The Daily Tip Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:59:13 -0400 ITworld tips 82955 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82844/get-most-out-black-friday-bargains The words "Black Friday"--referring to the big shopping day that comes right after Thanksgiving--can trigger different emotions in people: excitement, fear, anxiety, or just plain indifference. But with these shopping tips and some planning, this year's bargain bonanza should be a breeze. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82844/get-most-out-black-friday-bargains#comments Personal tech Tip Black Friday Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:03:24 -0400 ITworld staff 82844 at http://www.itworld.com