Category Archives: Information Management

The Humor of Customer Support – Seriously!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin

TechRepublic has been running some of the humor of customer support, most of which has to do with clueless users and how funny some of their responses are. I am acquainted with this kind of humor and occasionally pass some … Continue reading →

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Internet Security – A View from North of the Border

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

Cory Doctorow is a very well known science fiction writer, journalist, and a commentator on technology and social issues. He is interviewed in about the first 15 minutes of the Canadian (CBC) program Spark 170. I think what he’s saying … Continue reading →

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Amazon Eating the World?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

There’s an interesting article in Bloomsberg BusinessWeek titled Amazon, the Company that Ate the World. The title may seem just a bit over the top, but the content is interesting. I enjoyed the commentary on Amazon.com‘s business strategy. I admit … Continue reading →

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Many PCs Still Running Windows XP

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

It’s 74%, in fact, according to this endgadget.com story.  Based on my own experience I would add that IT expense and software compatibility are the two keys.  Even though I’ve found that most software issues can be resolved without excessive … Continue reading →

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Full Screen Braille

Posted on March 30, 2010 by admin

Gizmag describes the new technology, making it possible for blind computer users to make much, much better use of computers.

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Document Conversion Online

Posted on November 23, 2009 by admin

Boulders 2 Bits provides a link to Media Convert, which has a huge selection of document conversions you can perform online.  I haven’t worked with it yet, but it’s definitely in my bookmarks.

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Ford: Office on Wheels

Posted on June 30, 2009 by admin

Some details here.

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IT Folks Make Errors? No!!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by admin

I love TechRepublic’s 10 Things posts, and 10 dumb things IT pros do that can mess up their networks is a great one. It’s fun to tell those user stories, but most of us have dumb moment stories of our … Continue reading →

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Vista Robocopy for Backup

Posted on October 28, 2008 by admin

TechRepublic has an excellent video, and a text article.  I have been slow in moving toward Vista, but I now have a few installations to deal with. The basis of this video and article is that often one wants to … Continue reading →

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Delicious for Bookmarking

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

With a tip of the hat to TechRepublic, let me suggest Delicious to you for bookmarking. Why not just use browser bookmarks?  The root cause, for me, is gas prices.  Huh?  What do gas prices have to do with it?  … Continue reading →

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