Archive for January, 2010

Google To No Longer Support IE6

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Attention Internet Explorer hold-outs; you're about to get another firm push to upgrade to at least Internet Explorer 7, if not 8. Google. has announced that starting in March it will no longer support IE 6. It is also phasing ...

If I Were President for Just One Day…

Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Sam Thacker recently let us all know what he'd do if he were president of the USA for one day. Very funny article. Most technology companies are small companies. Most of what goes in in D.C. helps big companies ...

Tip: 123456 Is A Bad Password

Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

And yet, it is apparently the most popular password in circulation. Imperva, a company that makes software for blocking out hackers, had the unique opportunity to analyze a data base of 32 million previously compromised (read that: stolen) passwords. The ...

*Technology Failure in 2010*

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Michael Krigsman has been blogging about IT Project Failures for a while now, and he just published a post on his failure predictions for the new year. They include: 1. *Traditional enterprise failure rates will remain unchanged* ...

If Blackberry Had Launched The iPad

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

First of all, I'd like to think that parent company RIM would have listened to the women on staff and not named it the iPad. It would have been something boring like "Blackberry Slate". But, at least it would not ...

The Deets On Apple’s iPad

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Score one for the rumor mill. By the time Apple unveiled the iPad today, there were very few surprises left; mostly confirmations. Yes: - It has a keyboard-less touchscreen with a 10 inch screen (9.7 to be exact). - Apple has cut a ...

What’s Hot In IT Jobs

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Overall, the story is grim for IT professionals. According to Forrester Research, IT recruiting is as flat as a pancake. But if you have the right skill set in IT, you could be a hot property. Dice.com, a major tech ...

What’s Hot In IT Jobs

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »

Overall, the story is grim for IT professionals. According to Forrester Research, IT recruiting is as flat as a pancake. But if you have the right skill set in IT, you could be a hot property. Dice.com, a major tech ...