By Michael Cooney at Network World…
Gartner analysts today whipped out their always interesting and sometimes controversial look at what the consultancy thinks will impact the IT arena in the near future.
via Gartner: The Top 10 IT altering predictions for 2014 – Network World.
The article also has links to parts 1 and 2. By Brien M. Posey at WindowsNetworking.com…
This article continues the walkthrough for building a private cloud by walking you through the construction of a logical network. After doing so, we will also be creating a new IP address pool that will service the logical network.
What a great collection of Windows 8 tips! By Chris Hoffman at MakeUseOf.com…
On Windows 8, you can press Windows Key + X or right-click at the bottom-left corner of your screen to open a menu known as the “power user menu” or “quick access menu.” This menu contains quick access to system utilities like the Control Panel, Command Prompt, Task Manager, File Explorer, Device Manager, and more. Win+X Menu Editor allows you to edit the shortcuts that appear here, adding new shortcuts, removing existing ones, and even rearranging the list.
This is great news! I’m looking forward to Apple’s next major update to OS X. Good advice from Dan Frakes at Macworld.com…
Apple has released to developers the golden master of Mavericks (OS X 10.9)—the final non-public version, and most likely the build that will become the official 10.9.0. That means that the official public release of Mavericks isn’t far off. We’re still waiting on a specific date for that release—at WWDC earlier this year, Apple said only “this fall”—but for those aiming to upgrade as soon as the new OS drops, the golden master means that now is the time to start getting your Mac ready for Mavericks.
via Get your Mac ready for Mavericks (OS X 10.9) | Macworld.
As a lifelong student and aspiring practitioner of good leadership I recommend this article. Lifehacker articles have gotten a little mundane but this one is excellent. By Adam Dachis at Lifehacker.com…
What makes a great leader makes a great friend. Nobody wants to think of their social life as a business that needs management, but many of the best leadership techniques can apply to our lives outside of work. Here’s a look at some people who have set good examples in their respective professions, and how you can apply those things to your daily social life.
via Classic Leadership Skills You Should Apply to Your Social Life.
There’s a saying in mu business, “you get hired for your technical skills and fired for your soft skills.” Good article by John McAndrew at Computerworld,com…
As a chief technology officer, you’re good at technology; the C-suite wouldn’t have hired you without that. But you can’t be all about technology. It’s even more important to understand the dynamics — and oftentimes the politics — of the C-suite. It’s your No. 1 client.
By Narasu Rebbapragada at TechHive.com
A bright orange line emerges from the horizon at the left side of the screen. Getting brighter, it arcs upward—and then suddenly turns ashen gray before falling back to the horizon. More lines follow the first. Thousands upon thousands of lines. The visual is at once beautiful and daunting.
via The art of numbers: Who knew Big Data could look so cool? | TechHive.
I’ve been looking into contemporary textbooks on operating systems and found this free, online text. The authors now teach at Duke and are gracious to make their book free. Kudos to the Arpaci-Dusseau team!
From their web page…
Welcome to Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (now version 0.6 — see BOOK NEWS for details), a free online (and available for purchase in printed form) operating systems book! The book is centered around three conceptual pieces that are fundamental to operating systems: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence. In understanding the conceptual, you will also learn the practical, including how an operating system does things like schedule the CPU, manage memory, and store files persistently. Lots of fun stuff!