By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff at CIO.com…
A lot can go wrong when it comes to building a business Website. To find out some of the biggest mistakes companies make when redesigning their website–or launching a new one–CIO.com surveyed Web developers, Web designers and customer experience experts We cite the 12 most often problems, as well as how you can fix or prevent them.
By Stephen Lawson at CIO.com…
Federal initiatives to make more spectrum available for mobile services are likely to take off running after President Barack Obama’s re-election on Tuesday, a member of a presidential technology commission said.
via Obama Tech Adviser Says Re-election Sets Stage for Progress on Spectrum CIO.com.
An A-Z of Linux – 40 Essential Commands You Should Know
via An A-Z of Linux – 40 Essential Commands You Should Know.
Some of us are going to need this. From TechRepublic.com…
A good article on the basics of file and folder organization, critical to personal productivity. By Aaron Lynn at AsianEfficiency.com.
One of the simplest and most overlooked aspects of being organized is getting your computer files organized. It’s something that’s easy to take for granted, especially when you forget that most people don’t use their computers like us crazy systems-people do. Let’s look at some good practices for keeping your files and documents neat, in folders and easy searchable and accessible.
By Aaron Couch at MakeUseOf.com…
We’ve all been there, some more than others, but at one point or another we’ve all had to convert a file. But whether we knew how to or not, was the question. Sometimes with this sort of thing it’s simply the lack of knowledge of what to use. The other common issue is how to use it. Well now that you’re reading this article, those should no longer be problems that you’re familiar with.
via Format Factory: Quickly & Easily Convert Multimedia Files Without The Headache [Windows].
This is a trend I want to see continue. Great for the U.S. economy and IT pros in the country.
By Stephanie Overby at CIO.com…
CIO — One thing is certain–it’s going to cost GM a lot more to insource the 10,000 jobs it previously outsourced or offshored. However, the benefits could have significant business value.
via GM Bets on Insourcing, Brings Back 10,000 IT Jobs CIO.com.
By Dominic Vogel at TechRepublic.com…
Over the past several months, since notable security professional Dave Aitel proclaimed that security awareness was a complete waste of time, much has been written both for and against his arguments. I am not going to bother to add to the litany of articles. Regardless of your opinion about security awareness as a risk mitigating control, all information security professionals should be capable of at least describing, at a high-level, the concept of security awareness. Picture this scenario: you are tasked with talking about security awareness with your business colleagues. One stipulation – you have only five minutes to deliver your message. So other than constructing a machine to slow down time, how would you attempt to effectively describe security awareness in 300 seconds? My approach: take out all the techno-babble and appeal to people’s common sense.
via Five-minute security: The elevator pitch | TechRepublic.