I found an article in the January 19, 2009 issue of InformationWeek fascinating. (In For the Long Haul http://www.informationweek.com/news/industry/transportation/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900815) Chris Murphy discusses a number of things that UPS is doing. They are launching a live chat operation to support some customers processing international shipments from the United States. In the time it takes to count [...]
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There are plenty of open source applications that can help you tremendously as a web designer. Open source projects are great not only because of their price tag (free), but also because of the passionate community that typically forms around them. In these economic times, it’s often a worthwhile endeavor to see places where you [...]
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The 2009 BETA Awards are scheduled for March 25th at the Buffalo Convention Center. We are accepting nominations for BETA Awards until January 31, 2009. Please take a moment to review the award categories and nominate someone you think is deserving! It can be a client, co-worker, employee, friend or anyone involved with WNY Tech! [...]
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The social butterfly that I am, I enjoy talking with people. Invariably I get asked the question about how I got into the computer field. I think there are as many stories about getting into computers as there are people, and there probably is no “Right” way. Just today I was talking to a lady [...]
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If you’re a company under 100 users, or if you have a peer-to-peer network, or if you’re tired of the cost of Microsoft upgrades, or if you’re just starting out, take a look at Lotus Foundations.
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I have been in the computer field for over 10 years and certified in Lotus technologies for almost as long. I know nothing about marketing or viral videos. BUT, if this is the kind of stuff that the people with the degrees and the experience are putting out, it’s no wonder Microsoft trounces IBM.
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I’ve been intending to blog about the HP/Oracle Exadata storage server for a while now; I think I’ve been putting it off because I haven’t had a “kicker” or something like that. I’ve finally figured out what has been bothering me. This technology is a part of the solution for a big problem, but it’s [...]
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Imagine attaching a wireless router to your cable modem and being charged with a federal crime for doing so. Before the principles of network neutrality were enunciated by the FCC, AT&T did just that. The telephone company repeatedly warned customers that using Wi-Fi for home-networking constituted “theft of service” and could be considered a federal [...]
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