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Aug 19th, 2010

Facebook Dislike Button Actually Exists

Forget the viral hype of the facebook dislike button scam, whilst the facebook scam directed you though a survey that made them money before redirecting you to the official FaceMod Dislike Button page, the facemod page is not in any way connected to the scam and the dislike button is real and not scary to [...]

Jul 30th, 2010

When You Turn Your VMhost Into An iSCI, It Better Be A Good Host

There are some great new storage software solutions coming onto the market and this one caught my attention as it gives the ability to turn your vmware host into an iScsi… The advantage of sharing your local storage is that your vSphere environment can now use the extra features like VMware High Availability, VMware DRS and [...]

Jul 28th, 2010

Privacy Issues Of Remote Customer Support

You’re sitting at your computer, talking to technical support, and they ask you to run some software so they can help diagnose your computer problems. Next thing you know, your mouse is moving and your computer is doing odd things that you didn’t know it could do as the IT technician (who you may never [...]

Jul 23rd, 2010

7 Tips For Writing The Perfect Subject Line

Let’s face it; the subject line is one of the most important elements in an effective email marketing campaign. It’s often the first thing recipients will see (alongside the recipient name or email address) and so will convince them either to open the email or just delete it. A study by Jupiter Research found that [...]

Jul 16th, 2010

Outsource Your IT Support With Remote Help

Tech support needs are continuing to grow faster than many companies can keep up. Companies that still use local solutions are finding that their IT departments are becoming overwhelmed. While increasing the size of the IT department is one remedy, solutions built on embracing new remote help software solutions are far more cost effective and they [...]

Jul 12th, 2010

Stop Living In The Past: Remote Desktop Assistance Is The Go

Remote desktop assistance is the use of remote technology to provide technical IT support to computer users who are located in another office, city or even country. Just those last few words is enough for us all to imagine the benefits that a technician can achieve in their technical support tasks. Because they don’t have [...]

Jul 9th, 2010

EMC To Acquire Greenplum Is Not Altogether A Surprise

The announcement that EMC is to acquire Greenplum is not altogether a surprise—it was always a possibility that EMC might decide to move into the data warehousing space for itself, given the number of its existing partners in that space—if it chose to do so the main question was who it would choose to acquire. [...]

Jul 1st, 2010

Making Online Shopping More Personal

Last Christmas was the most active ever for online shopping, but while retailers are excited that consumer confidence is returning, they are still trying to understand what turns ‘browsers into buyers’. When consumers shop online, they often fill their baskets with the things they want, but then leave without buying. They abandon their basket. Consumers still find [...]

Jun 18th, 2010

Top 50 Places To Advertise Your Web Site For Under $25

Today I wanted to share my Top 50 places to advertise your website or sales pages. People are always asking me where I advertise, and where they can advertise that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and a few fingers..lol, so I decided to put together this list for you. I have personally advertised [...]

Jun 11th, 2010

IT Managers Struggle To Balance Budgets And Workload

ReThink Recruitment produced an interesting survey of IT directors this week, which we think highlights a major problem with the way companies approach IT in the UK. According to the survey of a range of blue chip FTSE 100 firms, two out of three IT directors are expecting their workload to increase [...]

Jun 10th, 2010

Training Of End Users Must Be A Business Priority

A recession brings everything into focus. Cash – that might previously have been directed to a range of initiatives – is hoarded for the proverbial rainy day. When money is tight, discretional spend takes a back seat. Rather than splash their cash on marketing or innovation programmes, businesses are keen to concentrate on operational expenditure. It’s often [...]

May 18th, 2010

The Best Project Management Blogs

There are loads of project management blogs out there so I’ve listed my ten personal favourites and what I like about them here. The list below focuses on Project Management bloggers who offer something unique and engaging – enjoy! 1. Earth PM This blog is a recent discovery of mine and its quite distinctive, claming to be [...]

May 14th, 2010

Facebook’s New Security Measures Don’t Go Far Enough

Facebook is easy to use and this is the main reason why it is so popular. It is encouraging to see that they are trying to protect its users by adding new security measures, as cybercriminals are so well-organised and well-funded that it is unlikely the platform will remain watertight for long. Unfortunately, adding granular security [...]

May 13th, 2010

REVIEW: Fujitsu LifeBook S760

Fujtisu’s LifeBook S760 is pitched as a laptop offering great functionality. It isn’t inexpensive, with starting prices at around £900 (ex. VAT). For that kind of money you are likely to be looking for a laptop which will provide mid-ranking business executives with a good mix of functionality, portability and style for a couple of [...]

Apr 29th, 2010

Why Do You Blog And Why Did You Start Blogging?

Sitting at the keyboard typing away has almost become mundane and robotic. I do research, jot down some ideas then start typing whatever is in my head. Then go over that and fine tune it. As I was looking at what to write about it suddenly occurred to me to ask the question; Why do people [...]

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