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CIO's Top Technology Priorities of 2010 – Part 2

PlanetMagpie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT

5 More Technologies for Reworking Productivity

Last month we talked about a recent Gartner EXP survey of 1,600 CIOs for their 2010 Business and Technology Priorities Survey. The 10 technologies that came up as most important were all associated ...

CIO's Top Technology Priorities of 2010 - Part 1

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:13:27 GMT

What Will The Changes In IT Mean For You?

Everyone wants to be more productive. We look to technology to help us speed up projects, automate everyday tasks, and so on. It's no big surprise then that when Gartner EXP...

5 Things to Remember About Your New Windows 7 Installation

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:42:37 GMT

The Windows 7 installation is done. You're staring at a fresh, sharp new desktop. Feels good, right? Except now you aren't sure where everything is. Where to go first? What to do?

How about a couple things to keep in ...

Planning a Windows 7 Upgrade? Choose the Version and Install Options First

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Professional. Ultimate. 32- or 64-bit. DVD or USB.
These are all options to consider when buying/installing Windows 7. Today's WOOF! will help you decide which is best for you.

Many companies are planning to wait until 2010 for Windows 7 ...

Save Your IT Budget: How to Squeeze More Life from Existing PCs

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT

PC manufacturers usually tell you that a computer's useful life is about 3 years. (Most warranties expire after 3 years…hmm, coincidence?) In all honesty though, that's about when most systems begin to fail.

But that doesn't mean you have to ...

"Greening" Your IT - Steps You Can Take This Year for Cost Savings

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:06:00 GMT

Uh oh. Another newsletter talking about "going green."

Don't worry. We're not talking carbon credits or setting up a windmill on the roof here. We're talking about measurable improvements in computer hardware, power usage and business practices – all things ...

XP Support Has Ended. What Now?

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:45:00 GMT

On April 14, Microsoft officially terminated support for Windows XP.

No more XP licenses! No more support! Computers dying left and right! What will all those millions of businesses do?!

Well, they can start with relaxing. This "ending" isn't so ...

4 Reasons People Will Move to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 in 2009

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Throughout 2009 most everyone will be looking for ways to reduce costs, and/or squeeze some more efficiency out of the current workplace. If you rely on a PBX for office communication, or if your projects bog down in email once ...

Tech To Watch In 2009

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By now, many companies are making plans for 2009: budgets, staffing changes, upgrades. If you're doing it, are you factoring 2009 technology into your plans?

Right now, news outlets are talking about holiday tech deals for consumers. Not as much ...

Should I Worry About What My Employees Say Over IM?

PlanetMagpie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

- WOOF!, November 2008 PlanetMagpie Newsletter

Millions of people use instant messaging (IM) at work every day. Most of their conversations are completely innocent, or helpful to getting projects done. If you're concerned about what they're saying, you shouldn't be. ...