Shane Schick

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XP downgrade disks extended to OEMs for six more months!

An important update from IDG News Service: Microsoft will provide hardware partners with media to let theircustomers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP...

YouTube Fridays: Ballmer offers a cloud computing definition

Just a few days ago Steve Ballmer offered a tantalizing glimpse of Microsoft's future plans when he said the company would launch a "Windows...

The IT projects that will get scrapped during the financial crisis

So you’re working in IT at a bank, or any other company that’s likely to be affected by the deepening credit crisis and economic...

When consumers curb IT spending, companies go without, too

When the economy looks this bleak, the technology nice-to-haves start to look like the just-don’t needs.This is an attitude that would explain the precipitous...

Impress your CFO with analytics across the office

Corporate performance management software got its start in the finance departments, but now there are opportunities for vendors to branch out. An FAQ list for IT managers

Your users’ weirdest IT help desk questions, answered

It’s entirely too easy to make fun of what people ask the IT help desk, but that doesn’t stop Robert Half from making them...

Congratulations! You’re now a SaaS customer!

I moderated a panel discussion today for the York Technology Association, which was hosting a lunch event as part of Toronto Tech Week. The...

IT innovation as easy as Rice Krispie Squares

Every time my wife makes Rice Krispie squares – which is not nearly often enough – I’m reminded of a commercial in which what...

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