Archives / October 2008

 
The SimonStapleton.com Cancer Charity Fundraiser
 Some of the worst-hit organizations in an economic downturn are Charities. According to analysis performed by consulting group nfpSynergy, there is a direct correlation between economic output of a country (known as Gross Domestic Product, or GDP) and charity income. So until the end of this month November I am going to help Cancer Research charities...
Exceptional and Out Of Bounds
 Children with outstanding talents sometimes get rewards and acclaim, but many are overlooked, discounted or unsupported. Adults with exceptional talents can also live on the fringes of recognition and contribution to society. Sometimes that is by choice, but often it can result from mainstream discomfort with outsiders. Even those who are called...



Ten Web-Based Project Management Tools
 Most organizations use Microsoft Project as a project management tool. Microsoft have enjoyed many years of domination of the corporate project management tool market. Competitors like Clarity have challenged Microsoft, but MS Project remains dominant. And with recent enhancements its users can web-enable it on their intranet. Then add on Microsoft...
8 Reasons Why Managing Techies Is Like Driving A Car
 I was in a deep-thought moment and struck upon this analogy! Managing Techies is like driving a car because... You have to steer it, but you shouldn't try to turn the wheels yourself - techies need direction and guidance, but really don't want you to do their job for them, so don't attempt it. A common mistake made by new managers in IT is to want...



Your Career Checklist During The Global Financial Crisis
 Are you in need of a confidence boost, or a reassessment of your career path? The Global Financial Crisis is creating turmoil in many industries (e.g. retail, financial services, manufacturing, construction) so we all need to keep our finger on the pulse of employment, the job market and career opportunities. There are a number of positive actions...
What Is This Video Demonstrating?
 The video below is a demo... of something... can you guess what it is? Take a look and see how long it takes you! How long did it take you to guess what the demo was for then? 10 seconds? 30 seconds? 1 minute? Is this the future, today?



FREE Oracle White Paper: How To Automate Audit Collection and Analysis
 You might be interested in looking at this FREE White Paper from Oracle on this subject. Their blurb says: Strengthening internal controls for regulations, enforcing industry best practices, and guarding against insider threats are just a few of the challenges facing organizations in today's global economy. While problems such as the insider threat...
How I’d Like You To Take $10 $20 From Me and Beat Chris Mahan
 Dear Friend I am increasing the Commentator of the Month bonus for October to $20. Why? Well Chris Mahan has taken the prize for the last two months and quite frankly, I want someone else to win it. This is also in Chris's interest, as by helping me this way you'll be reducing the impact on his teeth and gut as I am convinced he spends it on bubblegum...



35 FREE Tools for IT/Developers And Business
The Open Source movement continues strongly, and with it comes a greater number of more powerful free tools and applications....
What A Load Of Tosh! Do You Buy This?
 I was researching a subject when I found something on YouTube. Just take a look at this load of crap (below). I've not seen such self-important, head-in-the-clouds nonsense since watching Oprah. I just don't buy this 'Enterprise Architecture Solves World Hunger' angle at all. I'm wearing one of De Bono's Black Hats for this. Maybe even a Red Hat as I feel...



 

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