The top five reasons why project management fails Most organizations recognize that there is a lot of value associated with efficient and successful project management. So why are so many of them still so bad at it? This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives lists the top five reasons why project management fails. Transform Windows Vista into Windows VXP -- the hybrid Greg Shultz shows those of you who hate Microsoft Windows Vista, but are stuck with it, how to convert Windows Vista into Windows XP by stripping out as many of Vista's components as possible, thereby making the OS both look and operate more like XP. The future of corporate IT? Abstraction Possessing an ability to understand increasingly abstracted technology will no longer be enough. The CIO, and their IT organization, must see how to combine these technologies into novel and compelling business applications that help their company capture new markets, acquire and maintain customers, and deliver new products and services. 10 things Linux does better than OS X OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but according to Jack Wallen, it falls short in many other respects. Find out why he says Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost. Will Google's Native Client project change the game? Google is becoming a major driver of network enabled application innovation and Web security research. Will its Native Client project be a game changing addition to available Internet technologies, or just another ActiveX? Visualize data with new Microsoft controls If you ever work on projects that require charting functionality, you'll want to check out the Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET 3.5. Tony Patton explains how to get and use this new control. The many voices of Locrian_Lyric During the TR Member Spotlight, Richard Ulrich, better known in the forums as Locrian_Lyric, shared one of his hidden talents -- voice impersonations! This is Richard's second TR Out Loud segment. Controlling high-risk software: Going after the vendors is not the answer Well, now that CyberSpy Software doesn't promote RemoteSpy (a remote keylogger) as super-secret software and doesn't provide directions on how to use it as such, all is well in the legal realm. What a bunch of nonsense. Cluster configuration recovery tools in Windows Server 2008 Microsoft clustering services on versions prior to Windows Server 2008 used a command line tool to fix drive issues. Windows Server 2008 puts this in the interface, making drive tasks more accessible. CSRF attacks: Home DSL routers are vulnerable Home DSL routers aren't secure from specialized CSRF attacks. Once the DSL router is owned, attackers can have their way with the internal network. Read on to learn about CSRF and what you can do to prevent CSRF attacks.. |