October 30, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
There’s some worrying news about IT workers, and their bosses are starting to raise a red flag about it: Techs are having to do more with less and the stress on them is building.
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Tags: advances, burnout, IT workers, office politics, stress
October 30, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
A declining confidence in the nation’s economy is being mirrored by the shaken confidence of government IT decision makers.
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Tags: CDW, decision makers, government, IT, monitor
October 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Thanks to a new site, giving constructive criticism to a co-worker has never been easier.
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Tags: anonymous, criticism, e-mail, messages
October 28, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looking to make your in-house designed apps more user-friendly? It might be a good idea to have one of your female techs involved in the development project.
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Tags: design, feminine, product, softare, user-friendly
October 27, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck

So, your help desk staffer picks up the phone and the user on the line says, “My laptop’s been run over by a truck. What should I do?” Look both ways before you pick up the pieces?
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Tags: help desk, problems, request, response
October 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Road warriors who carry a laptop through airport security felt a surge of hope last year when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issue guidelines for carry bags.
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Tags: bas, laptop, scanning, security, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
October 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
It’s getting hard to keep up with the constantly evolving ways hackers are tricking users into launching malicious code.
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Tags: clickjacking, hackers, malicious code, threat, users, Web sites
October 23, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Anyone with Mac users to keep happy won’t be happy to know they’re facing
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Tags: Apple, Mac, operating system, Snow Leopard, users
October 23, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
The Nov. 1 deadline for new federal identity theft regulations required for organizations that provide financing is fast approaching.
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Tags: FACTA, ID theft, policies, practices, prevention, procedures, rules
October 22, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Small businesses with questions about health savings accounts (HSAs) have a new place to go for
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Tags: health care, health care savings accounts, HSA, small business