COBOL and Mainframes are robust and have stood the test of time. The self-documenting nature of COBOL is a facilitating factor to keep these critical systems alive for the next decade. Software maintenance professionals...
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So, are you saying that a Eurpoean (or Canadian) with a chipped card who tries to make a transaction in the US may be automatically declined? That could really put a crimp in one's vacation plans. Do the card issuers warn...
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That the concept of "limiting taxpayer dollars to initiatives that generate results" is "a new leadership mindset" is, in a nutshell, the problem. Government MUST be run more like a business and less like an all-you-can-eat...
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It seems like there should be other legal justifications not to have to pay credit card bills incurred by minors. The child is clearly not an authorized user on the account, and minors are not legally capable of entering...
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Your picture is just a black and white photo of a telco punchdown rack. Technology still in use when dealing with copper phone lines or interfacing to RJ45 connections. Very little to do with mainfraimes.
In reply to: Does author/publisher know what the subject is?
I remember setting up modem pools with a Shiva LANRover on a NetWare 3.11 network back in the day. People used to fight over who had been connected too long! Ah, the memories!
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"It will have to work in such a way that other companies and independent software developers sign up to help." Red Hat has reserves of goodwill among developers that should help it here. And after all, what's the real costs...
In reply to: Agree with Charlie
A great tool for managing approval workflows for multiple types of documents can be found at http://www.convergepoint.com/ We have great document creation and management sites with user-friendly interfaces. We...
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I have friends calling me all the time (seniors) asking if they should upgrade their computers becasue MS is threatening to cut off support for XP. I tell them if it isn't broke don't fix it. I know of companies...
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Ah yes, the new capabilities in Windows 7/8... The little box you can scroll for commmand and the popup boxes you can't navigate in reverse are really cool! The thing they call a search box in the upper right corner...
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I have an old Windows XP computer, Pentium 4. Compared with my Windows7 box XP is slow to boot and to surf. Scrolling on web pages or Word is slow. The big problem will come when web pages no longer work with IE 8, as this...
In reply to: Upgrade from Windows XP
God Cuthbert, why is there always someone like you spouting about mint? Nautious.
In reply to: Re: Windows XP holdouts
Everyone needs to stop whining around like fat old ladies. Like MS patches are so great..... Just image your hard drive and stfu already.
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Startup time as a reason to migrate to a new system is 100% pure, unadulturated B.S. I have a Windows 7 laptop at home, not even close to 50% filled and it takes as long as my Windows XP laptop at work, which is 95% filled....
In reply to: Regarding Item #3
The obvious (and free) solution to most of these excuses is not even mentioned in the article. Any system which can run Windows XP can almost certainly run a modern Linux system (such as Linux Mint 16). Installing...
In reply to: Windows XP holdouts
Clearly, getting new computers with a modern OS is the safest bet, but for those who hold on to XP for any reason, at least get rid of Java and Flash, which are two major attack vectors; and make sure to have a good security...
In reply to: Partially mitigating XP security risks
Sounds like you work for Microsoft. XP still works fine. Your "excuses " are really valid reasons.
In reply to: XP Holdouts
I have a PATA cd-rom with no SATA capability and my bios won't allow usb installs. XP can fit on a CD, but not Windows 7. I ended up using that pc as a linux console for use as a Minecraft server. I would...
In reply to: My only reason for having to use XP
What's the best way to introduce this kind of personal motion detection tech so it seems useful rather than intrusive? Will be interesting to see if this hospital is able to make the jump from nurses using the tech to getting...
In reply to: Tracking people politely
My family recently had an experience that was the opposite of what many healthcare providers are now focusing on. Having heard our daughter might need a minimal procedure we were anxious to schedule it, yet the person responsible...
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Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
2014 State of Storage Survey
If you look at vendor financials, the enterprise storage business seems stuck in neutral. Don't believe it.
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