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Programming and DevelopmentJustin James
RSS Feed | 1 comment Save the date: I will be presenting the Parallel Extensions Library
Justin James will be giving a presentation on the Parallel Extensions Library for .NET on November 12, 2008 for the Columbia Enterprise Developer's Guild. If you want to attend, here are the pertinent details.View entire blog »
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IT SecurityChad Perrin
RSS Feed | 1 comment How closed policies hurt security development
Development policies designed to keep the competition out can actually prove counterproductive. Don't make the same mistake the US government made in the 1990s with information security technologies.View entire blog »
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CIO for HireJay Rollins RSS Feed | 1 comment
Creating an IT strategy: Presenting to the executive team
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The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems and describes how to permanently fix them.View entire blog »
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RSS Feed | 6 comments T-shirt of the week: Arrogant Linux elitist
Stop hiding that open source light under a bushel, just admit it: You're an arrogant Linux elitist -- and proud of it! Now there's a t-shirt that does the talking for you.View entire blog »
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