http://blogs.intel.com/it/ Talk with Intel's IT Leaders en Copyright 2008 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:39:32 -0800 Since the previous post in October there has been much interest in our two pilots aiming to reduce information overload; and I’ve responded to all of them with the quintessential engineering attitude of “we’ll have to wait until the data... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2008/06/quiet_time_and_no_email_day_pi.php 1940@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2008/06/quiet_time_and_no_email_day_pi.php Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:39:32 -0800 distractions email infoglut infomania information overload interruptions quiettime Zero Email Day Just before the winter holidays I decided to splurge a bit and buy a new computer. I had been wanting to re-purpose my old machine for some flavour of Linux, so I felt that was a good enough excuse. And... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2008/01/new_computers_and_geeking_with.php 1096@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2008/01/new_computers_and_geeking_with.php Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:18:44 -0800 Core 2 Duo digital home geek home of the future Linux new computer technology Ok…maybe the tree doesn’t look exactly like a Core 2 Duo processor, but it’s certainly got Intel Inside there somewhere, since I’m the one who decorated it…... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/its_beginning_to_look_a_lot_li.php 1024@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/its_beginning_to_look_a_lot_li.php Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:18:24 -0800 If you really stop to consider how many layers of hardware and software it takes to make a modern company’s information technology structure, it’s amazing anyone can even get the lights on the morning, let alone have seamless processes running... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/the_value_of_the_plumbing.php 1020@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/the_value_of_the_plumbing.php Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:53:59 -0800 Directory recovery Last time I talked about how we were building communities within IT, more specifically, how I had built a technical community by using various social media tools like blogs, wiki’s, and forums. Near the end of the article I mentioned... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/lets_jam.php 1013@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/12/lets_jam.php Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:02:50 -0800 communities jam session social networks Web 2.0 web jam I was wrong about Intel and Social Media, and I’m quite happy about it. Not happy about the added practice at being wrong, as I am quite adept at that already, but because this has been an honest surprise. Both... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/being_wrong_and_moving_on.php 993@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/being_wrong_and_moving_on.php Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:21:11 -0800 Last time I talked about when to troubleshoot a failed directory server, and when to restore it. Let’s explore why, or why not, you should restore a server based on our requirement of minimizing down time.... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/finishing_up_with_directory_ba.php 989@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/finishing_up_with_directory_ba.php Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:32:51 -0800 backups directory service recovery At Windows Connections in Las Vegas last week, a conference for IT administrators, I asked a number of admins if they backed up their directory with third party, tape-based backups. To my surprise, the majority did. Most of them don’t... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/i_spoke_at_windows_connections.php 981@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/i_spoke_at_windows_connections.php Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:19:03 -0800 backups directory service recovery I haven’t done a technology entry for a while – but events within the cellular world recently got me thinking about the cellular/WiMAX discussion – how the development of both technologies is helping connectivity evolve.... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/next_stop_the_always_connected.php 979@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/next_stop_the_always_connected.php Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:40:25 -0800 Cellular employee productivity mobility WiMAX Back at the beginning of the year, the managers of my organization had a dilemma and they needed someone to help solve it. Now, I’ve got 16 direct reports which is already a full time job, but their need was... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/building_a_community_within_it.php 967@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/11/building_a_community_within_it.php Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:25:59 -0800 blog communities forums information technology IT social media social networks Web 2.0 wiki It’s close to Halloween, and the moon has been waxing and waning for the last 28 days in preparation for the holiday…actually, we had a full moon a couple days ago, just barely missing the festivities. But back to blogging:... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/do_corporate_blogs_really_matt.php 955@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/do_corporate_blogs_really_matt.php Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:02:59 -0800 blogging corporate blogs Thought I would post again about the performance team I’m part of – working to put new tools in place to identify, amongst other thing what applications are impacting our client system performance and thus user productivity... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/comparing_your_performance.php 922@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/comparing_your_performance.php Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:53:20 -0800 client IT performance platform Do you stumble? For the last month or so, I’ve been using a browser plug-in from StumbleUpon. It’s a nice little toolbar (connected to its associated website), available for both Firefox* and Internet Explorer*, that creates social networking right... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/social_networking_inside_your.php 885@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/social_networking_inside_your.php Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:47:32 -0800 browser plugins potential social network PSN social networks stumble stumbleupon In my last post, I introduced the concepts of time and task management based on how modern operating systems work. Today I want to follow up with some specific guidelines based on these concepts. Individually they aren’t earth shattering, but... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/organize_your_work_like_the_re_1.php 883@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/organize_your_work_like_the_re_1.php Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:08:38 -0800 A month ago I reported the http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/quiettimepilothaslaunched.php our attempt to push back on the problem of incessant distractions by assigning Tuesday mornings to uninterrupted work in full “offline” mode. We are watching the pilot closely, and although our next formal... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/quiet_time_on_track_no_email_d.php 881@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/10/quiet_time_on_track_no_email_d.php Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:06:02 -0800 distractions email infoglut infomania information overload interruptions quiettime Zero Email Day Malcom Harkins, General Manager, Intel Risk Security, recently gave an inside look into Intel IT’s risk management philosophy during Intel IDF 2007 and spoke with Jason Lopez from Podtech.... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/intels_layered_approach_to_inf.php 877@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/intels_layered_approach_to_inf.php Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:34:21 -0800 IDF2007 information security Intel Developer Forum IT risk assessment risk management security Systemery is etymologically related to “truthiness”. I am not going to say systemic because it has been coopted. This is really about Miramar. Miramar was recently featured at Intel Developer Forum as part of Justin Rattner’s keynote speech, featuring key... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/innovation_ad_hoc_systemery.php 872@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/innovation_ad_hoc_systemery.php Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:56:18 -0800 3D context retention Intel Developer Forum Miramar multi-teaming navigation virtual teams virtual worlds Intel CIO, John “JJ” Johnson, talked to Podtech at Intel’s IDF 2007 about the need for CIO’s to embrace, evaluate and integrate emerging technologies into their roadmap. CIO’s must take a holistic look at their environment and continuously assess their... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/intel_idf_2007_it_must_have_a.php 844@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/intel_idf_2007_it_must_have_a.php Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:55:39 -0800 Keeping a users platform performing at top speed can be a challenge; thoughts about the tools that might do the job... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/tough_on_performance_impact_to.php 805@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/tough_on_performance_impact_to.php Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:29:08 -0800 client performance projects Uh oh…not another one of those messages from a spam bot on myspace* or facebook*. How many of those do you get every day - none if you haven’t joined the bandwagon of social networking. Whether it’s myspace, facebook,... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/you_have_received_a_new_friend.php 794@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/you_have_received_a_new_friend.php Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0800 social networks I’ve been especially busy recently, juggling a number of disparate projects and trying to keep them all moving forward. My organizational system has evolved over the years into a priority-based set of lists. The medium has also varied over the... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/organize_your_work_like_the_re.php 793@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/09/organize_your_work_like_the_re.php Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:54:25 -0800 ADT infoglut infomania organization scheduling windows Our faithful readers will recall my promise to share our progress on piloting “Next Generation solutions” to the Information Overload problem, ones that go beyond training people to adopt voluntary behavior change. Well – the first pilot is underway! One... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/quiet_time_pilot_has_launched.php 791@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/quiet_time_pilot_has_launched.php Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:32:51 -0800 distractions email infoglut infomania information overload interruptions quiettime No, not cruelty to animals: fough pahs. Faux pas. False steps. The literal translation from the French works well here. In online shopping, if you don’t have a good transaction processing system, that is what you are leading your customer... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/technofashionista_strikes_agai.php 790@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/technofashionista_strikes_agai.php Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:57:44 -0800 customer service e-tailing fashion lost business transaction processing websites Quick trip to the US last week saw some quality time in the Heathrow departure lounge with time to think (dangerous habit) much of it I spent working on possible solutions for an issue I raised on my last blog... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/how_do_you_get_the_message_to.php 783@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/how_do_you_get_the_message_to.php Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:38:48 -0800 computability training OK, here is another strategy I’ve observed people use to cope with email overload: write very short messages in all-caps or all-lowercase. I mean, really short. A word. A sentence. Rarely, a very short paragraph. Interestingly, I’ve observed this primarily... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/personal_coping_strategies_ii.php 776@http://blogs.intel.com/it/ http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/personal_coping_strategies_ii.php Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:36:08 -0800 email infoglut infomania information overload