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February 16. 2004 by Del.
The Index of Information Systems Journals: “The aim of this publication is to provide basic information about, and links to, either paper or electronic journal web sites, and more particularly, to provide links to their instructions to authors information. “
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February 14. 2004 by Del.
Excellent resource for simple explanations of technology topics. ddv
Help2Go: “PC Help in Simple Language”
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February 11. 2004 by Del.
“From the scientists at the Digital Preservation Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — an excellent 50 page guide with everything you need to (or care to !) know about CDs and DVDs for long term storage. The document discusses the effects of light, moisture, radiation, scratches, marking, adhesive labels, and even playback. If the 50 page document is more than you can handle there IS a one page summary!! ddv
Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: “Guide:
Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs,
CLIR and NIST joint project
NIST Special Publication 500-252, October 2003, Final “
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February 6. 2004 by Del.
An independent game developer’s articles on building a business, managing time and producitivity, etc. Captures relevant information concisely. ddv
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February 4. 2004 by Del.
Why is it that basic housekeeping tasks always seem to be the lowest common denominator in computers? Even a mission to Mars is brought to its knees by forgetting to clean up the old junk! I am personally happy to have experienced continuing exponential growth in storage at exponentially decreasing prices! A bit of compression, a massive increase in storage — remember 160KB single sided disks? — and keeping EVERYTHING (or needing to clean it up ala Mars rover!) is not a problem!! ddv
Out-of-memory problem caused Mars rover’s glitch - Computerworld
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February 4. 2004 by Del.
Gartner blog re: SARBOX. May require MyUT login. Gartner editors provide the input. ddv
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February 4. 2004 by Del.
Part of the CIO site. topics include everything related to IT policy. ddv
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