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Does IT have a problem with women?

April 24, 2013 6:03am PDT

If we can shed some of the industry's juvenile past, while maintaining this merit-based culture, IT will attract all comers, regardless of gender.

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How to use Excel 2010's new conditional formatting with references

August 30, 2010 8:40am PDT

Excel 2010's new referencing option makes conditional formatting more powerful than ever before!

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How large IT departments waste time and effort

April 22, 2013 5:34am PDT

Is your IT department being efficient? Here are some ways you could be wasting time and effort.

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10 best practices for successful project management

July 23, 2009 2:10pm PDT

The right mix of planning, monitoring, and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. These guidelines will help you plan the...

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Five top apps for managing inventory

August 15, 2012 9:53am PDT

A good inventory control tool will help your business be more efficient and profitable. These five apps are either free or open source, and one of them might be just what you need.

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IT projects: Why you need to fail more often

May 8, 2013 5:23am PDT

Projects that fail are not necessarily a bad thing. They can end up changing attitudes to experimentation and management, and ultimately improve efficiency.

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10 things that define a true professional

July 27, 2010 2:06pm PDT

You may be a brilliant developer, a highly skilled net admin, or a crackerjack DBA -- but if you're unprofessional, your career is likely to fall short. Alan Norton offers some attributes to...

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10 of the biggest IT sand traps

March 21, 2013 2:27pm PDT

Many of the issues plaguing IT departments can be mitigated or sidestepped altogether. Here are some ways to deal with several common pitfalls.

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What the decline in Apple's stock means for tablets

May 9, 2013 12:58pm PDT

Does the decline in Apple's stock signify the beginning of the end on the tablet front, or will the company be able to bounce back?

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Copy an Excel worksheet into a new workbook file

April 27, 2009 12:00am PDT

Don't recreate spreadsheets, copy them as new sheets or even into new workbooks.

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10 curses of the analytical thinker

May 5, 2011 6:56am PDT

Being a left-brain thinker can be an asset in the IT field. But as Alan Norton observes, it's not without its shortcomings.

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Network diagrams highly-rated by IT pros

September 2, 2010 9:04am PDT

Here are examples of network diagrams that received high ratings from IT pros.

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Find the top 10 values in an Excel range without sorting

March 21, 2006 8:00am PST

When you want to total the amount of sales from your top 10 performers, you usually would have to sort the data first, then use the SUM function to add up the first 10 values in the sorted range....

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10 steps to creating a simple break-even template in Excel

November 29, 2012 1:40pm PST

Determining the break-even point for your products gives you valuable insights into how business is performing. Here's how to set up a break-even profit model.

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Four Google Apps project managers should consider

September 6, 2012 11:31am PDT

Will Kelly shows us some of the top project management apps available in the Google Apps Marketplace.

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10 highly valued soft skills for IT pros

July 29, 2012 11:05am PDT

Today's IT pro needs both technical expertise and soft skills -- that's nothing new. But the scope of those in-demand soft skills just keeps growing.

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Marketing trends and strategies for consultants

April 23, 2013 7:07am PDT

These survey results indicate what types of marketing consultants spend time on compared with how those varying time commitments result in income.

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10 things you should do when building your Big Data strategy

April 22, 2013 8:42am PDT

Planning a Big Data initiative requires organizations to rethink their infrastructure, operating procedures, and where their IT dollars are spent. Don't overlook these key steps.

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The future of IT will be reduced to three kinds of jobs

July 22, 2011 10:04pm PDT

The IT profession and the IT job market are in the midst of seismic changes that are going to shift the focus to three types of jobs.

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Herding tigers: How to manage subcontractors for your consultancy

May 7, 2013 1:25pm PDT

Chip Camden tells a reader who is starting an IT consultancy that she has to coordinate efforts between clients and her genius subcontractors. Post your advice on managing subcontractors.

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