Shane Schick

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No one wants a lecture from their IT manager

When I was in university we were lucky if the professor showed up, let alone tried to be the best in his or her...

Microsoft aims at IT with Windows Mobile 6.1 launch

The software giant updates its operating system for smart phones with a Task Manager and quick connectivity to devices and networks. Telus Mobility and a Canadian developer walk through the key features

Eat, pray, love, compute

The train broke down near Oshawa, Ont., and stayed there for more than an hour. Once all the grumbling and emergency cell phone calls...

Big Blue forms corporate peace corps to offer IT aid

Big Blue will partner with a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on projects involving technology and so-called developing nations

Editor’s Picks: Lenovo’s rival to the MacBook Air

HP targets the mid-sized enterprise market with a storage array that eliminates single points of failure and helps ensure maximum uptime. Plus, Sun Microsystems offers a tightly-packed server module for virtualization

YouTube Fridays: Vista SP1 install in real time

It's hard to get a real sense of how many enterprises have actually deployed Vista, but for those IT managers who have it might...

Why HP is sticking with the software-for-the-CIO strategy

The first thing they told us when a group of local media sat down with the head of HP’s worldwide software division on Thursday...

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