tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141361662007-03-11T18:57:31.411-04:00Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comBlogger111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-64933029394912563822007-03-11T18:47:00.000-04:002007-03-11T18:52:43.191-04:00

When we meet someone for the first time, we generally say Hello, my name is ---. Then engage in some discussion. If we 'click', we may exchange business cards and, perhaps, set a date, time, place, method to follow up. At some point, we may even invite that person to join us in different venues. Perhaps invite them to join our Friday night poker game. Different people feel comfortable at

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-42246765439953879422007-02-14T18:00:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:22:42.795-05:00

Whether it’s human or computer based, networking is synergistic. The whole is truly greater than the sum of the parts. When either systems are interconnected with other systems, there is greater power than when they are not. In computer networks, the power of “the network” lies in the applications reachable through the network. In human networks, the power is in the reach of the network. In both

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1126990797374789212005-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:002005-09-17T20:20:42.463-04:00

For this piece, I have taken a conversation that actually took place and modified it slighty. I have removed the real names (to protect the guilty) because of those changes. However, the changes were mostly cosmetic with some embellishment of the thoughts to aid those not as familiar with LinkedIn as the participant. Please let me know if you need more clarification in the comments and I will

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1126323934521780142005-09-09T23:41:00.000-04:002005-09-10T17:28:51.023-04:00

Have you been hearing a lot about something called “networking” and wondering just what the heck it is exactly? If you’ve asked around, you probably get the sense that nobody really knows what it is because if you ask 10 people, you get 11 different answers. That may be because “networking” will be different for everyone, at least in the details of how, where, when, and why you network. In

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120404467380921282005-07-03T11:17:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:24:14.756-04:00

I was recently involved in a discussion concerning the apparent elevation of Information Security professionals in the business world. Many companies are now hiring managers into management slots that did not exist before, creating a 'department within a department' (within the IS/IT department). The gist of the discussion was questioning whether this heralded the true elevation of this specialty

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120519324579575732005-07-04T19:12:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:22:26.026-04:00

I see a lot of people asking, on various message lists, for "cheap web hosting", or in a panic because their hosting company 'disappeared'. This has prompted me to create this message to say "There is more involved in the 'value' question than simply monthly cost." Remember, value includes long-term relationships and total cost (over the long run). Total cost includes the vendor being in

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120592838925203742005-07-05T15:41:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:20:41.806-04:00

Interesting tidbit here... PCs Infected in 12 Minutes By Vic DaSilva The speed with which PCs can become infected has now shortened. If your Windows computer is not properly protected, it will take 12 minutes before it becomes infected, according to London-based security company,Sophos. Sophos has detected 7,944 new viruses in the first half of 2005, a 59-percent increase over the same time

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120960831652281132005-07-09T21:56:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:19:40.960-04:00

Allergic to Hackers, Trojans, & Worms? Want to avoid most Virus infections? What platform do you use? Is it Windows? OS X? Linux? Unix? Why do you use this platform? For most people, the answers are Windows, because that's what came installed on their machine. What makes a platform more or less vulnerable? First, due to its installed base, Windows is a much bigger target than the others. Second

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120964599245166552005-07-09T22:43:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:17:57.270-04:00

Imagine my joy when I discovered two of my favorite bloggers talking about things I have an interest in and pointing to each other! Dave Taylor, in his Intuitive Life Business Blog, panned podcasting for business in "Why podcasts won't help promote your business". Since I am a newbie to the world of blogging and have no thoughts of venturing into podcasting, I actually read some thoughts I was

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1121524697770109622005-07-16T10:34:00.000-04:002005-07-16T12:16:15.210-04:00

I'm doing a little reasearch on Podcasting to try and understand it and its potential uses. I read a post that gave this little tidbit "If a publisher wishes they can even put in clickable web-links that will open up your default browser. This is kind of neat in my opinion. It opens up Podcasts to a whole different world of possibilities. " whole story about Apple's Enhanced Podcasting. I don't

Paulhttp://www.AlignITAdvisors.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14136166.post-1120520673938753052005-07-04T19:28:00.000-04:002005-07-04T19:46:53.816-04:00

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday (in America). Today, we celebrated the Birthday of the Country. People often forget the reason for holidays, although I think July 4th is less forgotten than most. I guess we get so caught up in our day-to-day lives that it is difficult to remember that Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our

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