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Thank you text message from one of our incoming interns

Posted Sat, 05/14/2011 - 22:06 by jlquesada

Fri, May 13, 2011
subject Thank you text message from one of our incoming interns

Hi Everyone,

I would like to share the SMS text message of Ms. Kris Andalis regarding our
IOSS staff outing/team building last May 6, 2011 at Phillip's Sanctuary in
Antipolo.

Joe Gene

From Kris Andalis:

Good m0rning sir! Thank you for the wonderful experience.
It was a day of many firsts for me. I didn't know I c0uld do all th0se
things and it made me really feel proud of myself.

I was also amazed seeing you, our boss, do all the activities. Cool! B-)

TaskJuggler

Posted Mon, 02/28/2011 - 20:27 by jlquesada

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/taskjuggler-tutorial

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080315124807243/TaskJuggler.html

TaskJuggler

TaskJuggler is a modern and powerful Open Source project management tool. Using Taskjuggler's powerful filtering and reporting algorithms you can create task lists, resource usage tables, status reports, project calendars and project accounting statements.

9 of the Best Free Linux Project Management Software

Posted Mon, 02/28/2011 - 20:25 by jlquesada

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/200904102027568/ProjectManagement.html

9 of the Best Free Linux Project Management Software

Project management tools encompass many different types of software such as scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration software, quality management, and cost control / budget management. This type of software is typically used by project managers looking to plan and control resources, costs and schedules to meet the objectives of a project.

7 of the Best Free Linux Password Managers

Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 23:37 by jlquesada

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20110116043807526/PasswordManagers.html

7 of the Best Free Linux Password Managers

A password manager is a utility which helps users to store and retrieve passwords and other data. Most password managers use a local database to hold the encrypted password data.

6 of the Best Free Linux Point-of-Sale Software

Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 23:36 by jlquesada

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20110129042546189/PointofSale.html

6 of the Best Free Linux Point-of-Sale Software

Point-of sale (POS) is the location where a transaction takes place. It also refers to the immediate capture of transactions and customer payment information when goods and services are purchased. This data can be obtained using many different devices such as a computer, cash register, barcode scanner, PIN pads, and magnetic card readers.

Technology hero I DON’T have many heroes, but Mark Shuttleworth, 37, is one of them.

Posted Wed, 02/02/2011 - 23:12 by jlquesada

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusop.htm?f=2011/february/1/chi...

Technology hero
I DON’T have many heroes, but Mark Shuttleworth, 37, is one of them.

The founder of Ubuntu Linux won’t make it to the cover of Time Magazine as its Person of the Year anytime soon, but that takes nothing away from what he’s already accomplished.

LCA 2011: Why people should care about Debian

Posted Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:55 by jlquesada

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/44703-lca-2011-why...

The current leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, Stefano Zacchiroli (pictured below, left), posed the question with a little more force - Why the bloody hell should you care about Debian? - in a talk at the 12th Australian national Linux conference today.

Linux Mint 10 Julia Review

Posted Sat, 01/29/2011 - 23:35 by jlquesada

http://g33q.co.za/2011/01/25/review-linux-mint-10-julia-gnome-with-scree...

(Sorry Folks, No Video This Time)SaGeek Recommended

(Also note that I am heavily flu’d up and medicated when posting this, I tried my best to keep it typo, grammar, spelling, and general error free. Notify me of any snags and I’ll gladly correct…)

Linux Mint 10 Julia has been around for a while now, but I have not gotten around to reviewing it.

Now after using it for a while and getting to know it I decided to write up and post a review of this, arguably the best Linux Distro available.

What Does a Good IT Manager Look Like?

Posted Thu, 01/27/2011 - 19:02 by jlquesada

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/7278/1/

What Does a Good IT Manager Look Like?
Ethics and Trust

Carla Schroder
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 01:20:41 PM

In the previous two installmants of this series (It Management Fail: Always Blame the Worker Bees and More Tales of Terrible IT Managers) I shared some bad IT manager horror stories. We could mine this topic forever, and I would be tempted to except Scott Adams already does it with Dilbert, and I can't improve on Dilbert.

6 Steps to ERP Profits

Posted Thu, 01/27/2011 - 13:48 by jlquesada

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/71049.html

6 Steps to ERP Profits
By Erik Kass
CRM Buyer
Part of the ECT News Network
10/18/10 5:00 AM PT

Business owners who are only partially committed to their ERP projects are setting themselves up for failure. ERP requires a good deal of investment -- both fiscal and emotional. ERP will need to become a major priority for the company if it wants the system to pay off in the end.

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