Author Archives: Linda Dickinson

Here’s another simple but very useful tip!

Have you ever had a need to delete duplicate rows in an excel worksheet? Well, for those of you who have scrolled through spreadsheets deleting rows of duplicate records manually, stop the scrolling! Here’s a quick and easy way to … Continue reading

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Simple But Very Useful Tips!

In today’s world, keeping client’s information private is of utmost importance, even when it comes to sending emails. It could be a major foopah to send a business email to a group of people and have all the names and … Continue reading

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How to evaluate project costs

In my IT role, I’m often asked to evaluate various solutions and pick the best option. There are many methods for evaluation (AHP is my favorite everyday approach), and some work better than others for software vs hardware projects. But, … Continue reading

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The Struggle Between Flexibility and Standardization

Recently I’ve seen many articles discussing the issue of tech-savvy users and their impact on the future role of the corporate IT/IS department. After all, why require an IT department, when users will simply implement and support their own gadgets? … Continue reading

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Upgrade from RHEL 4.8 to RHEL 5.3

This blog entry was originally posted at LoriHomsher.com. I recently spent a weekend upgrading a Linux machine from RHEL 4.8 to RHEL 5.3. It was not a fun experience. First, we tried to do an in-place upgrade. RedHat allows this, … Continue reading

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Tools for Training – alternatives to Powerpoint

Originally posted by Lori Homsher Regardless of your title, most managers and executives find themselves performing “training” (selling, pitching, teaching) at some level. PowerPoint is OK when done right, and there are tons of blogs out there to give you … Continue reading

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Obscure Tech Challenge – Separate alpha from numeric in d3 string

Our post this week is from Clint Hughes, a d3 programmer at Sheeran Direct. Clint’s challenge? To quickly and easily separate numeric values from non-numeric within a single variable. Continue reading

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Is Outsourcing Right for You?

Written by Linda Dickinson Many companies start out handling all, or most, of their sales and supply chain management functions. However, at some point, there comes a time when it may make sense to look for a third party logistics … Continue reading

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Five ways to be loved by your clients

Originally posted by Lori Homsher We all have clients — whether you are a consultant, work for a business, teach, or work at home. Your clients are those people you aim to please, and there are several ways you can … Continue reading

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