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Computerworld's 2009 IT Salary Survey Results

Workloads and responsibilities are up, and just about everything else -- from budgets to salaries to hiring -- is down. Read the results from our survey of more than 5,000 IT professionals.

Cloud computing: Which IT projects are right for the cloud?
Not every IT function is right for cloud computing. Here's how to decide which projects to send off and which to keep close tabs on.

How to re-energize your weary workforce
Battered by layoffs, hiring freezes and pay cuts, many IT staffers are in no mood to kick it up a notch. Here are nine almost-free ways to light a fire under your workers.

Windows 7 tricks: 20 top tips and tweaks
Getting to know Windows 7? Don't stop now: From speeding up taskbar thumbnails to bringing back the Quick Launch toolbar to whipping UAC into shape, here are 20 ways to make Windows 7 act the way you want.

Business interruptus: Prep now to avoid H1N1 flu outages later
Even a mild H1N1 outbreak could disable IT departments on short notice. Are you ready to assist employees before, during and after the swine flu hits?

Five ways to improve Web site uptime
From better programming techniques to content delivery networks, follow these tips for improving your site's availability.

Follow the money: States scramble to track federal stimulus bucks
State IT organizations are hustling to whip up new processes and tools to accurately track and account for their states' shares of the $787 billion stimulus pie.

Open-source CRM and ERP: New kids on the cloud
Tweakable enterprise applications that can be provisioned quickly, and at relatively low cost, is a proposition some IT shops are finding unbeatable.

Want to bone up on wireless tech? Try ham radio
Some IT professionals are finding that ham radio can help with on-the-job research.

5 ways to overclock a netbook (really!)
Didn't think hardware this tiny could be tweaked? Think again. We explore five ways to turn netbooks up to 11.

IT shops rally around private clouds
As early adopters focus on building and managing private clouds today, they're planning a future around a hybrid approach that will include the public cloud at some point.

Baited and Duped on Facebook
Social networking raises the specter of employees divulging sensitive information outright or revealing enough about themselves or their workplaces to give cybervillains a way in. Experts offer tips to foil the bad guys.

Scams, Spams & Shams
Online social networks put a new face on brand-damaging activities, ranging from reputation attacks to piracy.

Getting a grip on multivendor virtualization
Segregating vendors into different 'buckets' works for only a little while; at some point you'll need to figure out how to manage all of it cohesively.

How the iPhone works
You probably already know and love the technology, including the touch screen and the accelerometer that reads 'tilt' in some video games. Here's a closer look at how some of the coolest features inside the iPhone work.

Ready for Windows 7? Here's how to deploy it right
From hardware to licensing, you need to make the right choices to smooth the transition and get the most out of Windows 7. Here's help.

Got a mobile strategy? Start connecting with customers' smartphones
It's becoming mandatory to offer your customers smartphone apps and a mobile version of your Web site. Here are tips on how to avoid the pioneers' missteps. Hint: Simplicity is key.

Mobile Internet Devices: Just getting started or dead in the water?
Bigger than a smartphone, smaller than a netbook, the MID has struggled to find a niche in the mobile device market. Its future -- if there is one -- may lie more with consumers than with the enterprise.

Twit nits: 12 top Twitter annoyances
There are work-arounds for many of the common complaints about Twitter and its interface, but the company would do well to correct those problems itself.

Slashing IT maintenance budgets: Sign of the times
Sometimes things stay broken until IT staffers, or even end users, can figure out a solution for themselves. People turn to eBay to find parts or cheap replacements.

What's your Twitter ROI? How to measure social media payoff
It's not easy, but some organizations are finding ways to calculate the ROI of marketing campaigns that use Twitter, Facebook and the like.

WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late?
Slowly but surely, WiMax is making high-speed Wi-Fi-style networking available over square miles instead of square yards -- but will we be using it before it's replaced by yet another wireless technology?

Open-source software may unify the medical-records realm
The open-source VistA health records software, which has nothing to do with the Microsoft operating system, may yet prove a huge hit.

Gotcha! Pursuing software pirates
An inside look at how the Business Software Alliance uses tips from IT informants to investigate (and sometimes prosecute) cases of software piracy.

Netbook OSes: Which will rule the enterprise?
Sure, familiarity with Windows counts a lot in the risk-averse corporate world. But cost, Google's Chrome OS and cloud computing may tip the balance in favor of Linux yet.

How to get your green IT cred
There are ways to parlay what you already know, in areas as diverse as business intelligence and asset management, into 'green-hot' areas. There are new skills to learn, too.

Marketing IT: Sell your services internally, win more respect
Learning to market your IT services in-house will demonstrate IT's value and build respect -- and may even keep the outsourcers away. Here are some tips.

These top-rated IT workplaces combine choice benefits with hot technologies and on-target training. Our 16th annual report highlights the employers firing on all cylinders.

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Gone but not forgotten: 10 operating systems the world left behind
AmigaOS, CP/M, OS/2, DOS -- which OS do you miss the most?

What the Web knows about you
How much private information is available about you in cyberspace? Social Security numbers are just the beginning.

Unix turns 40
Explore the past, present and future of a revolutionary OS.

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6 easy laptop repairs: A step-by-step guide
Move over, MacGyver! There's a lot you can do to fix a broken notebook yourself.

15 free downloads to pep up your old PC
Can't afford a new PC? These free tools for Windows will help breathe new life into your old machine.

Top 10 Vista hacks
Itching to make Windows Vista behave? Take these fun and useful tweaks for a whirl.

Cloud storage illuminated
A bird's-eye view of the technology and the factors to consider before storing your data in the cloud.

Internet warfare: Are we focusing on the wrong things?
Lack of vision and leadership have left the U.S. woefully unprepared for a cyber catastrophe.

Future shock: The PC of 2019
What's in store for everybody's go-to computer? Watch the cool video from MIT's Media Lab for one vision.

Whodunit? (Who leaked corporate data?)
Was it the receptionist, the salesman or the building manager? Here's how to find and stop the leaks.

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