Many developers think performance reviews are a painful process to be avoided. But a review can be a good tool for career development.
Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.
The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two" Palm OS or Pocket PC"but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what's coming up soon.
HP-owned EDS has won the bulk of a three-year application development and maintenance outsourcing deal with Australia's number two telco, Optus.
Many in the internet industry have welcomed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's filter report and his draft legislation to make internet service provider (ISP) level filtering mandatory, with only a few voices criticising the plan.
If Australia is going to take information security seriously, we need more people like the ATO's CIO, Bill Gibson.
Allowing easy access to public data is gathering pace, with federal and state MPs staging events that promote openness in government will there be any tangible outcomes or is this another government talkfest?
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Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.
The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two" Palm OS or Pocket PC"but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what's coming up soon.
Former Optus executive Paul Fletcher's book "Wired Brown Land? Telstra's Battle for Broadband" details the history of broadband communication in our nation and highlights why it is impossible that Telstra will give up in its fight for dominance, despite the wounds it has recently taken.
TechnologyOne executive chairman Adrian Di Marco is the first to admit that he could have taken a heavier hand with cost cutting, and indeed has come under fire from financial analysts for not doing so, but he believes in paying his staff for their work and hiring when the right people come to his door.
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.
MSI's EX720 isn't a bad laptop, but it certainly strikes as one with too many shortcuts taken. Still at AU$1,649 it's affordable, and if you're budget and technically minded you'll likely get some decent mileage out of this laptop.
Fujitsu's netbook offering doesn't really differ much in performance, but redeems itself in design. We still wish it was a touch cheaper, though.
High brightness and a low price make the 24-inch Acer P241w immediately appealing, as does its unique bezel design, but we found its brightness came at the expense of deep colours and blacks.
LG's mid-range musical phone features dual colour displays and tri-band connectivity, but it lacks memory expansion options.
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