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Upgrade Your Linux Process Manager
on Aug 13, 2007 in Tips cpu usage htop linux memory usage processes ps top unix In the Unix/Linux command line environment, exploring the running processes is accomplished chiefly by two programs. top gives you a real-time list of running processes which updates periodically showing the most active processes at the top (hence th...
Are You Ready for Future State Mapping?
on Apr 16, 2008 in Process Mapping current state future state future state mapping Process Improvement processes A surprisingly large number of organizations have yet to document their processes in a formal way. So the idea of future state mapping may sound like a shortcut to process heaven, especially if your processes are out of control. What is future st...
Monitor Your Hardware with SpeedFan (Windows Wednesday)
on Jul 29, 2008 in Windows How To's fan hard drive hardware monitor hardware motherboard power supply processes random shutdown speedfan temperature voltage windows system utilities windows wednesday Nowadays with viruses and spyware all over the Internet, everyone is worried about protecting their computers from software problems. But have you ever worried about protecting your computer from hardware issues? You can know whether your hardware...
What’s in it for Me?
on Nov 30, 2008 in Processes Change Communication People Change is one of most people’s greatest fears, and therefore introducing it usually meets significant resistance. We all tend to stick to what we know, as we usually get quite good at what we’re used to do. Thus, when being faced to impor...
Addressing All HR Professionals - Are You Up to the Task in 2009?
on Jan 14, 2009 in Recruiting Rants and Commentary 2009 downsizing employee relations employment law hr human-resources layoffs litigation predcitions processes rif Managing human resources in a stable economy is challenging enough to track the daily dynamics for all related HR functions. Yet, in a troubled world economy with literally millions of jobs on the line, 2009 promises to test the stamina, knowledge an...