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December 08, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > Visara IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Top 10 programmer tips   >  Pennsylvania gaming mulls over iSeries   >  Oracle tries to ward off PeopleSoft defection   >  More headlines   >  Holiday Trivia: Celebrate the festivities IT-style   >  iSeries freeware and shareware guide   >  The Missing Link: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... on a PC? Top 10 programmer tips [Search400.com] Here are the top 10 programmer tips of 2004 -- based on how often you've viewed them. Check them out and get information on improving RPG skills, transferring ideas and SQL vs. DDS. MORE INFO: > View previous Featured Topics > Do you have a great idea for a Featured Topic? Let us know   New Paper: Effective Midrange Console Consolidation Do you have too many midrange consoles? As servers increase in data centers, having dedicated management consoles for each puts a strain on space in your data center. This paper addresses console management in the midrange market and provides a unique, space-saving solution that allows you to cost-effectively consolidate consoles and manage up to 20 servers at once from the same local or remote workstation. Download this free white paper now.   Pennsylvania gaming mulls over iSeries [iSeries Network] The iSeries is practically a gaming technology infrastructure standard and now the state of Pennsylvania, which just legalized limited forms of gaming, could bolster more business for the server. (Free registration to this site required.) Oracle tries to ward off PeopleSoft defection [Reuters] Oracle Corp. said it is concerned about the number of PeopleSoft customers jumping ship and vowed to do everything possible to prevent more departures. More headlines [From around the Web] IBM's departure from PCs Palmisano's legacy (CNET News.com) LEARN IT:  Holiday Trivia: Celebrate the festivities IT-style 'Tis the holiday season! We've made a list and checked it each week. Now we're gonna find out who's naughty, who's nice... and who's a real holiday geek! Here's a festive sample of holiday IT terms with tantalizing clues. If you're a holiday-oriented geek, why not give it a try. IT'S FREE!:  iSeries freeware and shareware guide Here you'll find a number of useful tools that can be used as is or customized to create your own tools. We've saved you the time of searching the Web and have gathered some really good links for you to check out. Who say's there's no such thing as free? Check out this great resource today. Have you come across freeware that we don't have listed here? Shoot us an e-mail and we'll add it to the library. Don't forget to bookmark this page as it will be updated frequently. SURVEY:  User poll: Is there any hope for PeopleSoft? 1. A majority of PeopleSoft stockholders have tendered their shares to Oracle. Is there any hope left for PeopleSoft? 2. Are you a PeopleSoft/JD Edwards customer? Vote now A mind is a terrible thing to waste... on a PC? [The Register] So much for the idea that computers make kids much smarter and less dumb. Having studied tens of thousands of students in more than 30 countries, researchers in Germany concluded that those who use their computers several times per week do "significantly worse" in math and reading than those who spend less time in Geekville. The researchers had all kinds of explanations, but never mentioned the real academic loser of the computer age -- penmanship.   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  Search400: Administrator Tips  Search400: WebSphere Strategies  Search400: Top Expert Advice Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=498904&lid=430668&track=NL-177&ad=498904 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494