--- title: "Knowledge Work" url: https://campbell-online.com/blog/page/5/ description: "Knowledge Work is a weblog about technical communication, instructional design, business process analysis and the tools knowledge workers use." published: 2006-08-09 updated: 2006-08-09 --- # Knowledge Work Published 2006-08-09 Page 5 of 16 ## [Tweak3D.net - Windows XP 15 Minute Tune-Up](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/09/tweak3dnet-windows-xp-15-minute-tune-up/) August 9, 2006 · [Tools and techniques](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/tools-and-techniques/) A fine-tuned Windows XP PC can run quite fast even it’s seriously lacking in the memory and CPU department. Before you chuck out your PC to buy a new one, try stripping some of the rust that’s built-up over the years; the results may surprise you. It’s probably your operating system that’s slow… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/09/tweak3dnet-windows-xp-15-minute-tune-up/) ## [Nota bene](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/09/note-bene/) August 9, 2006 · [Technical communications](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/technical-communications/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) · [Tools and techniques](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/tools-and-techniques/) Let me tell you about these fabulous little notebooks I’ve just found. As a writer (one who works on technical subjects, not the Great American Novel) I make a point to never be without a notebook and a pen (a Pilot G2, please.) For years, I used cheap spiral-bound reporter’s notebooks and went… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/09/note-bene/) ## [Keeping up with the profound changes in basic arithmetic](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/07/keeping-up-with-the-profound-changes-in-basic-arithmetic/) August 7, 2006 · [Instructional design](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/instructional-design/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) Responsible education reformers know that throwing money at the problems of poor schools and underperforming students doesn’t work. Sun Microsystems’ retired CEO Scott McNealy has a new idea: leverage the power of open-source tools and software to make high-quality instructional material available… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/08/07/keeping-up-with-the-profound-changes-in-basic-arithmetic/) ## [Dr. ITIL: An Introduction To ISO/IEC 20000 - Your Free Guide](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/31/dr-itil-an-introduction-to-isoiec-20000-your-free-guide/) July 31, 2006 · [Process improvement](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/process-improvement/) · [IT service management](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/it-service-management/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) It’s important to remember that ITIL is NOT a standard. ITIL has no auditing criteria. Contrary to popular belief ITIL tools cannot be officially regarded as ITIL Compliant. ITIL is a framework of best practice that aims to ensure cost effective, appropriate and quality IT services are delivered… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/31/dr-itil-an-introduction-to-isoiec-20000-your-free-guide/) ## [Rob Lawrence: Impatience is a Virtue](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/29/rob-lawrence-impatience-is-a-virtue/) July 29, 2006 · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) · [Tools and techniques](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/tools-and-techniques/) We are all told from childhood on that “Patience is a virtue.” And this is largely true. True patience is a combination of disciplined action and disciplined waiting. If we can employ it to the right ends, we can achieve goals and reap rewards that initially seem impossible or unattainable. In… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/29/rob-lawrence-impatience-is-a-virtue/) ## [USNews: IBM’s Palmisano on the global role of corporations](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/25/usnews-ibms-palmisano-on-the-global-role-of-corporations/) July 25, 2006 · [Outsourcing](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/outsourcing/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) In his satirical new book Rome, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the First Multinational Corporation, Stanley Bing humorously makes the case that the proto-capitalistic Imperium Romanum–with its bold takeovers, power-mad CEOs, and compelling brand–was the beta version of the globe-spanning Microsofts… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/25/usnews-ibms-palmisano-on-the-global-role-of-corporations/) ## [Geeks Versus Suits: The Great Boardroom Schism](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/25/geeks-versus-suits-the-great-boardroom-schism/) July 25, 2006 · [IT service management](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/it-service-management/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) A survey of U.S. IT executives and business managers released in June by Accenture highlighted how far up the ladder [the Geek/Suit] gap exists. While 73 percent of responding IT executives said they believe they understand their company’s business extremely or very well, 43 percent of general… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/25/geeks-versus-suits-the-great-boardroom-schism/) ## [Gartner: IT Budgets Lag Behind Business Growth](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/19/gartner-it-budgets-lag-behind-business-growth/) July 19, 2006 · [IT service management](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/it-service-management/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) When it comes to parceling out the money, IT is the first to be fired and the last to be hired: Organisations are not increasing their IT investment at the same rate the business is growing, according to a study by Gartner. But IT budgets are also harder hit and more negatively affected by a fall… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/19/gartner-it-budgets-lag-behind-business-growth/) ## [Windows Update alternative from Shavlik](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/13/windows-update-alternative-from-shavlik/) July 13, 2006 · [IT service management](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/it-service-management/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) · [Tools and techniques](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/tools-and-techniques/) Brian Livingston’s “Windows Secrets” newsletter is one of the few industry publications I subscribe to; he’s a no-nonsense techie who keeps abreast of Developments You Should Know About. Well, here’s a Development You Should Know About: Microsoft has started cramming spyware into their automatic… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/13/windows-update-alternative-from-shavlik/) ## [Advice for budding tech writers](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/13/advice-for-budding-tech-writers/) July 13, 2006 · [Technical communications](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/technical-communications/) · [Knowledge work](https://campbell-online.com/blog/category/knowledge-work/) Over at the TECHWR-L list, one of the members is getting set to deliver a talk on technical writing as a career to a group of home-schooled high school students, and asked for advice. After answering the questions, I realized I had just written a pretty good blog post! 1. What students can learn… [Read the full entry](https://campbell-online.com/blog/2006/07/13/advice-for-budding-tech-writers/)