News Quiz: The week in tech
What will it take to (barely) run Windows 7? What password gave a teen hacker the keys to Twitter's kingdom? What did Apple unveil at the last Macworld it will ever grace with its presence? ...more
When CIOs put blind faith in trusting employees rather than implementing solid security plans, they invite disaster
I heard it again this week: the CIO of another big company saying, "We must trust our outsourcing vendors and employees," when responding to a question involving how the company minimizes computer security risk and more
What will it take to (barely) run Windows 7? What password gave a teen hacker the keys to Twitter's kingdom? What did Apple unveil at the last Macworld it will ever grace with its presence? ...more
The BlackBerry Bold updates the old-school QWERTY handset with 3G, Wi-Fi, sumptuous styling, and an amazing little widescreen, but the browser is still lame ...more
The charismatic CEO may well leave in 2009. But with or without Jobs, Apple will remain a major force in the technology industry. ...more
A new Forrester report says to forget the "enterprise" and shoot for a leaner, meaner software development process. ...more
Mobile Pulse, Eric Knorr
Posted: Jan 9, 2009 1:06 PM New iPhone app fills in some gaps Good news for iPhone owners: with Soonr, the silver lining is in the cloud. more |
Strategic Developer, Martin Heller
Posted: Jan 9, 2009 12:14 PM Windows 7 in a Virtual PC Martin installed the Windows 7 public beta in a Virtual PC. All was well until he installed the VM Additions. more |
Notes from the Field, Robert X. Cringely
Posted: Jan 9, 2009 12:13 PM Facebook: When you care enough to show the very breast Facebook's ban on nursing pix is blowing up in its face -- more proof that Net censorship invariably leads to trouble. Cringe... more |
The Deep End, Paul Venezia
Posted: Jan 9, 2009 11:35 AM If only Microsoft had some bits to rent Microsoft.com is all but down at the moment. more |
Sustainable IT, Ted Samson
Posted: Jan 8, 2009 3:26 PM Samsung boasts green attributes of new 100GB SSD SS805 delivers higher speed and lower power consumption than 15K hard drives, company says more |
Advice Line, Bob Lewis
Posted: Jan 7, 2009 6:29 PM Do you know how your Service Desk is doing? The Service Desk has more influence over the enterprise's perception of IT than any other part of the organization. Make... more |
Ahead of the Curve, Tom Yager
Posted: Jan 7, 2009 3:00 AM Apple won't be missed at Macworld Expo Here's to future Macworld Expos featuring keynote speakers who don't have to walk eggshells to avoid alienating Apple more |
Reality Check, Ephraim Schwartz
Posted: Jan 6, 2009 3:00 AM Rethink your business strategy Perfect your products before you succumb to the "expand or die" philosophy of business in uncertain times more |
InfoWorld's Randall C. Kennedy and OSNews' Thom Holwerda go head to head over how to assess Windows 7's changes ...more
Jitterbit 2.0 impresses with easy GUI for mastering migration projects, while Talend Open Studio 3.0 scales gracefully to meet enterprise integration demands ...more
Day Communique WCM 5.1 impresses with snappy GUI and rich features for business users, easy setup and management for techs ...more
this week's roundup of tech news includes Steve Jobs skipping the ?09 Macworld... more
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