Friday - May 9, 2008
Three interesting topics were kicked around in Apple-minded blogs this week. Entirely unsurprisingly, survey results show that Apple tech support kicks butt in the PC industry at large. Also, AT&T is forbidding vacation time to hapless iPhone salespeople, and it appears Macs have gotten a foot in the door at work. Consumer Reports is one of the most respected product and service reviewing publications in the U.S. The magazine recently surveyed its readers and ranked the best tech support in the PC industry.
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Tuesday - May 6, 2008
Let's talk information-technology upgrades. Figuring out your company's IT system is one of life's great mysteries. It's an even greater source of frustration. However, local Las Vegas experts insist even the layest of laypeople can learn to determine when their systems require improvements, and more importantly, how to prioritize on those upgrades to avoid blowing out the company's budget.
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Monday - April 28, 2008
A mass SQL injection attack has infected hundreds of thousands -- as many as 500,000, according to some accounts -- of normally trusted Web sites, including those of the United Nations and several governments. The attack is unusual in some ways that are worrying the Internet security community.
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Wednesday - April 23, 2008
IBM on Wednesday unveiled a new category of server designed specifically for cloud computing and Web 2.0 applications. The iDataPlex system builds upon IBM's blade server background and more than doubles the number of systems that can run in a single IBM rack. It also uses 40 percent less power while quintupling the amount of computing that can be done.
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Friday - April 18, 2008
Ever heard that story about the mother who lifted the car off of her son? I thought it was an urban legend until I looked it up. But apparently it's true: In 1982, Angela Cavallo saw her son being crushed by a 1964 Impala. Seeing that happen brought Angela to a state of panic so severe that she temporarily gained superhuman strength -- enough strength necessary to lift the car off her son.
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Wednesday - April 16, 2008
OpenLogic, a provider of open source packages, kicked off the data-gathering second phase of a global project aiming to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software. The company on Wednesday announced an initial list of 10 survey sponsors and launched a census designed to survey the land of open source.
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Tuesday - April 15, 2008
The clock is ticking for Microsoft to roll out the third and likely final service pack for its seven-year-old Windows XP operating system. Microsoft announced at the end of 2007 that the long-awaited service pack would be released sometime during the first half of 2008; however, thus far the company has remained mum about the official date and details of the release.
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Tuesday - April 15, 2008
Microsoft's operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. However, you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system. Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire.
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Monday - April 14, 2008
When they put in long hours, workers sometimes begin to see their workplaces as something of a second home. They decorate the walls of their cubicles or offices with pictures of loved ones, plants and an assortment of personal memorabilia. When someone's spending 40, 50, 60 hours a week on the job, that feeling of home-away-from-home can extend to use of electronic devices.
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Thursday - April 10, 2008
In technology, the hot jobs aren't always in starting an Internet company from scratch or designing the slimmest laptop. In mainframe computing, an almost-forgotten corner of corporate information technology departments, demand is growing for a new generation of professionals who can manage these complex systems.
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Wednesday - April 9, 2008
Microsoft has unveiled the public beta of its Forefront enterprise security product, known as "Stirling." This is a single product that delivers coordinated protection across desktop and server applications and the network edge. It comes with a single dashboard that shows all the systems protected by Stirling.
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