Get Back: Returning to Windows 7 Michael Starnes 12/24/2012 226 comments Most desktops are now preloaded with Windows 8. And that can be a problem if you're not prepared yet to transition to Microsoft's newest operating system. You can, however, go back.
Apple's Tainted Profits Ron Miller 1/26/2012 160 comments Apple's latest earnings report is great. Now, it's time for the company to fix some of its social conscience issues.
Wireless Internet Predictions for 2011 Alan Reiter 12/29/2010 114 comments With smaller tablets, new operating systems, and new ways of tracking consumers, 2011 promises many highs and lows for the wireless world
Apple Just Might 'Reinvent Textbooks' Alan Reiter 1/20/2012 110 comments With its new iBooks Author Macintosh software, Apple might help "reinvent" many kinds of books, and even be valuable for enterprises.
Honeymoon Is Over for Social Network Investors Chris Poley 8/24/2012 105 comments Early investors and insiders are cashing in their shares of Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga, signaling a loss of perceived value in these social networks.
Will the Internet Devour Your Job? Matt Heusser 2/22/2013 105 comments As countless travel agencies, bookstores, and other now quaint businesses can tell you, the Internet gives, and the Internet takes away. In a world of tablets and smartphones, what's next?
The Booming Business of Cyber-Bullying Chris Poley 10/29/2010 96 comments An industry has formed around applications that enable cyber-bullying, as well as software and hardware used to filter it from view
The Internet Way of Death Alan Reiter 12/5/2008 95 comments Death is so emotionally wrenching that we tread softly when it comes to any technology associated with remembrance
Twitter Fumbles Boston Marathon Bombing Editor's Blog 4/16/2013 94 comments News about the tragic events in Boston was drowned out on Twitter by a mix of hasty finger-pointing and well-intentioned white noise.
Google as 'Artist': Impressive but Limited Ariella Brown 6/23/2011 93 comments The GoogleArtProject offers high-resolution reproductions of art in museum settings, taken by Street View, but the overall value is limited.
Walking the Fine Line Between Using & Abusing Personal Info Mary E. Shacklett 2/20/2013 90 comments Big-data, social media, and analytics give companies access to lots of user info. Privacy notices and ethics mandate that organizations only use data in prescribed ways. It's a balancing act.
Virtual Apologies Don't Cut It Chris Poley 8/27/2010 83 comments New 'apology sites' offer tips and techniques for saying 'I'm sorry.' But nothing beats good old face-to-face apologies
Confronting Video Call Anxiety Alan Reiter 6/17/2011 81 comments Video calling is on the way, and you're not ready. Here's what you need to do to get with the program.
Bill Gates Wants to Give It All Away Ron Miller 2/3/2012 81 comments For big tech firms, the charitable foundation established by the multibillionaire Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, is an example worth following.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).
Energy consumption is a primary contributor to global warming. At the end of 2012, 40 percent of energy consumption in the US came from commercial and residential buildings.
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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